TECH CANNON (Read the Captions and descriptions and stuff)

I started off by looking at any kinds of cannons and turrets that have the word laser, tesla or lightning in them. None of the pictures i found really had anything similar to what i was thinking of.

After messing around with quick sketches i got a semi-clear view of what i wanted to do so i began to shape it in Maya. I'd say my main idea is a mixture of picture 1, 3 and 5.

After modelling for a while i got to this and progress was great, the cannon was starting to look really stylish sleek and effective.

MAYA CRASHED BECAUSE I EXTRUDED A BLOCK !!!!! lost my model. Had this one still saved. So i thought, hey lets do a paintover test and i'm liking the look of this carbon metallic texture i've got on there, i will definitely put it on my final. I'm currently re-modelling so i can get this done.

The lighting is pretty simple. i used two directional lights, one on the left and one on the top to light up the side i was taking a render of. an area light inside to extrude the detail out, and area light behind for extra visibility and an area light in front so the front could be properly seen.

 (AUTOSAVE PLEASE)
My final will be posted up TODAY.

Plant Of alien Planet

Here is my plant.

WRINKLE TIIIMMEE!!!

So Far this Is my Progress Onto Doing Wrinkles

Colour Research

Here are a series of experimental Colouring snapshot's from adobe photoshop to get an idea of the kind of paint job I want on my space ship

Research Design ideas

After Reading through these pages on how to construct a ship it made developing one a little more easier, my inspiration was from his design style.

Ship Details

My Ship will be a Light Fighter Space Craft of a sleek Stylish Design.

It will feature six engines, one shield capaciter, 4 Turrets, and hover Engine, 4 Landing Stands, 

here are a few shots of the ship's current status in design.