WIP :: HUMMER H2 (Big pics, lots of them)

[jfoley]

http://www.erain.com/img/h2-01.jpg
http://www.erain.com/img/h2-02.jpg
http://www.erain.com/img/H2-03.jpg
http://www.erain.com/img/H2-01.gif
http://www.erain.com/img/h2-04.jpg
http://www.erain.com/img/H2-05.jpg
http://www.erain.com/img/h2-06.jpg
http://www.erain.com/img/H2-07.jpg

I still have a wee bit of work to do but it is coming along.

[Limitlis]

awesome work. whats the poly count?

[jfoley]

Thanks Limilis,
I've got it down to roughly 11,000 polys so far.

[GreenLantern]

Wow.

Nice work. :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

I nominate this to go in the forum header.

[squishy]

very nice :thumb:

[jfoley]

I nominate this to go in the forum header.

Wow, thanks, tha'd be cool!

[thats all folks]

This was done with Swift? Great job man! How long did it take? This is some really nice work.


Cheers

[jfoley]

This was done with Swift? Great job man! How long did it take?
Not too shabby for Swift 3D huh? :D I put prolly 10-12 hours into it.

http://www.erain.com/img/h2-08.jpg

[Limitlis]

Not too shabby for Swift 3D huh? :D I put prolly 10-12 hours into it.

http://www.erain.com/img/h2-08.jpg
SWEET! I especially like the open shot. Really nice work. And i second that nomination, give this thread some exposure.:thumb:

[simplistik]

Not too shabby for Swift 3D huh? :D I put prolly 10-12 hours into it.
That's really slick man, I don't like H2s and I don't see to many good Swift 3D things posted but this look yummy. Any plans to do any type of post production work on it to give a little more realism that you might not be able to get in Swift?

[jfoley]

i'm working on texturing the entire thing right now. It should help out quite a bit. I plan to use this model for general renders but I also plan to export it out to 3D XAML so the textures should really help!

[MTsoul]

Niiice. You did it again Jim!

When do you find the time to make these lovely things?

[fainted]

Very nice..

the only thing i have to complain 'bout is the grill. at the real hummer, it is a bit rounded. but that is nothing you need to fix, looking real nice as it is.

[jfoley]

Here is my final model with all textures and extra goodies applied.
Only 8593 Polygons!

http://www.erain.com/img/h2-10.jpg

[danulf]

whoa man! awesome job!

[Solidus]

wow just stunning man really really impressive.
Chris

[Pasquale]

Wow and im only learning 3d... i bow down to you :D

[grimdeath]

Dude can you point me to a lighting tutorial for swift3d its a paing trying to get renders looking nicely not only in swift but in any 3d app.

I checked out the tut on erain but it doesnt quite cut it, either that or im very st00pid.

thanks and awesome work :thumb:

[jfoley]

grimdeath - Check out iMediaTraining.com (http://www.imediatraining.com/index.php), they got some free video tutorials (http://www.imediatraining.com/index.php?categoryid=4) that you can view. One of them is titled Presentation Lighting (http://www.imediatraining.com/index.php?categoryid=4) made by me :) Give that one a look through and see if that helps.

Others have taken this method of lighting and made variations on it for even better results.

Thanks for all the compliments everyone!

[b.rich]

looks great man! Thanks for all the tutorials you have out there as well.

[grimdeath]

thanks for the links to the tuts foley I'll take a look at them and post my results :thumb:

[kiwee]

very very nice

i nomintate it to go to the top!
toptoptoptoptop!

[codemonkeypete]

ok, first thing i noticed was the "team erain" under your name... that made me assume that you have some pretty heavy experience in swift. I purchased swif.t3d version1 when it came out, but havent looked at it since... damn erain have erally stepped up the game... there is an advanced modellor now???... dude!!!... love it.. could u possibly render out a rotation to flash?...

[jfoley]

http://www.erain.com/img/h2.mov <-- here is a quick 360 render

Thanks for the comments folks!

[Tyger]

awesome work as always Jim.

[unchew]

W-O-W that looks awesome! Go sell it to Half Life! It looks like one of those jeeps used in Counter Strike, but more detailed, real and texturized!

[kiwee]

yay, it is at the top!

[colombianking]

looks awesome
i suck at 3d

[.soulty]

noticed this on the forum header.. great work there mate :thumb:

[B3NKobe]

ABSOLUTLY BRILLIANT!! :thumb:!!

[hybrid101]

congratulations for making the header!!!great job!

[slinkyart]

did you say you did the model of the Hummer in Swift 3d? however did you do that? did you use the extrusion tool or some kind of pen tool or something to get the points so precise?

thanks! amazing work!!

