Topic: Heart of Kahless texture work..... (Read 4811 times)

Raven Night · « **on:** March 06, 2006, 09:24:14 am »

Ok, here are some shots of my texture work sofar on the HOK. Remember, this is the aft sep ship on the Qonos 1...there is only one like it, unlike the Q1 (Conqueror) and the Blade of Kahless (Warhammer) which have less dressed up vessels as mainline ships.

The most notable feature of this ship is that it has a small fighter bay, unlike most ships in it's class, and has impressive firepower for it's size. This vessel is the personal courier for the Emporer himself (Kahless does not use transporters), so it has to be powerful. The ship is actually smaller than a Neghvar, but more powerful, quicker and better armored. If it were a Fed ship, it would be the Sov in other words....one of the most advanced ships in the fleet. Far too expensive for mainline production, however...

Note the odes to the old Q1 (D-7 from Undiscovered Country)...the gold accents are the key, as well as the wash of red panels...all of the Q1 ships will fill this scheme, making them look quite colorful and unique for Klingon ships.

I tried to keep it more modern however, so in comes the panelling that resembles the Vorcha and Neghvar. I am trying for a mix of both.

Let me know what you think...and if you like the detail on the cannons.

wulf111 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 06, 2006, 10:03:59 am »

you sure that is a GC model and not a plastic one it looks so damn professional i cant tell the difference .... excellent job i am really looking forward to seeing all the components together on these ships and if you keep up with this quality of work you should be getting calls from the pros asking your advice

Raven Night · « **Reply #2 on:** March 06, 2006, 11:29:54 am »

Yea, I dont want the red to be too stark, I think I need to darken it and then wash it out more.

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2006, 11:36:49 am »

Amazing, simply amazing

-MP

Starforce2 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2006, 12:58:51 pm »

you need to make a nerghvar and vorcha while yur at it...lol

Star Dragon · « **Reply #5 on:** March 06, 2006, 05:41:38 pm »

Darn, he already mentioned the pink. Well it is the "Heart of Khaless"... (pink is healthy right?)

Another fine birdie!
How do you get that molded plastic look? Is it from 3ds max?
I like the guns a lot! How many are on the bow though? In the first pic it looks like 2 but in the wide shot it looks like 4 unless that is shadow. (I am going more than a little blind till I can get surgery).

Good to see you back in action!

Fedman NCC-3758 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 06, 2006, 06:46:23 pm »

Quote from: ModelsPlease on March 06, 2006, 11:36:49 am

Amazing, simply amazing

-MP

I'll second that!

Great work!

Grim Reaper · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2006, 08:40:34 am »

dude thats awsome! You (and WZ) are making me want to brush of the dust on my SFCIII install.

Raven Night · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:52:03 am »

Hehe, thanks for the comments guys. I need the feedback.

Ok, darkened the red a bit, washed it out, and added some further gold accents. note the gold piping along the neck...does it look like it works? I am using the Q1 from undiscovered country of course as a reference.

wulf111 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2006, 12:09:40 pm »

i like it i think the gold accent works very well

Tus-XC · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2006, 01:24:02 pm »

i would make the red personally one of the shades in the O of FW outlance sig (the small one)

Raven Night · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2006, 09:50:12 pm »

I understand what you guys are saying, but if I use that really bright red color it looks like the panels are lit up. I have darkened it down pretty good, but the color has to be washed out and worn. Let me know if this looks dark enough.

Tus-XC · « **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2006, 11:31:31 pm »

one suggestion would be leave the dark color, and instead use the airbrush and brush burn marks, or use quck mask to make the edges of the paint look chipped, washing it out however doesn't (to me) give an aged look. However this is an improvment over the other red

Raven Night · « **Reply #13 on:** March 08, 2006, 03:42:50 pm »

I could try that. I have the latest pic of my progress, I added a grill strip on the raised deck upper rear wing, as well as redid the vents inboard on the wings. I also added more red panelling on the edge of the wing, and further enhanced the panels. Finally, I redid the neck edge armor plates, bringing them back in to the edge of the neck, and instead created a texture to emulate the gold panels along the neck, although i may have to fix the shadows to the back to emulate the pattern on the rest of the ship. Let me know what you think sofar.

Raven Night · « **Reply #14 on:** March 08, 2006, 03:49:02 pm »

By the way, I think im going to change the panel on the wing rise to fit on the outside of the rise instead of the inside, a closer match to the setup on the Neg.

CaptainTombs · « **Reply #15 on:** March 08, 2006, 08:38:33 pm »

man loving this new Klingon ship tis like the next step as the sovereign was to the galaxy this is to the negh var, totally awesome raven night

Grim Reaper · « **Reply #16 on:** March 09, 2006, 10:23:06 am »

can find nothing wrong with it

ModelsPlease · « **Reply #17 on:** March 09, 2006, 04:28:30 pm »

It's beautiful

Raven Night · « **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2006, 05:11:42 pm »

Thanks guys, here are the latest shots.......

Fedman NCC-3758 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 11, 2006, 05:22:01 pm »

What's the poly count?

Looks great!

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