jewel-box

[Arcturus]

I have at home a 30 year old wooden jewel-box. It's a XVII century motiff judging by the inscription. I though it would be perfect for the Dark Mod:

 

http://img100.imageshack.us/my.php?image=boxqw3.jpg

 

Problem is I have no modeling skills. I've taken pictures of each side of it and removed all the shadows and reflections. Then I went to Dark Radiant and made a model using brushes. The effect is quite good (no normal and specular mapping yet):

 

http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=38156341ie1.jpg

http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=17699450fg1.jpg

http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=16096318gn5.jpg

http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=37370881qp7.jpg

http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=38274888bq4.jpg

 

It should be a little more bigger:

 

http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=62333588kf5.jpg

 

My question is: is anyone interested in converting it to a proper model? I saved it as a .obj file. That's how it looks in some 3d program (Accu trans, I tried to open it in Blender, but I didn't manage):

 

http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wireya8.jpg

 

Also textures should be combined to a one 1024 x 1024 image. I have no idea how it works in a 3d application. Pictures are in different scales, few sides are sharing the same texture, on some the texture is tiling. Ideally would be 

to convert it automatically into one image.

[Baddcog]

That's a very cool looking box. I would like to make a model out of it.

 

But I'd prefer to start from scratch. What I'd need:

 

A good even lit straight on shot from each side. That first shot is pretty good and I could work with it but even more straight on would be better. I'd like to do all the photo work myself.

 

I've been thinking about making a music box and I think this would be a good candidate.

[Arcturus]

That shot was made just for the forum. There's really no need for you to work from scratch on the photos as I spend many hours on them. I have taken 4 highres pictures of a box (from a tripod and with no flash). Then I spend many hours on removing all the shadows and reflections that would look bad with normalmapping. I divided them into 7 images. I made also a separate picture of a material for the inside. I want to make the normalmapping and specularmapping after the model is done.

I think that simple jewel box is more important, but if rest of the team prefer the music box then ok.

[Arcturus]

Here's the link to all the images:

http://www.fileshost.com/en/file/32825/box-zip.html

It's a 32 mb zip, password: jewelbox. Baddcog, or anybody who's willing to make this model - just keep it close to the original and it will be one of the prittiest objects in the game.

[Springheel]

Arcturus, is this file still available somewhere?

[Arcturus]

Wow, finally someone is interested in it I'll upload it again.

[Arcturus]

Here it is: http://www.filefactory.com/file/aa438f/n/box_zip

[Tels]

Here it is: http://www.filefactory.com/dlf/f/aa438f/b/...0/j/0/n/box_zip

 

If anybody has troubles downloading the file, I now got a local copy