Free Fantasy Architecture (New Stuff! 6/4/03)

[KnidVermicious]

Hmmm. I was planning on doing more gates in the future. I like those two. The Gate of Coin obviously would be the gate to the Merchant's Quarter. And condemned criminals would ride through the Gate of Scorn to the executioner's block. Or they could be "escorted" out of town through it. Gears in brain...turning...rusty...must draw....

I'm in the mood to do these right now. Stupid work.

 

[Aldymnor]

Who makes AutoCAD? I want to see a site or something, this work is too good... oy. Yeah your work sucks, it's depriving the world of really awesome architecture renders.

 

[KnidVermicious]

AutoCAD is made by a company called Autodesk. It's one of the biggest professional CAD programs in the world. Autodesk also recently bought the company that makes 3D Studio Max one of the biggest 3D programs in the world. The rendering program I use is Piranesi 3, made by Informatix (which is not owned by Autodesk...yet)

Also, these programs are pretty expensive. AutoCAD is around $3000 for a full suite and Piranesi is $750 (which is why I'm doing it from work, natch). There are many cheaper CAD programs out there, though.

 

[Aldymnor]

I see. What verion of AutoCAD? (Sorry for the thin replies, i shoulda asked that the first time)

Anyway good stuff.

 

[KnidVermicious]

Well I work as a landscape architect/planner for a very well funded county agency. We have lots of nice computer stuff. We run AutoCAD Map 6 and Land Desktop 3. These are basically special planning/design suites for AutoCAD 2002.

To anyone looking for a reasonably priced CAD program for home use, there are a few out there. I know AutoCAD has a lite version and there are several decent ones for less than $500.

 

[KnidVermicious]

I whipped this up over the last 2 lunch breaks. I'll probably redo the color at some point. I like doing these gates because they are pretty easy compared to something like the towers. I do have two major projects in the works (I think Jurgen will like them) but they'll take me longer than 2 lunch breaks.

Thanks to Buttercup: The Gate of Scorn

 

[KnidVermicious]

Gate of Scorn in color.

 

[KnidVermicious]

If anyone has suggestions or requests on any of the pics I've posted I'd be happy to oblige. The models are already made and getting a color render is relatively easy. I can also generate different views of the models from many angles.

I definitely will have to redo the Gate of Scorn. The color didn't turn out at all like I wanted.

 

[KnidVermicious]

Gate of Scorn Mk 2

This looks a lot better to me.

 

[Buttercup]

Oooo! The Gate of Scorn is wonderful! I agree with you that the last one is the best.