Theme #532 for August 23 2013 is: Antique
Entry closes at 2100 GMT -5 or 8pm CST, Monday August 26 2013.
Rendered in cycles, post-processing was done in Photoshop.
For super-high resolution, go to http://flitsart.deviantart.com/art/Ancient-PC-running-Blender-1-6-395779456
@ComputerWhiz
Nicely done! You got all the details right.
It’s perfectly fine to submit earlier work, but I think your supposed to mark it as an open entry
My (pure) entry for this weekend’s contest:
“LED-Throwies checking out their antique ancestor :-)”
Keep the old stuff coming 
Definitively not a mobile phone.
Pure entry rendered with Blender Internal. Wood texture from CGTextures.
I really wish I was better at materials and lighting. All my stuff looks good UNTIL then. Then, it looks childish. Argh.
don’t feel bad, I still can’t use cycles materials worth a damn.
You and me both. Most of the materials I use are from blend swap. Thinking maybe I can figure out HOW they did something…Nope. Makes me more confused. lol
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Ancient PC running Blender 1.6
Rendered in cycles, post-processing was done in Photoshop.
For super-high resolution, go to http://flitsart.deviantart.com/art/A…-1-6-395779456
Very good job, it looks just like an old computer!
Just I think it looks weird without a mouse-pad, and the power-cords aren’t visible at the back. .
I think your objects and materials are looking great. Maybe a simple two or three lights setup (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-point_lighting) would bring this out a little better. You could try adding some slightly orange light in the front (might help to set a warm, antique mood) and some blueish light in the back (to bring out the edges). This can be a lot of fun with cycles’ live render view.
I used to do my 3d stuff using an 10 years old C4D version, but didn’t have time to do any 3d projects over the last years. A few month ago I decided to give 3d graphics another try and installed blender. What can I say? Its still a little confusing, but the fun is back 
And using cycles and its way to light things up, has a big part in that!
One last thing: the scene may look more ‘finished’, if you make your floor plane fill up the complete image. Right now it seems to float before the gray background. (I’m having a little trouble to describe this / find the right words here
Honestly i told myself i would not look up what the name of this thing is and i always wanted to call it a Sousaphone… But it’s a phonograph… right? lol. I may have never seen one, but they are beautiful
Pure Entry, Blender internal cause i havn’t spent 5+ minutes in cycles
Razc: Phonograph, Gramophone. Same thing. One is the Brand, one is the generic term, and they looked different through the years.
Helge, thank you. I did that last night and updated…Well, at least a room…no three point lighting yet…I keep adding as more ideas come into my head.
