Hello, quick question:

How do you get the transparent background but with the shadows? That's what I've been trying to get.

At the moment I have to include the 'big circle' that the models are sat on to get shadows then blend this into a background where the png is transparent.

Last edited by Subphonic, Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:34. Reason : dire typing skills

Decided my fantastic driving deserved an edit...many shortcuts taken so a bit of ghosting etc.

A quickie, I preferred it without the lights on but they were on in the raw so

Not bothered about them moving when I brake, accelerate etc. Don't see the point (I actually have bright red Pumas at the minute which are distracting enough as it is!).

But, if they're not going to move, it'd be nice if they didn't move when you steer either...that always seems a bit weird to me.

I chose it cos it's nice and random

http://www.etrailer.com/mm5/gr ... 001/catg/roofrack_250.jpg

http://img3.photographersdirec ... mg/13886/wm/pd1526487.jpg

http://voices.realestate.co.nz ... files/2008/06/caravan.jpg

http://www.freefoto.com/images ... _16---Traffic-Jam_web.jpg

Lol, only just got back from work, thanks all!

I'll PM now...

Quote from UnknownMaster21 :

UF 1000 wins UF GTR, (Which is not possible)...

I've done this without cheating...UF1 is a lot easier to keep out of walls!

Quote from Timdpr :

Voted for my fellow Tim...go great skinner banger racing Mr Subphonic

Cheers, and thanks everyone so far, nice suprise to be honest

http://www.flickr.com/photos/e ... zes/l/in/pool-951278@N24/

Not a style I normally do...ie; this is my first attempt at smoke, so be kind!

This UV mapping still isn't working for me for some reason (ie; me failing) So here's one with a Gimped in background...

And yeah, I cropped in some blank space, only a rough one anyway

Quote from Nathan_French_14 :

Sub for me. The picture is nice, but the skin is what done it for me. Makes it look used and abused.

Cheers, I like my cars to look well used

Thanks for all the other votes too!

Quote from Shadowww :

would vote for Subphonic but I didn't noticed his pic

Thanks lol

Voted Furiously-Fast, was close between FF and Brandons48 but didn't want to encourage another rain edit next week

Thanks for sorting thread.

Starion skin looks like squale's template again, public on MSz

Seem to be busy every night atm so I'll post this up as it is:

Final Entry

Preview <---------> Big 'un

Quote from brandons48 :

I think they look really good! The last one, the reflections, they look great! In some cases a bit of the bloom/HDR look, really works well, and I think you've made it work

Although you may have done it accidently

Cheers It was intentional, wanted that kind of grey shadow/bright light thing you get in Autumn/Fall but, dunno, just went off it...I think the raw shot looks better

2 abandoned WIPs:
First one was going to be for the competition but decided I don't like the skin or dds.
Second one just went a bit 'meh' looks a bit bloom-y which I don't like.

Eh? Where the hell do you live? Like looking up at a maths book round here sometimes!

Same here, but that does suggest that 50Hz would be better still...but yeah, 60 must be dire I would have thought.

EDIT: Forgot to quote Maggot

Would that not give you 4 physics every 3 frames...? Dunno, on the wine

Yeah, I'm only messing too, already started on this theme!

I'll open the betting at 4 Ken Block/Monster skins...

Thanks for the link, looks like that should sort it.

I did find when I sharpened up the highlights in phong they looked nice, wardlso was just the default but, yeah, looks nasty most of the time.

Thats squale's Starion template, he made it public here:

http://skinnerz.proboards.com/ ... n=display&thread=1962