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Hirilondë
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another rendering

Post by Hirilondë »

It is rather ominous that Brodie chose this winter to do some boat renderings as I have been doing the same. I have chosen a different medium, wood. I have always been intrigued by half hull models. So this is what it has lead to make.

Originally they were not an art form as such, but a tool or technique in the design process. Many were saved and displayed like art, but that was not the purpose. Capt. Nate had no 3-D computer rendering program to help him visualize and create the shape he was looking for. The best way to do that was to make a model. Most half hull models showed little if any detail, they were merely a rendering of the shape of the hull. Often the cabin, if there was to be one, would not even be included in the model. It had nothing to do with what the designer was working on. Though sometimes later in the process a more detailed model including the cabin and more might be made to help in the process.

Even though I am using the half hull model as an artistic expression I am trying to stay true to the details, or rather lack of. I have however chosen to include more than would probably have been included if this were really a tool of the designer. I consider this my artistic license. Anyway, here is what I have come up with...............

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Dave Finnegan
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Re: another rendering

Post by Brodie »

Nice work!

But "ominous"?? Did I do something wrong?? (just kidding, of course)
Hirilondë
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Re: another rendering

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Ha ha, no, it is just that I was already working on my model when you made you post. Meant more as a play on words than the best choice of a word.
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Re: another rendering

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Nice work! What program did you use for modeling? I wonder if the physics simulations in 3DS or Maya are good enough for simulating hull performance in water yet?
Hirilondë
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Re: another rendering

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Thanks all for the nice words.
Tallystick wrote: What program did you use for modeling?
Hmmm, program? I will take that as the nicest compliment of them all. I used pictures, sketches and the boat in my back yard as references. And a knife, a couple gouges, a Japanese hand saw, block plane and sand paper to remove all the wood from my blank that wasn't a Renegade. My brain I guess supplied the program, not sure what it is called though ;-)
Dave Finnegan
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Re: another rendering

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Ah, ok I was confused. I thought this was a computer rendering you had made. I'm used to hearing the term rendering in that context. Equally impressed by the real model making.
Hirilondë
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Re: another rendering

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Tallystick wrote:Ah, ok I was confused.
I seem to have that effect lately. My voice inflection and body language don't come across very well in a forum.
Dave Finnegan
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Re: another rendering

Post by Crazer »

Very nice work, really well done. This is something that I want to do in the near future, but I think my methods will be a bit more "modern"...my carving skills aren't quite up to the task. What kind of wood did you use?
As eccentric as my boat.

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Hirilondë
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Re: another rendering

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It's made of some scraps of Eastern White Pine glued together to make the thickness I needed. I have been making kayak paddles with Alaskan Yellow Cedar lately and will use that next one I think.
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