Green Toaster's Car Sketches

SchreiberBike · 14 Mar 2008, 14:19

I see some really good stuff. I think the thing about cars is the mix of hard and soft edges. The bottom one above in black and white shows that for me.

GreenToaster · 14 Mar 2008, 16:11

Thanks for the comments.

I don't particularly like pick up trucks, but a student asked for one . . . so . . . here's a start on a p/u truck . . .

GreenToaster · 14 Mar 2008, 19:26

. . . I got bored with this one . . . as I mentioned already, I don't really like trucks . . . anyone wanna finish this one?

Happy modeling,

Brad

Marian · 14 Mar 2008, 21:14

I would like to make some work on it

GreenToaster · 14 Mar 2008, 21:21

Okay, here it is - go for it and enjoy it, but please keep in mind, it's not a "clean" mesh - it was done very fast and without regard to easy reshaping & so forth . . . several areas that really need some cleaning up if you want to make it a nice & presentable model.

bw_car_0065_S.skp

Marian · 15 Mar 2008, 00:28

I've begun working on it, i think a pretty nifty little truck will come out of this .

ely862me · 15 Mar 2008, 11:39

nice job mr G

GreenToaster · 15 Mar 2008, 13:24

Thanks Ely.

Here's a super-quick form study - nothing really radical, just messing around with it . . .

GreenToaster · 15 Mar 2008, 16:46

NICE!!! Thanks for contributing. I'm hoping Ely & some others will provide their versions also.

Marian · 15 Mar 2008, 17:53

a render

GreenToaster · 15 Mar 2008, 18:43

Is the truck going the wrong way down the road?

But seriously, nice render - what'd you use for that?

remus · 15 Mar 2008, 18:57

Dont you mean the right way

(it could even be parked, but that would spoil the fun)

GreenToaster · 15 Mar 2008, 19:49

Just wanted to try something new w/the FFD Ruby script . . . just having fun . . . the near-instant "what if" factor is so cool . . .

Marian · 15 Mar 2008, 20:10

OOOPss i don't why but it didn't crossed my mind that it was on the wrong side of the road for the last dousin renders i made of some models.I guesss i made it like that because i preffer looking at cars from that angle and also wanted to render more of the grass because it gives it a certain feeling .
Before the server backup i posted on this thread that i find your models interesting and inspirational but i'm sorry that i don't see more pictures of how your cars look finished, that's too bad because they have great potential.

Marian · 15 Mar 2008, 20:16

Here is another render and corrected angle...i jsut flipped the pics:P

GreenToaster · 15 Mar 2008, 22:15

Another form study - would finish this but my wife wants me to go out with her to pick out lawn furniture . . . (sigh) . . .

GreenToaster · 16 Mar 2008, 02:51

Wow, what a great date with the wife! We had a fantastic steak dinner and didn't make it to the store to peruse the lawn furniture.

So, of course, as soon as I got home I whipped out this little form study . . . is it going or coming? It's symmetrical front-back & left-right . . . hmmmm . . .

GreenToaster · 16 Mar 2008, 03:30

. . . and a non-symmetrical version . . .

Gaieus · 16 Mar 2008, 10:49

There are times when you have to try to do something instead of just "lurking around". So I gave a shot to your truck, Brad, too (using Kerkythea and Preset #6 with soft shadows. I also used different HDRI's for lighting.

Gaieus · 16 Mar 2008, 10:53

Then added some shininess to the car paint and immediately it was way better than the previous ones.

Now back to work...