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MemberOvomorphMar-31-2012 6:19 PMi know this is not really the web site to ask this on, but i am asking everywhere i can, i did some sci fi art work and its really cool, so cool infact that it is being held back by my lack of artistic skill, and i know a lot of you do fan art, so could someone re-draw it for me???
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Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 11:26 AMyeah i cant see my sent messages either :/ well anyways, that's great so far :) can you make the hole a little wider? i feel that the opening is too small for enough air to get in.
Spartacus
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 11:32 AM[quote]@Is that made of cloth?[/quote]
@Biomechanic...LMFAO.
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MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 11:45 AMto make the hole wider you can get rid of this part:
[img]http://images5.fanpop.com/image/user_images/3793000/i_am_zim-3793037_640_480.jpg[/img]
but then it might look a little thin though.
Biomechanic
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 12:46 PMI think you're right zim about removing it completely. I do think it will look funny. Aesthetically it needs that stator but I think I can make it much thinner and increase the size of the hole like you want. I'll see what I can do.
@spartacus I seriously thought it was cloth. I zoomed on the image and the texture looked cloth like. I thought maybe it was some kind of patchwork.
Biomechanic
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 1:39 PMOkay see if this extra large CFM engine floats your boat... so to speak.
[img]http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/8019499/img/prometheus/rotor-assembly2.jpg[/img]
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 3:58 PMthats better but still not there yet.... try making it a little wider and then making the rim lower, hopefully that should do it :) oh and btw shardy did the bottom for me, but it didnt really work with the way its supposed to move, so i re drew it using his ideas but modifying them, i sent it back and asked him if he could make it more like that, and hopefully he will get back to me soon :)
here is his bottom pic:
[img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/s720x720/549335_10150710456946686_524241685_9652203_1605531255_n.jpg[/img]
and here is my very rough unfinished bottom pic:
[img]http://images5.fanpop.com/image/user_images/3793000/i_am_zim-3793842_4968_2456.jpg[/img]
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MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 4:04 PMoh BTW, i found my old concepts for this ship, don't want you do do anything with them, but i thought you might like to see them lol i will post them in a few minutes....
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 4:27 PMhere they are :) the green one was actually the final one, but then i doodled the one we are making in school and it just turned out so much better that i scrapped the green one.
original concept:
[img]http://images5.fanpop.com/image/user_images/3794000/i_am_zim-3794200_3027_1821.jpg[/img]
re design (never liked it that much so i never finished it):
[img]http://images5.fanpop.com/image/user_images/3794000/i_am_zim-3794204_4512_2416.jpg[/img]
green re design:
[img]http://images5.fanpop.com/image/user_images/3794000/i_am_zim-3794203_3992_2192.jpg[/img]
Biomechanic
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 5:41 PMThose are cool Zim
I thinned it and lowered it.
[img]http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/8021279/img/prometheus/rotor-assembly3.jpg[/img]
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 7:30 PMthat looks great :) i don't think it could get much better then that :)
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-12-2012 7:45 PMand when i said that the thruster kind of went over the entire thing but was covered from above, think millenium falcon:
[img]http://www.starwarswallpaper.org/wp-content/uploads/wallpapers/millenium-falcon-at-asteroid-belt-800x600.jpg[/img]
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-15-2012 10:44 AMShardy made the new bottom for me :) [img]http://images5.fanpop.com/image/user_images/3810000/i_am_zim-3810262_1789_1141.jpg[/img]
Biomechanic
MemberOvomorphApr-15-2012 12:43 PMZim, that looks good I am planning on upgrading my system in the next few day and hopefully will be able to find some time to start tinkering with the model again sometime next week or so.
