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8 Aug 2024 10:22:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Citroen GS (Wings3D+MegaPOV) [83K]  
From: Mike Raiford
Date: 22 Jul 2005 15:16:29
Message: <42e1460d$1@news.povray.org>
Jaime Vives Piqueres wrote:
> After more than a month without time for poving, I found my self with a
> lack of inspiration to take on the works in progress, so I used this
> last week to continue learning to model with Wings3D, and this is the
> result. It is not a concrete model, but a mix of details from several
> models, depending on how visible they were on the photos I used for
> reference.
> 
> I didn't use any tutorial, but tried to develop my own techniques. I
> started from a cylinder, as it seemed more appropriate for the shape of
> this car than a box. I created the main shape as a solid mesh, using
> blueprints as guides. When I was satisfied with the general shape, I
> intruded it a bit to create a double mesh. Then I cut from there all the
> pieces with loop cuts, and smoothed them independently. All the pieces
> where then exported to POV-Ray into separate files.
> 
> For the lighting on this test I used a mixed conventional/HDRI setup
> based on skylight and my patio hdr, with skylight matching the sun
> position on the hdr.
> 
> My excuses to GS owners for the many inaccuracies, they will be resolved
> on the next model. :)
> 
> -- 
> Jaime
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 

I didn't think photos were permitted... :)

Looks great, btw!

-- 
~Mike

Things! Billions of them!


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