That’s hot.
The Starship Enterprise fires her port forward phaser bank in this image published on March 12, 2021.
Starship Enterprise
A little closer…
Getting a little closer to the look I’ve been searching for. The pig smells his truffles and is zeroing in on his reward. Other than a slew of lighting adjustments, this update has several minor (and not-so minor) modifications to the model/scene configuration: Adjusted the gamma on the star background to help the foreground blend … [Read more…]
A new image just so Fled Cruz isn’t the headline
Nothing much new here; just didn’t want Flyin’ Ted Cruz as the cover image anymore 😉
Ted Cruz Takes a Stroll
Ted Cruz takes a stroll on the Starship Enterprise
USS Enterprise HDR
This is a first attempt at producing an HDR (high dynamic range) image and then “down-rezzing” it to an RGB color space for viewing on the web. Still looks a bit dark, but I liked the image otherwise so I thought I’d post it since I’ve been absent the past couple of months (work has … [Read more…]
Enhance… enhance…
Enhance… …zoom in and enhance… …enhance… …zoom in and enhance. Yeeeah, I may have gone a bit overboard with the interiors.
And I’m Back!
After a long hiatus for COVID-19 and playing Nurse Chapel for my better half, I’m back at work on this project. Just for a little re-familiarization with LightWave and OctaneRender, I whipped up this test video using my Enterprise model, which I haven’t touched since November 2019. There are some subtle changes in lighting and … [Read more…]
USS Enterprise Initial Modeling Completed
She’s ready to fly! The initial round of modeling on the Starship Enterprise is finished, so this will be the last test video of the model for the foreseeable future. There are a couple of minor tweaks needed that I’ve noted in this video, but nothing significant (some texturing errors on the secondary hull ventral … [Read more…]
Back in the saddle
After a much-needed three weeks off I’m back in the saddle. The model as shown in this image does not include any new features compared to WIP video #121-A from three weeks ago; it’s just a test image that I rendered to reacquaint myself with the Enterprise model and see what’s left to do. Click … [Read more…]
USS Enterprise WIP #121-A
Getting close to the finish line! Today’s work in progress is a test of the warp drive and impulse engine effects. I think the impulse engines are “throbbing” a little too much (as if they were under stress or malfunctioning); I may need to tweak that. I’m also still not quite satisfied with the appearance … [Read more…]