Reply With QuoteGoodwood, true... there's plenty of (Japanese) books with Shinden's on the cover, this is the first ever with a Ki-98!
Lieuwe, also true... 3D can be a steep learning curve!
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I think I'd also have to take into account that learning curve needed to go from the 2d to 3d. Would take me a long time to be effective on the level i am on now!
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Goodwood, true... there's plenty of (Japanese) books with Shinden's on the cover, this is the first ever with a Ki-98!
Lieuwe, also true... 3D can be a steep learning curve!
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I have to agree with the steep learning curve. I have been messing with a 3d program for a couple weeks now. Its like 1st grade all over again.
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How long did it take you to learn to draw profiles ?Might take you as long!
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Hmmm... in my case, I am not sure but it can't have been too long as I had deadlines to meet!Originally Posted by Supah
How long did it take you to learn to draw profiles ?
Having not done any 2D profile before apart from the attached low-res F-86 profile below, I took a bit of a risk in accepting a commission for 20+ profiles for this Japanese book. Sure enough I was never going to make it in time, so I engaged Kelcey's help and he did an absolute stunning job on the profiles I fowarded on to him - sacrificing some sleep and sanity in the process!Thanks again Kelcey, couldn't have done it without you!
I logged all my hours though and the first profile I did took 35 hours. Since it was accepted for publication, I guess you could say it took me 35 hours to learn how to do 2D profiles!But of course I wasn't new to Photoshop as I have spent a decade doing textures for both high and low-poly 3D vehicles.
As for 3D, you'd be surprised what a bit of dedication and a few good tutorials could produce in a few weeks time. In my view, if you have artistic skills they transfer relatively easily from paint to Photoshop to 3D software to photography to... heck... clay!
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You're special
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A bit like...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqosS6DBwhA
Last edited by Skyraider3D; 21st July 2009 at 23:27.
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The quality difference between 2D and 3D profiles is why my work will remain a trifling hobby forever.
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Really great work Skyraider. That closeup of the Ki-98 looks almost like the real thing.
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Bloody hell m8, if that was your first profile...blimey...
I'm at a loss...
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