[philmartin]

Work is slow so I started modeling my guitar and hopefully some other equipment.

[caryjames]

Beautiful!!!

Really nice modeling-but a suggestion from a guitar player- and a former Strat owner ..... more winds on the tuning heads!

What mat did you use for your clay renders? It looks really good- I like the darkened areas.... very cool!

[philmartin]

Thanks, caryjames
This Strat has locking tuners, you thread the string, pull tight, tighten the knurled locks (in back of head) and tune-up.
So there isn't much excess wind on the tuners. Modeled in Cinema, no texture just AO.

[philmartin]

[Michael Betke]

great amount of detail at the top handle. Now throw it into Maxwell.

[caryjames]

Thanks Phil- I never had locking tuners before!

I had a '62 reissue strat since I started playing long ago- I sold it a couple of years ago but always loved that guitar!

Now all you need is a cable and an amp

[philmartin]

Thanks Michael Betke and caryjames.

I'm hoping to do an amp and Line 6 floorboard setup.

[macray]

The screw instances in the top handle (tuning heads) should be turned a bit. The first picture shows the screws are aligned exactly the same way. vary it a bit, please!

[Hervé]

ok for the screws.. but this is wrong I think..

the last two look like they are almost outside...

[philmartin]

Thanks macray and hervé, those screwheads should have been slotted,
I got lazy and picked them up from the front, all will b fixed.

[philmartin]

A Couple of Test Renders...

[tom]

Very nice job! But, it's a common mistake adding mild roughness to shiny metal parts. They should be truly specular with normal/bump maps for subtle moderate impurities, not an overall micro roughness. It turns them into plastics having metallic paint.

[philmartin]

Thanks, Tom.

[tom]

Here's a very good example
http://mxmgallery.maxwellrender.com/ran ... e=0&id=170

[Richard]

Very nice job! But, it's a common mistake adding mild roughness to shiny metal parts. They should be truly specular with normal/bump maps for subtle moderate impurities, not an overall micro roughness. It turns them into plastics having metallic paint.

Best advice I've heard for a long time! THANKS Tom!!!

Phil

Awesome job mate! The renders look stunning!! The grain of the timber I can feel it!