I was recently hired to create a bunch of 3d fish for an upcoming application from Arid Ocean: http://www.aridocean.com Here are some of them. These are the high LOD versions at 1,200 polys apiece, there were two lower LODs also created at 500 and 250 polys respectively. The textures were done at 512x512 and are a…
[ QUOTE ] Why does the medium LOD have nore horizontal loops in the fins than the closest LOD? [/ QUOTE ] Yes it's for animation purposes. The different LODs will be seen at different distances from the camera. At the lowest LOD the fish will be less than 1" onscreen so any animation on the fins would barely be noticable,…
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Why does the medium LOD have nore horizontal loops in the fins than the closest LOD? [/ QUOTE ] Yes it's for animation purposes. The different LODs will be seen at different distances from the camera. At the lowest LOD the fish will be less than 1" onscreen so any animation on the fins would barely be…