Don't be afraid to dive into your normal map and do some painting, often the bake is a starting point not the final result. =) A lot of the waves could be wiped out by dragging a vertical row of pixels, horizontally. If more of the pieces where straight, it would be pretty easy to eradicate 95% of the waviness that way. I…
Safari is better if you look after a simple browser! Opera is fast fast and with too many features, mail and bittorrent included ¬¬ Where is the all-in-one browser? huh? Extensions are a need, and i also want to block ads with adblock plus! fail google! I wrote my impressions about the beta in my blog, but in spanish of…
People keep saying that this is all a matter of triangulation in max, i think that is a load of shit. You can have an entirely triangulated mesh in max and still get bogus errors you wouldn't get a in maya. On the other hand, you can have a mesh comprised half of 5 sided faces in maya and still get a very accurate result.…
I use C4D for about 6 years now and I love it, but it has downsides aswell C4D is standard for motion graphics and always used in conjuction with after effects, but maxon coupled with adobe and you have the deepest integretion in AE you can imagine, you literally have a lite version of C4D in it which is a big advantage.…
Its hard to argue with someone who just disregards all the information they don't want to hear. First, I acknowledged the background colors of all the software in my toolbar as they were, and I had no problem with the fact that they are all basically neutral. You though went into Maya and grabbed the darkest screen you…
29. Posing: CAT in 3ds Max Ive found CAT to be a very accessible and useful tool, so Ill share some of the process with you. Ill keep it short and sweet as not everyone uses 3ds Max. CAT can be found in the Create toolbar, inside Helpers, under the sub menu of Cat Objects. If you select CATParent and Base…
BBCode no longer works, you can either use the toolbar to embed pictures, or edit the whole post using HTML. As for the model you have the big form and volumes right, but the small details are messy and inaccurate; To get better at accuracy collect more references and study them harder, try making paper and pencil…
* duplicate your model. * select the original and place it on a display layer and make that layer a reference layer. * take the duplicate model and switch to vertex component mode (RMB over model or F8 - i prefer F8 * select all the verts and hit "W" for the move tool * either double click the move icon in your toolbar, or…
Hi all, I've been a lurker on PC for a while and it happens that I also work for Allegorithmic, so I'm starting this thread to tell you all that Substance Designer 3 is now available for 99$ for Non-commercial use licenses. I'll keep the thread updated with new features, tuts and content as they become available, and most…