Like everyones said, camera match to block it out at first!! It's such a useful skill to have when starting modeling a shape. these are the general principles, I'm sure there are better tutorials out there but I just did a quick google for you; blender http://vimeo.com/11336409 sketchup (this is actually the easiest one…
Some more tutorials here, and some tools. http://wiki.polycount.com/CategoryEnvironmentFoliage Recently a co-worker made an in-house tutorial for how she generates tree card textures from high-res 3d models. Really the best way to go, since you can get very high-quality and natural-looking results, and you can generate a…
Like a certificate for watching or doing a tutorial? In all honestly those are nothing more than a participation trophy. Your portfolio should do a much better job showcasing your artistic ability than something that says you did a tutorial. Don't bloat your resume with irrelevant stuff. Putting competitions you competed…
hey, i literally wrote up a tutorial for doing exactly this the other day: http://www.tharlevfx.com/tutorial-udk/ its the same method as the videos you posted iirc but might be easier to follow as text. i didnt know you could record straight from matinee, will have to check it out - does it do video or stills and does it…
@LorasTyrell Cheers man, I followed this tutorial by Rogelio Olguin here's the link for it: https://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/tutorials/substance-designer its for a realistic material but mine came out slightly stylized but it works for my scene. All my corners have a slight chamfer to them but I may increase the chamfer…
hah! I hope that tutorial is useful for you =) . Here's another similar one about keeping things cheap in max: http://www.brameulaers.com/tutorials/optimisation_workflow_tutorial/optimisation_workflow_tutorial.html so just use meshlab if your don't have zbrush/decimation master! Building high poly stuff like this becomes…
[ QUOTE ] man... i am playing around with skin - but i can't figure out much... sux... it must be somehow possible to mirror that f****** physique... even with max 6... i don't have time to learn skin... damn... POOP.IN.MY.MOUTH WHERE ARE YOU??? I NEED YOUR HELP!!!! [/ QUOTE ] I made a video tutorial on rigging.…
vahl: This model looks sweet! Very true to the Quake style I think I like the images of the character on your website better IMO. Hey can you tell me where I can find a good tutorial on how to export a character mesh with animations from Maya? Also I'm looking for a tutorial on how to export a static mesh and what the…
Yeah, this is what you need to do. Understand how UVs work, and how to use them to your advantage when it comes to texturing. Check out.. http://www.game-artist.net/forums/spotlight-articles/7618-tutorial-creating-next-gen-environment-setting-maya-photoshop.html That tutorial has TONS of great info on cheating with UVs and…
Probably not a good idea to move bones in the default skeleton to fit your model; the animations will probably be way off, or not work at all. I wrote a tutorial back for ut2003 that covers this stuff. Still the same process for ut2004, only thing extra is a vehicle driving pose and an additional idle anim. My tutorial is…