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-15-2012 12:59 PMcool :) take all the time you need, i am in no rush :D
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-15-2012 1:01 PMbtw, you said when you save it a a specific file i could open it with any 3D app? does that include Google sketch up 8??? that's all i have :)
Biomechanic
MemberOvomorphApr-15-2012 1:17 PMI can probably give you a file that can be imported into sketchup. I could make an intermediary like.3ds maybe? There are quite a few free viewers out there that can import .obj though. [url=http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/]Meshlab[/url] off the top of my head. If you actually want to edit the model there is the totally free open source 3d editing program [url=http://www.blender.org/]Blender[/url] It definitely opens .obj files. Again though how it looks sometimes is dependent on the program. I've had trouble with normals not looking right on some viewers.
When finished though I will render the image how you want myself with Maya and the mental ray renderer so you really don't need to worry about those programs.
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-15-2012 1:21 PMoh ok, thanks :) and no i do not want to do more work on it myself lol i can barley make a cube :D
Biomechanic
MemberOvomorphApr-21-2012 5:54 PMOkay updated my system to Win 7 64 bit with Maya 2012 64 bit and now working out a whole new level of bugs and learning some new features. Good news is your model loaded. Bad news is the new configuration is forcing me to rewire my brain but it's necessary. Will update here with some new renders for your approval soon.
Also Zim do you own a pair of red-cyan Anaglyph 3D glasses?
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-22-2012 1:57 PMthat all sounds good to me, but i am not sure what you mean by "red-cyan Anaglyph 3D glasses" do you mean like the red and blue paper glasses? if so yes, but i am not sure what you are talking about.
Biomechanic
MemberOvomorphApr-22-2012 11:08 PMYeah Zim that's what I am talking about. I can make 3D images really easily with Maya and thought I would display our progress with a 3D image or two in the future.
Anyway right now lets concentrate on the engine block:
[img]http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/8102025/img/prometheus/Engine2.gif[/img]
I tried to update it with the details you gave me. Hope I understood them correctly. Sorry for the smaller picture picturepush wouldn't upload the bigger ones. Does this look correct?
I also tried to convert the file to .3ds and imported it myself in sketchup but no good. The model looked horrible in that. I don't think sketchup was designed for such a complex shape. Looked great in meshlab though so if you want to examine the model I suggest you just get that some time.
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-22-2012 11:30 PMYeah that looks perfect :D did you change the texture??? Looks much smother then before, but that may just be my imagination though lol and I will need to give meshlab a look, how much is it? Or is it free?
Biomechanic
MemberOvomorphApr-22-2012 11:36 PMThanks craigamore but credit should all go to Zim and his cool designs.
On a sad note,
Two of our best men were accidentally sucked through the turbine and killed during testing. Crews are still cleaning up the mess. Old man Weyland was there and just laughed. Sometimes I wonder about him...
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-22-2012 11:40 PMHey dont be modest! I could never dream of making models like that :D and also I say we take a moment of silence for those brave souls, god bless them..................
Biomechanic
MemberOvomorphApr-22-2012 11:42 PMI just refined the model a bit zim and adjusted some normals to get it to look better. You might also be noticing the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_occlusion]ambient occlusion[/url] I am creating it a different way than before.
[url=http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/]Meshlab[/url] is totally free and open source. : )
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-22-2012 11:47 PMCool beans :) I am on my iPod right now, so I will download meshlab on my computer tomorrow when I get the chance :D
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphApr-30-2012 7:11 PMforgot to tell you, i downloaded meshlab :) i don't really understand how to make models, but if you are just going to send me a file, i can just rotate and look at it right?
Biomechanic
MemberOvomorphMay-02-2012 6:04 PMYou caught me goofing off on the forums and not working on it. : P
I sware the crew is working 24/7 they are testing new polymers for the rear wings:
[img]http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/8173597/img/prometheus/rear-wings.jpeg[/img]
Yeah Zim meshlab should work well for that. When it's a bit more together Ill send you a file you can examine.
Not_my_intention
MemberOvomorphMay-02-2012 6:07 PMlooks great :D i see the details you did to the wings and mid section, looks great :)........ i say that to much, need to mix it up.... how about it looks superb? or grand? lol
Biomechanic
MemberOvomorphMay-02-2012 6:23 PMThanks. You are a lot easier to please than old man Weyland and that stuck up blonde robodork of his.
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