Painkiller's Projects: Original Mid-Size Buildings To Skyscrapers

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"Original Mid-Size Buildings To Skyscrapers."

April 12, 2010.

      I can admit that updates have been stagnant for the past two months; however, rest assured that this thread is not dead.

   I'll be getting into 3d modeling soon enough.

   Regards,

   Painkiller

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First Project: The Fitzroy Company

      Preliminary.

Perspective Rendition.

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This is just a teaser. Enjoy.

Regards,

Painkiller

[Larks2242 251]

Awesome, that is a great looking BAT!

[buildsolid 4]

Looks great, can't wait to see what else you produce.

[SimFox 803]

Gamma wasn't saved with your image. Make sure it does otherwise you'll get... well what you did get - bleached out look...

Another advise is to be more diligent with you modeling - don't cut all possible corners. I mean in the modeling process not designs. Look at the vertical beams of the lattice, for instance - it's not good...

And last one use snaps and common sense.

btw this is how it suppose to look.

also try to use JPGs rather than PNGs. Your original is 5x the size of my JPG...

[mightygoose 92]

looks, very promising, how big is this structure exactly???

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First Project: The Fitzroy Company

      First Update.

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@Larks2242:

       Thanks, much appreciated.

@buildsolid:

       Yeap, hopefully I can get started on my other projects soon. They just need some adjustments here and there.

@SimFox:

       I did have a hunch that the gamma was off. I'm glad that you pointed that out. This project is in its infancy but yes, I admit that the lattices and other objects that you haven't yet mentioned are poorly made. I did some readjustments, have a look at the update. And, as simple as you may make it sound, I do use snaps; however, in some cases precise x, y, and z calculations have to come into place. Maybe that's just me and perhaps there is a better way to handle such situations but I'm still learning and I would appreciate it if you could elaborate on what you mean by "common sense." Nonetheless, your input is invaluable.

@mightygoose:

       It's still in its infancy but thanks. To be exact, the structure is 4x4; however, I'm open for a 5x5 configuration. The structure will be a little less than 400m. And, almost nearing a window count of 8000 and more as this project progresses, I'm starting to wonder how long it would actually take me to work on and perfect the nightlighting. It surely does sound like a pain in the @$$. I could use a lot of help from the community, then or even now.

Perspective Rendition.

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Here's an update for yall.

Regards,

Painkiller

 

[Gn_leugim 858]

AWESOME! and looks kinda evil too =P

[SimFox 803]

About snaps... The way your glass dives in and out suggests that shanps aren't used. And Common sense referred to the fact that you lattice elements were all facing (so to say) one direction, irrespective of their relative position in the structure.

[GlobexCo 33]

Can we have a SC4 preview of the building?

[mightygoose 92]

i don,t suppose there is any chance of you making a version with a brown sandstone texture as apposed to grey sandstone one ?????

but beyond that, dang that looks great, may i ask, while now it seems there is a prevailing gothic theme in th building, what is your inspiration for the wings on the tops of the primary columns.

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First Project: The Fitzroy Company

      Second Update.

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@Gn_leugim:

      Haha, thanks.

@Simfox:

      Without that statement I probably would have overlooked the fact that the glasses and the frames were overlapping eachother. I'm glad that you caught that. I still haven't truly fixed the problem yet but for a quick fix I made the frames a little thicker. And, yes, I knew that the lattices weren't supposed to be the way they were but I have to admit that I got a little overwhelmed at first trying to figure out the exact degree it's supposed to face. And, out of respect, I dare not ask but I must say that your TruNite/DarkNite works are truly astonishing and I was wondering if you could consider helping me with the nightlighting for this BAT?

@GlobexCo:

      Sure thing. The Z3 Render is posted in this update. Enjoy.

@mightygoose:

      I posted the brown stone version in this update and I think it looks more visually pleasing, thanks. As for the structure itself, my inspiration did come from gothic structures and so naturally those "undefined" wings were supposed to become flying buttresses with a more curved and upright configuration in this update.

 

 

Perspective Rendition.

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Z3 Rendition.

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      Ssup, yall. Here's the second update. Not sure what to place in the middle anymore but ideas are always welcome. I tried placing a hollowed out pyramid with glass panels but the structure as a whole didn't look right. Perhaps, I'll save that for something else.

