20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Revisited

Well!  It certainly has been a while since the last update here, mainly due to the fact that visualizing the Nautilus' interior in three dimensions is a somewhat arduous task to do in one's spare time.  With that in mind, I've decided to change this page to more of a showcase of my latest renderings, at least for now.  The task of having a new room complete is unfortunately too great a burden for me at this time, but not for much longer is my hope.  Anyhow, take your time and look around, I hope you like what you see.  This first picture on the right is a view of the chartroom as one might see when entering the ship via the hatch behind the wheelhouse.  This is a view that was never seen in the film itself except by those who walked down the steps (the cast, crew, etc..) and anyone who was brave enough to cross the line when the sets were on display in Disneyland from 1955 to 1966.  Click on either image to view a larger version.

Below you can see the beginnings of the famous salon set inside of the Nautilus.  The salon set is extremely daunting for a couple of reasons, chief among them is the incredible amount of small details that went into desiging and creating the set.  From paintings everywhere, to rivets, piping, woodwork, books, furniture, lighting, sculpture, etc, it is all hear!  The only area that comes close is Nemo's cabin, and, given that it is a much smaller space, is a lot easier than this.

The Wheelhouse set has been quite a job itself.  I say that the salon has been extremely difficult and the Wheelhouse has been the same way, the key difference between the two is the number of polygons it takes to make them up.  Because of the large size of the salon set, it is easy to hide a lot of the smaller details in extremely effecient, low-polygon-count, models.  In the wheelhouse however, all the detail is right in your face making for an extremely model/light/render intensive space.

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