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Re: GM LSX-LS7 carburetor intake manifold
Hello. Tks for the input Shrike. And you're right, i'm not gonna bake it. About the edges, this intake is actually made by casting, and then some areas are machined after, therefore, some edges are really soft, and some edges are really really sharp, like the top of the intake where the carburetor is placed, the gasket on… -
Re: Dishonored: fan art: pbr bust
Yeah, your side view is way off. Overlay it over your ref in Photoshop or even in Zbrush, a lot of forms don't match (which is funny, because they do from the front. If you're worried about not doing well on it because you're not great at the face in profile, don't worry about that. Just match the concept's forms; it's… -
Re: S&W model 3 WIP
The reason why you wouldn't use this as a low poly piece isn't because there are too many polygons; the poly count is fine really. The problem is that it doesn't show you know how to model. A good number of your edge loops aren't contributing to the silhouette so this needs to be optimized. While you obviously know how to… -
Re: Is it possible to use planes with alpha to bake on to other planes?
With the limitation of using 1 bit alpha / cutout shaders, you could do it at least up to Mental Ray in Max 2010 (whatever version that was) but it didn't seem to work in 2012 according to this thread: https://polycount.com/discussion/91116/3dsmax-rtt-how-to-bake-using-alpha-thru-dif-nrm-etc (never tried it myself in 2012… -
Re: Hard Surface Clean-up WIP
Been busy the last few weeks and haven't had a chance to update. I've been using a mix of panel loops and maya block-in's to achieve the shape I want. Panel loops that are formed at the intersection of 3 different polygroups form a hard crease that will maintain its edge as seen here: The resulting panel loop will maintain… -
Re: Futuristic Russian Helicopter (Hind inspired)
Hey this looks cool, I like the design. The biggest issue that stands out to me is how mushy the hard surfaces look. The closeup highpoly render of the cockpit shows this issue well, the beams that make up the window don't look like they are precise metal beams with proper seams between elements, they look as if they're… -
Re: no games use coloured specular
I understand where you're coming from, but what happens when I want to move that asset from your desert level with a strong key, warm fill/bounce to a forest level with a very soft or nonexistant key, green/brown fill. Or how about to my snow level? Would you expect it to look good in each case, or require a new map to… -
Re: Diner (Feedback and Critques Please)
The front door really feels off - primarily its placement but also the size and shape. It appears as though it was shoved into the corner as an afterthought; move it out a bit, make it larger, and look at replacing it with a more appropriate material - preferably a glass design. The stools should be at the main counter;… -
Re: Sketchbook: refraction
Fantasy fighter girl, like from an imaginary D&D group. Tweaked and adjusted insignificant things so much at the end, going to try and finish pieces faster now and try to force myself to only render whats important because I end up going back and trying to tone things down after anyway for readability. The longer I spend… -
Re: ANSWERED: I need help with weird mask around edges
You get those edges because you probably used one or more of those: medium, large, big and huge sliders in dynamask curvature window. Unfortunatly, these don't work too well when you input a curvature map ( they work fine if you input a normal map though). It is a known issue with the developers and they said it will get…
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