Noob: 1993 Prelude SI

[tauntdevil]

Hey CGC.

A long time ago i use to mess with modeled cars but they were never my own. Anything i worked on was already made by someone else and i just would mess with rendering it or edit them best i could. I always wanted to make my own and eventually get really good at it also get good at VFX since thats what i mainly do as a side job. My goal is to one day be good enough to build similar to this (Link Here) but i quit a long time ago because i didnt have much time any more. Now that i have way more time, id like to get working on making my own products from scratch/blueprints. I have many tutorials, but i always seem to get stuck or mess up. Also i have issues that i cant figure out how to fix. I asked people for help and now they rather me make a new thread instead of bother them so here it is.

Work in progress as well as learning in progress.

Sorry i dont know how to render with wireframe very well.

First one is not smoothed just to show the failing lines.

[kriscabrera]

seems like a good start for being a learning process, keep it up and we will help you on the way!

[tauntdevil]

Thanks Kriscabrera.

Ill probably need alot of help but so far so good.

Started working on the rim but having many issues so ill try again later.

I tried test rendering and i am having an issue with the viewport background. In a tutorial it said to setup the viewport background as the background you want to use but when i render out, it doesnt show.

[tauntdevil]

Small update.Having some issues with the turbosmooth. But working on fixing it.

[P2sta]

man, post just shaded wire from viewport, it's a lot easier to look at it

and keep it up!

[tauntdevil]

Another small update. Started working on the front bumper.

[w0rx.]

like p2sta said, take a screenshot in viewport with edged faces

[tauntdevil]

like p2sta said, take a screenshot in viewport with edged faces

I will. I didnt see his post until after i posted the bumper picture so the next pictures will be of that. Just to tired at the moment to start 3ds back up etc.

[DaveCox]

Just a few pointers,

Keep polygons regular in size and shape and don't use N-Gons (5 sided polygons).
Try to make the edgeloops flow from vertex to vertex and not jump around.
Build the shape into your model, don't rely on TurboSmoothing to help you out too much.

Have fun.

[tauntdevil]

Just a few pointers,

Keep polygons regular in size and shape and don't use N-Gons (5 sided polygons).
Try to make the edgeloops flow from vertex to vertex and not jump around.
Build the shape into your model, don't rely on TurboSmoothing to help you out too much.

Have fun.

Thanks for the pointers.
I dont see where i have N-gons though, i try to keep everything with only four sides if i can.
I think i know what you mean about vertex to vertex.

Thanks for the tip about turbosmooth. I just remember the tutorial used turbo smooth so i thought thats what everyone else used

[DaveCox]

We do all use turbo smooth but when we use only with 2 iterations or sometimes just 1.

[tauntdevil]

We do all use turbo smooth but when we use only with 2 iterations or sometimes just 1.

Mine is only at 1 iteration

[tauntdevil]

So... i tried creating a rim the same way i tried making the car model since no one knows a working link for the falken tutorial im looking for.
Here is what i have gotten so far in half an hour.

[P2sta]

not sure how this is gonna work

check for example this tutorial you need to keep the meshflow good to have good result after smoothing

You need to upgrade your Flash Player

[tauntdevil]

Thanks for the video. Will definitly watch it. My model isnt smoothed at all. no turbosmooth or anything. The car is but the rim isnt.