Re: RAIL ASIA [1.11.12] QUENCHED

[isaiah40]

Looking better, on the flip side you have this:

which makes it look like the roof is going up, or the wall is going down depending on how you look at it.

[cairnswk]

Yes. Now if you just do the shading on the rest of the legend it'll look great.

OK, i can identify only a couple of places where shading is needed, so what areas are you referring to natty that you think need doing?

[natty dread]

Ok: The windows where you have the bonus numbers - these could use some depth.

The curved thing behind the title text could use similar shading as the towers.

Then the people, the small 3-wheel vehicles, umbrellas etc. These all look kinda like they could use some attention - they seem a bit simplistic.

The train in the background could use a bit of a shine to it.

[cairnswk]

Version 20. Just bumping the map...below

[cairnswk]

In order to get the perspective correct, i modelled the station in AC3D and then imposed the 3D model into the image in order get the lines correct.

The image above has been changed to a .png and updated thus far...
I haven't finished the update yet, as there are still some more things to do, but will continue tomorrow after my eyes have recovered.

[ender516]

Is the front of the arch on the roof flat or curved out toward the viewer? Just looking at the B&W model, it looks flat, but with the supports in place in the original image, it appears to curve, probably because the supports appear closer together at the sides than they are at the centre of the arch.

[cairnswk]

Is the front of the arch on the roof flat or curved out toward the viewer? Just looking at the B&W model, it looks flat, but with the supports in place in the original image, it appears to curve, probably because the supports appear closer together at the sides than they are at the centre of the arch.

ender516, the supports of the arch in the image are centered under those lines that segment together the arch.
in the model, the black area is the under the roof part that is kinda obscured by the RAIL ASIA text.
I can asure you that having taken a whole day to get this correct, and i did tech drawing in earlier years, that the perspective is correct to the center of image. the whole model has a vanishing point centered on x line at the base of the footpath just under the green plaque next to the indonesian window.

[cairnswk]

Version 20...almost complete...except for a couple more people....but the station museum should be now complete.

[cairnswk]

Version 21- small


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[cairnswk]

* Added some more people - a couple of beggars on steps
* centered the title
* treated the chinese train
* flatness rtemoved from the fruit buckets
* flatness removed from the umbrellas

I don't think i want to add anymore otherwise it becomes too cluttered.

[natty dread]

Nice. Maybe you could add some shading to the motor vehicles? They seem a bit flat.

[cairnswk]

Nice. Maybe you could add some shading to the motor vehicles? They seem a bit flat.

natty, f5 and those images should be fixed above.

[natty dread]

Ok, it looks like you added a shadow on the ground, which is good... maybe you could add some slight gradient to the surfaces of them as well? You know, to make them look a bit less like cardboard cutouts...

Another thing... The Stanz? Why the z? Shouldn't it be The Stans?

[cairnswk]

Ok, it looks like you added a shadow on the ground, which is good... maybe you could add some slight gradient to the surfaces of them as well? You know, to make them look a bit less like cardboard cutouts...

Not sure what you mean there.

Another thing... The Stanz? Why the z? Shouldn't it be The Stans?

Because most of those countries have z in their names, not s...creativity.

[natty dread]

Because most of those countries have z in their names, not s...creativity.

On the other hand, it reminds me of the kind of marketing tactics, where clueless middle-aged people impotently try to add "youth appeal" to their products by making them "totally radical"... bratz dolls are a good example.

I was mainly wondering if there was an actual rail line somewhere called "The Stanz", or something... but if that's not the case, I'd much prefer it to be spelled with a s.

Not sure what you mean there.

Well, the kind of gradient shading you have on the towers to make them look round... you could add some of that on the cars, to make them less flat.