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Description
I worked as part of the multi-discipline Alias, Clay, hard-modelling and RTT Visualisation team to bring this student project to completion - refined in clay and Alias prior to production of physical hard-model.
Original concept by Woosun Chung (placement student), extensive design development and refinement by DCP's in-house team.
Design copyright VW DCP
Comments
Stunning!
An absolute masterclass in digital surfacing Mike.
Love it !
hell yeah!
Very cool. I was hoping we would get to see some of your recent work with VW.
Beautiful work, Mike. Fresh wheel shroud graphics.
That is HOT Mike... very 2010.
Whet Stuff...
man you are an alias master, this is sweet
awesome...but when everyday cars will be like this?
That is insane work Mike!
looks like the next I-robot movie
Thats DOPE!!!! wow...i love it!
oh I love this one, fantastic renders and presentation work. I want to drive it now.
loving the sweaping lines Mike! Looks insane from the side!
you have some brilliant work mike, keep em comin :)
Thanks everyone! This DCP Aerocoupe seems to get a lot of (deserved) praise - but again I have to stress that I was just part of the process on this job - there were a lot of other skilled Alias & RTT Visualisation guys on the case - not to mention clay guys and hard-model veterans. . .and let's also not lose sight of the fact that Woosun Chung originated the concept . . I was just one of the CAD-monkeys who helped bring this stunning design to life!
Hi Mike!
great works!
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wow love the body lines!
could you please post the wireframe images so that noobs can get an idea of how this was modelled
I'd love to - but I don't own the model: it lives in a vault inside VW . . we're not allowed to take our work home with us. The images have reached the public domain, but it's unlikely the data-set ever will - sorry!
fantastic concept!
very cool design
Iam a fan of ur creation!!
Thanks Gaurav, but the credit must go to Woosung, and all the other VW guys who helped him develop and communicate this very cool design.
Wow all those beautiful curves.. must have been really hard to model. Wish cars would really look like that someday...
Actually, it wasn't such a difficult shape to produce: the groundwork had already been done to get the overall clay volumes working, so it wasn't too much of a challenge to reverse engineer and develop the surfaces.. for sure we did a lot of refinement work based on ongoing input from the Designer- but getting the basics up and running happened in about a week or so.
Awesome concept if it was made to fly then its even better!
Wow! Right out of a Bond Movie.
Nice Modelling work Mike!
As far as constructing the ALIAS surfs . .
Like all my models it starts off as a theoretical volume: a series of closed-shape surfaces which capture the main volumes & intersection points between each body element. Once this is in place, you then build the transitional patches which join up these elements - determining how angular or soft the overall form should look. (bigger transitions give you a softer look - if that makes sense?) Finally you apply the small edge radii, panel splits etc.
The softer the overall form, the more challenging it is to get the transitional surfaces right, as you're devouring more of the original master surfaces. However, this theoretical volume approach is the only safe and sure way of ensuring you don't end up with a "nasty corner" which you can't sucessfully resolve. At VW they insisted upon this modelling approach at all times, and it never once failed us.
wow.....nice concept mike!
Hi Mike, Very nice, well rounded portfolio! I can see you are very passionate about designing!
Cheers James - I've got to confess you're 100% right . . there's only been a few things in life that have ever meant more to me than design . . . for me the fun and passion is in taking the first steps away from sketch and making it work as a properly resolved 3D form - defining something which can be made in the real world.
no words.......mike.....
heheheeh again great.....!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers, Guys . . .
beautiful composition
Cheers dudes . . glad that this project is still drawing comment . . it's a few years old now.
Is there any chance to have a front engine car in this style(Upper model)?
Hi Mahmood - the design and proportions are mid engined - but of course, it would be theoretically possible to develop these styling cues into a Front engined version - but I'm done with this project now, so won't be updating it.
Awesome concept Mike...
it's a super running shoe!
So Original...
sweet design. looks a bit Colani with more modern detailing... stunning!
thats insane! love it! :)
Wow!!..Pretty amazing work...wish I had your talent!
Amazing concept
Awwwww sh*t! Always loved this one. Congrats on the promotion dude. _joe
Cheers Joe . . let's see if I can make diggers look this sexy in the next 5-10 years!!!