The Patio

Blender 3D

Finally got around to modelling the carriage lamps for by the door.

The AquaScooter

I decided to have a go at modelling something in Carrara using the vertex modeler, as a change from the spline modeler, which I usually use. I started with a cube with subdivision surfaces and just kept extruding bits then pulling and prodding things around. Eventually I finished up with “The AquaScooter”. There are some more views of it in the Carrara gallery, which I also added today. I used Serif DrawPlus 6 to create the images for the logos.

Sheer Indulgence

How about a solid gold camera with soft leather trim? A few years ago, I found a tutorial for modelling a camera in Hexagon 3D. I did the tutorial and saved the model. Today I decided to pull the model into Carrara Pro 8.5, where I made a few modifications, added some bits, created shading domains and applied textures. The above picture is the result. Oh, and if you need to ask the price, then you can’t afford it.

But Dad, it’s a Pool Party

Carrara Pro 8.5, Poser Pro 2012I created this as a quick test of using Poser and DAZ3D figures in Carrara. It works well, I am very pleased with the result. It will make populating images a lot easier.

The Advantages of Vector Art

The thing that I love about working with Expression, is that because it is a vector based program, it is possible to export at any resolution required

Crop from original drawing

This means that the same drawing can be used for a postcard or a poster. Here is a small crop from the original (see previous post), exported at a higher resolution. You can’t do that with Photoshop.

Toadstool Houses Revamp

Though I was quite pleased with the result I got from DrawPlus in the last post, I still think that I prefer Creature House Expression. So I decided to update the original drawing and this is the result.   Even though this program is no longer being supported it is still my number one drawing app. There is just nothing to beat the “Skeletal Stroke System” that this app uses. Even the Microsoft version isn’t as good, as they dropped out a lot of the features that I use all of the time.

Toadstool Houses

Toadstool Houses – Copyright May 2015 – Alan T Horwell

I decided to experiment some more with Serif DrawPlus X6 by recreating a drawing that I originally drew using Creature House Expression. I have added a few more details to this one. I am really impressed with this drawing program, especially considering that it is two versions behind the current one, and it only cost me $14.95

 

School Building

Mill Lane Junior School – Serif DrawPlus X6

I got an email from Serif the other day and they had great specials on previous versions of their software. I picked up DrawPlus X6 for $14.95. I also bought the “DrawPlus X6 Resource Guide“, which had some great tutorials, covering many of the features of the program. Anyway this is my first solo effort with my new drawing package. I am really pleased with the app at such a bargain price.

Toadstool House

Toadstool House – Copyright May 2015 – Alan T Horwell

Carrara 8.5 Pro – Except for the figure, which is an imported Poser model, all modeled in Carrara, with Carrara trees in the background and a photo of my back paddock behind those.

Cottage Hideaway

Cottage Hideaway – Copyright May 2015 – Alan T Horwell

Carrara 8.5 Pro – A little place in the country. Apart from the fence (modified cubes) and the vegetation, most of the modelling was done with the spline modeler.This is one of my favourite modeling tools which I used years ago in Ray Dream Studio, and even earlier in a cut down version of RDS that was included with CorelDraw (version 8 I think). Once you use a tool a lot and you think about how to model something, your brain starts to show you the profiles that you will need to build the model. Well, mine does anyway.