[jfoley]

Thanks for the compliments!

@slinkyart - It was in fact modeled in Swift 3D. You'd be surprised with the models being designed with it now-a-days. I modeled it using plane modeling (equivalent to edge extrusion modeling methods) and box modeling.

[inetmessiah]

very cool man. i know how hard it is to model like that in Swift. i used to teach it back in V1 and V2 days. its the perfect compliment for Flash design, due to its vast vector and or raster output options.

for everyone new to Swift or 3d, it is the best program to start modeling in. it gets you used to lighting, different veiws, and the 3 axis. you might need a fast computer, not only for rendering, but for high polygon object movement. it gets rough trying to even move things around when you have alot going on.

i have not used Swift since V3. im addicted to Lightwave 8. its actually my best friend :) this is my latest creation, all sub patch, and uv-mapped. working on a tuner style version, with more of a racing look in mind; new rims, decals, carbon fiber hood, and of course the engine...


http://inetmessiah.com/inetmessiah/desktops/messiah1_800.jpg

[.soulty]

nice model inetmessiah.. very neat artistic direction. :thumb:

[biznuge]

Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Sweet modelling man. I never get past basic modelling in Swift3D cos I find it quite clumsy, but I think you should spend some time giving us all a TUTE on how you used SWIFT's modelling facilities to get such an interesting model.

COOL! :beer: :thumb2:

[mathew.er]

If you like this car, I can only reccomend you Furo's thread HERE (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=121284) (I know I shouldn't link to other forums but I can't help myself in this case ;) )

[DesignerDude05]

can you use 3D STUDIO MAX, i might have a job for you, swift might do the job.... contact adrenaline_products@Yahoo.co.uk for email and msn is baldybartez@yahoo.co.uk

[Lujerker]

Simply wow :D

[eurosickwitit]

god damn, its really good

[Libyan]

:stare:

could you put in tutorial here !!

[sed|thh]

awesome :P

[jfoley]

:stare: could you put in tutorial here !!
Workin on it!

I'm putting together a tutorial for modeling a Pontiac Solstice.
It is for advanced Swift 3D Users and its a very vague tutorial so there is a lot left for users to 'fill in'. Its a very casual tutorial.

You can check it out here: http://www.erain.com/support/tutorials/v4/solstice/ (http://www.swiftdev.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=3139)

[Esherido]

Wow! That looks so real (except for the rims) that I want to jump I and drive over mountains!
Sometimes my brain gets ahead of my rational thought, sry.

[boohaha]

great work jfoley... Equally great the tutorial for the pontiac...
Help the common people man!!!

[tigeralex]

Wow! That's pretty bloody impressive!:A+:

[Rw2]

Wow... Awesome
That's Pro !!!

[Esherido]

That looks totally freakin awesome! (long string of adjectives and adverbs)

[PCGamre]

Very well done. :thumb2:

May I ask, why not make the wheels (rims) rounder (increase segmentation)?
Ever thought about adding front seat interior and clearing the front windshield so you can see in? ;)

[Leprakawn]

You should do this one in Swift 3D, too!!

http://www.f150online.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128201

[jfoley]

@PCGamre - Yeah, segmentation is the reason. I needed to keep it as low poly as possible. I'll try to post a video of how it was used.

[gpdesigner]

That hummer is pretty sweet . . . how many polys did you use to make it ?
I know it's a low poly mesh for gaming but only one crit I have the edges are a bit too square, not a huge issue especially if it came in under 4,000 poly's.
good job tho . . . . very nice
gp

[CriTiCeRz]

Not bad for a low poly. Nice choice... lol. Hummers are really squared.

[BIGsumo]

very ... very ... VERY cool :thumb2:

[JPAG]

Sweet like Sugababys (Not those sanging gals, but those small, nice chocolate lumps) :D

[gpdesigner]

update please . . . . . :D
gp

[sHum]

dang swift 3d.. this is sickness.

great job, inspiring.. i like how it's got that cell shaded touch (cause it's swift3d ? :h:)

[jfoley]

Here is an update on the tutorial: http://www.erain.com/support/tutorials/v4/solstice/

@ gpdesigner - I think the end model came to about 8,300 polys.

[ratboymatt]

nice man nice :hr: very nice

[designursite]

Really COOL JOB....man...

[Phenex]

Considering such a low poly count, it's fantastic! Very well done!

My friend just completed an RR a few days back in Maya and now wants to go for an Audi RSQ.

I'm planning to work on a Lamborghini or a Mercedes myself. Any tips from the pros? ;) I'll be using Max though. :)

[theonlycarmire]

jfoley is your name jared by any chance?