Re: Lightwave for Beginners
I've been posting some stuff in the chat, but for anybody that's been following my progress I thought I'd whack this up here.
I've started applying some basic textures. Still getting the hang of it, but I'm getting there.
Re: Lightwave for Beginners
I've got to tell ya, this whole "teach Owen Lightwave" thing — the videos, all of it — might be my favorite ongoing project.
I have a tendency to fix your typos.
Re: Lightwave for Beginners
I wish I still had Derpachu to stick in the cockpit.
Re: Lightwave for Beginners
Keep up the good work, Owen. I'm really enjoying seeing the progression, mostly because I have no other notes to offer than keep going.
And please, please, please, take this as the compliment that I mean it: with it textured, it reminds of the video game Descent ships.
Re: Lightwave for Beginners
Thanks! Considering this whole process has basically been 3D improv ('Right, I have a box. Now what happens if I move this down here? Huh, looks kind of like a spaceship. Let's develop on that.'), a comparison to existing work is quite a compliment.
Apart from the initial, 'OMG I'M MAKING A THING!' excitement, I've felt the need to keep posting progress updates to demonstrate what you can do from a total newbies perspective. With Teague's tutorials, a little Googling and some thinking - you can make some pretty cool stuff.
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I might have to try this, some day. When school is done...
But, it is encouraging to know that a complete artistic moron such as myself may be able to figure it.
Not saying you're a moron, Owen. Just that, I feel slightly more hopeful for myself.
Re: Lightwave for Beginners
The original Pyro-DX from Descent I + II will always be the best <3 The D3 ones are neat but not the same.
Er I mean.
Really digging the texturing work so far, Owen. It's got this aesthetic of being a rusted out 70's Chevy... in space. I can imagine its engines not firing quite simultaneously so it rocks a bit on its frame, like when you see a truck with the brakes out of whack and the bed rocking around when the truck starts moving again.
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Re: Lightwave for Beginners
Can a space ship backfire? That's what I want to know!
Re: Lightwave for Beginners
A slight flare in the port fusion reactor when powering up from a dead stop
Re: Lightwave for Beginners
I can tell already animating this is gonna be fun.
Re: Lightwave for Beginners
So, just for my information, would you/anyone be interested in me doing a follow-up series on Layout?
I have a tendency to fix your typos.
Re: Lightwave for Beginners
Yes. All of the yes's. I won't have a two year gap in-between doing stuff again, I promise.
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Re: Lightwave for Beginners
Not much change since the last one I showed you guys, but I think I'm gonna go ahead and call it final (for now at least). I think I'd rather learn from my mistakes with this model and apply those to the next instead of pulling my hair out trying to get this one to do what I want. Besides, I really just wanna comp this thing now and see how it looks on some footage.
Re: Lightwave for Beginners
LET'S LIGHT THIS BITCH UP!!
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I went off and outlined what the main videos in a followup Layout series would be. Now it's just a matter of finding the time to do it.
I have a tendency to fix your typos.
Re: Lightwave for Beginners
I'll give you 2,000 times now. Plus 15 when we reach upload.