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gonzalodelgado
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Quote gonzalodelgado Replybullet Topic: Toy train WIP
    Posted: 21 April 2020 at 4:58am
Hello there!

I started working on a toy train, using a this reference image:


And this is what I have thus far:


I'm mainly wondering about colors, shading (light source is placed on the top left), and readability.
I'll be adding wagons and a simple background, any tips on that?

Thanks a lot!
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Quote LCSkeleton Replybullet Posted: 24 April 2020 at 10:00am
Not bad!You have a really good base for it so far!

You have a good ref though the shading on your ref doesn't 100% follow the shading you are looking for.
I made the colours brighter to make the shading easier to read and rounded out the shapes a little more to make it look like a toy. I also added some high lights on the wheels too.
I hope that was helpful :>
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Quote gonzalodelgado Replybullet Posted: 24 April 2020 at 1:22pm
Thanks a lot! Really appreciate your comments 

I'm not using the reference for shading really, just to get an idea of the shapes.

I really love the brighter colours in your edit, I'll definitely be using those now!
I'll post an update here soon.

Thanks again!
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Quote gonzalodelgado Replybullet Posted: 29 April 2020 at 4:46am
Here's some more work on the toy train, expanding upon LCSkeleton's awesome ideas:



I'll continue working on some wagons, and maybe a bit of animation (the "nose" of the train lights on/off), but I'd love to get comments, especially about shading.

Thanks a lot!
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Quote gonzalodelgado Replybullet Posted: 01 May 2020 at 6:03am
Hi there!
I added a wagon cart now:


I'm still looking for feedback on shading, lighting, and readability

Thanks!
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