Ghost City: Parody - City 7

[Parody]

I received the email regarding the competition and decided that I might try my hand at 3d again. This seemed like the perfect competition for me as I've always wanted inspiration similar to this. I have yet to start my work in 3d, but I'm compiling some ideas for the piece. I found this image of New York and decided it was the perfect aspect for my entry. It provides a close enough view of the road and the bridge, yet also gives the perfect view of the city in a larger aspect. I'm going to set the image in the future as it’s the only way I can show how I can invent and change this scene and therefore have a chance at winning :)

[gunn]

Sounds like a very kool idea... Seems as though you are trying to achieve the same scope in your image as many of the other competitors... Sum-what to a greater level.
Looking forward to see the progress!!

[Parody]

After having considered this viewpoint I have decided to reduce the scale of the image, focusing mainly on the highway, but trying to include the buildings directly behind it. The scale of the whole perspective I was trying to achieve is too great and I lack the time required to complete something so huge. I'm working on it right now and I hope to have something uploaded soon

[Burningmonkey]

Looks nice and renderd.

[smiljan666]

Good luck.

[Parody]

Here is a basic outline of what I hope to do. THIS IS A BASIC VIEW. Hopefully it is no where near the quality I hope to achieve. The character near to the barrel is my first real attempt at a person, I know it's terrible, but hopefully good texturing and a bit of refining will make it look 'better'.

More soon!

[Parody]

This is my work as of now. Remember that quality is in the detail and this scene is yet to contain any. Textures also play a big part in quality and I'll be starting that soon, I tend to change my scenes after I've started texturing so it's not a good idea to save that until the end. Everyone else's entries are coming along a lot faster than mine, but we still have 49 days to go I'm meant to be revising for my mock GCSEs this week so progress might be slow, it depends on whether or not I can stand studying all day.

[Parody]

This is the latest update of my work, I think the shadows really add something to it. I completely changed the idea for the building on the right, I couldn't make the previous one detailed enough because to be honest I didn't have any idea what to put in it. Although this one poses its own problem, I can't think of a decent idea for the sculpture in the center of it. Bearing in mind that this scene is before I go at it with a sledgehammer and make everything post-apocaliptic it really doesn't matter, just something better than what I have at the moment please. I know some of the windows in the building on the left are hovering in mid-air, I'm saving them for later. I need to work on the water effect, which although gives the impression of what it is, doesn't really present much quality. Also, I can't think of a good way of shattering glass, in some cases it is going to be smashed and in others just cracked, any ideas? I'm using 3ds. Good luck to everyone else!

[<Lions>]

Like the structural staging of your scene. Your modeling look great...good to see a wireframe as I'm still learning how your assemble buildings. Can't wait to see more

[Parody]

This is my last image, not because it is finished, but because I have no time to finish it. I have excuses but they are irrelevant. All the other entries look really good and I have no idea who will win. I hope I'll have time to complete a competition soon. I did have a brand new idea because I'd lost all my inspiration for this one.

[<Lions>]

A really like your idea. I'm also stuck for time but I'll try to make the most of what's left. Your setting is one of those unusual inbetween spaces you find in cities where the infrastructure carves it's way through the cityblocks. I hope you can take it further before the finish. Anyway, really enjoyed your work. All the best.

[Del Ivered]

Interesting. Nice piece, hope you will finish it :) And the worst thing is that there is always something important to do elsewhere... I hate it too, everyone does I think...