Technical Talk

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Help Zbrush modeling Venom Hey All, Im a Student at VFS and currently we are doing a modeling assignment in which we need to use zbrush to model a comic book Villain, this is my first full model and could use some constructiv…	1 Last	cryrid Mar 2010
AO MAX PROBLEM so I created an image to help illustrate what is going on, so here it is, if you have any more questions please ask, this is really bugging me. [IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/205f5w2.jpg[/IMG]	8 Last	Ott Mar 2010
Help about texturing techniques.... Hi friends, I am novice freelance artist & also student of 3d. I am very interested in texturing part but I haven't any fineart background. Still I'm learing texturing techniques in photoshop by my…	4 Last	sama.van Mar 2010
posts if i wanted to post some art i did on photoshop, would i have to put it on photobucket or something and post a link here, or could i somehow put it here so you dont need to click on something	3 Last	[Deleted User] Mar 2010
Mouth modeling for animation I noticed almost everybody models the mouth closed, lips sealed. The problem I have with this, is that this way makes it more difficult to open the mouth for animation, such as using soft selection t…	4 Last	EsotericAgenda Mar 2010
3dsmax to zbrush uvmapping Hello , I am proficent in 3dsmax but I am a newbie in zbrush , so I was exporting a rock from 3dsmax , where I uvmapped all sides and I expected to have the same uvmapping in zbrush , after exporting…	7 Last	NAIMA Mar 2010
Normal Mapping Help Hello, I am trying to practice my normal mapping by using zbrush to add detail then importing to maya so I created a simple character but my final work went horribly wrong. My character came out of i…	7 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2010
Best tool for uvmapping texturing seams Hi I was wondering wich for you is the best tool to approach the uvmapping texture seams , so far the biggest problem to me is to make perfect seams on a texture when I have separate uvmap coordinate…	8 Last	DeadlyFreeze Mar 2010
Unable to change hotkey for edge loop in Max This is driving me crazy and I'm hoping someone can tell me how to fix it. I'm trying to set a hotkey to select edge loop, but don't seem to be having any success. In the Customize User Interface m…	5 Last	PredatorGSR Mar 2010
ZBrush 3.5 Polypaint Help Hey everyone. After seeing the Naughty Dog vid on their Uncharted character workflow, it's inspired me to have a go at texture painting within a sculpting app. Up until now I've always textured in P…	17 Last	Tom Ellis Mar 2010
Quick UV question 3DS Max Hi everyone, heres a quick question that I'm hoping to get a quick answer to :D Basically I UV mapped my character, I then exported it to zbrush as an .OBJ file and then brought it back to Max as an …	1 Last	r_fletch_r Mar 2010
Maya controlled smooth Is there a way to control the smooth in Maya like you can control the turbosmooth in 3dsMax with smoothing groups?	1 Last	PolyHertz Mar 2010
Max UV Reset Question I know this is a really simple problem to fix/avoid but I'm not a really experienced modeler. Hopefully one of you can tell me how to fix it. Whenever I UV a model and go back to editablePoly it se…	14 Last	r_fletch_r Mar 2010
Polyboost Offset problem I'm wondering if anyone has ever encountered this issue. I'm using Polyboost with Max 2009 to Snap a lowres mesh to a high rez mesh. I'm using the Polydraw --> Move function, but the problem I'm ha…	1 Last	DeadlyFreeze Mar 2010
Wtf is this seam coming from in my textures? Edit: Fixed it...	6 Last	mayaterror Mar 2010
Creating Steam In 3ds Max? Hi. What would be the best way to create realistic steam in 3ds Max for a still render?	5 Last	Playdo Mar 2010
nVidia photoshop plugin VS. xNormal Hey, I was wondering which of the two was better for generating normal maps from textures? I used the nVidia plugin for a long time until recently, since it does not work on Photoshop CS4 64 bit. I a…	11 Last	metalliandy Mar 2010
fur if i were to draw fur on photoshop. would making a custom brush the right thing to do.	5 Last	Slum Mar 2010
[3Ds Max 2010] Cutting from shapes Hey there, I'm trying to cut a six-edged form(don't know the english word) from a cylinder. On one side it worked pretty nice, but the other just makes crap. It just connects 2 points down to the bot…	5 Last	Famouz Mar 2010
3ds Max glitch Sometimes when I work with 3ds Max certain objects tend to dissapear briefly. This is typically happening when I move other objects in the viewport. Why is this happening? Here is a video describing …	7 Last	fashion_m Mar 2010
Painting cartoony like tf2 textures? I've googled a bit and cant find any tutorials at all and i dont even know where to start. Im looking to create textures like in TF2 or Battlefield heroes in photoshop [IMG]http://fpsreload.com/wp-co…	40 Last	willy-wilson Mar 2010
GDC: See how Naughty Dog made dudes in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [url]http://area.autodesk.com/gdc/ondemand12[/url] some good info in here.	16 Last	rollin Mar 2010
Buildings... High Poly > Low Poly? Hey, I'm currently debating an issue I am having here. I am in the process of making a small building for an environment that I am working on: [URL="http://img413.imageshack.us/i/render3v.jpg/"][IMG]…	7 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2010
To smooth or not to smooth, that is the question... So I've been working on a high poly, hard surface model today and I started thinking about the smooth function. First let me start off by saying I work with Maya. I've dabbled with a few other progra…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2010
Texture baking basics I'd like some advice on baking textures for low polygon assets for use in a software engine with no realtime lighting. So essentially, not baking a normal map or lightmap for use with a realtime ligh…	13 Last	rumblesushi Mar 2010
