tl;dr: how do i make dem low polies dorfs? --- Hello Polycount, I've decided to come out from the shadows and actually get something worth posting here finished. I do have some questions that i sort of need answered before I feel i can continue from where i currently am. My goal for this highpoly sculpt is to make a…
Created a base by loading an OBJ, matID map, normal map and AO and linked some materials. Result: (The color coded materials are the ones specified by me in the MatID map) A former colleague suggested it might be due to the file format and extra channels (alpha), saying I should go with PNGs instead. And so I did, but I…
Edit: Updated with video! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIX5aEqLVTA&hd=1[/ame] Downloadable video (6mb, XVid codec) --- Can't... stop... rendering! (Click for 1080p resolution) Decided to make a new thread for this project instead of cluttering up the WAYWO thread with random pics. Modelling: Modelling is about 80%…
Your progress for 5 weeks is pretty good man! Keep going. I envy you getting to learn everything fresh, it's an exciting time. Look up lots of tutorials, sculpt as much as you can, and always always always use reference images, whether you bring it into the window as a backdrop or just have it up to look at. The only thing…
If I do Sub-D modelling which lately tends to become preferable for some uncertain for me reason. The hi to low ray tracing baking IMO is redundant at all. Usually Sub-D model is easy to unwrap and bring to sculpting already unwrapped . So baking just surface as world /object space in exr image and then applying that exr…
Hey everyone, I’m getting back into 3D modeling after a long break. The last time I touched modeling was in a college elective years ago, and I used Maya back then. Now I see so many people using Blender. I’d like to ask: should I switch to Blender for my current projects? What are the main advantages of Blender compared…
Hello there - I'm having trouble registering my copy of Quixel Suite since purchasing it last night. Any time I try to register either product online, the process stalls for 3-4 minutes then throws the error below. Is this a problem authenticating to the registration system on Quixel's end? Or are there steps I can take?…
A quick shout-out to the community. Our team from RapidPipeline now offers free access to its 3D processing tools for lecturers and students. We've always been dedicated to open source projects, and educational access, and we hope this helps you with your 3D projects. The new free educational plan includes plug-ins for…
Hmm, well, I am also going to the polycount school right now as well. What I have found is that instead of making a christmas list of what I want for a portfolio, which is fine in and of itself,.. I have learnd'ed much more from this forum by grabbing a hot piece of concept that I want to be able to model and turning out…