Glenn and I drove around a lot today looking for interesting outdoor environments I can model and light. The guys I talked to yesterday said I could just use someone else's environment (giving them credit of course) and light it, but since I really want to get back into Maya, I decided I'd spend the extra time and effort creating something from scratch. We finally found this abandoned car wash on 380 in Princeton. Not too complicated a model, and it has some nice qualities, allowing light to pass through and providing a good amount of shadows. Today was pretty cloudy, which is one of the lighting scenarios I want to explore. We did some shots with my gazing ball but they didn't come out very well, so I may go back out there next weekend and try again. This is a good start though.
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