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Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#21 - 2015-06-17 01:52:30 UTC
Day 19 ( 3 1/2 Hours )


Today I finished the main room in the CEO Quarters, other than proper lighting and some small things I might think of.

All images are rendered with the red hallway light on and are high quality images. I just kept the resolution down a bit.


** Cushions on sofa are done.

http://i57.tinypic.com/mt5wk3.jpg



** The shelves behind the bar are done.

http://i61.tinypic.com/34djv4o.jpg



Since this will be the last time you see this room for a while, here are a couple more images.

http://i60.tinypic.com/11249x3.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/2dw6880.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/1o2cjl.jpg
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#22 - 2015-06-18 05:51:23 UTC
Day 20 ( 4 Hours)


Today I worked on the hallways a bit. Starting to look nicer in the hall. I also made another room for one of my other characters.


*** Did a little more on my hallway into the CEO Quarters.

http://i61.tinypic.com/od1u1.jpg


*** Main hallway coming out of the elevator.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2rdauqv.jpg


*** End of the hallway. I can go right or left. To the right is where the lift is, going to the command center. The left is towards the other rooms.

http://i60.tinypic.com/14e3ywi.jpg


*** I have not done any work in the right hallway going to the lift so, I will just show you down the left hallway. (End of the hallway and to the left is an elevator that goes to my station trader character room (Daughter of Eden) and to the stores. but, I will not show that either until I do some work on it).

http://i59.tinypic.com/20t34gm.jpg


*** One of my other characters room (Eden Runner). It's just a lot smaller than the CEO Quarters, because who cares about this guy.

http://i58.tinypic.com/2i21sfc.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/1fz85v.jpg

Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#23 - 2015-06-19 05:48:40 UTC
Day 21 ( 5 Hours )


Today I did some work on hollowing this center base of the Citadel. Remember yesterday when I said at the end of the hallway was going to be an elevator?.

http://i62.tinypic.com/qs8vtj.jpg


*** One floor down is my station trader characters office. To the right, I will end up making her bedroom. To the left is the office, which overlooks the market place. I am doing the office completely different than anything I created so far, so I won't show you an empty room.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2e17lhu.jpg


*** Second floor down is where corp. members get to the market.

http://i61.tinypic.com/ezps21.jpg (From elevator)
http://i57.tinypic.com/9ixqag.jpg (Coming out of the hallway and into the market).
http://i61.tinypic.com/w1utlv.jpg (Looking the other direction. You can see the empty office here).


*** Here I wanted to see how much room I used and where everything is in relation to each other, so I removed the front wall. Each of these images zooms in a little more.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2872c6o.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/2wcegk5.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/ingzrn.jpg
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#24 - 2015-06-20 05:18:36 UTC
Day 22 ( 1 Hour )


Did not have time to really do anything, because I am heading out tomorrow morning for the weekend. So, I will not be posting anything tomorrow. I just tried a couple things to see how it looked and it is bad.


*** On the left cargo barrels is how I want the rings to be. but, as you see it also causes the barrels to show the edges of the mesh, when I want it to be smooth like the ones on the right.

The ones on the right though, the rings around the barrels just blends together with the capsule, organic like. So. I am thinking I will have to redo them and make the capsule separate from the rings that hold them.

http://i59.tinypic.com/qq7dbk.jpg


*** I am trying to figure out where I am going to put weapons on that side of the storage barrels.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2nq4jdj.jpg


I am thinking I might put a center platform between the three sections of the cargo barrels.


Have a great weekend and enjoy "Burn Amarr"
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#25 - 2015-06-29 07:29:02 UTC
Day 23 ( 1 Hour )


I am back again. I went away and when I came back I just focused on my characters, since I had two Plex's to buy and I hold draws so far every week and give away ships.

I went through a lot of isk this week, but I'm back.


