Comments on my pictures?

[Raggi_Thor]

I know this is not a Flamingo forum :-)
BUT, I have added a few more pictures of the Backman 18, modelled in Rhino and rendered with Flamingo. I am not trying to make it perfectly photo-realistic, but to give a fair impression, make the potential buyer/builder want it :-)

http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/sh...00/ppuser/2345

[Wellydeckhand]

U have design larger version not sleek racer like 10/10 but more homely type of circumnavigate sail boat?

[Windvang]

As it is a sporty boat, maybe you should put a little more action in it. A bit of heel and wake perhaps?

[Raggi_Thor]

Thanks to both of you.
I will try to make some more action, I agree, it was just so simple to use the flat water :-)
We have not designed any cruisen boats ourselves yeat, but we do offer kits to Dudley Dix' designs.

[SailDesign]

Raggi - it's amazing what little details add to the whole rendering thing.
Not to blow my own horn, but.... http://www.boatdesign.net/gallery/sh...big/ppuser/909
Lighting is also very important.
Steve

[Raggi_Thor]

Thanks Steve, your picture is really neat.
I'll add more details...
Do you use more lights than the sun and sky?

[roykevincentius]

The back of the boat...Opened,directly conected to the water,always interests me.Won't trap any water in the area(i think).Really wish to have the buoyancy calculation ability to design such boat.Add a little make up, here and there, and It surely turned to a beautiful boat.

[Vega]

Originally Posted by Raggi_Thor

Thanks Steve, your picture is really neat.

Raggi, as you can see, Steve´s boat has a lot of detail and that means he can "show" a closer view.

Yours have no detail, I mean cables, rudder, etc, so at that stage you should only try to show the boat in a faraway view, were we can see the global shape (nice boat) but where the details are not visible.

[Raggi_Thor]

Tanks Vega, I will try to add more details, but it takes time...
Now the boat is ready for painting and test sails in a few weeks, I hope.
The real thing is always better :-)

[mattoc]

I like both boats they are both very appeling

[SailDesign]

Originally Posted by Raggi

The real thing is always better :-)

Too true, Raggi. And takes much more skill to achieve.
Steve

[mattosmond]

as mentioned above put some lines in, maybe even a small manaquin,,,,,, if you want i can email you an iges one..... it will make it look 'finished'
Nice little boat though,,,,,,,