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Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Darkshear on March 28, 2001, 06:53:00 pm
 (http://www.tycho.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/darkshear/tawiscara1.jpg)
 (http://www.tycho.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/darkshear/tawiscara2.jpg)
 (http://www.tycho.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/darkshear/tawiscara3.jpg)

Polygons: 22366
Textures Maps: 14
Surfaces: 48
Objects: 3
Lightwave
Apx time: 5 hours.

Created for use for the Edge Of Chaos: Wing Commander RPG, Marine RPG
Basically just a combat assault shuttle for getting marines from one local to another.

My first submission.
Hope everyone enjoys it  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: NeoHunter on March 28, 2001, 07:23:00 pm
Of all the shapes..... (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

I like the textures. Very nice. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Shrike on March 28, 2001, 07:48:00 pm
Very cool.  I like the design.
Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: NeoHunter on March 28, 2001, 07:51:00 pm
I forgot to ask yo where you got you
textures. They look very realistic.

P.S: Hey! I'm a Valued Member! Does that mean I'm going to get a prize?  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)


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Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Darkshear on March 28, 2001, 07:54:00 pm
I make all textures myself...

I am weird...I won't use anyone elses work in anyway...

except for once in awhile modeling something from some universe like Star Wars or something...but that is as far as I go.
Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: NeoHunter on March 28, 2001, 08:00:00 pm
What did you use to create the textures?

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Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Darkshear on March 28, 2001, 08:04:00 pm
Adobe Photoshop...

I use a template created in lightwave of an image of the surface I want to texture...with the camera a long distance off and zoomed in tight, to make the model appear flat, then take it into photoshop, bump up the image size to a point that I want to work with...depending on the detailing, and so on you want....then texture it up...

I also have created a base library of tileable textures I use...each surface has a lot of texture overlays though, to get the proper spec/diff/gloss/bump going...
Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Shrike on March 28, 2001, 08:07:00 pm
 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/eek.gif) Wow!  You = Hardcore.  And it shows.  D you do this professionally?
Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Darkshear on March 28, 2001, 08:10:00 pm
Nah, I have never made any money from digital art...

I am aspiring to someday get to that point though...

Just need to keep working on my assorted skills...
So far I can do animation, texturing, character animation, effects, video compositing...all kinds of stuff...but I am just not happy with my quality level yet...
 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: NeoHunter on March 28, 2001, 08:10:00 pm
I'm definitley still lost after reading your explaination. Means I'm no expert at graphics. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/frown.gif)

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Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Shrike on March 28, 2001, 08:12:00 pm
You must definately have sunk a lot of time into it though, you really know your stuff.
Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: NeoHunter on March 28, 2001, 08:13:00 pm
Maybe you could do a texture tutorial?

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Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Darkshear on March 28, 2001, 08:15:00 pm
Oh yeah...this is my passion...I do it to relaxe...in my free time for fun...everrytime I see any good effects in a movie or on TV I try and recreate them...

It is a lot of fun to create things...I think that is why I spend so much time on it..

BTW NeoHunter, Email me, and I can walk you through the texturing process I use if you like  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Shrike on March 28, 2001, 08:16:00 pm
Are you on ICQ?   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Darkshear on March 28, 2001, 08:18:00 pm
4113071

Yeah, that is my number...but I am rarely on...

I will try to be more often, but I am ussually closeing everything down to free up more rescources for lightwave  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: NeoHunter on March 28, 2001, 08:28:00 pm
Got your email address. This?

[email protected]

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Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Darkshear on March 28, 2001, 08:31:00 pm
Thats it...

or get me on ICQ since I loaded it up...

 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Setekh on March 29, 2001, 02:35:00 am
 
Quote
Originally posted by Shrike:
 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/eek.gif) Wow!  You = Hardcore.  And it shows.

I have to agree. That stuff is super-l33t. Excellent work.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Jabu on March 29, 2001, 08:46:00 am
Excellent work.

But he gets to use LW. Not fair  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/tongue.gif)
Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: Fineus on March 29, 2001, 08:51:00 am
You can use LW if you want as well... if you can afford the program itself that is  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

And Darkshear...what can I say...um...  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/eek.gif)!

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Title: Contest Entry: TCMC Tawiscara Assault Shuttle
Post by: aldo_14 on May 25, 2001, 09:04:00 am
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