Ratha (Indian Chariot) Project

[Blue Monkey]

Delete temporarily & re-extrude in better position?

 

[Takhisis]

re-extrude from below into original, pre-deformation position. I did the hump so long ago that I don't remember the primitives.

 

[Takhisis]

Note: I did that just for preview purposes, I'm extending the original hump almost into the front curve. With some additional modelling and adequate textures, you can simulate almost anything. Actually, at civ-scale, with just a good UV map you'll probably get there.

 

[Blue Monkey]

I've been keeping my eye out for some textures already.

I'm off to bed now. I won't be on-line 'til tomorrow evening most likely. Look forward to seeing what you accomplish.

 

[Takhisis]

How would a curve like this one feel?



I just stretched the old hump to see what happened, just some weird experiment I tried.
If it's the kind of curve you like say so and I'll try to do a better one.

 

[Blue Monkey]

It's well done. The only suggestion I have would be to have it curve smoothly from the hump towards the front. A j curve if you understand what I mean. Other than that it looks like what I've been imagining. Next time you post screenies could you include a sraight on side shot?

 

[Takhisis]

What the f-? I hope you got my email saying I was away... now I suddenly find the pic is... gone... oh, right, parsing mistake.

So, here we go...

EDIT: ????????????????????????????? The image doesn't show in imageshack either. I'll re-upload it then. Stay tuned.

Let's see this time around...



[reuploaded]
wheeeee! it works!

 

[Blue Monkey]

It's looking good. I'd like to see a shot straight on from the side to get a better look at the flow of the curves.

 

[Takhisis]

Never mind, that attempt's gone now. Maybe something new'll come up tonight if I get something positive .

 

[Takhisis]

Anyway, do you want those side shots rendered in ortho or in normal perspective?

I've smoothed it back to a level ground.




Now, let's cuuurve (might take a couple hours, but by midnight GMT -3 should be done).

Do you want me to curve the front bend as well? Or would you ratha I left it as it is?

 

[Blue Monkey]

Shots like the one on the left are fine for the side views. Ideally I'd like you to continue the curve up from the back then curve down so that the front of the ratha is at the same height it is now.

The next couple of days are going to be crazy for me. Of course I have to have a key meeting with the partners about the transition from internship to paying gig at the same time my bathroom is torn apart. As in bare studs no bath torn apart. At least the commode is in working order. Between the drywall/fiberglass dust and staying out of the workers' way I don't know how often I'll be around the net & my email, or for how long at a time.

 

[Takhisis]

But you will be around tonight... I had to deal with bathroom being torn apart in March, so i know how it is. We had brick dust all over the place.

 

[Blue Monkey]

But you will be around tonight...

maybe, maybe not. I have a friend who does php & we are doing some mutual consulting. May be here, maybe somewhere else. I'll check when I can, no guarantees.

 

[Takhisis]

Left one was just for fun, to test out the quantities. Right one is (left one)^-1



Maybe I should give 'em a stronger curve.

Oh, here's the side view, too:


EDIT: yep, definitely needs a stronger curve.

 

[Blue Monkey]

EDIT: yep, definitely needs a stronger curve.

I agree. The curve of the old hump was about the proper magnitude.

 

[Takhisis]

Dunno why, but I don't like this one:



It's partly because the chattra looks way off-center and partly because the flat front is incongruous with the rest of the chariot which is curvy all over -the hind part, the chattra, the columns, wheels, etc. and you get something flat as a board up front. Must fix it somehow...

 

[Blue Monkey]

go back and look at this image. The placement & degree of upward curve is about right there. You can curve toward the front sooner & in a more relaxed way - leaving more of the front at its present height. Curve down & out smoothly toward the front - like a roller coaster coming to a rest.

Spoiler :

 

[Takhisis]

Hmm. I'll try to peak the curve at the pillars' position and smoothly let it roll downwards, like a hill.

 

[Blue Monkey]

I think if you peak it just slightly forward of the pillars it will look right. The version in the post I linked back to is really really close.

 

[Takhisis]

Needs subdividin' then. Every vertex is .25 from the next, that's too large. Should halve it a couple times, into 4-8 fractions...