It’s a subtle change this time: the window trim has been extruded; it provides a small shadow line. Next time, the main entrance!
This view’s not as nice as the previous one, but I’m interesting in pulling views that might not have been possible in real life—especially bird’s eye views.
Got the last of the upper windows installed, so I roughed in some of the surrounding buildings. They’re definitely NOT to scale but do provide a nice backdrop; the final versions will be to scale and detailed enough to recognized.
I’ll regret it in the morning, but I couldn’t wait to get that last bit done…
I’ve got most of the windows cut; the only bit left is the shoeboxy room at the back of the building. I have three photos of this—none of them very detailed—so this’ll require some guessing.
And, this’ll be the last bit of the major building; after this, it’s all tweaking the existing mesh. Yeah, I still have to do the front entrance but right now that doesn’t seem too bad.
As a break from working on the building I want to start fleshing out the surrounding area. They won’t be the same level of detail—more detailed than a massing model, but just showing the big, distinctive features.
And one last shot for today because I’m really happy with how the modeling’s going; I think this may be my favorite view of the building.
While I was working on the upper roof I realized the curved section was a bit flat, so it’s been replaced. The windows might need to be shifted a bit to fit the new curve, but it’ll be worth it.
The latest addition is the new roofs (rooves?); they’ve been dropped so we have a proper wall running around them. Also, I started work on the upper room (the penthouse, for now); this upper area might be the trickiest bit because the only photos that show it are from too far away.
The east side windows are done! There are some doors on the first floor but I can’t get a good view of them from any of the reference photos; I’m going to visit the building this weekend to get a closer view.
The first view of the east-side windows. Building them wasn’t as difficult as I thought it’d be—I was able to clone most of the window meshes. The skinny windows near the center have had the upper and lower panes removed; the large window to the very left will require two extra panes.
And, there’s an additional set of windows to be added along the first floor.
