Z Car

[daveythegravy73]

Hi everyone,

I have decide to work through the Z car tutorial in order to improve my lack of modelling skills.

I have reached the part where I have to Freeze the mesh, but decide, with alot of help from my new buddy on the forum, to model the detail into the SubDs rather than Freeze and drill.

Here is my progress to date. I shall post my progress each day till I finished.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[jester76]

looking good so far...I would check out Lewis' mustang tutorial @ LWG3d.com

[sKb875]

Looks great!
Are you modeling this with splines?

[daveythegravy73]

Hi,

I am doing the Z car Tutorial on Newtek.

I am using Sub patches. I have decided to start from scratch, using the Lewis tutorial, but still using my Z car reference material.

I found the Subpatch technique too advanced for my level. Plus the Lewis tutorial looks rather comprehensive and I want to make the interior also.

I shall post my progress each day as I go along, so stay tuned.

Thank for the comments. Look forward to hearing more as I go along.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[daveythegravy73]

Well, here we go, todays progress.

Working through those splines. Trying to get them perfecto, So I shall spend another day on them I think.

Enjoying this spline technique so much more than the Sub-Ds.

Splines definitly good fo car modelling.

All coments and or Tips welcome.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[daveythegravy73]

Here the pic, ooops

[daveythegravy73]

Here is todays progress.

I have finished basic splines and started the wheels, just to have a short break from splines and to give myself a fuller picture of my model.

Next, I shall be adding more splines inorder to cover all of the major creases and bits of detail. I not sure if the Lewis tutorial covers different techniques for detail, but I gona put those splines in anyway. I can always take them out later if need be.

All comments and crit/tips are welcome.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[daveythegravy73]

Hi,

I am posting tomorrows progress tonight, so that I have more time to work tomorrow.

I found a good Tyre tutorial on a German site. The instructions are in German, but the visual cues were easy to follow.

I have lost the link, as the Tut. was this thing called a Viewlet, but I got the Link through CGtalk, so I'll check it out when I have a moment.

Anyway, here is my tire. I may rework it again as it is my first attempt. As allways, any comments, critt/ tips are welcome.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[daveythegravy73]

And just for good measure.

[sKb875]

WOW! That looks great!:eek:

[astro-sanchez]

hey

looks very nice

[jester76]

hey give us some insight on that tire tutorial...that tire is incredible!

[daveythegravy73]

Hi,

Go to the Tutorial section here..............

http://www.ays-arts.de/

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[riki]

I seem to remember a good thread on tires in the Old Lightwave forums.

Check this pix by Phil

http://forums.newtek.com/discus/messages/2/9476.jpg

There's also a mini tut which would be good to migrate across to the new forums.

re: http://forums.newtek.com/discus/messages/2/9475.html?

[daveythegravy73]

Yeah, I saw that. Nice result, but I didn't like the workflow.

I was looking for a faster solution that would result in a continues mesh that would not have the tred added on as seperate ellement, but rather an intrecal part of the mesh.

I wanted to have that sort of injection molded look where you can see the tred on the interior of the model as well as the exterio.

Looking at that image above though, I now have a bench mark level of image quality to strive for when I come to rework the mesh of my tire and add detail.

Thanx

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[riki]

Yeah I get what you mean. Always good to push things.

[daveythegravy73]

Hi there,

Done some work on the Alloy. I still need to round off the edges. I have seen a beveling technique in the LW Manual, so I shall try that today, and then if I have enough time, get down to spline building again.

Here are 2 images. Both are done with the background Only radiosity setting. The second image has some surface settings, to fake HDRI lighting. I shall do a render using HDRI later, but I like to set it up using a dome and having it unseen by the camera so that I can still have a white Background colour. Rather than using the Image World background imaging, I prefer to put the HDRI image on the Dome, so that I have more control.

As ever, all comments and crit/tips welcome.

Thanks for the comments so far.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[daveythegravy73]

And the second image.

[astro-sanchez]

hey


that's looking good
keep going

[daveythegravy73]

Thankyou Astro.

For the first time, I am absolutly focused in this personal project.

Thanx for the encouragement.

