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…
I know Linux have problems with adobe suite, for example is not fully compatible with substance designer or substance painter, but personally I made the hop in these months and I love Linux runs more smoothly and is not annoying like windows, I personally only use open source tools like Krita, Inkscape and blender even I…
Right. So the reference isn't for any one specific item. I understand the principles of efficient UV use, but the reference is more for providing a visual example to other people. Good packing is easy to find, but getting examples of reuse is what is tripping me up. People are happy to reuse textures in modular environment…
Welcome to Polycount! A good way to learn how to model complex shapes is to give it a try, and post your attempt, like Fabi_G suggested. Then people are more likely to suggest ideas how to improve what you have. For example see How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before…
Don't know if there's a way to slide things to match an axis if you have an off angle edge? For example, I want to align this loop on a sloping section to the y-axis of the perpendicular box, however it snaps a few units off. Am using the following snap controls This is for a project where I'm taking old BSP level geometry…
A detour or not, depending on how you look at it. I was trying to understand eye refraction. After finding some examples, attempted to recreate the effect... and it sort of looked correct. There was just that one issue I spent a good deal of forever chasing down. The whole thing distorts depending on whether you look along…
Blender Hairtool by Bartosz Styperek This is a hair plane example. Straight away you can see the difference between volume and vibrance with the example you posted above. So it depends on what you are looking for. I reckon you should look into material and lighting, but also styling.
you can try learning by rough and smooth surfaces (glossy). This is base for classify a lot of materials, but of course, there are few exceptions like rubber materials, that can be smoothness but not necessarily have to emit or reflect the light like some glossy materials, cuz rubber materials absorve too much the light.…
I'm was not being dismissive(english is not my first language, and never knew "shenaningans" could have such a negative connotation, and for that I apologize), I'm well aware of the flexibility of the system, it's just that after conducting a few experiments last night I started to get the conclusion that what could be a…
Ive been diving into high poly now for a while teaching myself to model at high quality and I admit I dislike it . Spend a shit load of time cutting in detail that most people won't care about in the end . Doom 3 is a great example once the woe factor wore off on the graphics there wasnt much to the game play and so will…