The King's Chair

jowalker · Aug 2011

Hello Everyone!

A breif story behind this project

I have always been a Maya person until I encountered 3ds Max. For some people, the transition from Maya to 3ds Max comes quicker. For me, it was a slow process. For 5 months, I was determined to make a project using 3ds Max, pushing the boundaries within myself, and go more in depth in the program.
I'll be quite honest, I now like 3ds Max more than I did in Maya:)

Anyway, I am pleased to present my first project done on 3ds Max "The Kings Chair"
In my opinion, this is the best project I ever done thus so far!

Hope you guys like it!:) I'm always up for constructive Criticism.

Poly Count: 2246, 2902 Verts

Process

Original Concept (note: this is not my photo)

Rendered Images

There will be another post that shows the UVs and Bump Maps

achillesian · Aug 2011

look like rgb bump maps, might want to get used to tangent space as it's the industry standard i think.

jowalker · Aug 2011

Hey Guys, I want to addressed to everyone that I'm new to the polycount website so I apologize if I posted more than one thread. But yeah, I'll remember next time to update my original forum only.

P442 · Aug 2011

I agree that it looks like you're using bump maps

jowalker · Aug 2011

Thanks for the feedback! and yes they are bumps maps. its a nice attempt for this project, but yeah I have to agree with more usage of tangent space normal maps.

makecg · Aug 2011

"Serious Comment time !"
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I like it overall.. Looking at the concept
You need to actually model some of the LION to bring it out more.
Not just put a bump on it. I can't even tell if it's a Lion face in your low poly model.

you need to model alot more of the chair to actually bring the stuff out to make it look more like the concept.

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gsokol · Aug 2011

Tone down the bump map...that is wayyyy too strong.

The chair looks ok..the lions on the arm rests don't read well as lions..just looks like noise.

jimmypopali · Aug 2011

Quick question, the highlights on the back of the chair, are they textured in, or is that a spec map?

jowalker · Aug 2011

The lion on the Armrest support was my least favorite. I had a hard time capturing the face of the lion to make it recognizable. I would of model or sculpted the whole chair, however, I did not have the patients nor the time to do custom lion faces and most of everything else. Especially since this project lingered on too long, I just want to be over with it and move on to something else. However, there's always room for improvement overtime.

jowalker · Aug 2011

jimmypopali wrote: »

Quick question, the highlights on the back of the chair, are they textured in, or is that a spec map?

Yes there are texture on the back of the chair. But there are no Spec maps I put in. There is not much to see in the back which is why most of the concentration is the front.

snake85027 · Aug 2011

the overall scale looks good. I agree with other people you need more polygons in the model. Define the face more of that lion.

jimmypopali · Aug 2011

jowalker wrote: »

Yes there are texture on the back of the chair. But there are no Spec maps I put in. There is not much to see in the back which is why most of the concentration is the front.

I meant the red cushion on the back, where you lean on - but thanks for clearing that up:poly121:

The King's Chair

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