Alias Rolls Royce Wraith

[reef]

Ok Don't get excited, I'm a beginner in Alias.

I wanted to start with something simple so I thought yeah the Wraith seems easy, large and clean surfaces.. but I have underestimated it big time.

Please keep in mind that accuracy to the design is not my highest priority for the this project. I'd like to get comfortable with the software first. Apart from the headlight area, I have only been modeling manually using the Nurbs Plane, and extruding edges using the Multi Surface Draft tool.



Another update later tonight/tomorrow. By the time the model is done you will be drowning in screenshots.

 

[BOJA]

Very actractive.... please go on

 

[reef]

Thanks BOJA.



The zebras look nice and horizontal in side/eye level views, however from extreme angles the reflections break . Is it the dip in the curvature comb that's causing it? Is that a good strategy to to model the side of the car?

 

[blackleo]

Try to finish the project,and then you can concentrate on making the the surface cleaner ! And I think the zebra represents the continuity of the surface

 

[helicase]

cool, its awesome to see so many nurbs modelers on this site, i'm excited to see where this is going.

 

[reef]

Damn every time I create a surface I feel like I'm setting up a trap for myself a little further down the line. It's like snooker where the players have to think 10 shots in advance.

I will try to improve the rear again later, I don't have better ideas right now.



Thank you for looking.

 

[helicase]

Damn every time I create a surface I feel like I'm setting up a trap for myself a little further down the line. It's like snooker where the players have to think 10 shots in advance.

I will try to improve the rear again later, I don't have better ideas right now.

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Thank you for looking.

wow you are making some fast progress on it! I <3 Nurbs

 

[BOJA]

Lovely project, I'll wait patiently the part where you build the wheelarches...

 

[J8ight]

Damn every time I create a surface I feel like I'm setting up a trap for myself a little further down the line. It's like snooker where the players have to think 10 shots in advance.

I will try to improve the rear again later, I don't have better ideas right now.

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Thank you for looking.

Hi reef, really nice stuff for a beginning, like helicase said i think you gonna make fast progress with this project. If i can give you an advice ("if you want to think 10 shots in advance" ).. Before to create my curves and create my patchs, i always make a patches layout on a photo (like the photo below). It helps me a lot.

 

[reef]

I bow my head in shame as I show my progress, look at all those spans! Getting there.



You're right blackleo, I should just finish the project and collect my experience points. It was never going to be true to the design or look pretty.

J8ight I wouldn't know how to break up the surfaces to begin with, but I do use that method with poly modeling. I think in time I will be able to understand surfaces better.

Thanks Helicase.

 

[Oscar J]

You bow your head in shame? Don't be like that! You're doing great for a first try!

 

[reef]

I was kind of half joking with that comment, and this is my third car in alias but also the furthest I've progressed with. The first two were done around this time last year, but I dropped it because it was too challenging. A decision I regret and won't be repeating again for sure.

 

[helicase]

Hi reef, really nice stuff for a beginning, like helicase said i think you gonna make fast progress with this project. If i can give you an advice ("if you want to think 10 shots in advance" ).. Before to create my curves and create my patchs, i always make a patches layout on a photo (like the photo below). It helps me a lot.
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I thought i was the only person who did this! Lets just say for me, it never goes to plan lol. Does it usually match your plan J8ight?

 

[reef]

Slow progress. I've been trying to build a decent wheel arch blend for nearly 2 days now, I've tested so many variations but I still can't blend the rear fender to the wheel arch smoothly. There is a little continuity break near the tail light.

 

[J8ight]

I thought i was the only person who did this! Lets just say for me, it never goes to plan lol. Does it usually match your plan J8ight?

Yes it usually works

 

[helicase]

Yes it usually works

Wow!! I'll have to try a little harder then. Thanks!

 

[The Rain Knight]

the way you built your wheel arch on post #10 was not so bad. But use Explicit control when building your squares. Usually you can still get curvature and if you're not getting it you can still tweak the cvs and get it. But yes do not keep surfaces with 20 spans !!
Another advice even if i think you corrected it yet : don't build your roof and rear window with only one surface. Look at the way the hull was not regular at all - you should try to keep cv spacing regular at all times. Even if the result was good you would maybe have some problem later when connecting other surfaces on this one.
keep it up ! nice choice of car, rather easy for nurbs modelling (like boxy range rovers for example) !

 

[reef]

I haven't modeled anything for a week. Being nearly 27 years old and still live at home with the parents can sometimes be depressing and a creativity killer, I couldn't even force myself to open the software. I'm feeling really dispirited these days.
I will force myself to post another update on Monday, promise!

Thank you for the advice Rain Knight, I realized my mistake about the roof rather quickly.. I thought I was being clever that way haha. I will keep it up till the end.