nybt-forum-threads Sgt Pepper's NYBT Projects

[PBGV103 729]

Given the limitations of gmax, your glass looks absolutely amazing! I would never have the patience to make each of those maps for the glass. My only advice would be to try to get the same look in the upper glass panes as you have in the lower ones. Right now the upper ones have that strange rectangular pattern. Also, I'd hold off on darkening the windowless section until you have more of the model finished. Then you can decide whether it really needs to be darker or not. You've really done a fantastic job with it so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing this progress.

[PBGV103 729]

Given the limitations of gmax, your glass looks absolutely amazing! I would never have the patience to make each of those maps for the glass. My only advice would be to try to get the same look in the upper glass panes as you have in the lower ones. Right now the upper ones have that strange rectangular pattern. Also, I'd hold off on darkening the windowless section until you have more of the model finished. Then you can decide whether it really needs to be darker or not. You've really done a fantastic job with it so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing this progress.

[PBGV103 729]

Given the limitations of gmax, your glass looks absolutely amazing! I would never have the patience to make each of those maps for the glass. My only advice would be to try to get the same look in the upper glass panes as you have in the lower ones. Right now the upper ones have that strange rectangular pattern. Also, I'd hold off on darkening the windowless section until you have more of the model finished. Then you can decide whether it really needs to be darker or not. You've really done a fantastic job with it so far, and I'm looking forward to seeing this progress.

[GuerrilaWarfare 39]

I'd like to know how you made that effect on the window, on the bottom, where the reflection is, is it how the texture is, or is there something on Gmax that can generate that effect.

[GuerrilaWarfare 39]

I'd like to know how you made that effect on the window, on the bottom, where the reflection is, is it how the texture is, or is there something on Gmax that can generate that effect.

[GuerrilaWarfare 39]

I'd like to know how you made that effect on the window, on the bottom, where the reflection is, is it how the texture is, or is there something on Gmax that can generate that effect.

[Cockatoo 2,257]

Glass looks good...

[Cockatoo 2,257]

Glass looks good...

[Cockatoo 2,257]

Glass looks good...

[Sgt Pepper 864]

For those asking about the glass...I didn't make it...

Originally posted by: Cockatoo-210893

Glass looks good... quote>

...our feathered friend here did. Thanks Cockatoo.

[Sgt Pepper 864]

For those asking about the glass...I didn't make it...

Originally posted by: Cockatoo-210893

Glass looks good... quote>

...our feathered friend here did. Thanks Cockatoo.

[Sgt Pepper 864]

For those asking about the glass...I didn't make it...

Originally posted by: Cockatoo-210893

Glass looks good... quote>

...our feathered friend here did. Thanks Cockatoo.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Glass like that looks almost to good for GMAX, keep it up my friend.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Glass like that looks almost to good for GMAX, keep it up my friend.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Glass like that looks almost to good for GMAX, keep it up my friend.

[lucky7 73]

Very good!

Take care,

Ren

[mben92 9]

Nice, I really like the glass textures so far.

[Sgt Pepper 864]

I've done little with the Random House Building, not much to show...so I'm showing something else I decided to do- The New York City Police Headquarters! I just had to do it someday...

Okay so it has been a while and my knowledge has most likely completely faded...so I have a question or two.

Are my windows too short? Do they look right? Does the thing appear proportionally off? Floor heights to small?

I'd appreciate some feedback guys. I'm trying to get back with it despite school being around.

[Sgt Pepper 864]

Well I've done this since the last update- Any thoughts?

[Vlasky 1,803]

I'm curious. I wanna see it in Max. Good job so far. I see your remain faithful to the style you like

[Sgt Pepper 864]

But of course, Vlasky.

My progress is slow, but here's some more-

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Looking really good. I want this to be one of best bats you have ever made. Keep it up friend.

[PBGV103 729]

Looks great! I wouldn't call this slow. I get the feeling this will turn out wonderfully!

[Sgt Pepper 864]

Thanks Paul.

I'm still working on some window stuff and small fractions of the base(that I can see). I'm wondering if anyone can find some pictures of the building's base to help me? Google Street View isn't that helpful since there is only one side that can see barely part of the base.

[maikeli.1 12]

how about i can find some base pictures of this building?

i found one that shows the colour of the building

and another one which has part of the base in it

[kakado_to_save 514]

Nice work so far.... so far so good

[Sgt Pepper 864]

maikeli, I appreciate some of those pics, though I all ready knew what the building's color was.

Thanks kakado.

I haven't done much modeling wise but I did some very basic texturing-

The tiling bothers me....Todd, if you have a link to that tutorial you showed me I think it would be great for me to apply it here.  I also need to shrink the size of the tiles, since they aren't that big in RL(even though I still might have to emphasize them). There's a little person(near the two columns connecting to the ground) that shows a scale comparison I guess. Looks about right to me. As soon as I get finished with most of the modeling I'm shipping this thing off into Gmax.

[Vlasky 1,803]

Why g-max? You are great batter and you need to start considering moving to max.

I love your taste in brutalist buildings.

[SimHoTToDDy 2,939]

It is in my signature

I really don't see the point of texturing until you get it out of sketchup anyway. You can't make a render so you can't get a good idea of how it will look in game. Use them just as a placeholder, sure, but don't spend too much time on it now.

If you can get your hands on 3dsmax, do it. Even if the whole "blending into the game" thing is still a hot topic to you, gmax is just a crappy piece of software. It's only place in the world is the proverbial dustbin. But that's just my opinion. Even before I started using 3dsmax, I never liked gmax. I tried picking up the BAT when I joined in 2006, but I couldn't stand that horrible program. Took me two years and a license for 3dsmax before I actually started BATing!

[Slashback 136]

I like the building, it looks interesting, and i don't think I have to tell you that you'll need some more windows on it (you propably already know that)

The rendering is awful, but you can't be blamed for that.

I'm looking forward to further progress