[GALLERY] Nero's porno at its best

coloured spec + viewport grab. (maybe turn on viewport ambient occlusion with tweaked settings a bit. i usually like this alot.)

simplest method wins in this case.

unless you're going for a 'final presentation' type thing.

also another thing i noticed, is you should aim for a bit more consistent density of detail.
in some areas you've got these REALLY REALLY TINY detaily-thingies, and then the rest of the entire think is completely empty.

half of your presentation is striking a balance between densely detailed areas, and less busy areas to let the eye relax a bit, else you just end up with a noise overload.

Alright, I'm going to try that for my next update. Not going for a presentation until I am fully done, so this most likely will do the trick.

By consistent density of detail, do you mean for the fighter jet? Because if so, I completely agree. I started on the front and found that I was adding detail and it was ruining the overall topology of my mesh with pinching ect.. So I started over with those 2 big fans and went with a more simplistic approach hoping to add the little holes and stuff in Zbrush. That's the reason for the front of the plane having all this detail, while the rest doesn't.
As far as wheelie goes, I tried to go out full detail, like they have it.
In either case, I will try and remember/apply this to my future modeling. Thanks for the crit, appreciate it.

don't just resort to Zbrush if you're having troubles in max.

here's a little trick:

make your shape first, smooth it, then collapse it.
you now have the same surface, but much more edges to play with, and much more support edges too that'll make sure you keep the shape of your surface intact.
nobody ever said you should keep your high res low poly or something lol.

just make sure it's one of the last steps you do per element, and keep a backup, because it's hard to change it around later (short of using an FFD)

More.... MOAR I SAY


(of Wheelie)

@Neuro;
I have saved a few settings, but I honestly don't like the outcomes. Going to keep playing with different settings though and try to get one that I like. Also, I PM'd you with a few questions that will help me for my next showing.

@Kalub and the rest of you; Aye. Here are some shots with Neuro's hated settings. *Btw, thanks for posting and keeping this thread going Kalub and Neuro.
Enjoy guys
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...orkingout4.png
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...orkingout2.png
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...orkingout3.png

I liked the old settings :P

We shall get perfection soon enough :)

Gonna need some updates by the weekend :P

So MAYBE you may be able to see the model in real time in your browser. The guy that created this website http://www.vec3obj.com/embed.html , is getting the wheelie head in for preview. I doubt I will be putting the entire model or anything more then the head for browser viewing though. Its not 100% secure and therefore I won't risk it.

Just checking in for the weekly-ish update!