cellblock

[gpdesigner]

this is a wip i am into at the moment....
just wanted to get some ideas of what would go in the middle....
the bars and roof are on the way i am just hung up on ideas for the middle,
or if anything at all needs to go there...
gp
http://www.deviantart.com/view/3892312/

[DDD]

tables and inmates, just some advice....grime things up with the textures, maybe some uv maps, also your lights are misplaced. But you are on your way to a cool scene gj.

[gpdesigner]

you know ddd I was thinking tables.... thanx dude, wasn't sure about that...
what do you think maybe a row of them...... I think I will steer away from figures tho', that may tone down what could be a photo-real image....
... there are no lights though, just a spot so we can see, and some ambiant level, I was thinking about doing a radiousity render when all is said and done.... I haven't done a photo-real image in a while... I think this may be a good scene to try it with....
thanx dude..
gp

[mlk]

try adding a bit of chaos in it, the one problem 3d artist often have is that their pics are too 'perfect'; it's hard to texture dirt and model disorder ;)

[DDD]

if you have body paint it would be awesome for your grime. Right now your textures are too perfect. If you thing about it a prison has flourescent lighting. You can do some wonders with a couple of distance lights with a lil volumetrics since prisons are dusty.

You know what I just noticed is that staircase is out of place. Much to fancy for a prison they usually have the straight wrap around stairs.

[gpdesigner]

nice ideas.... i will be thinking grunge....:)
gp

[mlk]

if you use c4d try to look for the plugin called dirtyNuts which automatically makes dirt (reaaaally effective believe me, creates dirt only in 'cramped' places such as folds & everything... look it up)

[gpdesigner]

Thanks MD... I use lightwave.... but that is cool the way c4d has a plug in for dirt....
I guess it was my fault in not mentioning that I didn't surface anything yet...
all the surfaces are at defualt levels with exception of the colored surfaces...
dirt is easy tho'... just procedural texture layers in whatever object I want to give dirt to...... :p:
gp

[DDD]

oh hey GP I forgot you use LW....man get these free shaders from dark sim.... www.darksim.com They are bomb and free.. Check it out....you can use vertex paint for your tweaks..

[gpdesigner]

Thanx for the thought ddd, but I am on Mac.....:*(
and we all know that thry don't take us into concideration when they build software....:scream:
but thanx...
gp

[DDD]

man get off that MAC and get into the real world.....hee hee....man I feel for ya using LW you are going to miss out on a bunch of cool plugins like jettofillet

[gpdesigner]

That's cool....., you know what they say...
ignorance is bliss...:?) .... maybe one day I will get a ......pc......
and get all those cool toys I am missing out on now....:thumb:
gp