Yeah, I was going to echo the above and recommend the same. It's a great book and the knowledge is applicable to any 3d program. Link: [ame]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Lighting-Rendering-Jeremy-Birn/dp/0321316312[/ame]
JonMurphy I like the one you mentioned. Still trying to find hthe pricing. How much did you spend on yours? http://www.dpreview.com/news/0306/g5/morepics01.jpg
Most people that use computers for CGI stuff buy a computer every 2-3 years, you can build a great computer for 1.5k, the i7 920 is only $200 bucks http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0302727 65% faster- risking that your $200 investment might burn out in 5 years, not that big of a deal to…
I would have to argue against the "many small releases" statement, as it is not always appropriate. Constantly throwing out the latest .034 Alpha build with two new lines of code and an additional player model is something that a serious mod should leave inside the team. The main guidelines were catered towards teams that…
You need to set Planted keys for the feet. Click on the foot, and under 'Key Info' in the biped Menu (motion tab, wheel).There are three types, of planted keys: Planted: object stays anchored in world space. Sliding: locks the objects vertical movement but allows it to slide around horiz. Free: This is used to free the…
I've only used 3d.sk but it was always more than enough. I've used it extensively for texture source and general anatomy ref, they have hundreds of sets including poses and ortho shots, clothed and nude. Maybe they split it up between the sites recently? anyway here's a good little site for anatomy ref I just found, seems…
Hey, thanks for the feedback everyone! JohnnyRaptor - Thanks. Yeah, she is definitely coming in at the masculine end of the spectrum. Thanks for the eye. Perhaps calling her an assassin is a bit incomplete as she doesn't really have the accessories you mentioned that would sell it. I guess that was more so the attitude I…
I haven't tried it out, but Windows Live Photo Gallery has some panorama stitching capabilities, granted its MS, probably in an effort to make it user friendly they've either convoluted the interface, or dumbed down the features... but someone should look into it and see if its any good.…
http://www.reybustos.com/03ra/ra.html these are pretty sweet me things. you can move your mouse over the image and it switches fades between photo and drawn muscles.