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Title: Catamaran sailing ship
Post by: Daniel_13 on April 22, 2008, 20:13:17

Hello!
Here's my first model with Lightwave, i could make the hull ;D, but i can't make the inside of the ship, the rudders, the motor, the pole and the glass to see-trough if someone can tell me i'll thank it very much! :)
Please comment!

Title: Re: Catamaran sailing ship
Post by: Shipaddict on April 24, 2008, 18:16:22

Hi,

Congrats! Looks very nice model :)

I'd like to see that in the game one day ;D

SA

Title: Re: Catamaran sailing ship
Post by: Daniel_13 on April 25, 2008, 20:21:52

Hello!
Thanks, during time i could make the pole and rudders ;D:
Please comm.

Title: Re: Catamaran sailing ship
Post by: JHB on April 25, 2008, 21:21:02

The hull looks hard-shaped and not smooth. I would work harder on that if I was you. It's a very simple low-polygon model right now but it probably don't have to be that low ;)

Title: Re: Catamaran sailing ship
Post by: Daniel_13 on April 25, 2008, 21:55:36

I would make better, but I don't know how :-\ Please someone tell me how can I make better polygon and better smooth here, MSN or e-mail...
I worked on the motor, here's the achievement:

Title: Re: Catamaran sailing ship
Post by: Third Mate on April 25, 2008, 23:48:44

I may not know how exact because i have never used that program before but however i have noticed that your ship contains just blue and yellow, so here's a tip try to add different color to the ship to different parts of the ship e.g start off with making the ship white and then adding different colors to it i.e water line-redish kind of a crimson red, maybe add some algae to it around the water indicating it has been in the water for so long.One main important thing is to have a picture of the model you are going to make to so you can follow up that model like the one below, its quite nice to make,just take your time.Se if it will give you an idea, on the link below you should find pretty much everything you need  to know about this particular catamaran.

http://images.google.co.nz/imgres?imgurl=http://www.pedigreecats.com/3ID/23-2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pedigreecats.com/&h=328&w=640&sz=39&hl=en&start=147&um=1&tbnid=NRyUib6Q8SzvKM:&tbnh=70&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcatamaran%26start%3D140%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

Title: Re: Catamaran sailing ship
Post by: Daniel_13 on April 26, 2008, 06:20:03

Thanks for that link a lot of ideas in it! ;)
What program you recommend?

Title: Re: Catamaran sailing ship
Post by: Third Mate on April 26, 2008, 11:40:43

Quote from: Daniel_13 on April 26, 2008, 06:20:03

Thanks for that link a lot of ideas in it! ;)
What program you recommend?

Hehehe looks like someone has done their homework :), I would personally recommend 3dmax, and if its good enough VSTEP might even add it into either Ship Simulator 2008 or the new Ship Simulator 2009 which is coming out  sometime in 2009 obviously :D. See how you go, take your time and player around who knows if you are keen enough you may end up with a masterpiece :o ;). 

Title: Re: Catamaran sailing ship
Post by: Daniel_13 on April 26, 2008, 14:48:21

I've got it but it's very difficult...