Europan Sailing Ship

Description

Come sail the frozen seas of Jupitor's moon, Europa. I think this is my favorite model, despite the many problems it's caused me. The glass top was supposed to be darker. The sails disappear when viewed from one angle in Substance Painter and reappear when viewed from another. Sketchfab hasn't liked the partial opacity of the view. I've had problems with the sails breaking apart, Maya cutting them up into separate quads in the UV that refuse to sew back together. I patiently target weld the verticies together, only to have the fall apart again each time I reopen the file in Maya. I like the monochromatic blue color scheme, but I viewing it here made me realize it needs a really dark dark somewhere. This project taught me a lot about UVing and when to set a project aside for awhile. Maybe a long while. I've learned a lot about target welding verticies and merging edges. But for all the pain it caused me, I think I'll be coming back to it from time to time, refining it.