First WIP: Dali Concept 1

[Wega]

Hi all

I’m gonna make my first WIP thread ever, so bare with me if I’m not doing it right

I’m very new to Blender and modeling, so I thought that it would be a good idea to make a WIP thread for some C & C to give me pointers to what I should work on.

The object I’m gonna model i a loudspeaker called Concept 1 made by Dali. The reason that I choose the speaker is that i feel that it has some elements that are a good challenge for me, but not so hard that I will get stuck and wont finish it. Also because I have two of them standing right in front of me, so i wont have any problems with reference photos or blueprints
I’m going for photo realistic look, but doubt that I will achieve that in my very first try though. But I am sure gonna do my best

Here is a reference photo so you guys know what they look like:

And here is my progress so far:

I have already learned a lot from this, and I know there is a lot more to learn so I hope to get some more done on it soon.

Thanks for reading

[Wega]

Update for today:

not sure how much I’ll be able to work on it in this weekend, as I’m off to a family party and have work to do as well. But maybe i can do a little Sunday.

Have a nice weekend all

[Wega]

Added some details today, and I should be ready to start adding materials tomorrow. I hope

[Wega]

Modeled the last details today, and put on some VERY quick mats, that also showed me that I need to redo the cone of the speaker itself.

[Wega]

Finally I got an update for this one.
I reworked all the mats and corrected a few modeling errors. I’m getting pretty close to what I’ll be satisfied with when looking at the modeling and materials. I would like to get some comments on how to make a rubbery/spongy material for the foam between the membrane and the frame, anyone got any advice for that?
I also need to work on the lighting, so any advice for that is very welcome as well

Watch is in full res to get all the details/errors

[Wega]

Did some small tweaks to the model and materials, and I believe I’ve done the best I can now
So I’ve started to create a surrounding for the speakers for the final render.

Still, I would love some feedback so I can get better so dont hold back.

[Wega]

Ok, so the surroundings/background that I wanted to do for the speakers turned out to be my next project instead
So I’ve put the final renders of the speakers up in the finished section of the forum: http://www.blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?291970-Dali-Concept-1-speakers&p=2374607#post2374607

Wonder if anyone actually watched this thread, as it feels a bit like I’ve been talking to myself all the way through it lol

[MonkMonk]

I was watching (although I must admit that I first clicked the thread thinking that someone else was creating a Salvador Dali render:p) I didn’t comment because I couldn’t think of anything to criticise. You have a good solid model here, well done. I look forward to seeing the background.

[Karim_Eich]

The model looks really great! Although some outer edges seem to be a bit to sharp for my taste but i dont know the reference
Also the plastic material looks a bit unrealistic if you ask me. Maybe a bit more reflective?

But all in all good modeling

[Wega]

MonkMonk: Thanks, I really appreciate that

Karim Eich: Thank you. The edges are quite sharp on the cabinet, but I might have overdone it. And you are right, even though it is a quite mat plastic material used on the speaker, it needs more gloss to make it a bit more reflective.

[SimonKinane]

This relly looks excellent.

The rubber material could do with improvement as you suggest - I’m no expert in shaders though to be able to help with that.

I would really like to see some experimentation with the camera.
How would it look from different angles, with a variety of lenses?
This exercise would be a nice way to exhibit some of the smaller
details too.