PROJECT BASED ON THE
MERCEDES-BENZ
300SL GULL-WING (1954)
THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF A 3D MODEL OF A VEHICLE OF THE GERMAN TRADEMARK MERCEDES BENZ; SPECIFICALLY KNOWN AS THE 1954 300 SL GULLWING.
THIS PROJECT IS NOT SPONSORED BY THE BRAND AND IS COMPLETELY A PERSONAL PRACTICE OF THE USE OF THE POLYGONAL MODELING SOFTWARE.
THIS POLYGONAL MODEL WAS MADE IN ITS ENTIRETY BY ME AND WAS COMPLETELY MADE WITH THE SOFTWARE FROM AUTO-DESK, ALIAS SUBDIVISION.
SUBDIVISION POLYGONAL MODELLING
• THIS PERSONAL PROJECT WAS MADE USING JUST IMAGES AS REFERENCES FOR BUILDING ELEMENTS AND DETAILS FROM THE CAR. FOR THE MAIN VOLUME A BLUEPRINT WAS USED. THIS POLYGONAL SUBDIVISION MODEL IS ACCURATE FROM THE REAL CAR.
• AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE NEXT IMAGES, MOST OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE CAR WERE MADE WITH ALIAS SUB-D. THE MAIN VOLUME AND THE MAIN DETAILS THAT SHAPE AND GIVE THE CAR ITS UNIQUE DESIGN, WERE MADE WITH POLYGONAL MODELLING.
• EVEN THE SMALLEST DETAILS WERE MADE IN SUB-D, BECAUSE OF THE PRECISION, QUALITY AND TIME, THIS POLYGONAL MODELLING GIVES TO THE USER.
• DETAILS, LIKE THE RIMS AND PARTS OF THE “FAKE” INTERIOR. WERE MADE WITH NURBS. ALSO LOGOS AND BADGES WERE MADE THIS WAY. BECAUSE OF THE MORE PRECISE WORK NEEDED TO BUILD THEM.
• DETAILS, LIKE THE RIMS AND PARTS OF THE “FAKE” INTERIOR. WERE MADE WITH NURBS. ALSO LOGOS AND BADGES WERE MADE THIS WAY. BECAUSE OF THE MORE PRECISE WORK NEEDED TO BUILD THEM.
PATCH LAYOUT & SURFACE ANALYSIS
• FINAL WIRE-FRAME & COMPLETE RADS AND DETAILS.
• PERFECTING REFLECTIONS & TWEAKING SURFACE FLOW.
SURFACE EVALUATION
• SMOOTH FLOWING AND UNIFORM REFLECTIONS ON THE SURFACES.
• MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC SHARERS WERE USED TO ANALYSE THE SURFACE TREATMENT.
"ZEBRA" DIAGNOSTIC SHADER
ORTHOGONAL VIEWS (SHOWROOM DIAGNOSTIC SHADER)
FINAL MODEL
• FULL ALIAS MODEL AND DETAILS ANALYSIS.
• SHADE-SKY DIAGNOSTIC SHADER WAS USED TO ANALYSE THE SURFACE TREATMENT.
FINAL MODEL DETAILS (SHADE-SKY DIAGNOSTIC SHADER)
FINAL ALIAS MODEL
• FINAL MODEL RENDERING PREPARATION & MATERIAL PRE-VISUALIZATION.
• EVALUATION OF REFLECTIONS UNDER AN ENVIRONMENT.
FINAL ALIAS MODEL DETAILS (SHADE-SKY DIAGNOSTIC SHADER)
