nybt-forum-threads Seraf's Atelier

[Amthaak 1,501]

Sorry to mention that! in the previous day view, the top of the portal had a very nice and RL aspect of gilded metal which looks to me red now...!

[T Wrecks 10,209]

Ah - good to see that you tweaked the overall colour hue to better match the game's palette. Wonderful! The version before looked a tad too green IMO, and the new colour balance also helped a lot to make the copper flashing on top of the parapets much more prominent. I think some darker outlines around the roof junk would help to make those elements appear as integral part of the roof, but that's pretty much all I can think of in terms of improvement. Great job so far! 

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Whoops, missed the page flip. Yes, I second what Amthaak said about the entrance portal.

[SimHoTToDDy 2,939]

Seems my shady backroom advice on SCP payed off

[Seraf 1,238]

Ok, some update from Custom House:

[PBGV103 729]

Wow! I don't know how you have the patience for all that detail! This will be truly amazing when it's finished.

[Hanson784 165]

Gorgeous work as usual Seraf. It looks like it's almost ready for texturing.

BTW, what happened to Bethseda Fountain? And are you planning to release your Central Park bridge props?

[SimHoTToDDy 2,939]

Looks like you have some coplanar objects on the front steps but, other than that, the models looks fantastic. Nice to see you working again.

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

wonderful job, you are really to best at making these types of buildings and I'm really glad you see more of you work. Keep it up.

[Sgt Pepper 864]

You're attention to detail is astounding! Great job Seraf and good to see ya still around!

[Seraf 1,238]

Thank you all, when I see that someone needs that type of buildings I have more motivation to work

Hanson: I'm still working on Bethesda Fountain, I should be able to finish it after Custom House. About Central Park bridges, I have no idea how they fit in the game 

Update from Custom House: modeling is almost finished, only few things left. Of course besides textures there are sculptures in fornt of the building that, I'll add them at the very end of work

And pictures of my CP bridges, as a reminder:

Gothic Bridge:

Southeast Reservoir Bridge

Southwest Reservoir Bridge

Inscope Arch:

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

I love the building and love the bridges. Great job on the heavy details.

[PBGV103 729]

WOW someone's been working hard! The Customs House will be incredible when it's finished.

[Sgt Pepper 864]

Good to see you again Seraf! Lovely bridges and the Customs House is looking great so far.

As for your CP Bridges and what to do with them, I think all of them would work out fine as parks with the last one being transit-enabled. Just an idea though.

[Simbourgeois 139]

Oh my, Custom House looks just amazing!

And all those romantic bridges...

Wonderful work indeed

Best regards,

Simbourgeois

Mayor of Belleville

[Seraf 1,238]

Thanks all Next update:

What do you think guys?

[Vlasky 1,803]

The model is amazing. I hope that texture on top is temporary because it's so repetitive.

[Sgt Pepper 864]

Modeling is excellent and it will be a fine building once fully completed.

The roof texture is a tad repetitive, and Todd has a link in his signature that could help with making textures "un-tiled" that should help.

I also think the decorative colored parts of the roof(red and green parts) could lower the saturation a tad and perhaps darken the contrast.

Also, if you need a roof image, here's the one from Google Earth Currently-


I can get some more by changing the current date on GE. Just let me know.

Also, this might sound odd, but It might work out quite well- I think the facade texture overall could use a subtle-hint of color a light violet perhaps or some more blue.

So far though, we have a real winner!

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Looks great and still have a long way to go, theres not statues on this building and makeing ther I know are hard, hard to make, and you have to make a lot of them. I do have some pictures I hope to see the texturing at it's best.

[Seraf 1,238]

I made modifications according to your suggestions. Here are the results:

How now? ... Still need sculptures and some roofjunk...

[Sgt Pepper 864]

Ah, IMO this is looking really good. You got it for the roof now. Scultptures and some roofjunk like you said will do. Perhaps any other tweaks that come to mind should work too. Marvelous work as always, seraf.

And thank you Aaron for those other pics. Mine wasn't the best...

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Yes, everything looking good, and what Sgt Pepper said.

And Sgt Pepper your welcome.

[Cockatoo 2,256]

I'm not liking the tiled roof texture, it doesn't conform to the shape of the building. Try to replicate what's shown in the picture - the concrete texture. I don't see tiles anywhere. I also think that the greenish detailing around the perimeter of the roof needs to actually be modelled - a renderable spline won't do the trick here. At the moment, the main part of the building looks fantastic, but the roof is lacking in comparison. Get that part right, and you'll have a monster of a BAT on your hands.

[maikeli.1 12]

that appears in the photo that greenish thing obviously is in those photos that Aaron graham shows

that  is apart of the actual building thats how it looks in real life

[Cockatoo 2,256]

Originally posted by: maikeli.1

that appears in the photo that greenish thing obviously is in those photos that Aaron graham shows

that  is apart of the actual building thats how it looks in real life

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Not from where I'm sitting. See the difference?

It's not a just a straight line, there's obviously some sort of detailing going on there... unless it's a really weird optical illusion on the part of the photo.

[Seraf 1,238]

Easy guys That "renderable spline" - which is not renderable spline by the way - is just a base for the main ornament of cornice. I just haven't applied it yet

[maikeli.1 12]

i see it maybad *facepalm*

[Seraf 1,238]

A little preview of "Europe" sculpture, it's not finished but has main shape now, as you can see it is very small and I wonder if should make all four or maybe only two because I don't want to make all four and suddenly see that they look identical

[Aaron Graham 4,417]

Looks great, I hope I can end up doing sculptures like that some day, I looks so hard to do and it looks like it takes days or maybe a week to finish.

[SimFox 802]

Well, just make a basic massing.

BTW would it be possible to see a a bit bigger render of the sculpture, say at zoom6?

[Seraf 1,238]

Of course it's possible, why not? Here:

You can see there is Europe with a book (probably atlas) and figure behind her that represents "ancient history". The are missing some elements like globe or throne but I'm working on it

EDIT: finished "Europe":