Regards,

Painkiller

 

[mben92 9]

I really like How you combine 10's and 20's eclectic architecture with a postmodern feel. I especially like how the roof turned out, reminds me of early skyscrapers of that type of architecture. Why not try leaving the roof as it is, it already looks outstanding, I really wouldn't change much of it at that point. If your making a plaza for it, why not try a fountain or deconstructivist sculpture, both of which could have a design based off of the building itself. 

[mightygoose 92]

very awesome if not abit too much glass for my gothic tastes XD truly superb work though.

[buildsolid 4]

Looks great!!! For the middle maybe a garden and chairs or something like that?

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

WOW!! Great model.

[SimFox 803]

Basics are good, but i to be honest don't get all the froth on top. All that detail looks accidental and sporadic, not linked with the rest of the building and would be (for most part) invisible from normal "street" view.

But that's just my point of view.

One thing though that is quite personal taste independent - Zoom2 isn not a way to judge anything- post here zoom5; and please go for JPGs - those PNGs are ridiculously huge in volume - that tinny Zoom2 view where you hardly could see anything at all is 717Kb

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First Project: The Fitzroy Company

       

First Quick Update.

 

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@mben92:

       Thanks. Even though this is strictly one of my hobbies, seeing how architecture has progressed so much over the decades and centuries I couldn't help but mix some of the post-modern and deconstructivist styles with the old styles that you mentioned for something different and so far I believe it's coming along great. And, after summing up all the recent posts for this project I reevaluated the overall look of the building and had to admit that the roof seemed out of place and felt like it was just sitting on top of the building, disjointed, screaming for better unity. I'll take your comment into account and definitely add some sculptures and fountains here and there.

@mightygoose:

       Haha, I appreciate it. Not that I'm trying to make something that you want to see but your comment did make me think for awhile. And, in turn, I came up with an entirely revamped roof. Take a look.

@buildsolid:

       Thanks. Gardens and chairs are really lacking at the moment but I'll definitely add them in future updates. Your input was invaluable.

@Aaron Graham:

       Much appreciated, thanks.

@SimFox:

       Thanks for the input. I gotta tell you that comment made me think quite hard. I was wondering why you said that and I couldn't help but reevaluate the roof and in turn, revamp it. I believe it looks more grounded in this update but further scrutiny is always welcome. Moreover, that Z3 Render does look quite indecipherable now that I look at it. I'll post the Z5 Render in future updates. And, sorry that I posted PNGs I have a bad habit of using lossless quality images and I almost always forget to convert them to JPEGs for better bandwidth. Hopefully, I won't forget from this point on.

 

 

Perspective Rendition.

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       Sorry, folks, my progress in this project has significantly slowed because of school but I'll see to it that this project gets done. Other than that, here's a quick update. I completely revamped the top to better suit the overall style and design of this building. Enjoy.

Regards,

Painkiller

 

[io_bg 249]

Wow... that is awesome. Can't wait till the next update!

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io_bg:

      Thanks. Nearly took a month for the third update, but here it is. Enjoy.

 

 

 Z5 Rendition.

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 Z6 Rendition (High-Definition).

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      Ssup, yall here's the third update. The configuration of this project has been switched to a 6 x 6 instead of a 4 x 4 to accomodate the base of the structure. The base and the roof need a lot of work. The sides haven't been modeled yet so bear with me. The Z6 Rendition has been added alongside the Z5 to catch all the little details in the base area. What do you guys think about the new glass material? Are there any gleaming problems for the overall structure?

 

Regards,

Painkiller

 

[mightygoose 92]

your glass looks very flat and also matte now, try introducing a bump map and a reflection map just to sweeten it up a littlebit. the structure itself makes me drool however.

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Whoa. What a structure! It might not be exactly my taste, but I'm sure anybody who liked all those old NDEX classics will love this one. 

[Wrightguy0 40]

that is so darkly gothic, i love it! jawdroppingly awesome

[SimFox 803]

It turning out quite great! I'm still not convinced by those oddities on top (not the very roof sections, just below that), But all in all it is great! However you may reconsider you helipad, unless it is a helipad to for toy helicopters..