Digital camera WIP - Polyloop

Grendel · 3rd November 2005, 15:34

Working on a digital camera for practice, using Hexagon for all the modeling. Still need to work on a few control items for the top and the LCD panel in the back. Everything on the camera body is all one single mesh.

JuST · 3rd November 2005, 16:22

Very nice! Will we see a textured version too or is it just build to practice the modeling?

Grendel · 3rd November 2005, 16:41

Thanks, a textured version when I finish.

crazy wabbit · 3rd November 2005, 19:48

your work is good, you need to teach us the technique, a movie tutorial would be amazing. Your the master.

MRK-X2 · 3rd November 2005, 23:13

Wow, it looks like great. I want to see the textureversion, too

Nate Owens · 4th November 2005, 02:58

Lots of opportunity for tutorials here...
The text around the lens barrel...
...well, everything.

Hope you will consider doing one.

Grendel · 4th November 2005, 07:02

Thanks for all the kind comments but as far as me being a master I think the same about most of the work I see here, I think we're all continually learning together. I'll post a pdf tutorial here after I finish. I don't have much screencap experience but I could maybe post a a couple small specific clips for key techniques from the pdf.

Grendel · 4th November 2005, 11:09

Done with the modelling, here is a wire and render. Learned alot on mixing hard and soft surfaces on this. Time to start on the textures, I'll put the tutorial togther tonight and post.

crazy wabbit · 4th November 2005, 16:02

Nice , Sweet

Grendel · 5th November 2005, 07:11

Here are the first three portions of the tutorial. They are pdf's that are compressed with RAR archiving so will have to be uncompressed. I tried to keep the screencaps high so you can zoom in on the screen while reading the text portion of the step. Also tried to keep the step by step as simple as possible for beginners, there is no use doing a tutorial for experienced people who probably don't need it anyway. This is my first tutorial so let me know if is OK or if I need to do something differently.

Thomas are there file size limits for ulpoading tutorials or should I place them in the "Downloads" section? I know you are working on a tutorial section and that will be great.

Grendel · 5th November 2005, 10:06

I am blind!!!! Just found the Tutorials section, never looked for it. Thomas how large a file size can be uploaded for video files? I won't double post but should I continue posting here or start on the tutorials page?

Thomas · 5th November 2005, 13:41

Grandel : the best thing to do is to send me your files (FTP, web or email) and I'll host them on a specific directory and edit your original message to add your files.
But if you do a video tutorial, please, email me firest about the compression

Edit:
your PDF seems to have some problems. On some parts, the icones cover the text which make some parts non understandable (for beginner)
BTW, it's a very nice tutorial

You can do a one piece PDF and I'll store it, no problems

Grendel · 5th November 2005, 16:30

Thank you Thomas, I'll finish the last parts and e-mail the entire thing to you. My Acrobat Distiller messed up the font spacing but I have already fixed.

Thomas · 5th November 2005, 16:38

No problems

Nate Owens · 5th November 2005, 20:12

Cant unstuff those pdfs...
Thomas, (or Grendel) can you let us know when these are posted in tutorials?
--- well, I will go look, maybe already there--
thanks for doing these, they will be ultra cool... that camera is a nice work.

Grendel · 9th November 2005, 15:58

Finished texturing. Made the icons and text in Illustrator then UV'd them. Kind of made a professional level camera with a easy interface for beginer photographers. I've sent the tutorials in a segmented rar archive. I am offshore Nigeria right now for a month and have poor e-mail.

Thomas if you did'nt get them again I'll post to the thread.

Nate you need to use Winrar to extract the archive, not winzip or stuffit.

Patrick210 · 9th November 2005, 16:43

If you are using Winrar, you can still save as zip so more people can open them easily.

Grendel · 10th November 2005, 18:00

I am posting the tutorial in a multi part rar and Thomas has been kind enough to recompile it and post.

This is a beginners level box modeling tutorial that covers the basic tools used for new users.

Grendel · 10th November 2005, 18:07

The final three parts for the tutorial, I hope everyone likes.