*** I just made the platforms properly and changed the tone of green for the color. As well as made a elevator shaft.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2f06n3b.jpg


*** Here is just an image looking up from the bottom floor.

http://i57.tinypic.com/o8v4ue.jpg


I am going to make the market places, but I have no choice but to make a flat plane and attach an image to it, just to make it look like stores. I would love to build them, but I would not be able to fit it in the current model and would have to build an entire game level on it's own to do it.

For tomorrow I will place materials along all the walls. ( Hallways, Office, Market ). As well as finishing the elevator.
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#26 - 2015-08-01 09:45:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Destiny Dain2
Day 24 (25 Hours)


Well, I have been gone for a little while now working on a website project for a company. I had no time to do any modeling at all.

Let's start with the boring thing first and then the cool thing I'm working on right this moment.


*** I made a proper Bulletin Board for outside the Citadel. Just need to make an advertisement or a wanted poster in the display.

http://i58.tinypic.com/jv1aj5.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/qq1s82.jpg


So now for the cool thing. I keep wanting a ship to insert into my project, so I decided to start with a "Venture". I have to work on the main base and more inside, which will take maybe all weekend.

*** Outside the Venture

http://i62.tinypic.com/2mrva1j.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/2exttzn.jpg

*** Inside the Venture

http://i62.tinypic.com/2w3zw4k.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/29bez5h.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/2wltvgj.jpg


Just for fun I am flying my half Venture in to the hanger of the Citadel

http://i57.tinypic.com/hs9clg.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/28mfd6s.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/14bjpmh.jpg
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#27 - 2015-08-02 07:23:46 UTC
Day 25 (5 hours)


Today finished with the inside of the Venture, except for all the small things like cargo, computers and display on screens of course.

I also started on the back of the Venture, but still really rough

*** Hi-Res and Hi-Quality Images Today. ***


Different shots inside the Venture.

http://i57.tinypic.com/kceyj4.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/ff5qh3.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/2rmwrxh.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/106cww2.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/dhegzc.jpg


Back of the Venture

http://i57.tinypic.com/3329s9z.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/24bte7d.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/eqxpp5.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/2d0y7d.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/30mls3c.jpg
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#28 - 2015-08-03 03:54:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Destiny Dain2
Day 26 (2 hours)


Not to much today, I went out and hanged out with some friends after a long day of cleaning and cooking.

What I did do though, is downloaded a cool program I always enjoy using called "Daz3D". Check it out at http://www.daz3d.com . Free program and starter pack, but add-on's cost money. I use it just to have a high quality character model I can save and import into "Cinema 4D" or "3D Studio Max" because I'm not skilled enough or have the time to create a character from scratch.

Anyways. I started to shape this new model (Genesis3) in the new version of this program and it is really nice with the new Iray. I just installed it today, so I am going to have to check out the options and I have no add-ons for this model.

I made a couple images with her in some form of clothing and posing, but my model I'm importing in Cinema 4D is the classic nude model with the arms at 90 degrees and the legs straight down, but I do not think I can post those images. Then I will rig it up, so I can animate it and then create some clothing. I will actually be doing this in the project, but much later when everything else is done.

I named my character "Jean Grey"

** Transparent .png images (random poses) That's weird, the images are converted to .jpg but if you click the image on the website to expand it and then save as it shows as .png, just in case somebody notices I said .png and the link is .jpg. It got me just now.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2wptr46.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/29pzvau.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/30c40mw.jpg



** All three images together on a single image

http://i60.tinypic.com/aevck7.jpg


Well, I am going to play with this program for a few and then get back to work on the "Venture". I will have it posted tomorrow.
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#29 - 2015-08-04 06:57:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Destiny Dain2
Day 27 (8 Hours)


Today I completed the top of the back part of the Venture. Still have to do the sides and bottom parts including the arms that hold those front containers. But, I have something temporary until I come up with some ideas. I know how I am going to place the harvester's on the side. I'll do that tomorrow.


