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Re: Aircraft Panels: to model, or to map?
I've always had problems making panels for my hard-surface models but lately I've started drawing on the meshes surface directly (Grease Pencil in Blender) to outline the panels and then extract these panels by cutting them out from the original surface with the knife tool. This workflow makes it a lot easier to plan out… -
Re: Sea Guardian WIP
I like how it came together in the second image. There's a lot of excellent work in here, great surfaces. The main thing I would look out for is your primary details getting muddied by your surface details. There are a couple places on the tentacles where the sculpted alpha are a little unevenly applied, and it makes the… -
Re: [3ds max] OpenSubdiv issue
You need to crease the edges on the flat where the 90 degrees meets. There is too much tension on the surface. Opensubdiv(and creasing generally) is not a perfect solution in every situation, especially where E-poles (3 valance), N-poles (5 valance), and sparse topology are concerned. You may often need to add edgeloops to… -
Re: 3ds Max Working Pivot to Local Pivot?
I think I get what you're after... Try: - Turn on edit working pivot. - Click the Align tool (not quick align) - Click the object that has the pivot you want and - In the dialog that pops up check on each axis under "Align Orientation (local)" Not as easily no... You could try: - Create a dummy object. - Align the copy to… -
Re: Why is triangle used instead of Quad?
To add to what's already been said and hopefully clarify a few things: there's a number of different reasons why an artist would choose to use a triangle instead of a quad when creating an arch. The relevance of any specific answer really depends on the model's intended use and the desired outcome for the project. Looking… -
To learn Zbrush first then Maya or vice versa
Okey.... i think i am starting to losing my mind. And sometime i am not sure what to do. I want to become character modeler. So for that, i want to use Zbrush sickly for character and creatures, or for some concept design. hard surface maybe. Not sure if hard surface in Zbrush is good for production. But For hard surface,… -
Can't decide what to do.
Hey ppl,I really have hard time thinking what to focus for my career, i like modeling so i can't decide what to model organic or hard surface or environment.For organic i am totally dump i need to know anatomy for humans/creatures but i see that people make so good characters,and i want to make that for my self but it's… -
Ghost Nova (Starcraft 2 Fan Art)
Hey Polycount, here is a character that I have been working on for the past couple of weeks. Paul Kwon was kind enough to give me permission to have a go at modelling a beautiful Ghost Nova concept that he painted. I have just about finished the base sculpt (Very lumpy and rough), so it is time to start the hard surface… -
BRAWL2 [Vehicle] Bull Dust, sacboi [Tribute]
I'll grab some insight from this pic of an aussie outback classic "Bull/Buffalo Catcher" for use on my own Mad Max/Dystopian design - lol might even add some sort of trailer too. My entry is just a thanks of gratitude, to all those hard surface artists that inspired me over the years with kickass art so many cheers. Aside… -
Re: Normal map issue.
Hey, cool that you found a solution! Looking at your screenshots, I wouldn't necessarily use hard edges on some those UV seams, which are well supported and have a soft curvature. However, I don't know for certain if this would have an effect on the visibility of the seams. Maybe someone else does. To comment the UVs, one…
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