Orio · 14th November 2005, 19:44

the links do not work for me :-(

3rd November 2005, 15:34	#1 (permalink)
Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,262	Digital camera WIP Working on a digital camera for practice, using Hexagon for all the modeling. Still need to work on a few control items for the top and the LCD panel in the back. Everything on the camera body is all one single mesh. Attached Thumbnails

3rd November 2005, 23:13	#5 (permalink)
MRK-X2 NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Germany, NRW Posts: 103	Wow, it looks like great. I want to see the textureversion, too __________________ Used Software: Carrara Studio 5 Pro Hexagon Video Studio 9 Photoshop 6 X2-Creation - for Digital Design

4th November 2005, 02:58	#6 (permalink)
Nate Owens Doodlin' Dude Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,005	Lots of opportunity for tutorials here... The text around the lens barrel... ...well, everything. Hope you will consider doing one. __________________ Shirts, MousePads, Stuff / The Gallery / Videos / Blog

4th November 2005, 11:09	#8 (permalink)
Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,262	Done with the modelling, here is a wire and render. Learned alot on mixing hard and soft surfaces on this. Time to start on the textures, I'll put the tutorial togther tonight and post. Attached Thumbnails

5th November 2005, 13:41	#12 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,295	Grandel : the best thing to do is to send me your files (FTP, web or email) and I'll host them on a specific directory and edit your original message to add your files. But if you do a video tutorial, please, email me firest about the compression Edit: your PDF seems to have some problems. On some parts, the icones cover the text which make some parts non understandable (for beginner) BTW, it's a very nice tutorial You can do a one piece PDF and I'll store it, no problems __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

3rd November 2005, 16:22	#2 (permalink)
JuST Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Braunschweig, Germany Posts: 500	Very nice! Will we see a textured version too or is it just build to practice the modeling?

3rd November 2005, 16:41	#3 (permalink)
Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,262	Thanks, a textured version when I finish.

3rd November 2005, 19:48	#4 (permalink)
crazy wabbit Now, I learn animation Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,381	your work is good, you need to teach us the technique, a movie tutorial would be amazing. Your the master.

4th November 2005, 07:02	#7 (permalink)
Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,262	Thanks for all the kind comments but as far as me being a master I think the same about most of the work I see here, I think we're all continually learning together. I'll post a pdf tutorial here after I finish. I don't have much screencap experience but I could maybe post a a couple small specific clips for key techniques from the pdf.

4th November 2005, 16:02	#9 (permalink)
crazy wabbit Now, I learn animation Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,381	Nice , Sweet

5th November 2005, 10:06	#11 (permalink)
Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,262	I am blind!!!! Just found the Tutorials section, never looked for it. Thomas how large a file size can be uploaded for video files? I won't double post but should I continue posting here or start on the tutorials page?

5th November 2005, 16:30	#13 (permalink)
Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,262	Thank you Thomas, I'll finish the last parts and e-mail the entire thing to you. My Acrobat Distiller messed up the font spacing but I have already fixed.

5th November 2005, 16:38	#14 (permalink)
Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,295	No problems __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

5th November 2005, 20:12	#15 (permalink)
Nate Owens Doodlin' Dude Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,005	Cant unstuff those pdfs... Thomas, (or Grendel) can you let us know when these are posted in tutorials? --- well, I will go look, maybe already there-- thanks for doing these, they will be ultra cool... that camera is a nice work. __________________ Shirts, MousePads, Stuff / The Gallery / Videos / Blog

9th November 2005, 15:58	#16 (permalink)
Grendel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 1,262	Finished texturing. Made the icons and text in Illustrator then UV'd them. Kind of made a professional level camera with a easy interface for beginer photographers. I've sent the tutorials in a segmented rar archive. I am offshore Nigeria right now for a month and have poor e-mail. Thomas if you did'nt get them again I'll post to the thread. Nate you need to use Winrar to extract the archive, not winzip or stuffit. Attached Thumbnails

9th November 2005, 16:43	#17 (permalink)
Patrick210 Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 549	If you are using Winrar, you can still save as zip so more people can open them easily.

14th November 2005, 19:44	#20 (permalink)
Orio Vertex Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Salsomaggiore Terme (PR) Italia Posts: 3	the links do not work for me :-(

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