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April 20, 2007
lsgl: "brain beacon" models
by sven at 11:27 pm
Still working on the Intergalactic Distress Beacon.
At last night's Open Studio event, I found this fantastic image of a brain... It occurred to me that maybe the beacon works on telepathic principles -- so I scanned the image and turned it into my bump map.
The texture seems a little more "realistic," I think, if I also use the brain image to modify the color map.
I created a new model. This one has a larger mirror; the legs are smaller; the satellite dishes are even; and there's a rim at the base of the barrel. I also made the brain texture a bit bigger.
The idea of the brain texture seems cool -- but I'm not really convinced it's working out. So I replaced the brain texture with some plain metal textures.
Looking at the geometry with a plain texture on it, I realize I'm not very happy with this model. The "torso" looks too barrel-like to me. It lacks elegance...
All told, I don't think today's models really improved on my previous work. So far, the oriental vase model seems to be my favorite.
posted by sven | April 20, 2007 11:27 PM | comments (1) | categories: let sleeping gods lie
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i like the "legs" on this version, though. i like how it echoes the form of the elder ones without being a copy of them. not sure how i feel about the brain texture, though.
Posted by: gl. at April 21, 2007 12:53 AM