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Published: 2006-08-06 05:09:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 1830; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 193
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Description EDIT: This image is best viewed in 32-bit color. 16 bit is far too limited on the colors and causes rampant color loss and dithering mucking - Besides, it was rendered in 32-bit

Eh, figured I'd do something different for a render than another one with it just standing there.

It's taking a step, big whoop. 4 hours, 39 minutes to render... because I refused to step away from PC and continue to browse our wonderful (not) Internet.

Light's are bit more powerful than the previous renders, hence the funky shadowing going on, but it's only minor.

Half of the 17 secondary lights were lowered close to the ground, hence the oddity with the darkest shadow being lighter in the middle.

I'm still trying to figure out why lights that aren't supposed to cast shadows are casting shadows, I think it may be something not completely hashed out in Toxic itself, Ambient lights make Toxic load up some strange deal with the Runtime Environment, causing it to "close in a non standard way" (As best to translate it).

But hey, in another render, I did say I'd do other renders where you could glimpse other details, and thus, I have not lied. There'll be more, but they'll be a little far between, I have other things I'd like to do other than render this over and over again in such a drab environment... too bad the render with it in a "Training City" ended up mucking the PNG file up, making my programs unable to determine it's format.
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Comments: 20

rayaden [2008-05-28 15:21:38 +0000 UTC]

"Mad Cat"

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KitLightning [2007-11-21 17:18:53 +0000 UTC]

Really cool and amazing 3D work.

netrom

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D4ME [2006-09-13 04:38:40 +0000 UTC]

I would love to see the controls to operate this monster!
Outstanding model btw

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verniex [2006-09-13 00:15:13 +0000 UTC]

That is a mech worthy of destroying all enemies.

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Rogue-00 [2006-09-12 13:09:44 +0000 UTC]

Holy Hell. That is one hella detailed model. I'm... wow...

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MechaWolfie [2006-09-11 20:27:19 +0000 UTC]

Wow. This model is stunning! It's about time the bushwacker gets a big brother ~_^

j/k, it makes me mad when people do that too.

Still, this is a really awesome model. Can't wait to see it with some textures.

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izumizagari [2006-09-11 17:39:39 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job. I wish I had the patience to do 3d work like that. -_-;

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AceDarkfire In reply to izumizagari [2006-09-12 09:31:42 +0000 UTC]

It's not easy, and it takes a lot of focus to keep patience levels high enough to keep going for the final product. Believe me, I had a few times modeling this where I wanted to give up, and on one of them, I damn near gave up working on it.

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Negronomicon [2006-08-08 03:10:38 +0000 UTC]

Awesome... i need to learn how to draw mechs, too. mech, mech, mech.

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Legacy-Of-Phoenix [2006-08-07 07:26:11 +0000 UTC]

Nice detail! looks like a nice model too from what i can see, deff. not worth 4 hours to render though, you need to work on lowering the render times...or get a better computer

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AceDarkfire In reply to Legacy-Of-Phoenix [2006-08-07 07:46:47 +0000 UTC]

It's the renderer itself, as I've said it before in an earlier deviation with this model.

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JustRainman [2006-08-07 06:32:21 +0000 UTC]

Those are some nice details, but why so many lights? (17) Why not use Mental Ray with Final Gather and a white dome? That would have done the trick.

BTW: Is that Maya?

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AceDarkfire In reply to JustRainman [2006-08-07 06:55:55 +0000 UTC]

Maya? No, I'm not using any "professional level application" for my work. It's all free 3D programs.

Wings3D with Toxic Engine plugin, and there's so many lights because enabling Indirect Lighting makes the renderer close itself by calling up some messed up Runtime Variable.

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JustRainman In reply to AceDarkfire [2006-08-07 06:59:03 +0000 UTC]

Hell, I'm using the "professional level application" for my work, but I am not on the professional level, as you can see from my gallery, so, don't bother

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AceDarkfire In reply to JustRainman [2006-08-08 03:39:03 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I tried out the Maya PLE, but it didn't impress me much, mostly because you couldn't save anything over 100 polygons, which compared to this model, is a dime in a bank.

I put "professional level application" in quotes because it seems it's the "only" thing that can make a 3D Artist a 3D artist, rather than his/her skills. I don't knock other programs unless I've tried them, but the free programs are constantly on the receiving end of being bashed BECAUSE they are Free and in the right hands can compete with the "professional level application." Strange how that works out.

Considering the lengthy times of my renders, there's some justification in going to a pay-to-use program, rather than sticking with Free programs, but it basically beats the hell out of having to take 8xS anti-aliased screen shots with the programs default lighting, which hides details - The Render makes the model look better, despite long rendering times.

I did have 3Ds Max 6, got it from a friend, but the disc broke before my inevitable reformatting of my OS' drive to reinstall it, which lost all the REG data and installed requirements for the program to run.

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JustRainman In reply to AceDarkfire [2006-08-08 05:26:51 +0000 UTC]

Maya, in my oppinion is a great program in comparison with Max, the MEL scripts for it make it transform in any kind of tool you would like, and it can fit your needs, if you want, we can talk on e-mail with more in depth information. I tryed Max for a longer period of time, and recently switched to Maya.

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Electrostatic [2006-08-06 11:43:49 +0000 UTC]

What a great model! Smooth, clean, detailed.
Going to check the rest of your gallery now.

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AceDarkfire In reply to Electrostatic [2006-08-08 03:32:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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PearlPhoenix [2006-08-06 05:24:48 +0000 UTC]

very nice pose
I noticed it's flexibility even around the foot it's standing on very realistic. Tho, I like the pose...but maybe a bit too fancy for a mean lookin machine? I'd like to see this in a battle stance with a very dynamic view that makes it look like Death is coming upon us XDDDD just my suggestion

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AceDarkfire In reply to PearlPhoenix [2006-08-08 03:32:03 +0000 UTC]

Been thinking up scenes to put it in, but my idea's don't normally get executed often, because I have other things I end up working on. Somethings on the horizon, I just need to work towards that point.

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