*** High-Quality, High Resolution Images ***

http://i58.tinypic.com/hreyvk.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/16aqps6.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/hsw8zo.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/14xfkuv.jpg


Me playing around with different colors AKA "Skins"

http://i62.tinypic.com/2004htd.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/2dv91qs.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/fv93kp.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/2rrxfr8.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/11kbkue.jpg
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#30 - 2015-08-05 06:14:58 UTC
Day 28 (4 Hours)


Today I did a few things on the Venture ship.


** I spaced the canisters in the front closer together.

** I rebuilt the part that holds the bar with the canisters on it and extends to the back of the ship.

** I started on the harvester on the side of the ship.

** Best of all, I made the lights on the ship.


I darken the environment in the scene today, to play with lighting and as a result...

*** Really High Quality Images Today ***

http://i57.tinypic.com/2h5jsm1.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/j8l4x0.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/91l1jq.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/16k9d8z.jpg
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#31 - 2015-08-06 05:42:47 UTC
Day 29 (4 Hours)


Alright, I am considering this Venture done. I now have a new asset in my collection. I spent all of half hour on the model, but the rest of the four hours was rendering the following images. Each one took over an hour to render.


*** Best quality images so far in the project *** ( 1920x1200 Res. & 16x16 / 16x16 Anti-Aliasing).

http://i59.tinypic.com/2zh4msh.jpg


These two images I put in a quick mining laser effect.

http://i59.tinypic.com/2eeilvp.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/8y85z9.jpg


Well, I am going to log on to Singularity and set up a ship for tomorrow's mass test. I never PvP, so it is nice to get into a fleet battle and actually out-live other people. I love the free SP too, I get to fly carriers and own Sov. which I can not do on Tranquility.
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#32 - 2015-08-07 07:13:31 UTC
Day 30 (1 Hour)


Nothing today. After the mass test I went out to take care of a few things and now I am preparing to format my computer. I format once every 3 months. So, I will not be posting anything tomorrow while I reinstall all my programs.


*** Just some random images with my new Venture in the scene.

http://i58.tinypic.com/2rxwfmb.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/210yfkp.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/98yr2g.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/245isli.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/swu5om.jpg
Bumblefck
Kerensky Initiatives
#33 - 2015-08-11 19:43:24 UTC
What is this? That's an awful lot of time spent so far

Perfection is a dish best served like wasabi .

Bumble's Space Log
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#34 - 2015-08-12 05:04:58 UTC
Bumblefck wrote:
What is this? That's an awful lot of time spent so far


I never done modeling that much before, so it taking me a few hours more to think how to tackle things and this is turning into a lot bigger project then what I intended at the start.

I was just going to make a Citadel. Then I started to make the inside and now I just finished a ship for it.

I am now starting to think I am going to up my learning curve and start thinking about pyhlon programming and make some short video's after I complete some more models.


Arrow I am going to load "Cinema 4D" back on my computer since I formatted the other day and start to work on the station trader office and then the market.
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#35 - 2015-08-13 02:58:57 UTC
Sorry to everyone following along. I installed "Cinema 4D" but went to a party at the building next to the Skydome here in Toronto. Oh sorry Rogers Centre. Free beer and food and even did some Jousting and I rid the mechanical bull. Sooo much fun and free. I love knowing people.

I am going to log on to eve and buy a Plex and then my next character is going to need one very soon.

I remember I needed a full month to get enough isk to buy a Plex at 700-800 Mil a Plex. Now I just need a couple weeks and I'm buying a Plex at a Billion with no fear. Nine months of playing the game and never paid a cent in real life money. AWESOME. and that why this is the only game I've played consistently in my entire adult life. Almost catching up to the most gameing I've done ever including my childhood.
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#36 - 2015-08-19 02:27:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Destiny Dain2
Day 31 (5 Hours)


I managed to get some time today to do some modeling after the mass test on Singularity.


