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Title: An Interesting Source of Inspiration
Post by: Retsof on April 29, 2009, 08:25:11 am

Well, I just figured out how to use the flame filter in GIMP, and found an interesting use for it.  Ship designs.
Example, from this:
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Retsof/Freespace/NewModels1/unknown1.png)
To this early model:
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Retsof/Freespace/NewModels1/unknown1mod.png)

Title: Re: An Interesting Source of Inspiration
Post by: FreeSpaceFreak on April 29, 2009, 08:40:31 am

Interesting... Would make some nice Shivans that way :D

Title: Re: An Interesting Source of Inspiration
Post by: Blue Lion on April 29, 2009, 09:05:36 am

This is correct. I have been inspired to do just that!

Title: Re: An Interesting Source of Inspiration
Post by: Droid803 on April 29, 2009, 11:04:52 pm

Oh nice!

Title: Re: An Interesting Source of Inspiration
Post by: eliex on April 30, 2009, 01:18:04 am

Wow. I want that model when it comes out!

Title: Re: An Interesting Source of Inspiration
Post by: Pyro MX on April 30, 2009, 05:58:33 am

Very interesting procedure - never thought of using flames in GIMP that way!

Title: Re: An Interesting Source of Inspiration
Post by: Retsof on April 30, 2009, 07:03:10 pm

Update:  made stuff more pointy, gave it the triangular head that most Shivan ships have, and did other stuff that I don't feel like typing about.
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Retsof/Freespace/NewModels1/unknownb1.png)
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Retsof/Freespace/NewModels1/unknownb2.png)
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Retsof/Freespace/NewModels1/unknownb3.png)
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Retsof/Freespace/NewModels1/unknownb4.png)

Title: Re: An Interesting Source of Inspiration
Post by: Scotty on April 30, 2009, 07:51:44 pm

On that bottom picture the "nose" or whatever the hell you want to call it looks.... wrong.  I can't quite put my finger on it.

Title: Re: An Interesting Source of Inspiration
Post by: Droid803 on April 30, 2009, 10:54:22 pm

It probably needs to extend out forwards more.

Title: Re: An Interesting Source of Inspiration
Post by: Enigmatic Entity on May 01, 2009, 01:23:22 am

This is like a Shivan Ulysses, especially the front-on view. Great work so far, as long as you can get it out of Sketch alright.

Title: Re: An Interesting Source of Inspiration
Post by: Retsof on May 04, 2009, 08:08:28 pm

Well, as always I got modelers block.  So this is now open for improvement.  I think I can get it out of sketchup and into blender (and from there into whatever is needed), but I havent done it before so... yeah.

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