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Re: Surforge 1.0.1 released - new tool for 3d rendered PBR texturing
Surforge supports text labels and fonts (in current version, only Bebas font comes with it, but you could add yours). There are also some interesting text and labels features: Labels interact with specular/gloss, normal, ao and worn edges. When adding text label or warning sign, no need to worry about the texture channels.… -
Re: BIG PROJECT - Short film - "Free Ticket"
Or blend shapes. Ideally you'll want a combination of the two to allow yourself a full range of facial expression and movement. That said, you can do a lot with a very basic setup. I've had some plausible looking effects going with nothing more than a couple of blend shapes and a single bone in the jaw. I don't want to… -
Re: Slicing a level up in Max before exporting to a game engine
Hey Eric, do you know why the company is now defunct? It seems a shame that the company of such a clever guy isn't doing better. Also, you know once you'd set the whole level up in chunks, as per the example on your website, how was it all exported? What was the whole export/import workflow from when the level was done, to… -
Re: Wrinklemaps in 3D Studio Max
Well its used all over the place in a bunch of different ways its pretty much up to the studio as to how. The method I outlined is one way you can get it done in 3dsmax. We wire morph targets, bones and wrinkle maps to the same control board piece so they all animate in harmony. That example is also for B/W bumps which for… -
Re: Lack of motivation
I've always thought motivation is very similar to the act of conditioning your mind. Bare with me on this... A little abstract, but not that far off would be using the example of Pavlov and his dog. Initially, If he rang a bell.. nothing happens, but.. if he rings the bell while giving food to the dog.... There's now this… -
Re: Warhamma Dreadnought
I think that your problem is that you aren't using reference enough. There is a ton of wh40k reference, with many different designs and weapons. The best reference I've found is on forgeworld and gamesworkshop . Take elements you like and combine them together, and make your own elements as needed, but it really helps to… -
Re: Realtime GI/Enlighten problem
Thanks for upvote. Enlighten in fact does an unwrap and packs all static geometry by itself. You can 'Preserve UVs' to use your authored ones, but in my scene most of them are auto. unwrapped by Enlighten. Then, it packs them based on proximity or manual 'atlas tag' value into real-time lightmaps. Those lightmaps have… -
Re: Discussion: Obsession in our field?
Just my two cent. I think everyone (or nearly everyone) who is able to make a living with 3d art has some level of obsession in there nature. I'm sure many of you have been at 3d long enough that you don't really consider it often; but the level of specific knowledge you need in this field is really insane. Just try to… -
Re: Specular map master thread - The hidden art behind the awesomesauce.
well I'm not saying you should copy your spec in the gloss, that would just be plain retarded, I say that painted metal doesn't have the same width as brushed metal, or bare metal, or galvanized metal, or dirt, or, well any other material present on your example. there are materials which looks is only possible to achieve… -
Re: 68 cAMARO Z28 (WIP)
I think I know what is making the panels so tall. The lighting and color of your reference is blending the undercarriage in with the body panel. You have to look very carefully, but the side image has the frame and exhaust in it. They make the panels look taller than they actually are. As for modeling techniques, there are…
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