Besides using Edit Normals modifiers, you could also maybe fix it by selecting all the faces and pressing Retriangulate (Editable Poly > Edit Polygons > Retriangulate)? The file probably only holds the point order for each face instead of per-triangle, and so the results are going to vary based on the method used by an app…
Like said, it depends, especially for the chamfers. Do you need cuts for normal maps because of hard edges? What's more visible? How much distortion and size scale changes are you willing to deal with? Personally, I'd probably do something like this: "a" can be straightened out without any distortion, the inner and outer…
I've posted this in the WAYWO thread already, but I figured I would start up a thread with it. Been doing a lot of designing over the last few months, and now it's time to get crankin on some 3D. I'm working on a project that is based around Greek and Egyptian mythology of the Zodiac. I'll be designing all the 12 deities,…
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Hey Polycounters! The itch to brandish the personal-art sword has again grown strong and I've been debating between one off out-of-comfort-zone realism props or a fun scene. The former is really the right choice, but right now I feel like I really need a soul-charger that I can crunch on after a day of work. So here's...…
Update on some textures I've started blocking in for the props! I've been using mostly 3D Coat for the prop painting and baking out only AO maps to figure out the placement of things.
It's painted nicely and all, but what is the point in having the guy be soo high poly ( especially when it's hand painted). Also you have holes in the back of the ears, the bottom of the pedestal has weird uvs underneath. Weird UVs with the base of the flag as well.
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshopextended/features/?view=topnew I am hoping this feature is not "adobe-ized" ;) Edit: I used the search for "cs4", nothing came up...then I posted this and searched for cs4 and nothing still came up. So ignore this if this was already a 'known thing'. Thanks!