to be honest I gotta say the great thing about this picture is that there are no textures!
textures just make everything easier so no testures RULE!!!
keep the art alive
I know people are gushing hardcore here, and I really like the image too, but I want to offer some crit:
The textures are too pure. There’s very little bump information that I can see, and there’s also no visible specular changes across the train. And the color map (if you’re using a color map) is waaaay too uniform.
Also, eight hours of render time? Damn, what’d you do?
Oh, and crits aside I will say the modeling is awesome.
Hey, this is a great and powerfull train.
I am very astonished about the level of technical detail, which must have been great fun to you to model. To continue the discussion: people loving CG or trains would enjoy having this version of the union pacific as a print or in a magazine! Further texturing might be interesting in another context or environment. I think the atmosphere is - super - as it is.
Kerinolas: Actually modeling was lots of fun, but also lots of hard work… You think someone would publish it in a magazine or something? love to hear that! Just let me know if u hear of anyone!
Big goofy dumb moderator: ohoh i better not call u that, or ill be tossed out the gallery…
thanks for moving.
kattkieru: actually im not pretending if i say, i wanted to render that steam engine without ANY textures on it. As my saying goes: the model makes the texture and not the texture the model.
8 hours of render time yep, now imagine i had a renderfarm… (u can ask me for an animation then . lol)
Considering the level of detailing on areas like the boiler/smokebox I find myself wondering that there are no rivets or bolts on the piston jackets or “cowcatcher”. But the overall standard of work is very, very impressive. The lighting and coloring make it look, for me at least, like one of those engines you get your hands sooty just by touching.