Baddcog - you're right on that. I'm desperately trying to find a compromise between a walk cycle and the checking-the-warmth-of-the-water-with-the-toes thing. Jackablade - that's what I'm aiming for; one solid chunk of metal to keep everything upright. Now to find a way to actually close the drapery without it looking too…
Hi all, it's been a while since I posted on PCount. I usually get feedback within discord groups but I wanted to make a quick post here and see if I can get feedback on 'Composition, lighting and other things that stand out at first glance'. Theme: It's a Roman Castra/Fort based in UK at the end of Hadrians wall. The…
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If your lights cast shadows setting them up correctly will speed up your render times. 1. Try not to cast shadows using omni lights; they are equivalent to placing 6 spotlights with a 90 degree field of view. 2. If youre rendering a scene with a lot of lights dont try and set them up all at once. Use Tools>Light Lister…
You could simply apply the source photo to a plane, cut in the the needed topology using the Knife tool and leveraging Preserve UVs on/off ("Correct Face Atttributes" in Blender) to match details ; removing the background ; then straightening things as needed. And then of course capturing the result to get the needed…
Hey everyone, Lately I have been working on a character for a small UDK project that we are doing with some of my classmates, one of the things we want to learn is how to properly use normal mapping low poly objects/characters using high res sculpts. This is my first Zbrush Character, so I still have so much to learn.…
Hi! First thread, thanks for stopping by. So, Aliens are fun... I sketched this one out based on descriptions of small greys and the Roswell shots. His ride and setting are courtesy of a (Maya Visual Effects The Innovators Guide) tut. - It occurred to me the problem with this whole hive mind thing is a serious lack of…