s.day nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 27/08/2006 18:30:
> "Afishionado" <afi### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
>> The main thing I have to say is that this is great. :-) I love that engine!
>> *Very* nice use of CSG. (The broken glass in the windows is nice, too.)
>>
> 
> Thanks..
> 
>> Off the top of my head, the walls could use some more stains. Presumably the
>> now-roofless shed has been exposed to wind and rain, and this should show.
>> Come to think of it, some extra twigs and branches spread on the floor
>> would be nice. If you're a little more ambitious, maybe add some
>> moss/cobwebs hanging from the ceiling beams?
>>
> 
> That's pretty much what I wanted to/want to add to the image (hadn't thought
> about the cobweb and I have an old scene with a web in it which could be put
> to good use there.. Also I did think if I am going to have lots of broken
> windows I really need some broken glass on the floor (There aren't many
> hooligans who sweep up after throwing stones through your windows)
> 
>> I'm guessing that the green marbling is supposed to be moss on the ground,
>> but it doesn't look a whole lot like moss. It might pass for lichen. I
>> really like the moss clumps in the foreground--maybe spread some more of
>> those around?
> 
> I did try this but the scaling just didn't seem to work well with the moss
> which is why I added the foreground object with moss on to get a close
> enough look at it. When viewed at low res it just didn't seem to work well.
> Also the moss has a lot of mesh objects which was starting to take me to the
> limit of my PC's memory (1GB) when using radiosity etc. so as it didn't look
> all that great I decided to just stick with the textured effect.
> 
>> The locomotive could use some better rust textures, but overall you did a
>> very good job with it. It's mostly the building that needs work, I think.
>>
>> Overall, I'd say your appraisal is on the mark. Everything is superb except
>> the textures. :-) It's a very nice image so far--much nicer than most of
>> mine. ;-)
>>
>> William
> 
> Thanks for the comments. When I started modelling the train I had planned it
> to be nicely polished with only minimal amounts of dirt/rust so I guess I
> just didn't want to wreck it too much after all my hard work ;-)
> I don't think I will have time to add your suggestions before the IRTC
> deadline but I will keep on trying to get a bit more realism out of this
> scene as I think it should be better.
> 
> Sean
> 
> 
> 
Keep the original intact and work on a copy. That way, if you mess it to much, 
you always have your intact original.

-- 
Alain
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