mipro Barry Sanders Project

[Jasoncw 11,840]

I think I might make up some detail for the vent things.  Maybe some horizontal bands or something.

I also think I'm going to redo the roof texture.  I know what I did to make it, and I spent the most time getting the colors and values right, so it shouldn't take too long.  Right now the roof is too fuzzy, and it visually separates it from the modeled parts of the roof which are very defined.  I'd need to pretty much remake the texture for the bottom roof anyway, so it's not a big deal.

By the end of the day I might have the roof area completely finished, and the body of the building finished, leaving the base of the building and night lights for the weekend.

For a number of reasons, Comerica's message was pretty bold.  And anyone can figure people would be upset, but they didn't try to do anything to try and make people less upset, which makes me think that they wanted that message to be bold and heard.  I'm sure the people who banked with them because they were local will be looking at other banks now.  And other banks are now making statements about how they plan to expand in michigan, and how much money and employees they have, and how much they donate to things and all of that kind of stuff, and a lot of those banks are located in the Midwest, so they're more local than Comerica is now.

I would have preferred it if they were getting gobbled up, or if they moved their HQ to somewhere else in the midwest, but whatever.  I bank with LaSalle anyway, so I shouldn't complain about them not supporting Detroit.

[Sim shady 12]

interesting that all the tabloids down here in dallas seem to have left off any mention of that lol. Only what a great thing it was for dallas to get them...although it certainly was. looking forwards to progress on your BATs

[Jasoncw 11,840]

If Detroit got a HQ from another city I don't think we'd talk to much about the other city either.  We'd just be partying.

Zoom 4 and Zoom 5.

For the most part I've finished the walls and the roof.  There are still some more details to add, and some textures that need improving, but this is the jist of this part of the building.

Main things to do:

- Do something about the texturing in the fan area.

- Make the walls less yellow.

- Make the roof texture better.

- Model the supports that hold the mechanical floors up.

For the rest of the building there's:

- All of the base.

- All night lights.

I'm really happy I remodeled the walls.  The old ones look so clunky and sloppy compared to the new ones.  I also just plain modeled some things wrong.

Anyway, hopefully I'll be able to get a lot done tomorrow too.

[6459978. 106]

That looks unbelievable. I love the windows. And the roof. And everything.

[cammo2003 20]

That looks so real it's not funny.

[Skyfire2275 23]

Wow, nice texturing. That building looks awesome and realistic!

[Sim shady 12]

i didnt think you could improve on that last version of this building, but i gotta say you proved me wrong the textures are fantastic

[Kwakelaar 92]

You are really getting very close to photo realistic, it looks fantastic.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Thanks everyone.

Today I got most of the base done.  The back is almost completely done (just tweaking things, does it look too bright inside?).

The front is mostly done, but it isn't looking very good.  There's nothing behind the glass to see through in the front, and there's nothing infront of the glass for it to reflect.  Also, it gets dark inside, so I added lights (I also added lights on the back), but I still need to get them to look right.

Does anyone have any good reference photos of stuff that would be found in a modern banking lobby?  From the few photos I have that look into the building at all, it looks like there's nothing along the wall in the front.

I also modeled the parking garage entrance, but I still need to texture it.

And there's still a lot more to do, but I'm making quick progress, so I don't think it will be much longer until this one's done.

Edit:  And here's an article about Comerica.

[wolverine 12]

Yeah it's amazing how varied the windows are. That really takes a lot of patience. The penthouse looks incredibly realistic too.

[Simfan34 11]

Wow! That was quick!

[jacqulina 162]

fantastic work and quick too

[realdimension 6]

Great work ! It is very realistic !

[Sim shady 12]

very interesting article, thanks for the link the base looks pretty good so far

[Gecko_2006 1]

That building is ugly. But ugly in a good way. You've pulled off its ugliness quite well.

[Skyfire2275 23]

I think the base windows look fine the way they are... better than what I can do anyways, but then again I am stuck with gmax.

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Ok, well here's today's progress.  The night lights are done except for some tweaking of the lights at the base.  I don't think I'm going to add exterior lighting (I don't even know if it has any) because since everything is already so bright, it would be hard to make the lighting visible without it being too bright.  It would also drown out the windows.

I think this is also the first time seeing the scaled down sign.  I also fixed the fan area with a different texture.

The bottom has been all modeled, and I just finished the overhangs before taking this screen shot.

- The base's night lights definitely need tweaking.

- The supports for the mechanical penthouse need to be made and textured.

- The parking garage entrance needs to be textured.

- Things in general need to be tweaked.

- Needs LODs and then it's time to export!

None of those things should take a very long time, but it won't be finished by the end of the weekend, since I'll be busy all of tomorrow.  I might be able to finish it next weekend though.

So far I'm really happy with it and I think it's the most well made BAT I've done.

lol Gecko, yeah, a lot of people don't like this building.  I actually like the building, but I don't really like its location.  I don't know where I'd have it instead though.

skyfire, if you could get it, you'd get a lot of help for it, from the HKABAT and BSP.  I think 3ds max would really enable you to make a fantastic Ren Cen and buildings in general.

Thanks for the support everyone.

[Sim shady 12]

wow! this building really does look good, cant wait to see it on the stex btw, what are those thick green overhangs at the bottom?

[Krio 624]

BAT Master is too "lame" name for you. You are a BAT God Jason. I shall build a temple for your creations.

Now I have sucked you enough so you can give me your wall texture, hah hah.

[jacqulina 162]

really great progress

[jacqulina 162]

really great progress

[wolverine 12]

Gecko, us Detroiters like to call it the cheese grater. LOL

[Gecko_2006 1]

Originally posted by: wolverine Gecko, us Detroiters like to call it the cheese grater. LOLquote>

 

LOL!

Are you serious? That definately suits it!

Yeah, I wouldn't give it exterior lighting. It'll already outshine any white buildings around it as it is.

Great work! I hope to see this finished!

[Jasoncw 11,840]

I managed to get a little work done today, but nothing to show a picture over.

I found a really cool thread a few days ago that I thought would be good to share.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=115382

It's a collection of really good photos of Detroit.  Also check out the other Detroit photo threads on that site, because those are really good too.

lol, sorry Krio, I don't want to do that.   I can teach you how to make your own textures though.

[Krio 624]

Well I have my own textures, but they just dosen't look good so I prefer took pictures of walls etc. and photoshop them (poorly). You can teach me master.

[josefmayor 8]

Thanks for your support my friend, I went to the beach on Saturday, however to my dismay it was 60 degrees with 19mph winds, making it too cold. Wednesday is promising, High of 81 .

I'm going to look at some of the buildings there because we don't have any beach bats, and I'd like to add some.

Tommorrow is Clearwater, the next time I head out I'm going to St. Pete beach, and then Madiera Beach.

But mostly, I'm there to relax with my girlfriend after a very stressful quarter of school inwhich I did terrible. But the pick me up was my acceptance letter to USF. Even though I'm not going there, Its just good to know that I'm a hot item to colleges you know? lol.

I'm excited for our finishing touches tutoring session because this building is looking really good and I'm excited to finish it.

Thanks again for your support!

[Jasoncw 11,840]

Guess what's done everyone!!

Chase Tower!!!!

Here it is, along with other released buildings from that area.

All that's left is all of the modding stuff.

[jacqulina 162]

excellent work

[josefmayor 8]

Muy Beno Jason! My break is unfortinatly over, time to get back to work, so lets get to work on my building, I am going to be available on monday 6-10pm

Thanks man!

[marc 13]

The Chase Building looks awesome, Jason! I like the work on the sign in particular- it's one of the first that doesn't look blocky and unfinished.