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Re: Investigating error(s) in Normal maps for use in Maya
For what I see here - all your edges on LP are hard (each poly have its own smoothing group). So first of all - separate all the UV shells. However, in this particular object (because of bevels) you can also make all edges soft and then sew all the UV shells in one strip - there will be some gradients, but overall result… -
Re: UV map stretching question
People seem to forget that it all depends on what you are creating. For example, when it comes to lowpoly graphics, it's perfectly fine to stretch and pinch UV's. Hell, sometimes I even turn shells into a single line (1D is all you need for a gradient) or even a point (0D is all you need for a single color). But yes, for… -
Re: UV Maps - Maya - Automatic map all faces to overlap eachother
I think the tool you're looking for is the Unitize tool. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but this tool is terribly inefficient due to each polygon face being its own shell, thus causing your vertex count to skyrocket. If it's for the purposes of getting a tiling texture to show up on a ground plane, you're better off just… -
Re: Solved: Color ID Map creates new color around edges when importing into DDO.
You should be using an uncompressed PNG. If you're compressing it, that's probably where that artifact comes from. Either way, that should have no impact on your project - it's on the outside border of your UV shell, and would fall into the padding zone, provided you gave enough padding to the shells to avoid bleeding. If… -
Re: Help on EZ topic. =)
its definitely the 2d mesh. I deleted the 4 omnis and set the main light higher then added a shell to the scatter object and rendered from a few different angles and it worked out fine. the only darkness i got was cause there's no fill light or GI, nothing out of the ordinary.... ๏̯͡๏ I'm not sure why you had a problem… -
Re: 3ds smothing groups / Maya smoothing
Shimmer: To get what you refer to as an "Element" selection (like a group of polys not connected to the main mesh, but part of the same object), you will want to use the "Select Shell" tool. I can't remember where it is, probably in Edit Polygons menu somewhere. But if you go to the Edit -> Preferences -> Hotkeys, i think… -
Re: Unwrapping in Maya makes me want to chew glass...
How I'd do it. - Select faces to map. - Use proper method (sphere, unwrap/unfold, automatic mapping and all those fancy names) - Stitch / Sew - Move around and scale. yay One of the right click combos should let you select UV Shells/Islands and stuff like that too. Very handy if you ask me. Personally I prefer working with… -
Re: Chuggnuts UV Tools - Where to find?
I want you to be right, but I haven't experienced that. What am I doing wrong? If you do stitch selected on a single edge, it will move the pieces together and stitch, which is what I want. But if you select multiple edges, it will stitch them without moving the shell, so the uvs will stretch instead of the shell moving… -
Re: Quitting smoking
Ive got a few friends that have e-cigs. Some of them still have a smoke from time to time, but for the most part, never do. The cartriges are bought online, and you can do zero , low, medium and high quantities of nicitine (spelling). I suggest started at medium and working your way down. STarting at high, you`ll… -
Re: Getting that first job
I really like what Slosh said.... I'm not a character artist but when I see what is being made by my co-workers you are far from your goal of landing that first job. I really don't mean to be rude or wtv, but you should work on textures/materials of your characters, like that goblin in your portfolio, the Zbrush is…
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