hey @adeebalm, thank you very much man! The topology here is a complete mess, this is boolean concept modeling with some cleanup later on. It is not subd :) Here's the example shot:
After looking at the example engraved text I'd say do it by hand (you can use path-deformed text copy as a placeholder and place the individual letters accordingly).
Hey Andy great portfolio....I was pimping it on PC earlier today as a great example of what can be done with blogger (....and a scary amount of talent doesn't hurt either :) )
heh, thanks dejawolf, works great now, but what if you want to have a background, for example, if you want to avoid a black border around your alpha, that is not possible?
I wouldn't link the pectoral into the deltoid, I would do it like in the second example in the link I showed you (bendy straw style). Deforms much nicer
Thanks for all the encouragement guys. Here's the link, http://www.gnomon3d.com/coursesnew/10week3d/chargames.html I'll be submitting my new course description (and a better example image) shortly.