Detailed city project - Page 4

Pingyao · #1 Posted **Jun 20, 2011, 6:28 PM**

thnx, Oh how I'd love to have that job! Right I have actually begun work on block number 3 this will be between 5th-6th st and Wiltshire-Somerset Av. However I've no renders to post yet, so here's a pic of a bus. Thanks to http://www.dmi-3d.net/ for all the vehicles in the city. I have bastardised the bus slightly with my own ads and company name - Metrobuz. More soon.

Flamesrule · #2 Posted **Apr 10, 2011, 12:03 AM**

Wow, this is very impressive!

searstower17 · #3 Posted **Apr 16, 2011, 5:14 AM**

Wow! this must take you hours on end to get this much detail! I think I would die if I did this

djlx2 · #4 Posted **Apr 16, 2011, 5:31 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by searstower17

Wow! this must take you hours on end to get this much detail! I think I would die if I did this

I am sure there were reasons to feel this way.

Pingyao · #5 Posted **Apr 16, 2011, 9:06 AM**

Thanks Sears, yep it takes time, but I'm getting quicker gradually.

I have made some standardised components for the roof, which can be copied to speed up the workflow. The watertowers are obviously NYC inspired. The aircon plant are a mixture of industrial sized units down to household products.

Foun10Head-X · #6 Posted **Apr 16, 2011, 10:22 PM**

Looking good there, Pingyao

Tower X · #7 Posted **Apr 19, 2011, 8:11 AM**

amazing work!

photoLith · #8 Posted **Apr 26, 2011, 5:24 AM**

Jesus freakin Christ! This is amazing, you are a sketchup God. You should go to work making components to SimCity if they ever come out with another one.

Tolbert · #9 Posted **May 5, 2011, 6:47 PM**

This is just epic....... !!!

I would love to have youre texturing skills

Pingyao · #10 Posted **May 5, 2011, 7:08 PM**

Thanks Tolbert, well believe me texturing comes with practice. The most important thing is good quality textures.

Innsertnamehere · #11 Posted **May 5, 2011, 11:46 PM**

it seems like the road is too angled, as though it is on a curve on a highway. make it so it is about 1 degree off of flat.

Pingyao · #12 Posted **May 6, 2011, 6:53 PM**

It is quite angled, but that's the effect I want to get - quite steep cambers.

Flamesrule · #13 Posted **May 7, 2011, 1:35 AM**

Great details!

Pingyao · #14 Posted **May 17, 2011, 6:54 PM**

Here in the UK and rest of Europe, also I think Australia and possibly Asia we have ground floor, 1st, 2nd etc, so our 1st floor is actually your 2nd floor...the plan will be predominently highrise and midrise from now on.

guyFROMtheBURGH · #15 Posted **May 17, 2011, 7:18 PM**

Oh, that makes some sense

Going back to your post 68, the building with the white arches over the windows is so neat! It's nice to have people who still like these buildings

Looking at your sketches, I really hope you do more with the 1930's era skyscraper concept

So much potential!

NYCLuver · #16 Posted **May 18, 2011, 7:15 PM**

Love it!

Pingyao · #17 Posted **May 20, 2011, 2:35 PM**

Thanks NYCluver. Work continues along 4th st, there is more low rise storefronts plus the 4th Street firestation.

This block is pretty much complete. So I need to turn my attention on the block the other side of Wiltshire Av, where that original highrise residential was placed. If I can get 2 blocks complete by end of next week I'll be happy.

I've been thinking of a name for the city and I've settled on Pinghattan! Anyway it does need a name as certain adverts/signage will show this.

[SP]Neo · #18 Posted **May 21, 2011, 9:27 PM**

you're right. this forum is almost dead. but you'll keep it alive :-P
your work is amazing. keep it up.

Lecom · #19 Posted **May 22, 2011, 5:34 PM**

Wow. These are fantastic. I'm very impressed. Keep up the good work. I especially love the amazing gritty detail on every wall. I guess it would be cool if you extended the same level of detail to sidewalks, with occasional cracks, manholes, gum spots, plumbing markings in paint, etc, but I'm just being picky.

Pingyao · #20 Posted **May 23, 2011, 8:38 AM**

Thanks very much guys, comments always appreciated. 'Lecom' I did begin to add manhole covers to this blocks sidewalks, however it is just so labour intensive positioning them and such a vast amount of detail that could be added, I just don't have the patience. It is something that I can add in post prodction, namely in photoshop, so its good to bare these kinds of details. in mind.

A minor update, although this block is now officially complete. Render showing the completed block, the highrise building on the right is on block 2, partly complete and the next stage.

I've also been thinking more about the post production work and how I can achieve better results in photoshop. At the moment most of these renders are 'work in progress' views, I really want to try and create some proper artistic quality visuals with atmosphere as well as detail. I think I'll probably need to build a bit more of the city before I can get to that stager though.

A few bonus pics, showing some of the facades on Block 1