June 2020 - Portraits from beyond - WIPs

Thanks Atto - and yes they're meant to be huge floating structures - I don't intend to add engines or such but they will have a bit of techie look to them if they get to stay. Previously the bases were under the horizon line (eye level) which meant they seemed smaller and lower. So, they'll need a bit of work before they look big and floaty like I want

I decided to try to use the ArtRage perspective grid to help me get those pyramid shapes down.... And the perspective grids can be edited BUT...I can't seem to change the height of the horizon line???? What the hell? And the manual is SO helpful. "You can use the perspective tool. It can be edited with the perspective editor."
No shit Sherlock, as they say...

I guess I can use it for the shapes and then move them to the right height but this BUGS ME.

Valence wrote:

Then if I just move the cursor over the horizon it turns into some vertical arrows and I can then grab it and move it up and down.

Duh...

and to think I'm ready to start crying after trying the built in perspective, my own perspective * 3 or so, scribbling on an envelope and considering building a 3D model only to realise I don't have that old 3D viewer installed on the laptop... Well, actually... this all probably means that I still can't get it right even if I DO manage to get the horizon line where I want it. [[]]

and now there's a cat on everything.

After a few more tries with ArtRage's perspective and new sketches and trying to make it all look right (failing, obviously), I decided to bring up my old VRML files. I couldn't find the viewer but when I clicked on a file (in the hope that the computer might find the viewer for me) it gave me the option to open in 3DBuilder (or some such). Of course that didn't actually work.... but since I didn't need that particular file, I proceeded to build my hanging gardens (well, place my pyramid shapes) in the 3D builder. Piece of cake. Until I was done and accidentally opened some ready made object upon which my scene vanished without a trace... no "don't you want to save first?" or anything. So now I'm frustrated and tired enough to start crying any second AGAIN. It was easy enough to do, of course. I can just try again tomorrow. But I'm starting to feel like there's a higher power that realllllly doesn't want me to make pyramidal hanging gardens...

Atto: So that's why she was so pale! Now we know Loving it!
As for the coordinates and such, that's how I always preferred doing 3D. I like to know exactly where things end up and what size they are.

Hans: Loving the background so far. I guess it will look more unequivocally* as a window as you get further, but now it also reminds me of a big metal shield behind him which also seems to suit the character.

*Can't believe I managed to spell that correctly on my first try?!