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It starts May 12, and ends Sept 12. Let's see what you got!
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Re: Losing vertex color when combining meshes in Maya
If someone is here, you can rename the color sets to the same name before combining the meshes, that also combines the color set 
lnplln
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Re: Basic topology exercises Giz
I think because of some n-gons this shape is acutrally somehow badly readable.. should there be an edge and how shoudl the align..
Also: i can not really see if these n-gons are really coplanar.. so its not completely clear how this really looks like.. at least for me
Also: i can not really see if these n-gons are really coplanar.. so its not completely clear how this really looks like.. at least for me
okidoki
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Re: Basic topology exercises Giz
"No retoping to a new mesh is allowed"
Well, why not ? Cleaning up an existing mesh involves resurfacing, and retopo is just one of the processes available to resurface geometry - by snapping to a reference surface.
Overall this looks like a rather simple shape to cleanup/rebuild in about 10 minutes or so, as It really is just a matter of reducing the density of the concave sphere by about half, connecting things from there, and then adding support loops or marking bevel/crease weights ...
Well, why not ? Cleaning up an existing mesh involves resurfacing, and retopo is just one of the processes available to resurface geometry - by snapping to a reference surface.
Overall this looks like a rather simple shape to cleanup/rebuild in about 10 minutes or so, as It really is just a matter of reducing the density of the concave sphere by about half, connecting things from there, and then adding support loops or marking bevel/crease weights ...
pior
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Re: iHDRI.COM - Your Free Source for HDRI Skies
https://polyhaven.com/hdris is worth a look. Tons of content, continually updated, nice organization and search, all CC0.
Eric Chadwick
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Re: How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before asking)
@5rettski Like stray mentioned: the basic shape is four spiral twisted flutes or "starts" that run the length of the grip portion on the hilt. There's a few different ways to approach modeling this but it probably makes the most sense to either create the spiraled flutes first using a screw modifier then strip model the flourish around the pommel or model everything straight and twist it using a simple deform modifier set to twist.
In theory, the twist deform approach is a bit more straightforward than the screw modifier approach but it can be a struggle to preserve certain types of secondary features around shape transitions from angular to curved surfaces. Given the complexity and sharpness of the shapes in the references it may be better to model everything as it appears.
Below is an example of what the basic screw modifier based modeling process could look like. Start by creating the profile of the fluted section then spin it into shape using a screw modifier. Four identical pieces of flat geometry can be used to control the shape of each individual spiraled flute. It may also be necessary to extend the number of iterations to align each spiraled fluted with the reference image.
Once everything lines up, trim the spiraled section to length. Extrude and flatten the geometry at one end to create the cylindrical portion then use edge extrusion and strip modeling to create half the flourish that runs around the pommel ornament. (Working on a half or a quarter of this part will
make it easier to merge the shapes without having to do a lot of
repetitive work.) Copy and mirror that section of the flourish geometry then merge it down into the existing spiral shapes. Repeat this again to copy the front half to the back.
Keeping things fairly simple while working through the block out tends to make the whole modeling process a lot easier. Try to create all of the primary shapes and resolve any major topology flow issues before adding support loops. After the basic shapes are complete, select the outer edges of the shape and add support loops using a bevel chamfer operation. This process can also be streamlined using a modifier controlled by edge weights.
Here's what the mesh looks like from the front. During the block out process it's helpful to mock up the position of the flourish elements before connecting them to the ends of the flutes and use that to determine how much geometry is required to accurately hold the shapes that intersect the curved surfaces defined by the spiral modifier.
Some of the details in the reference image are a bit ambiguous, so how
the shapes connect and flow into each other is open to interpretation
but it's probably best to try and keep things relatively consistent. In the reference there's a few spots where the spiraled flutes appear to magically end or redirect behind things like the pommel flourish and just below the decoration that's behind the cross guard.
There's a lot of different ways to resolve these shape issues on the 3D model. Some more visually appealing and logically consistent than others. While it is possible to just abruptly end the flutes by cutting them off flat, just below the cross guard, that doesn't look as nice as ending each flute on a diagonal that runs counter to the spiral. Below is an example of what that could look like.
Recap:
-Use modifiers to streamline the block out process.
-Focus on creating the larger, primary forms first, before adding any support loops.
-Isolate smaller sections of the mesh to resolve shape and topology issues then mirror and merge those sections to maintain consistent shapes on both sides, front, and back, while also avoiding unnecessary or repetitive work.
-Focus on creating the larger, primary forms first, before adding any support loops.
-Isolate smaller sections of the mesh to resolve shape and topology issues then mirror and merge those sections to maintain consistent shapes on both sides, front, and back, while also avoiding unnecessary or repetitive work.
FrankPolygon
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Re: Confused about mixing quads and tris in retopology
One thing is that what happens on a flat surface that's separated by a smoothing group or reigned in by a support loop or custom vertex normals basically doesn't matter for the shading.
And then, the local detail you added along the longer edges of the indentations seems only partly necessary and the way you terminated it in the upper example makes no sense to me. Certainly not for a lowpoly, but even for SubD modeling. Terminating loops matters if they would go on and on, but on a small model like this, it would be cleaner to just have them continue, especially between the two indentations and since you added those vertical loops.
It's generally said that you don't want too long thin triangles, but it probably doesn't matter in a small object like this.
Also, it's worth considering if shallow details like this need to be in the mesh at all.
And then, the local detail you added along the longer edges of the indentations seems only partly necessary and the way you terminated it in the upper example makes no sense to me. Certainly not for a lowpoly, but even for SubD modeling. Terminating loops matters if they would go on and on, but on a small model like this, it would be cleaner to just have them continue, especially between the two indentations and since you added those vertical loops.
It's generally said that you don't want too long thin triangles, but it probably doesn't matter in a small object like this.
Also, it's worth considering if shallow details like this need to be in the mesh at all.
Noren
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Re: Show your hand painted stuff, pls!
Pterodattilo- for Stylized Character Arts for Games with Weston Reid
Here's the project I created for Stylized Character Arts for Games with Weston Reid. Thanks to Weston Reid for sharing his knowledge and helping us become better artists than last week.
Concept art by Nicola Saviori
JavierZaglul
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Re: How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before asking)
I guess a good reference would be a "drill bit" for power tools: you can find multiple views and schematics on the net. It's more like you need to make a depression inwards, not raise the geo out of the cylinder.5rettski said:The part of the handle that is near the guard is supposed to flatten out by where the screw part sticks out, but I can't get it to be like that. How do I do this?
Also, in this case, it seems the screwed profile is kind of like, uhhh... 4 point star? And consequently only makes one turn (or just over one) along the screw length.
(sorry, English is not my first language)
stray
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Re: !!TEXTEL DENSITY PROBLEM!! PLEASE HELP ME SOLVING AND UNDERSTANDING THIS PROBLEM
One thing worth mentioning: Texel density directly depends on a given camera and its resolution in a final render.
Sempoo
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