Racefrogs

[Marko the Maker]

I didn't know whether to put this in organic or inorganic modelling, so it goes here instead. I'm going to fix the nostrils, make the toes rounder and nail their little feet to the groud. Like, really.

Click here (http://folk.uio.no/markos/3D/rana/bigfrogposterjustsig.jpg) for bigger image, if you like.



http://folk.uio.no/markos/3D/rana/bigfrogposternosigsmall.jpg

[Avorio]

Yeah really nice, what do you think of change fingers's material with tyres material? I see too a pair of white stripes over all body (like Dodge Viper), maybe a spoiler is too much... or not?

[Just Ruth]

I love the whole thing. Colours are wonderful but the compostition is superb. For such a relatively simple piece its extremely eyecatching. If you have not done so already I think maybe you should also try your hand at photography. Very nice piece.

[fuseboy]

those look really cool! shows wot decent texutrin can do for a relatively simple model - tho i wudnt b able to model a frog myself! just tryin to say the textures r superb and really make the piece!

good work

[nathaniliov]

LOOKS MAD!!!!, post your textures settings please!

[glBegin]

Very nice! Great creative idea you got there.

Can we see a wire?

[stas3d]

hehe....nice and simple, i like the frogs eyes :wave:

[usmanghiyas]

wow realy nice i like it
messing with nature :D

[Marko the Maker]

Hey guys! Thanks for all comments. Doing final rendering now, it should be done in 62 hrs. Zzzzzzzz.......

Avorio: Good ideas, but the problem is that "less is more" in stuff like this. I am slightly partial to my brother's idea of adding skid marks to ground under the front frog's legs. What do you guys think of that idea?

Ruth: Gee, thanks. But the whole reason I took up 3D is because I suck at photography. Check out http://folk.uio.no/markos/medley/index.html to see what I mean.

Fuseboy and nath: I stole the material wholesale from this tutorial: http://www.3dkingdom.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=541
Vexal is hereby deified for that tutorial. All hail, mumbo jumbo etcetera. The eyes are high reflectivity metal lume and basic MR material with glass lume and chess material (X:20, Y:0) bump applied. Simple.

Begin: Wires cumin up, but they aren't much. About 1500 polys for the cage and then sub-D'd to Amsterdam and back.

stas3D: I was wondering what to do with the eyes when I got a catalogue from a car dealership pushed under my door. Talk about timing...

[fuseboy]

cheers for the reply and link, shud prove useful. lookin forward to final image. skid marks sound cool especially if theyre gonna b in the shape of the frogs footprint? lookin forward to the final image! 62 hours to render tho!? wow! :eek:

[Marko the Maker]

It's 3400X2400. I might want a poster of it. ;-)

[Alizée-]

I hate how some of you guys make just simply awesome scenes and still wanna tweak it, I think sometimes you just have to keep it simple, the simplicity combined with just everything looking great is the appeal from my perspective. Keep it up though, nice combination of simple ideas into a great piece of art.

[fuseboy]

It's 3400X2400. I might want a poster of it. ;-)

ha ha well that wud explain it then! i understand y its gonna take so long. lookin forward to seein it in, wot, about 4/5 days! ;P

[glBegin]

Dunno about the skid marks, but perhaps at least the skin between the toes should be rubber.

[BloodKiller]

Nice idea waiting to see where it will go :)