my first serious project

[mr_demon]

this is my first serious car project, as in, I intend to finish it! tell me what you think of it

[mr_demon]

this is one with the window meshes in place, mind you, all the panels are separate objects, since i intend to make a set of panels as in modification options, one more thing, can anyone tell me how to model the reflectors of the front lights cause i can't seem to get them right

[mengy]

it looks really nice so far. Are you using poly or spline modeling? those are some nice cuts... i think i'm doing mine wrong....
ferrari modena 360 thread

I can't wait to see what yours is going to look like... keep us updated

[mr_demon]

hey, your ferrari looks ok, the only thing is you need to learn to work with meshsmooth and vertex weights (finish the nissan and fiat turtorials, or at the very least read them, u learn loads by actually doing someone else's models first) + don't put such a bright material on your work in progress, since it makes it look a bit crappy and it's sometimes harder to see errors (but that's just my opinion), use a normal material, then, when ur finished apply textures. by the way, where did u get the free version of brazil and the hdri maps? i've looked all over but can't find any free ones

[JHarford]

i have many - 'first serious projects' that i promised to finish :/
good luck dude.

[mr_demon]

got the brazil renderer the other day, plus added some details to the windows & doors

[mengy]

Originally posted by mr_demon
got the brazil renderer the other day, plus added some details to the windows & doors
Very very nice... does the test version allow you to render higher than 512x3XX?? what are the limitations on the test version? I got the Rio version.. only allows renders up to 512x3XX
Yeah probably a good idea to do the tutorials because I don't know what vertex weight is... :p thanks

[JHarford]

test version is very old - rio is better for now - even with size limitation

[mr_demon]

it might be so, but i want big res for big prints to make posters, etc., also rio is a demo an it stops working after like 30 days or somit AND you can't save your work. here's another update

[Thewiruz]

Very nice!!! how do you get thoos nice white reflections on the windows???

[mr_demon]

and another, the reflections are just the blueprint pictures behind the car and a reflective falloff fresnel on the windows

[mr_demon]

i made a headlight today ..... what d'ya think, is it realistic? next up: door handles and rear lights + side indicators

[geoMan]

it looks good...but i cant actually look at it properly....pleas show a closer shot of it....maybe a flat shade even.....then i'll help you with the reflection materials.....
dont worry...i am with you now....! i will do anything i can to get you to a realisitc headlight!

cya demon!

[Ravens]

Co0l dude !!

//how did you made the rims .. ?

[mr_demon]

herre's a close-up, i basically made some ridges on the inside and applied max's default glass clear and chrome white materials

[mr_demon]

i got a problem with brazil, for some reason the mirrored part of the car isn't coming out quite well, the textures are all screwed up and the overlap between the two halves is also visible. is this a problem with brazil or is there a box i can tick to make this go away. i don't have this problem with the default renderer

[mr_demon]

here's another example of my prob's. by the way, i've done the rear clusters as well

[novoAlias]

try the weld button :)

[mr_demon]

that isn't my goal yet, what i want to know is why when rendering in brazil i get defects while when rendering with some other plugin i don't. here's a better smoothed out version and a funky pish eye camera effect

[mr_demon]

if anyone has any crits u're welcome to voice them cause i am a beginner and am definitely doing SOMETHING wrong.

[Drizzt]

Nice front bumper and rims.

[mr_demon]

here's an update with some more detailing, but not quite finished yet

[Mucle]

I like it bigtime!
Thats the way a car looks! The nicest try at this forum.
(I haven't seen all yet though)

//Mucle

[mr_demon]

here is my latest update. i like the material on the roolcage, the brake discs and the exhaust, i'm happy with those, but the paint is still lacking in realism, can anyone help me with the paint? i've tried what they teach in the turtorials here but it still looks too much like plastic to me

yes i'm a perfectionist, but rn't we all when it comes to modelling?

[ShinDig]

Hey this is looking very nice dude, i think if you add abit of a scene to it, you will notice abig difference in the car paint, what sort of lighting do you have going on??

The one thing for me that doesn't fit in with the car, is the back lights, i dont feel they look as good as the rest of the car!

Apart from that it looks great, spot on!!:D

[USED]

there is something really wrong with with door handel... your cuts/seems could be a little more crisp... the problem that your having with the paint is that there is nothing for it to reflect..
try putting a white plane with 100% self lum. above the car and that will give it something to reflect and give you the highlights that you need, also turn up the light, its to dark...
but over all its looking good...

[mr_demon]

here it is with some scenery. i think it turned out quite well for a first try

[mr_demon]

white dome + lights + black floor = very bright reflections

[neiy0]

wow that render with the scenery looks totally realistic man, nice job!! :)

The other one with the high reflectivity..it doesnt appeal to me, simply because it is to bright..

cheers

[nino]

how did you do that fish-eye-effect?

[mr_demon]

use the camera object in max an experiment with the camera lens settings

[nino]

thanks. i never knew you could do that. i know one way where you use a half-sphere and make it reflective and point the camera in the inside. i was told max's camera's couldn't do it.

thanks again.

[spidermax]

impresive...i like it....u've done well keep us more update...i'll follow this thread...btw...i really want to know how did you get this hi res render in brazil....mine only render in limited res... :wall:

[Ferry P]

just saw this thread recently, but do wanna say something.

nice car, I really like the bumper.
I only wouldn't choose that spoiler you've put on it and there's something wrong with the air intake on the roof.

take a look at this impreza 555:

http://img106.echo.cx/img106/3282/impreza5551ei.jpg

hope this reference pic help you to perfect this car.
I hope one day you will finish it.

[Ilkejav mk5]

I agree with ef studios on the spoiler thing. I think the spoiler on you model right now doesn't truly reflect the Impreza's style and feel. but it's your model and i'm not gonna force you to change it... I,m just giving my opinion. In the whole i really like this model. great modeling.