My 250th model :: Moj 250-i model

Celebrating 250-th model accepted in Google Earth! It's been a long but fun ride. I was seasoned modeler when I started and still I learned so much. I'd have much more models if I did simple textured cubes, but I went for realism, optimised for web, naturally, and never regreted it! To celebrate I made long-planned model of suspension bridge in Martinska Ves. unlike other models I relied on textures as little as possible, and re-created suspension beams as closely as possible.

Slavim 250-i model prihvaćen u Google Earth! Put je bio dug, ali zabavan. Već sam bio iskusan modelar kad sam počeo, pa ipak sam puno naučio. Modela bi bilo i više da sam radio jednostavne teksturirane kutije, ali cilj je bio napraviti realističan model, naravno, optimiziran za web i nikad nisam požalio. Da proslavim, napravio sam model visećeg mosta u Martinskoj Vesi. Za razliku od drugih modela teksture su osnovne samo i nastojao sam napraviti strukturu ovjesa što je bliže moguće.

St. Mary Magdalene Church :: Crkva sv. Marije Magdalene

"One of the richest sacral buildings of central type in Croatia is Mary Magdalene church in village Sela near Sisak. Such building in these parts can be explained only by influence of Viennese circle of architects." - Đ. Cvitanović

Bed stone for the new church was laid in 1759, and construction was complete in 1765. Church was built by Italian artisans helped by locals and serfs of Captol. Building material is mainly reused Roman bricks from old Siscia. Together with accompanying residential house, church in Sela is unique baroque phenomenon in our cultural heritage.

source: church website 

This model was complex for it's ellipsoid dome and intricate tops of the steeples, as well as rich ornaments all over the building. Due to GE guidelines many details are simplified and displayed only using textures. Additional problem were canopies close to church. It was hard to make picture of entire facade, so I used panorama stitcher (free Microsoft ICE) to make one complete image of facade and corrected it's perspective. I used follow-me tool for the dome and tower tops. To establish correct heights, I lifted the base from the map layer and used photo match to get heights relative to widths of the objects.

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"Jedna među najraskošnijim crkvenim građevinama centralnog tipa u Hrvatskoj je sv. Marija Magdalena u Selima kod Siska. Pojavu takve crkve na ovome prostoru možemo jedino protumačiti utjecajem bečkog kruga arhitekata..." - Đ. Cvitanović

Kamen temeljac za novu crkvu postavljen je 1759. godine, a završena je 1765. godine.  Crkvu su gradili talijanski majstori graditelji uz pomoć domaćeg stanovništva te kaptolskih kmetova od razvalina stare Siscije. Zajedno s kurijom, crkva u Selima je jedinstveni barokni fenomen u našoj kulturnoj baštini.

izvor: stranica župe 

Ovaj model je bio složen zbog kupole elipsaste baze, složenih lukovica na tornjevima, i bogatih ornamenata na pročelju i zvonicima. Prema smjernicama za GE 3d layer, puno detalja je pojednostavljeno i prikazano teksturama. Dodatni problem su  bile krošnje drveća uz crkvu, zbog čega je bilo teško slikati cijelo pročelje sa zvonicima, riješenje je bilo snimiti panoramu i onda ju ispraviti u perspektivi. Koristio sam follow-me alat za lukovice i kupolu, za uspostavljanje proporcija koristio sam bazu podignutu iz tlocrta preko koje sam napravio projekciju fotografije kako bih dobio visine relativno prema širinama.

 

Animation of Sisak Fortress :: Animacija Starog Grada

Since I built 3d model in Sketchup, I decided to use free rendering program Kerkythera to produce slightly more realistic animation. This is just a basic model, It would be interesting to make an animation with surrounding buildings and shrubbery.

Otkako sam napravio model u Sketchup-u, odlučio sam sa besplatnim rendering programom Kerkythera napraviti malo realističnije animacije. Ovo je osnovni model bez okoliša, bilo bi zanimljivo napraviti animaciju sa vegetacijom i okolnim objektima.

GE vs, RL II

It's quite cool to see such comparison shots between RL and GE. Still no Streetview  for my hometown (although Streetcar visited us 10 months ago) so I'll keep on doing it by hand for now. Goes to show you can really experience a city in GE with 3d models layer on. And by the way, all the models in the picture are mine...


Fora je vidjeti usporedne slike između stvarnih slika i GE. Iako je Google auto prošao prije 10 mjeseci, još nema Streetview prikaza, pa usporedbu radim ručno za sada. Demonstacija kako se zbilja može iskusiti nepoznati grad u GE sa 3d modelima. I da, svi modeli koji se vide su moje djelo...

Sisak Fort :: Stari Grad Sisak

Old fort Sisak - The 16th century triangular fortress of the Old Town, well-preserved and turned into the Native Museum, is the main destination of every tourist. The fortress is famous for the victory of the joint forces of Croats and Carniolans (Slovenes) over the Turks in 1593, known as the Battle of Sisak. It was one of the early significant defeats of the up-to-then invincible Turkish army on European territory. The Croatian Ban Toma Bakač Erdedi who led the defense in this battle became famous throughout Europe. (Source: Wikipedia)

Stari grad Sisak - Trostrana utvrda iz 16. stoljeća, odlično sačuvana i pretvorena u muzej, glavno je odredište posjetitelja Siska. Slavna je zbog Bitke kod Siska 1593. gdje su združene snage hrvata i slovenaca, ostvarile prvu značajna pobjedu nad dotada nepobjedivim turcima. Hrvatski ban Toma Bakač Erdody vodio je obranu u ovoj bitci i postao slavan širom Europe. (Izvor: Wikipedija)

    

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GE vs. RL

I'm starting with comparison shots between GE and RL, consisting mostly of my models. As the collection grows I stared noticing that many of my hometown familiar views can be recreated in GE. Enjoy the first image, a town centre.

Počinjem s usporednim slikama između GE i RL - stvarnog života, s isključivo mojim modelima. Kako kolekcija raste opažam da većina poznatih pogleda na grad može biti viđena i na GE. Uživajte u prvoj slici iz centra grada.

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Old Roadhouse :: Stara Gostionica

My most recent model of an old restaurant in Sisak centre. This old building is one of my hometown landmarks.  Although it was build in early 19 ct. it lost many baroque features due to many renovations, but the recent one restored some of the baroque elements. It's a very valuable addition to Sisak cultural and architectural history.

Moj najnoviji model je stara gostionica u centru Siska. Ova stara zgrada je jedan od prepoznatljivih simbola siska. Iako je sagrađena u ranom 19. stoljeću, izgubila je barokni izgled u čestim renovacijama iako ju je zadnja obnova donekle vratila baroknom izvoru. Ovo je zgrada vrijedan kulturni i arhitektonski doprinos gradu Sisku.