Credit Crunch - Irish Style

Young Padraic (pronounced Porik)from Galway bought a donkey from a farmer for €100.
The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.
The next day the farmer drove up and said, 'sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died.'
Young Padraic replied, 'well, then just give me my money back...'
The farmer said, 'can't do that. I went and spent it already..'
Young Padraic said, 'OK, then, just bring me the dead donkey.'
The farmer asked, 'what ya gonna do with him?
Young Padraic said, 'I'm going to raffle him off.'
The farmer said, 'you can't raffle off a dead donkey!'
Young Padraic said, 'sure I can, watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead.'
A month later, the farmer met up with Young Padraic and asked, 'what happened with that dead donkey
Young Padraic said, 'I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at €2 apiece and made a profit of €898'
The farmer said, 'didn't anyone complain?'
Young Padraic said, 'just the guy who won. So I gave him back his €2'
Young Padraic became an investment broker for Anglo Irish Bank

Good system - I use it regularly in designing built in office furniture - nothing as fine as your work!! Well done on the render too.

Great start - I love the atmosphere you have created here.

Oli
wish I had the time to try this but too busy working to attempt these challenges at the minute - making mental notes on the tips though!!!

BTW how did you manage to get an AT&T signal all the way over there in Manchester lad!!! I thought o2 was the only service provider in the UK for iphones!!!!

This kid is amazing - sorry i dont know how to embed a clip into a messag -well worth the view

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1610699488?bctid=31812464001

The entrance is not realistic - you would wreck the bottom of the car driving into it - it is way too steep IMHO.

Hi Xrok1

That style really pops the image - I am not experienced in PS so PP will need to wait till I get the basic rendering sorted - well done on a great first effort at PP.

Sweet aussie humour !!!

Hi Oli

They look pretty good to me - and if they get the house passed for the client then Job done!!

Hi Fred

Thanks for the kind words - it spurs me on to do even better models in the future.

Looking forward to learning a few things from the experts on this forum

Ist image is somewhat confusing due to the viewpoint - wasnt sure what I was looking at with the handles for the shower enclosure seemingly in mid air. Everything else looks good.

Oh BTW Fred,

We were the best team yes but I think everyone has to wise up and realise that the game finished last night, a mistake was made by the officials in allowing the goal but the playoff was won / lost on the pitch and that is were football should be played -not in court or a committee room. I really admire Thierry Henry as a player and when you see him sitting on a pitch with his head bowed you know he is devastated by what has happened - I think he wishes the referee had seen it and disallowed the goal but thats life - I don't think any less of him - he is still a great player.

Fred - stunning render - I really love that NPR look - thats why I bought Piranesi - still havent got rowund to using it in anger yet as I keep getting drawn into the PR world - maybe I need counselling!!??

leminilab - again great render and loved the other set up - you are the only one who has used a different view point and it looks really good.

Richard - I am so appreciative of the kind words of support and guidance from you and all the other forum members. I am learning so much from all of you and the tips and tricks that you give to all the newbies is very much appreciated by us all. It does take a while to realise that you have all gone through the pain we are experiencing now. Thanks again.

HvanEssen

You are not alone in this journey - learning to render well is a difficult path. The guys on SCF are geniuses if you ask me - but they are the most helpful bunch of geniuses you could find anywhere. Keep asking questions, however dumb they sound to you because as I've been told very often, we all have to start somewhere and most of these guys have come through the pain we newbies are all going through.

From what I can see you need to ask questions about lighting your models and also applying materials and reflectivity. Keep trying new things and you will eventually discover the secrets of this dark magic!!!! Good Luck

Excellent work Thomas.

I erally like the way you blend the line drawing with the rendered images - very impressive work. I look forward to seeing more of it.

@olishea said:

she's definitely not a chick. well maybe if you are drunk....

With one eye looking at you and the other looking for you. When she cries the tears will run down her back!! Oli you are very fussy - but not even when I'm paralytic!!!

As useful as tits on a bull!!
As useful as an ashtray on a motorbike!!

shipwrght

Really like the presentation. I like the cut away section showing the way the table top goes together and the overlapping line drawings and the finished picture will clearly communicate your ideas to clients in the future. Very nice work.

Continuing with the nipple theme:
Its so cold her nips are like the wheel studs on a Massey Ferguson Tractor!!
=Its very cold!!