OX ELECTRIC CAFE RACER

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WORKING WITH OX MOTORCYCLES WAS CHALLENGING AND GREAT. I WAS CONTACTED TO HELP RENDER A PRESENTATION OF THEIR UP-COMING E-BIKE. I WAS GIVEN A CAD FILE THAT WAS VERY BASIC, BUT IT GAVE ME THE MEASURES EXACTLY AS I NEED IT TO MODEL 90% OF THE BIKE FROM SCRATCH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION, REAR WHEEL, TIRES (FIRESTONE DELUXE CHAMPION) STYLE, KEEPING THE ESSENCE OF OX WORK AND DESIGN, I WORKED THEIR PROJECT TO THE LETTER, AND AT THE END JUSTA LITTLE OF MY TOUCH WAS ASKED ON THE TANK DESIGN, IT NOT EASY TO KEEP THE EASY PRODUCTION METHOD FOR DESIGN, AVOIDING COMPLEX SHAPE AND EXPENSIVE MOLDS. I HAVE TO SAY I WAS HUMBLE THEY LOVED THE TOUCH I GAVE IT, I RESPECTED THE EXTERNAL VIEW FROM THE SIDE, THAT SHAPE OF THE ORIGINAL TANK THEY HAD, AND FROM THERE I WORK WITH DEPTH AND A SHARP ANGLE CUTS TO GIVE THAT OX TOUCH!.

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I ALWAYS TRY TO WORK THE RENDERS BEING THE BEST AS I CAN INSIDE THE CLIENTS PARAMETERS. EVERY PROJECT I DO IS DIFFERENT. THIS ONE WAS VERY DIFFERENT AND I WANTED MORE NATURAL ILLUMINATION, SO I WORKED WITH A SOFT GREEN AND LIGHT BLUE LIGHTING, EACH AT DIFFERENT SIDES. I WANTED THIS PRODUCT TO LOOK FOCUSED, CLEAN AND WELL BALANCED.

I LOVED THE PREVIEWS I MADE TO OX WITH THE RIMS THEY ASK FOR, SO TO AVOID ANY FULL RENDER FLYING ON THE WEB I WILL JUST MAKE MY POINT WITH JUST SHARING HOW FANTASTIC IT LOOKED. IT GAVE THE BIKE A GREAT FEELING EACH OF THEM.

THE SECOND DISPLAY MADE BY THE OX TEAM WITH CAD, WAS ADDED AT THE LAST MOMENT, THE PROBLEM WITH CAD MODELS IS THEY ARE ACTUALLY MADE TO BE DRILL ON PRODUCTION SO ALMOST ALL BEVELED ANGLES ON THE MESH ARE IMPOSIBLE TO BE USED. IF YOU NEED TO MODIFIED THEM, LIKE WISE ON THE OTHER WAY AROUND SO THIS MAKES ME HAVE TO CLEAN UP THE MESH FROM TRIANGLES OR RE-DO THE PIECE AGAIN. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS WORKING AND HAVING THE WORK DONE AND THEN ASKED TO ADD ELEMENTS THAT REQUIERE A NEW ALPHA CHANNEL, RE- RENDER MORE THAN A FRACTION TO MINIMISE THE DIFFERENCE IN SHADOW AND REFLECTION. PART OF THE JOB!

THIS TIME I MADE THE SEAT WITH A LITTLE LESS FOCUS, AS WHEN I GOT THE CAD SEAT IT WAS SIMPLE BUT IF DURING THE PRODUCTION THE SEAT CHANGE EVEN A LITTLE THAT COULD BE PROBLEMATIC, AND THIS WAY THE SEAT SHOULD AVOID ANY MISTRUST FROM THE CLIENTS, OX AND FOLLOWERS.

I ALSO CHOSED TO USE HALF THE LIGHT ON AT THE FRONT, BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE LESS SYNTHETIC, JUST THE RING LIGHT, AND THE REST OFF TO SHOW A MORE REALISTIC LED BULB. I ALSO WANTED THE MAP NOT AT A HIGH RESOLUTION, THIS WAY IT GAVE A RESULT THAT IS UN-EVEN AT THE EDGE OF THE DETAILS.

THE DISPLAY ITS A PROBLEM, IT GENERATES THE WRONG RESULTS, THE PANEL REFLECTION, THE SIMPLICITY OF THE GLASS. I TOOK THE STEP ON PLAYING WITH THE SHADER NODE AND MAKING EACH ANGLE REFLECT DIFFERENTLY. THE DISPLAYS, AT LEAST THE LOW PROFILE ONES TEND TO GIVE AN OUT PUT THAT TELLS THE QUALITY, BUT I HAVE TO MAKE THE ANGLES TO ALSO SHADOW AT THE CAMERA HORIZON FOCUS.

PART OF THE REALISM IS KNOWING A 3D IS WHAT IT IS, SO WORKING THE FOCUS, THE LIGHT, THE SHADOW AND THE DARKNESS ON THE MODEL HELPS TAKE THE TRICK. MY WORK IS CONFUSING SOMETIMES, I DESIGN AND GIVE A CONCEPT THAT HELPS, I RENDER THAT IDEA IN THE WAY THAT LOOK AS WELL DONE AS POSSIBLE, ENOUGH TO HELP THE PRODUCT BE MORE.

THE BATTERY WAS A GREAT ADD-IN TO THE VIEW, I LIKED OX PLAN. IT WAS HARD AT TIMES BUT I UNDERSTAND THE SECRECY SO I DID MY BEST WITH MY KNOWLEDGE AND JUST SURF THE NET TO FILL THE MAPS, AND TEXTURES EQUIVALENTS TO THE PARTS THAT WENT TO THE FOCUS OF THE CAMERA. THE ANIMATION TOOK ME A WHILE AS THE BIKE BEING A CAFE RACER MUST FIT A GOOD ANGLE AND I DONT WANT TO LOOSE THE FOCUS SO ZOOMING IN AND MAKING THE OPENING OF THE DOORS MATTER.

I DECIDED TO MAKE 2 VERSIONS BUT 3 WERE ASKED IN "NO AUDIO". I WORKED MY WAY UP BY USING DIFFERENT AUDIO APPS ON IOS INCLUDING GARAGE BAND. ALL WITH THE FREE COPYRIGHT USE. SO I CAN MAKE SOUNDS AND THE ON FINAL CUT PRO X TUNE THE SOUNDS TO TRY AND FIT THE SEQUENCES THE BEST WAY. I MADE THIS 2 VERSIONS FINISH ON DIFFERENT SEQUENCE OF AUDIO. I WANTED ALSO TO GO MORE TOUCHY WITH THE FINAL APPROACH ON THE BIKE SO I PLAYED WITH A REFLECTIVE BACKGROUND WALL TO HELP SHOW UP THE BIKE.