Last 3 months besides working on my photocompositions (based on photographs and manipulated on Photoshop) I start creating first 3 models of bridges. After modelling I will add materials and lighting that will make the final rendered piece. Within next few days with some help of architecture visualiser I will render bridges and paste them into real world- photographs and make some final retouching.
I took me several months to find the right book. I bought before 3ds Max 8 Bible (Bible (Wiley)) by Kelly Murdock but it was just to big and it was hard to find useful information.
Finally my basic 3D knowledge I learned from Foundation 3D Max 8 Architectural Visualization by Brian L. Smith.
This book focuses on 3D modelling for architecture and author is explaining how to quick create basic modelling.
I was reading also Essential CG Lighting Techniques with 3Ds Max by Darren Brooker that has great examples of creative using of light. This book showed me the way I want to develop my career but for the moment was to complicated.
Now I started using and combining 3D models with real world.
Here you can see my first 3D modelling without lighting and texturing.I started from this sketch so it is still long way to go…
I want to recreate existing London Waterloo Bridge to be friendlier for walking people by adding restaurant or café bars and galleries.
3DMax first modeling
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July 7, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Hi
Your bridge project is very interesting. I found it while I was researching Links to Yona Friedman. We build the Spatial City of him in Second Life. Avatars live and build in the structure. Perhaps you are interested to be part of?
Then visit “DEsign Island” in SL or IM “Helfe Ihnen” (my AV).
Greetings
Stephan