I was looking at the tutorials that come with Max 8 a few nights ago, arnt there some tuts in there? I could be wrong but im sure there are. Almost forgot, theres an overview of hair on this Page: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=5903856
Ok, so I'll be the 59th person to congrat you I guess! :P CONGRATULATIONS! Well done! :) So... does this mean we'll be getting some wicked leaked info? ;D I kid, I kid.
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I think the blurring method might work. Then I guess if I pro-boolean the road into the terrain, I could blend the edges together with a shader. Hmmmm. Some World Machine methods discussed here. http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:peda...t=clnk&cd=6 With a link to this road tutorial...…
Pricey I'm thinking baout getting a http://www.staples.com/catalog/configuration/bto_details.asp?PageType=1&cal_Sku=596682 Maybe a Dell XPS Gen 2. Other then that, Just for 3dsmax and photoshop.. Its a good laptop.. I'll see if i can find a cheaper one/maybe better. I just found this site, It might be helpful…
http://www.plazaart.com/products.php?page=5994&a=3&dept=7&manufacturer=7024 Turqoise Sanford. Which is a Prismacolor brand. Prismacolor makes some seriously inferior products, and this pencil is no exception, though i do find myself using it a lot. The biggest issue with it is, that it is marked as a 3B but it is very hard…
Autodesk put together a good video tutorial, it should get you moving in the right direction. =) http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=5903856 If you have 2009 you MIGHT be able to spline UV map parts of it... but really I think pelt is the way to go for something that crazy.