Potemkin's art

gmd3d · December 4th, 2004, 11:21 AM

OK, hi all I have posted these two new rendering of the Galactica, the first of a series based on the episodes of the TOS, both of these are a WIP and I would like any feed back, good and bad.
What I am working for is atmosphere and feel in the pic, I am not good enough for detail at the moment.

This is one that I have called "Fleet head out" Inspired stuff heh? well it a start

I have been thinking of placing another Battlestar in the back ground at a greater distance??

gmd3d · December 4th, 2004, 11:25 AM

Picture2
A battle image, not entirly happy with this one, but is a start. laser fire is hard
to get right. let me know what you all think

ernie90125 · December 4th, 2004, 04:28 PM

Potemkin....

These are excellent attempts, and I wish you all the best with your work...

I could never do something like this...I acknowledge my own limitations !!!!

Would you mind one piece of critism ? Your basestar isn't right at all, it looks like it is made of Lego...

Excellent work though....

braxiss · December 4th, 2004, 06:29 PM

potemkin,

great work and i to wish you the best. i do have to agree with ernie the basestar is a bit rough. all in all great job and good luck on your future projects

martok2112 · December 5th, 2004, 01:06 AM

Potemkin, my friend...that pic ROCKS! Well done, sir.

Martok2112

gmd3d · December 5th, 2004, 04:06 AM

ernie90125: braxiss: martok2112.

thanks guys, ernie I don't mind any critisms at all, and I agree with you, the basestar is not great, no there, i say it, crap.

But its a start , I really need to get more RAM for my pc before I can progress. It takes hours for the pictures to render. In truespace.. in order for my computer to work, the meshes have to be in wire frame mode, so I am not quite sure what picture look like before it rendered.

and some times my PC runs out of memory

(In RAM that is).
My main intrest is in the Galactica how does it look, does it have a sense of scale
and power.

I am not very good at adding the decals to the vipers or raiders:ie the markings
for the wings. it just does not work for me I not sure what im doing wrong? i need help here.

The Background images are cool too. If you have not checked out Andrews site. you should, it all startrek and the images are fantastic. you can down load meshes from there also.
http://www.startrekaustralia.com/

again thanks, I have more pictures in minded, and i will be starting them in the new year (this is my Busiest time of the year in work) and once i have more RAM.

I am going do a series of pictures chronicling the events in the TOS, so between writing my first fanfic and script, looking into the animation project, and an older project with westy, and rendering. life etc etc I am a very busy.
I WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED

Stevew · December 24th, 2004, 07:36 AM

I think you should add a little anti aliesing to give it a softer look. the meshe was designed with fillets and rounds so it should be no problem. They look very noce so far and I look forward to the next
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gmd3d · December 24th, 2004, 07:50 AM

yes I will do that, thanks Steve

I will be beefing up my PC RAM in the new year (a xmas presant to myself)

to around 700+ may be 1 gig. have to see about cash.

I have a lot to learn

but I will get there.

I also working on some fanfics and I plan on readering picture to complement them, but that for 2005

Stevew · December 24th, 2004, 08:25 AM

You are doing well right now. You can NEVER have enough RAM, I have a gig and a half and I run out

thomas7g · December 24th, 2004, 12:01 PM

That's cause you are like the BORG of mesh details!!!!!

Meeerrry Christmas Steve!!!!

Stevew · December 24th, 2004, 12:04 PM

You know why they don't send donkeys to school?

Back at you Tommy
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gmd3d · December 24th, 2004, 01:48 PM

can anyone help or advise about doing laser fire?? what would be the best way?

thomas7g · December 24th, 2004, 02:38 PM

do you have photoshop?

layers can have a glow effect

gmd3d · December 24th, 2004, 02:44 PM

no I wish I had

I will try and get on sometime next year

KJ · January 6th, 2005, 03:41 PM

Seems i'm the last one to find out but, INCREDIBLE Stuff you've got on display well done Potemkin!

Fantastic stuff! my congratulations to you.

KJ

gmd3d · January 7th, 2005, 12:34 AM

thanks Jason, i have plans for more, but my pc is a bit puny in the RAM department and needs beefing up before I can really get to do the pic I
want.

as they say watch this space in the future, for more galactica art.

KJ · January 7th, 2005, 08:04 AM

Feh, everyone i know is planning to get a new PC this year! or upgrade without letting the highstreet sharks, rip them off.

So yeah, i plan on doing that myself sometime this year too. a new PC with enough RAM to handle some of the software programs i've got but can't use with the PC i have right now?

Video editing programs, DVDROM player etc.

KJ

Spike The Cylon · January 8th, 2005, 11:06 AM

Great work!

gmd3d · January 11th, 2005, 02:47 PM

Hi well just so you know it me, I had my name changed from potemkin to Taranis.

gmd3d · January 11th, 2005, 03:17 PM

have a look at this site , i think you will like what you see.

http://www.lwg3d.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22908

the Galactica with a diffrent look?

Fragmentary · January 11th, 2005, 05:24 PM

Sweet dude!

Any time someone tackles Galactica for their art it's a good thing. Add to that, you're making something different and unique, I have to say its impressive. So what do we have here? Perhaps another Battlestar design, maybe a major refit?

amberstar · January 11th, 2005, 05:37 PM

These are really good potemkin err.......Taranis

(it will take me a little while to get used to the new name

)

I really like the battle scene

gmd3d · January 12th, 2005, 01:00 AM

Thanks amberstar and Frag, the pictures in the link are cool, but not my work wish i could do as good.
don't worry about the name change it will take a while even for me. in fact
when i first signing in today i put in potemkin.
frag where did you get your avatar it looks like apollo in cartoon form????