Modeling Challenge Thread

[locutes]

I was thinking of a human faction on Earth that does things their own way, or a race not yet encountered in Pegasus or even Andromeda

[tjoflojt]

still have no clue of what to do with the rear. tried a couple of simple chemical rockets, but they simply didn't fit in...

[locutes]

I have the exact same problem, Im trying something now and its taking ages, and sofar I like it, but I dont know yet....

[tjoflojt]

i tried doing simple Ion engines, but when i try to make them glow...



the render takes like 10 mins, and if i put in more light than this, it turns completley white. the original color was "steel blue"...

[thekillman]

thats the problem with podium. the more light, the lighter the color. reduce the light to 1% or so, and turn the faces around the blue one to reflective. this will create a cool effect

[tjoflojt]

how do i make different faces do differend things? i'm a newb at podium.

[thekillman]

plugins>podium>view, click the face, you see two bars. one is for light, one is for reflection

[tjoflojt]

yeah, but when i select a new face, the settings for the old one disapears...

[thekillman]

so what?

oh wait. the setting is still saved, click that face and the settings will re-appear

[tjoflojt]

aha... but do i have to have all faces selected when i render? and will they have their individual settings?

[thekillman]

i believe so

[tjoflojt]

I tried...
here's the result:



i'll try increasing the light

[thekillman]

just mess around a bit.

1: click the blue faces.
2: move the block "light" to the right. i'd guess 20%.
3: now click the faces AROUND the blue, then move the block Reflect to the right (with faces around it i mean the "engine")
now deselect and press render.

-> if a face turns black, click it in the model, right click, then reverse face. color it just the same, and now it should turn to the proper setting

[tjoflojt]

ok, i'll fool around a bit

EDIT: 500th post!!

[thekillman]

any successes yet?