[terran_emperor]

spline? Nurb? Sorry to be a n00b, but translation please?

[IceyJones]

spline:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spline_%28mathematics%29

nurb:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonuniform_rational_B-spline
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeform_surface_modelling

solid modeling:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_modelling

further explanations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:3D_computer_graphics

[IceyJones]

but to show you in more detail, what is meant:

1: creating spline according to reference pic
2: creating a nurb object from it. shape can still be modified, just by editing the spline
3: conversion to a solid model (polygon-model) changing shape is now much more complicated (you have to edit points, edges or polygons), but you can define selections or manipulate the surface as you want (i.e. to add detail)
3a: not pictured: made the wings this time by poly-by-polymodeling. you can also use splines. then you make it the same way as the rocked-body
4: greebling the surface for details
5: light-setup, etc. and rendering, tweaking materials

hope that helps

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[jdjtcagle]

You sir, are amazing!

You even gave a tutorial

[IceyJones]

pls don´t overdo it 

as told....making a rocket is easy work.....pray VA and all others, for their great HTL-Models! Maing such a ship is much more work! specially the texture-mapping/making....

[jdjtcagle]

agreed but still really cool!

[Cobra]

I'm gonna be picky about detail and say that the red ring near the front of the rocket should be indented or something. Other than that, it looks almost perfect.

[IceyJones]

can you define it more precisely? which ring?! the big red one?! or the tip of the rocket?

[colecampbell666]

For some reason it doesn't look just right. The red is the wrong shade.

You use Blender, right?

* Cole has to learn Blender.

[IceyJones]

i use cinema4d

but i keep it this way.....the colour will not be really visible in the animation....way too fast this little fury
if no other general mistakes are found of course

and btw: did some little eyecandy-wallpaper for the german fs-board....

http://iceyjones.de/wip/orion_valk_wallpaper.jpg

[jdjtcagle]

I think the background looks like the cutscene

[IceyJones]

further fx-implementation to my explosions.....think i´m coming closer to a good looking one, step by step....

[Vidmaster]

 


realistic!   or maybe not, but sci-fi realisitc 

[terran_emperor]

Looks great. cant wait for the final thing

[IceyJones]

okay....i think the explosion is nice this way.....



now i have to make the 12321525632622345 other effects 

[Cobra]

The explosion, yes, but not the shockwave.

[IceyJones]

its a real 3d-shockwave......not this "stupid" 2d plane from the game.....and it will be so quick, you will only see that there is something moving away, but no details....like that one:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5rNws2Gb7u8

[Mongoose]

Looks great to me.

[Hades]

I like it as well. 

[Vidmaster]

Nice