*** I made the balconies for the marketplace.

http://i58.tinypic.com/2ekur0z.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/ibe2s2.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/34yeclx.jpg


*** I put materials on the hallway and inside my station trader office. The materials will be a different color, just need to play with other colors to find a good one.

http://i59.tinypic.com/2mfm7ol.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/2iuqkqe.jpg


Well back to Singularity to see if my 2 million points are in yet and to fly back to my home system. Then I have to log into Tranquility since I have not played at all today.
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#37 - 2015-08-20 01:57:07 UTC
Day 32 (9 Hours)


Alright, I am going to take a break for the night and play Eve. So, I am posting early today.

Did a lot today, including lighting which took hours to set right. That way I could see clearly what I about to show you.


*** I can not build stores for this model, otherwise this Citadel would be to large and would look weird outside. So I decided on touch screens and products are delivered automatically to the hanger

I did the top floor which is for the biggest items. I may switch names around when I do the other floors in case their is something I forgot for the top floor.

http://i60.tinypic.com/vgu2pi.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/nq67mf.jpg


*** I did up some nice angle shots from around the top floor and at good quality.

http://i61.tinypic.com/smc6mb.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/13ygdqa.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/5n6mtw.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/29wuzxt.jpg (Had to delete a lot of my walls behind me to take this one)


*** Here I am trying to think what to do for the ceiling. Other than the shape I will be deleting the gems. Did not come out the way I pictured it in my head.

http://i58.tinypic.com/293g8jp.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/3462cxs.jpg
http://i58.tinypic.com/9zlrth.jpg


*** I almost forgot. I just remember when posting that last image. I also did a little in the office with color, added a couch and the Monitors. I just need to render a quick image.

http://i60.tinypic.com/ixh4di.jpg

Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#38 - 2015-08-21 18:49:41 UTC
Day 33 (8 Hours of Rendering)


*** Just A Test ***


So, I want to start making a few walkthroughs of my Citadel soon. Before I went out yesterday I make a quick path follow animation, that way I would have a video to play with in the video editor. 8 Hours later it was not even half way done and I was forced to stop it half way.

The video turned out to be 17 seconds long and 1GB in size, I need to turn down the settings and until I make a good video I will turn up the settings then.

Now that I put the video through the editor, now it is down to 70MB. I do not know if this link will work until I post this.


Testing a video upload and link
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#39 - 2015-08-22 07:04:39 UTC
Day 34 (6 Hours)


These couple days I have been taking a break from the modeling the market and thinking of the future of this project. The other day it was a look into camera work and today it was my character.

I have never been able to get skin color right when trying to do a character in the past, it was always flat color and orangey.

Today I finally got it, after adding a channel to the material and played with the settings a bit.


*** This is the official character model of mine for the project with my new skin***


http://i62.tinypic.com/2vlw9ix.jpg


Here I imported a quick model posing and put the materials on the whole thing, now you can see the skin I made more clearly.

http://i62.tinypic.com/16jcko.jpg


A few images with the model around the base, to give a sense of scale to the project.

http://i58.tinypic.com/314tegh.jpg
http://i57.tinypic.com/21b8vx4.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/2ywcw3r.jpg
http://i61.tinypic.com/2w5947k.jpg
http://i62.tinypic.com/4rrfqq.jpg
http://i61.tinypic.com/aow6m9.jpg


Now I just need to figure out how to do hair.
Destiny Dain2
Your Destiny Corporation
#40 - 2015-08-23 08:20:30 UTC
Day 35 (5 Hours)


I Set Up A Youtube Channel Today.

I did not like the tinypic website for that video I posted. The site did not even finish loading before the quick video ended causing it to lag through it, making me watch it a second time before running smooth


Today I used a couple things I've done and learned this weekend to make a quick little video.


*** I basically set up a camera to path follow a spline and had the camera track to a null object positioned at my character.

*** I have a few things wrong with the model, so I will do that tomorrow and then mostly play around with camera stuff for practice and I'll post that tomorrow.


https://youtu.be/uXByaipyz4E