It looks super neat! The surface smoothness adds a stylised effect while maintaining the recognisable face planes, although the pinch on the cheek and sternomastoid is a little too pinched. In regard to the eyes being sculpted open, It all depends on weather the character will be rigged. Half open eyes are best for…
Hey todman to Reset Xform go to your control panel-utilities-reset xform. I can't exsplain what it does in graphical terms becuase I don't know. but when I have had animation probs and sometimes unwrapping probs its normally cos I forgot to reset the Xform. do it before unwrapping anything and rigging anything,make it a…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3Kcz9MPGAw Dragon's Crown is another example of a game using this technique. We had tried something similar using Spine, and it turned out to be a very long and painful process. Doing simple animations like old school flash style animations is easy though, and getting the 3d effects is real…
Hey oXYnary, I used to do a ton of commuting, and it was all on a commencal hardtail with front suspension. I wouldn't use a suspension fork on a commuting rig ever again. I commuted through all weather and I don't know about Seattle but where I was the salt on the road wrecked havok on the bike. In particular the…
I just built a computer (with help from these same reddit guys.) I spent almost exactly 1000, so same budget. My suggestions would be: Upgrade to the i7 3770. Forget the K, it's useless if you don't plan to overclock. Get an aftermarket cooler. Hypercooler is cheap and keeps my rig running very cool even in my poorly…
@CybranM Thanks! It's still got a way to go but glad it appears to be getting there! Added 4 as yet untextured Skyflash (British AIM-7s, basically) missiles, and a pair of very poorly UV'd fuel pods. I may also add a center fuel pod and inner wing pylons. So, assuming I'm getting rid of the carrier, I now have a checklist!…
@n88tr: Oh thats on point, even though i didn't know about this character (never played MGS :poly122: ) the resemblance is uncanny. Boots are actually saturated brown, i was heavily inspired by "Red Wing" boots -> http://www.hypebeast.com/image/2009/10/ronnie-fieg-red-wing-shoes-8-boots-2.jpg @SasoChicken: Thanks man. I…
As far as boob movment, model the boobs as a seperate object inside the cloth circle, or just have an extra edge loop on the inside, and then place a bone for the boobs and you'll be able to jiggle them to your hearts content inside the cloth. If you actually want the cloth hole to change shape and the boobs to change…
cool, thanks for the quick replies. I ripped out a few poly's and added some loops to the man-skirt. he's down to about 6,200. is this better? should i keep going and reduce him more? I'm also including a just normals shot... i was getting the feeling that this isn't detailed enough or maybe i'm using it wrong? i haven't…
If you are really stuck on what creative direction direction to go with lighting you could look for lighting reference/inspiration. Right now I'm thinking your scene could use more rim light and bounce light, but I might be a bit biased, because I LOVE heavy use of rim light and bounce light. Something that highlights and…