The Chamber Of Oceans

[tjerkotten]

Hi Everyone.
Im busy with a new project called The Chamber Of Oceans.
As Always im not sure if im gonna finish this project or if it will be as great as The Sunflower Fountain.
What i have learned is that many people like it when every aspect of the project is spoken off and viewed on this forum.It was an Honor that 3DM Contacted me to publish my making off of The Sunflower Fountain which by now almost 63.000 thousand people have seen.So i will continue with making the projects like this.Showing everything i do in the project. But nevertheless, this is about the new project.

The Main Idea:

The Main idea of the project is to create a living room, but not a living room that we all know. Not like the ones you have at home. I want this piece to be like a normal living room with a twist. And that twist is that from The TV, which is almost always the center of a living room. All the furniture is pointed to the tv. From this Tv i want to make a Human that is coming out of it, but you only see his back. He is holding the tv while his legs and feet are still in the tv. He has a hard time cause all of the water is pushing him out of the tv, Every furniture is eaten by the sea, with pocks and mussels. Weed and rotten Wood.Fish that lay wet on the dry wooden surface. This is just the main idea and the fantasy that is in my mind since my last project. I Don't know if its gonna work cause its a part Organic model, which is not my strongest side, but im gonna try.Im making this in my spare time, so updates perhaps take a while.

Lets start the project.

[tjerkotten]

This is The First Object i Made. I Don't know for sure how to say the name of it in english bud in the Netherlands we call it " Windlicht ". I just called it a Pot for now.This is a Small Prop for in the Scene. It took me a Day to Build and Texture.In the scene it will be a small object but i always like my objects to look good in High resolution too, so i can use it as a scene alone, or use it in another project that needs a higher resolution version of the Object. By Doing this you make a database of all the things you make, so you can integrate them in other projects. Hope you like this beginning element.Im Also trying to put a Time Schedule on every thing i make so you can feel the amount of work. People are oftenly fooled by the easy look of an object.Unwrapping is often the Hardest thing to do. Im not pelt mapping Inorganic meshes.All is Vertex/edge mapping. Stitching everything together that it is logical for you to make the texture painting in photoshop.

Time Schedule.

Modeling Pot: 3 Hours
UnWrapping Pot: 4 Hours
Texture Photography: Half Hour
Texture Painting: 2 Hours
Rendering And Lightening: 1 Hour

[tjerkotten]

A Few days ago i went to the sea with my Camera, to search for objects that perhaps i could use and try to rebuild in 3D. When i saw all this amazing forms i knew i had to use another program besides the normal 3D Studio.Im currently testing with Zbrush 3 to see if i can make good displacement maps for my scene. Im still trying to figure a good way out to make a low poly model and a high res displacement map. I have to keep my scene light. Here is a Small rebuild test of a Mussel i found on the beach. In The Red Wax color of ZB3 it looks like a hart or something like that. I Made a Smaller polygon version in 3dsmax and textured it. Its not the way i want it, its too heavy for the scene, but i hope i can replace it soon with a low poly version and the right displacement map. Hope you like the progressions.

[Cayheraz]

damn! really nice texturing and modeling! I want so see more!!! seems like a very cool project!

[Honki]

I'm so impressed.
I hope you get that displacement map sorted out.
That's a whole lotta polys for for such a small object.

[ill]

That really impresses me!
especially that first model and the texturing is amazing!

Looking forward to see more of this!

[tjerkotten]

Hi Everybody, thanks for comments as always. I Have a little update.
Its not actualy an update, but my studio changed a little bit and i wanted to share this with all ya. Its always good to work in a good working area.



Working Space.

2 x 20.1 inch Widescreen HP Brightview w2007
Benq 26 Inch Widescreen

Harddrive's

250gb Seagate external ( StudyMaterial )
250gb Seagate external ( 3D Projects, Texture Maps )
250gb Seagate external ( Digital Matte, Photography, Aerosoul Art, Concept Art Etc. )
500gb Toshiba External ( When Im Working for THP )( Tim Hufken Projects )
300 gb Seagate External ( Backup, Backup Images )
Internal 300gb ( OS and Additional Programs )
Internal 160gb ( For Downloads,Trailers,ETC )

Sound.

U.S Blaster Sound System. 6.1 Surround Sound. ( For Workstation )

Creative 6.1 Surround System ( For Xbox Media Center and DVD Playback )

Xbox

( Using Xbox Media Center in 720p )( Xbox is connected to the workstation so i can instantly check out created animations and pictures ) ( Cannot playback HD videos true the xbox though )

Wacom Tablet

Inituos 3 Wacom Tablet A5. ( Love this thing )

Computer Specs:

Thermaltake Shark Silver Case
Amd Athlon X2 3800+
2 GB DDR RAM ( Im realising sometimes my projects ask to much ram ) ( 4gb would be optimal )
Legacy Realtek Audio
Nvidia Quadro FX 1400
LG 16x DVD-RAM Writer
Except for 1 Fan, Everything is with Heatsinks, so Reduces the sound of the system.

Photography:

Fujifilm s5500 ( For Texture Photography )
Canon Eos 350D ( This camera is from my girlfriend, she is a photographer ) ( I Only use this camera when neccesary )

I Quess that was about it, i know its a bit early to talk about system specs, but i never told this before, so its also interesting when you have seen other projects of me. If you think this post is bogus, than just ignore it.

Enjoy.

[st22041967]

Originally Posted by tjerkotten

Computer Specs:

Thermaltake Shark Silver Case
Amd Athlon X2 3800+
2 GB DDR RAM ( Im realising sometimes my projects ask to much ram ) ( 4gb would be optimal )
Legacy Realtek Audio
Nvidia Quadro FX 1400
LG 16x DVD-RAM Writer
Except for 1 Fan, Everything is with Heatsinks, so Reduces the sound of the system.

Just wonderig what Motherboard you where using as I am thinking of a similar setup myself. Even if you only know the manufacturer that would be usefull.


Thanks in advanvce

[Makaveli]

Very cool setup you got there! I envy you lol

[Station]

Is that a little ashtray in front of the speaker?

[Ilkejav mk5]

Originally Posted by StationMiek

Is that a little ashtray in front of the speaker?

no that's the wacom pen holder that comes with the wacom tablet... very useful...

[tjerkotten]

Originally Posted by Ilkejav mk5

no that's the wacom pen holder that comes with the wacom tablet... very useful...

Thanks for answering his question for me. Its indeed very usefull.

[Kiss Csaba]

simply amazing! I love your texturing jobs, and your quality. This computer setup is awesome!

Keep up the great work!

[ClassicGamer-3DT]

Well, you've managed to do it again...............

........you managed to amaze me, so early on aswell lol. You're modelling and texturing work astounds me, it really does. Man you've got a heck of a studio there. This makes my computer suck, and I thought i'd got such a good spec lol. Seriously though this is nothing short of brilliance as always. I'll definatly be watching this space intently in the coming days/weeks etc. And it also seems you've got Zbrush 3 worked out too!

Beautiful work as always, keep it coming

Kind Regards

Classic Gamer

[Nippur]

whow, I'm sure this one would be as great as your last one project. The start looks very promissing again.

And your workspace...damn, that's cool