Best Wishes

faveythegravy

[sKb875]

Looks great! I love the tires. :)

The only thing that looks kinda of messed up is how the rim attaches... It looks like it needs to be longer(?) or something like that.
Anyways, Keep up the GOOD work!

[daveythegravy73]

Yeah, I gona rework the whole thing once I finishes the car body.

I wanted to have a go at the wheels so that I would have a visual cue while modelling the body.

I have no progress to post today as I discovered the preset central website yesterday and was experimenting with Hypervoxels. I also found some detailing vids that should help me out with my modelling.

I expect to get back on track with splines today, so I should have something to post later today.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[Max Wolf]

here is the one i did for my Z ....( got a real one to the Z)
it looks almost like the rim. i am almost done with it

[daveythegravy73]

Hey Max,

Would u let us know how u did ur Alloy.

After a few hecktick day trying to setup a home newtwork, I am back on the ball with my Z Car, using the Lewis Tut.

I have already posted my splines progress. I am now patching the splines and gradualy building geometry.

All new to me, so I am taking my time, but shall not give up.

Keep checking this post for progress. I in this for the long haul.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[daveythegravy73]

Hi there Folks,

Here are two more pics of my progress.

The second pic is here to show a new technique that I am working on (well, new to me that is). I have used Blochi's Thickener Plugin to kinda extrude the Panel so that it has an edge, as u would expect on a real panel.

I have been experimenting with the Weights tool in point mode, to get those pesky sub patches to sharpen up at the corners. I think that with some experimentation I can get the technique smoothed out.

If anyone has any ideas on how to improve this technique, or an easier way to acheive the same kind of solution please speak up.

Thanks for any comments, crit/tips.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[daveythegravy73]

The second pic..........

[astro-sanchez]

hey

i'm back
i see you have started work on
the body
if you are there i will talk to you tom...

keep working at it

[daveythegravy73]

Hey, welcome back Astro.

I been perfecting my technique in building panels for the Z car.

My challenge was to create a smooth panel with depth and sharp edges using Sub Patches and without Freezing. I think I have acheived this with the next image.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[daveythegravy73]

Hi,

Have been experimenting with Blochi plugin some more. I shall move on with the splines some more now. There shall be a new post later today.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[Max Wolf]

nice job.. i can not get my z to look right. it is driving me crazy!
::bangs head on wall:
ahhh.

[daveythegravy73]

Hey Max Wolf,

If U tell me where U having proplems, I may be able to help U out.

I still learning myself, but lots of people on here have helped me out and I am more than willing to do the same.

U can catch me on the AOL instant messanger, which can be downloaded for free from the AOL website.

My buddy name is daveythegravy73.

IM me and we can get ur Z car moving again.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

P.S. here is my spline patch progress.

[daveythegravy73]

Hi,

More Spline Patch progress.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[daveythegravy73]

Hi,

More Spline Patch progress.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[daveythegravy73]

Hi there,

More spline patch progress. Nearly finished patching the major panels, but still a long way to go.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[daveythegravy73]

Hi,

And here are most of the panel patches welded together.

[daveythegravy73]

Hi,

Added some detail and working on panel edges, with help from a Buddy.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[astro-sanchez]

moving along good
keep going

[daveythegravy73]

Thanx astro,

I shall do, but good to get some support.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[daveythegravy73]

More progress

[Max Wolf]

hey man was up ! its looking great!.

[daveythegravy73]

Hi Max,

Thanx.

I have come to a decision. I am going to have a break from the Z car for a week or so in order to improve my modelling skills by going tthrough this site systematicaly...................

http://www.suture.net/tutorials/modeling/page02.shtml

I shall go through all of the techniques and then work through the 3 Tutorials at the end. Hopefully is ahall come out the other end a better modeller.

Then, I shall continue the Z car hopefully with renewed enthusiasm.

Oh yeah max, didi U say earlier that U had trouble building the Z Car. I recommend the site above and the Lewis Tut, if U having trouble.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy

[atsiek]

this is my nissan z also made on base of tutorial form Newtek
i made it about 2 months ago and im satisfied with the result
what do You fink about this?

thx
http://www.saba.net.pl/render7.jpg

[daveythegravy73]

Hi,

Can U plz post the pic again. Didn't work that time.

Best Wishes

daveythegravy