Alain wrote:
> Rune nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 2007/06/30 22:56:
>> - The flower is fictional. The flower itself is like a type of lily,
>> but the stem is more like a vine, climbing objects.
>
> Very nice, I regularly see real flowers remarcably similar to this
> one, exept for the steem.

Thanks. :) I think I'm done with the petals, but the stamens and the pistil 
need a little more work.

>> - The two parts of the metal are supposed to look like they're welded
>> together. I don't really know how to do that.
>
> The weld looks good to me, just bring the bumpy part on the sides to.
> Maybe adding some light yellowish/brownish hue to the welds: real
> welds tend to have some colouring.

Interesting. Would you know how to find some reference images of this? I 
haven't been able to find any that show this.

>> - The metal shape looks very crude to me, but I don't know what kind
>> of details I can add to make it look more real. Note that the metal
>> shouldn't look too old and worn - it's supposed to be somewhat shiny
>> and new.
> It looks like cast metal from a rough, mediocher, sand mold. If you
> go for shiny and new, make it smoother, non-bumpy, but with more
> linear threaks.

Is threaks a typo for streaks?

> Girders are normaly extruded, not cast.
> The holes, if any, are then cut out and, optionaly, a reinforcing
> ring welded in: you may want to add some welding bumps there to.

Very interesting! Again, I haven't been able to find any reference images. 
If you know of any, please let me know.

Rune
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