Sketchbook Mik

mik · 29-06-2009, 04:13 PM

Hi Folks,

i decided to have a sketchbook here, in hope to get some feedback and to get a lot of helpful information :-)
i'm kind of new to the game scene, thats why i have mostly renders right now. i want to get into the unreal engine soon, but i can't really get something to work there. lets see

anyway i just uploaded a few things i was doing lately, and will post sometime new wips, and things.

have fun, mik

mik · 29-06-2009, 04:28 PM

a Mitsubishi Evo

and a current WIP

beartraps · 29-06-2009, 06:56 PM

Pretty nice stuff man, I like the exterior, especially the handrails. Im curious tho.. is it supposed to be a sidewalk and street? If so the scaling of the bridge seems a little small, like too low. At first glance it looks like a river in Venice, in which case the bridge would make sense since small boats would pass under it.

Im not so hot on the elephant but everything else looks good. Keep it up!

mik · 30-06-2009, 02:22 AM

thanks for your reply dieone

well yeah the elephant, hehe you're right about it, i was trying to get something organic as i really suck at modeling characters or animals.

i want to start texturing the venice scene soon, lets see how that works out. about the scaling you're right too, it looks pretty low. have to double check that one again. also i'm thinking of modeling some more detail into it, like some small stone tiling in that street in front of the camera.

thanks

Shatter · 02-07-2009, 09:08 PM

Take it into Zbrush and give it some abs

You could still do something interesting with the textures

CYoung · 02-07-2009, 10:33 PM

Environments looks very clean and well thought out. Only suggestion is giving that arch on the left more edges. Looks too rough when compared to the rest of the scene.

zipel · 03-07-2009, 02:11 PM

Nice work, i especially like the exterior scene, you should only adjust the smoothing groups on the inner side of the arc(beside what CYoung said). Was the exterior your design or reference? Or a mix

mik · 03-07-2009, 06:29 PM

thanks for your kind comments guys

yeah you're both right with the arc, it looks really a bit too edgy, and i will change that.
With the design, i mostly took the reference from a picture, and added some own stuff too.

and for the elefefant i don't know if some zbrush will help this little fellow

i somehow liked him as a sweet small elephant

cheers and thanks for the comments
mik

mach1723 · 03-07-2009, 06:37 PM

I like it, cant crit on much, but one question? How, do you start with environments like that, and where do you find your references(if any) for the architecture?
EDIT:
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Just saw this post

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Originally Posted by mik

thanks for your kind comments guys

yeah you're both right with the arc, it looks really a bit too edgy, and i will change that.
With the design, i mostly took the reference from a picture, and added some own stuff too.

and for the elefefant i don't know if some zbrush will help this little fellow

i somehow liked him as a sweet small elephant

cheers and thanks for the comments
mik

Well still "where do you find your references for the architecture?"

mik · 03-07-2009, 07:01 PM

I did a bit of research on google and wikipedia about italian style architecture, also i just looked for pictures of rome, venice and stuff like that. How they build stuff, as its style is very unique in my opinion. i found this picture on flickr.com which is i took as a reference for my environment.

cheers,
mik

29-06-2009, 04:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
mik New Member 13 - 2	Sketchbook Mik Hi Folks, i decided to have a sketchbook here, in hope to get some feedback and to get a lot of helpful information :-) i'm kind of new to the game scene, thats why i have mostly renders right now. i want to get into the unreal engine soon, but i can't really get something to work there. lets see anyway i just uploaded a few things i was doing lately, and will post sometime new wips, and things. have fun, mik Last edited by mik; 29-06-2009 at 04:42 PM.

30-06-2009, 02:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
mik New Member 13 - 2	thanks for your reply dieone well yeah the elephant, hehe you're right about it, i was trying to get something organic as i really suck at modeling characters or animals. i want to start texturing the venice scene soon, lets see how that works out. about the scaling you're right too, it looks pretty low. have to double check that one again. also i'm thinking of modeling some more detail into it, like some small stone tiling in that street in front of the camera. thanks Last edited by mik; 30-06-2009 at 02:25 AM.

02-07-2009, 10:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
CYoung Senior Member 217 - 48	Environments looks very clean and well thought out. Only suggestion is giving that arch on the left more edges. Looks too rough when compared to the rest of the scene. __________________ Christopher Young Darkest Hour Modification 2D/3D Artist

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29-06-2009, 04:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
mik New Member 13 - 2	a Mitsubishi Evo and a current WIP

29-06-2009, 06:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
beartraps Senior Member 277 - 46	Pretty nice stuff man, I like the exterior, especially the handrails. Im curious tho.. is it supposed to be a sidewalk and street? If so the scaling of the bridge seems a little small, like too low. At first glance it looks like a river in Venice, in which case the bridge would make sense since small boats would pass under it. Im not so hot on the elephant but everything else looks good. Keep it up!

02-07-2009, 09:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Shatter Frequenter 107 - 11	Take it into Zbrush and give it some abs You could still do something interesting with the textures

03-07-2009, 02:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
zipel Amateur Artist 69 - 6	Nice work, i especially like the exterior scene, you should only adjust the smoothing groups on the inner side of the arc(beside what CYoung said). Was the exterior your design or reference? Or a mix

03-07-2009, 06:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
mik New Member 13 - 2	thanks for your kind comments guys yeah you're both right with the arc, it looks really a bit too edgy, and i will change that. With the design, i mostly took the reference from a picture, and added some own stuff too. and for the elefefant i don't know if some zbrush will help this little fellow i somehow liked him as a sweet small elephant cheers and thanks for the comments mik

03-07-2009, 07:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
mik New Member 13 - 2	I did a bit of research on google and wikipedia about italian style architecture, also i just looked for pictures of rome, venice and stuff like that. How they build stuff, as its style is very unique in my opinion. i found this picture on flickr.com which is i took as a reference for my environment. cheers, mik