yeh i meant 2 say if any1 has any other ideas feel free to share :) that pirate telescopes sounds good 2 kris might give it a try.

I will post it in both places both on SM and SL if thats ok mike, that way people who from maya who dont come on SL can still see it over there, and might b easier for u too if they all in 1 place, but ill post it also in my thread for the Lightwavers to see. :D

thanks for comments.

i jus done a few test renders of the pirate and the crows nest, to see how it looks before i do final render with them both 2gther.

this one is just a close up shot 4 now.

and heres the nest - im pleased with the wood texture but not so much the metal bits. might go back and work on them.

Hiya,

Looking really good - only thing I can see, and it might just be the angle, is it looks like her jawline is a little off. The corner seems to dip below her chin - other than that, nice work :)

hiya :)

thanks Kris, i see wot u mean, it could be the camera angle or the way the bones affected her jaw, although i did to a derformation test and it was ok at the time.

Here is another rendered pose that i liked, but isnt goin 2 be my final image. i just wanted to try a mapped lookin background, but on my final i shall have a sunset.

Damn pic is too big lol, ill be right back with the image once i resized it ^_^

here was the picture i was talkin about...

Looking very nice indeed - really like the background. I know you are looking to have a sunset for your final image, but have you thought about maybe overlaying the map image on an alpha gradient from 5% to 10-15% (or something like that)? Could be a nice touch and seems a shame not use your image...

hey kris, thanks, glad u like it.

I also like this background thats why i showed it. i did try numerous ways 2 use the map old paper style with the sunset image but sumhow it wasnt lookin right, but i didnt try ur way may give it ago if i got time.

i was doin tryin ripped edges and borders with mine but wasnt happy with it. Ill try what you said and see how it looks if im happy with it i shall use it :) with credit to u of course :beer:

just wanted to show a few more renders b4 the final 1 :D
this was the rain idea, but u cant see her legs so i didnt want this 2b final image.

this is like the pose above but wiv the sunset

this was goin 2 b the final shot

this is my final 1, i went with the idea from kris to blend the map into the sunset background (thanks Kris) :D im pretty pleased with it. :beer:

Thanks for comments and crits guys n gals :D its been fun. cant wait 4 the next challenge :P

Oooo I really liked the night shot with the rain. I love rain haha. The foot against the mast, under rainy, is another very nice one.
However I think you made the right choice for final pose. It shows off the character much more in its environment. Cool nest and a great atmosphere in the final entry.

Well done.

PS:
Glad you guys got the rig sorted. Weird situations like that are no fun.

cheers AlphaFlyte

:)