backstept

Hi, guys. It's been a while!
Here are some things I've been working on.

[Edit] can I change the title? Thought I'd turn it into a more focused thread.
Changing the title again!






First up is my 1701.


And my try at a Galaxy Class




And finally I want to show off my recent work on my 1701 Refit







I couldn't find any tutorials on how to make this effect for the pearlescent hull. Turns out its as easy as taking a procedural brick texture and using it for base color variation, and through a color ramp set to full rainbow for the specular tint, and roughness to control where the shiny colors show up! You could change the brick texture to any texture and use a separate map for the specular tints, but for this build I want to do it all with procedural shaders.



and the result:

I did use a Layer Weight node set to Fresnel, but I had it disabled for a while since it made the effect so subtle that I couldn't really see what my adjustments were doing. Haha.

Also, took me a heck of a time to figure out why the registry was still casting a shadow when I had it disabled. Turns out I had to disable Glossy as well. It was showing up on the hull texture as a reflection, not a shadow, and I couldn't set the shrinkwrap any closer without clipping.

Also, also, I started roughing in a shuttlebay.

IMAGE DUMP!
my current phone background

some dual monitor wallpapers


and working on interiors

Working on windows!

Here's another ship inspired by the new Titan A

Got all the windows cut in!

Fun fact: this 4K image is 20mb larger than the blend file it was rendered from.

I think this one is pretty much done.

Thanks guys! It's been a long couple weeks. They're 6 weeks old today!

Did a little bit of work on the Shangri-la. Remade the saucer with the non-destructive panel technique. Still a lot to do, but I think when I'm at a good place with it I want to do like a Constitution Refit revision or Belknap MKII or something. Use these nacelles and do some slightly different pylons and beef up the neck.