WIP

[Spikeadeliv]

Ambulance for eventual stills and anims, may need help on headlights and indicators

tataa

[leotchest]

Hey there - we both have almost 500 hits + zero response to our pleas for forum assistance. I'm going to break the boycott!
Regarding your ambulance I think it looks good but a tiny bit "toy-like" - though im not sure if that was the intention. Perhaps a different, more varied light source would be good - a good HDRI would certainly help. Some environment reflections would be good, especially on the windows. Treads would be good on the tires. Have you added the headlights ?

[Spikeadeliv]

Thanks leotchest, my sentiments exactly.

Anyway, early stages of project, going to use it in some hospital images I am doing as I was sick and tired of trying to find images of Ambulances for Photoshop work.
I am new to HDRI's and car modelling, so earnestly practicising!

Tread etc will come in time.

Another image in early stages below.

[leotchest]

nice! looking more realistic. what modelling techniques are you using ? bsplines ? Ive never modelled anything other than buildings, so I imagine it would take me ages to build a vehicle. Are you working from blueprints? Back to the ambulance, how did you create the depressions for the headlamps ?

[Spikeadeliv]

We've got to stop meeting like this,

I like yourself only modelled buildings then thru lack of work I started to mess with poly modelling, fantastic tutorial started me.

Using poly with turbosmooth, low poly model to start with and turbosmooth does exactly that, with great results, I usually start off with a cylinder end for the wheel arch or plane and bend, extrude etc to get to the end result.

The headlamps are faces extruded inwards, with a chamfer to 'hold' the shape.