SHARDS OF ASGARD - cinematic project

[Robert_lever]

well i have bean whaiting some time now to see som updates know you must have alot of work left so i will just ask the homepage you are making can you estimate how long before it's upp and running??
ill said befor i would whait forever and i will just to se this fiiniched
btw will you have music on the webbpage??

[Jenova]

I havent posted a single thing on this thread. This is breathtaking, Blizzard will be shaking in their boots. Everything so far is fantastic, can't wait to see more.

[LionFox]

Avatar I dont want to attack you, or your design, I just saw it, and realised I had seen it earlier, but it's fine, I saw your modifications, And ofcourse I know you guys are not steeling! just reference like almost everybody does..

let me know if there are any updates on the site, im quite sure I'll like them!

[Avatar-3DT]

Robert_lever work on the project has slowed down mostly because most of us eather have paid commission to fulfill or exams to prepare for. But there are updates, and you'll see them. The page will take a bit longer because there are a lot of elements to build up and a lot of animations to work. All of us being split between work, familly, the project and the web page, work is slow. We do prize over everything else the quality of our work, so time has become meaningless for the time being. We do realise we will have to jump ahead at some point and break our bones working on this but this is up to the free time of every member of the team. And yes, there will be music. We do have two composers offering to work for us. So the music both for the site and movie will be original.

Jenova, we hope so. But did you see the work of the original Blizzard team (now FlagShip Studio)? Well, its Blur ofcourse, but its breath taking (see Hellgate London cinematic).

LionFox don't worry, I didn't saw it as an attack, but as an observation and you are obviously a kin observer. I just wanted to clarify that. You can't possibly not fall inlove with Fubon. Those guys are amazing. We just wanted to use some of the bar animation style on our site, using our inhouse build elements. Every element will be painted by me and animated and assembled by Trex.

And some updates to keep you curiouse. Some work on Odin's Hall done by our enviromental modeler Omar:

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One more render:

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Some interior modeling for a "barging in" situation modeled by Trex:

[The_Caveman]

damn hehe how can somebody not love your work it is truly incredible .

still following this one closely

and euhm yes just couldn't leave without leaving you with something just as great as your work

"I surrender my soul
Odin hear my call
One day I'll sit beside your throne
In Valhalla's great hall
Like so many before me
I'll die with honor and pride"

true professionals just like you guys
greets

[Avatar-3DT]

Hehe, thats a quick reply Thanks a lot.
Here are some more updates on Rynomyte's Helja:

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And some of my 3d work - the serpent Jormungard. I'll give him a pass in zbrush after I'll watch a few hours of tutorials

[Jenova]

Looking very very nice. Avatar Yea, that Hellgate: London trailer is very impressive, are they the team that worked on WC3? Anyway, the way this is looking im sure you'll ruffle a few feathers (sorry, couldn't think of a better metaphor!)

[Avatar-3DT]

Infact as I know, Flagship Studio is founded by Bill Ropes, the original founder of Blizzard. Most of the original team left Blizzard when Microsoft got involved and Blizzard North come to be and it was a while before they got public with Flagship Studios and Hellgate - London.
As for ruffling feathers, there is still a long way. Animation and lighting are essential to a good look and feel and we still lack the manpower we would need to smooth things over. But for now we try to finish and texture the models we already have. So, hopefully, the next update will be that of a bunch of textured characters and enviroments.

[Jenova]

Cool, look forward to if for sure. Do you have any tips to become as excellent a sketcher as you? I know you're gonna say practice, practice and more practice but did you use any books or anything to help?

[Robert_lever]

nice modeling just a pointer for the music on webbpage you have to make it stoppable so the music don't destroy the page for uss that allways listen to Mp3,
hate sites that have music that can't be stopped :P

[Avatar-3DT]

Jenova the only books I used was literature of all kind and nothing of speciality. And yes, I would say practice, practice, its the only way I know to get better.Reading "How to draw" books its nice and can help you understand the techniques, but in the end, you'll have to "practice, practice" to get any good results anyways.
Robert_lever, ofcourse the music will be stopable. I hate imposed webpage music myself and I got more than once in situations the music was so annoyable that I prefered close the page entirely. So don't worry, I know perfectly how you feel.

[真工藤]

so beauty~thanx