Script or technique for duplicating a mesh along the points of a CV curve I was wondering if anyone knew of a Maya script/technique for duplicating a plane along points on a CV curve/spline. I know there is a way but I haven't messed around with it enough to figure one out…	4 Last	Progg Mar 2010
hand painted textures (question) they suddenly interest me. Id like to learn how. Im already ok at making normal textures: [URL]http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee214/wareznoob/train_diff-1.jpg?t=1269503186[/URL] Are there any tu…	5 Last	Mark Dygert Mar 2010
Any tips for painting skin/muscle definition? Hey all, I'm currently working on a character for which I wanna use painted textures as oppose to photo sourcing. I'm just curious as to how best to know where muscles etc are to paint correct valu…	11 Last	divi Mar 2010
Max 2009 Isolation Script Error Not sure why but when I installed Max 2009 on this new Windows 7 install my Isolate Selection tool was been broken, which as you can imagine is a real pain. The error says: [B]Unknown property: "IsIn…	5 Last	Racer445 Mar 2010
Repository for Art? Here at work, we are using SVN for both our game repository and our art repository. Our project lead said that SVN does not handle binaries as well, so we are looking for an alternative for an art re…	7 Last	Slum Mar 2010
What sort of equipment do game companies use? Basically im just wondering what sort of equiptment companies use to make games, like how good or up to date they're PC's are or if you use any other type of EQ, like motion capture, sound studios, o…	3 Last	PredatorGSR Mar 2010
game engines 2d and 3d for use on a home project? I'd like to start working on a home project and potentially start putting together a very simple game of some kind. Just wondering if anybody can point me to some simple to use very cheap to license …	13 Last	Richard Kain Mar 2010
searching infos concerning ps3 developing hi friends, i'm in search for papers, blogs, post mortems, or sites concerning developing for the ps3. i want to get some insight into this topic. mostly concerning art/tech stuff. if you have som…	0 Last	aphexx Mar 2010
decimating crashing - zbrush Howdy, I have a 14 million terrain to decimate, but it seems decimation in zb3.5 r3 is crashing on me. I have only 1 polygroup Uvs are fine, just not inside 0-1 I do have some triangles in my baseme…	10 Last	Neox Mar 2010
video issues with XSI Modtool I'm using the Mod tool version of Softimage and for a 3 second animation the file is 95mb! So my question is: How can I reduce the file size so that other people and download and scrub through the an…	5 Last	ru4it Mar 2010
Alpha issue with mib_volume in Maya 8 Mental Ray For anyone that has experience rendering with mental ray I have an issue that I need help resolving. I am using a mib_volume shader attached to a camera in order to render distance fog, and everythin…	0 Last	Progg Mar 2010
ZBRUSH, BIG NOOBIE QUESTION ABOUT THE CLAY BRUSH I have been playing around with zbrush 3 for a few months now and I have really taken a shine to using the clay brush to build up my form. I really love it because i can loosely use expressive stro…	2 Last	ralusek Mar 2010
how do I post video on polycount? How do I post video from youtube on polycount	1 Last	Timothy_graybill Mar 2010
3D Programs - Which to use (blender user) hey everyone I'm new here, I use blender 3d for modeling and I'm pretty comfortable with it. But I want to move onto a more advanced program. This includes modeling, animating and sculpting programs.…	10 Last	gibson543 Mar 2010
Intuos drivers in Win7 64-bit: Individual app settings ignored? I can't seem to find anything useful through google, or at least nothing conclusive. I've recently gone from Windows 7 RC (32-bit) to Windows 7 64-bit, and I can't for the life of me get the custom a…	4 Last	hijak Mar 2010
Level editors What do you find essential in a level editor? The reason I ask is I've never used one, but I need to build one for my 3D engine. It can be basic to start off with, and develop gradually, I just wan…	20 Last	rumblesushi Mar 2010
reinitialize bones in max [img]http://www.maginot.eu/space/mgto/temp/bone_problem.jpg[/img] hey! ok I'm not quite sure for what to ask so I simply describe the problem: I import a bone-system via an importer into max( 8 )…	6 Last	rollin Mar 2010
Normal map wiki page OK, been slowly condensing and updating and re-writing things. [URL]http://wiki.polycount.net/Normal_Map[/URL] I wonder if anyone has some art samples they could contribute. Too much text! I'm loo…	20 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2010
put level in ut3 Can any one tell me the process of getting your level to show up int the map menu in unreal tournament 3. how to set up the file and level packages and stuff. I cant seem to figure it out.	1 Last	vahl Mar 2010
Maya 2010 and MJ Poly Tools Hi everyone, quick question. Is there something similar to MJ Poly Tool's edge loop split in Maya 2010?	10 Last	PredatorGSR Mar 2010
Additive shader in maya? I'm sure this has been asked a hundred times before but did we ever figure out how to make a shader render additive in maya like a game engine would. Thus far I've been doing it in post, hie render o…	5 Last	malcolm Mar 2010
capture video from unreal I am currently working on a level in unreal and I wanted to get a video of the game play from that level. does anyone know the best way to capture video from unreal?	1 Last	cholden Mar 2010
Methods for aligning high res sculpt to low res mesh? Wondering how people have successfully aligned a high res sculpted mesh (e.g. Sub Division 5+ in Mudbox) to a low res mesh with different vert IDs and topology than the Sub Division 0 base mesh in Mu…	4 Last	pior Mar 2010
Weird crease Okay, so I'm making a low poly character. Now, before you say how bad the head looks, it's actually meant to be a very low poly real time character, with little or no facial animation (so topology i…	21 Last	pior Mar 2010
Modeling shoe laces, boot laces... etc. I've been modeling for quite some time now, but shoe laces were one thing I could never do efficiently. Anyone have and good techniques for modeling laces? I use Modo, and can use Max.	12 Last	poopinmymouth Mar 2010