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Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
@2300511685 Correct, the round over in the third step was added with a non-destructive bevel / chamfer modifier that uses edge weights to control the width. If edge weights aren't an option then a simple loop path could also be used to constrain the round over. There's a few different ways to approach modeling lofted… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
Subdivision sketch: it's not the topology. One question that's asked over and over is: "How can this shape be attached to a curved surface?" At some point, often when just learning how to model, most artists end up asking this question in one way or another. The short answer is: just match the segments when possible and… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
Subdivision sketch: soft hard surface. This write-up is a brief look at using basic modeling operations to create a base mesh for stiffer types of soft goods. Complex folds and detailed wrinkles can be added to the base mesh using textile specific sculpting and simulation tools but the tradeoff is these processes tend to… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
Subdivision modeling: corner topology edge flow. Topology layouts for sharp, angled corners are fairly simple but often overlooked. This is why it's important to build a solid understanding of how different corner topology layouts impact edge flow, mesh complexity and smoothing behavior. Most corner topology can generally… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
@chien Thanks for the question. There are a few links to some write-ups about common baking artifacts in this post and some examples of how triangulation affects normal bakes in this discussion. Additional content about these topics is planned but, since most of the tools used for baking are already well documented, the… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
Subdivision modeling: use more geometry or create better geometry? Removing subdivision smoothing errors from shape intersections on curved surfaces is a common theme for questions about hard surface subdivision modeling. A lot of these questions are about pinching and stretching issues near corners and around shape… -
Re: Sketchbook: Frank Polygon
Lighting breakdowns This write-up looks at how some of the fundamentals of photographic composition can be applied to render setups for presenting real-time assets. Since each render engine is slightly different this is less of a deep dive into the technical nuances of how things work and more of a broad overview of how to…
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