ACanofPepsi posted:

I am new to 3D Studio Max, and have only really focused on rendering because my primary interest is adding CG to live action. I downloaded the car models from a site I found. If anybody is interested I'll look for the link.

International Log posted:

Not to derail or steal thunder, but our powers are needed here:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2969549

Your favourite smileys in 3d!

I did and :





Go, my brethren, go!

International Log posted:

I'd say about an hour each, maybe less. No I don't have PM's... maybe I should buy plat.

Also, you could just ask here, plenty of people in this thread who know a lot of stuff. Naturally I would be more than happy to answer your questions.

EoinCannon posted:

Hey folks, I've been lurking this forum for a while and thought I'd post.
It's been slow at work so I've decided to start doing speed models to get better at human anatomy and sculpting in general.
This is my really dodgy likeness of Dave Letterman done in 2 hours on a slow day. I just used one photo to see how I went from limited reference. Max for the base meshes and Zbrush for all the sculpting. Couldn't be bothered rendering it so this is straight outta zbrush.

Handiklap posted:

This was done back in 2007, not sure how I missed it

holy gently caress.

sigma 6 posted:

You were there for the UI workshop on Wednesday? So was I . . . wtf?

sigma 6 posted:

The law? I was the guy with the hat in the back. The only guy with a hat.

cubicle gangster posted:

No I didnt! It's a displacement map.

Although you can then say 'you used a 4k x 4k displacement map on a glossy reflective floor' and then I could say 'yeah what of it son'

Heintje posted:

^^ oo nice shader.

Sculptor guys, check this insanity out:
http://www.mudboxhub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=357

EoinCannon posted:

I believe it was this
http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-mudbox/gallery-finished-artwork/my-recent-project/

brian encino man posted:

How long do you think each challenge should last. 2 weeks? 4?

Sigma think of this as community college art. If you can interpret the theme in a way you want then do!

Unexpected EOF posted:

Generic interaction between two people or just standing around, 10-30 feet, nothing complicated, no money I am poor and it is for college.

The last part, you see, is the problem.

HOB V2.0 posted:

Hey guys.

Just got into the 3d arena not too long ago. Working primarily in Rhinoceros and Vray.

Here's a mostly finished model of the FN P90. Measured it accurate to .01mm in most places.


Click here for the full 1536x802 image.

Here's a quick model of Jailbot from the tv show Superjail that I made.


Click here for the full 1896x1052 image.

Just got into it in April and have been into it practically non stop since. Thinking of branching out, but I'm not sure what to branch out to. I like rendering a lot, but I also like model creation.

Advice on future projects would be welcomed.

BonoMan posted:

Well I'm fairly sure he used 3D layers in AE soooooo.

Ratmann posted:

Looks like I'll be talking to these people in NY.

article posted:

The Chaos Group offically releases the long awaited V-Ray for Maya.
Tuesday, 18 August 2009


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V-Ray for Maya now enables the rendering of larger scenes with greater complexity while at the same time artists can rely on a faster rendering stage without compromising on the quality side of their work.

“Having used V-Ray in production for many years, and having been involved in large Maya centric pipelines, it was great to finally put the two together. Now that V-Ray can work inside Maya in virtually the same way that it operates in 3ds Max, it allows for a more flexible pipeline that would allow for the same high quality output that you expect from V-Ray. Being centered on a solid V-Ray Standalone pipeline allows you to use V-Ray within Maya, and have your whole renderfarm operate outside of Maya. It also operates nicely within a Windows or Linux or Mac pipeline which allows for even greater flexibility regardless of the size of your project” says Christopher Nichols – VFX Supervisor.

V-Ray for Maya advantages and key features:
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cubicle gangster posted:

More quiet time in work...

Playing around with a watercolour/sketch style in photoshop. It's an old render, just loads of PS over it. Quite like how it turned out, definatly need to get some more practice in with this

Travakian posted:

I'd like to post my comp and my comp/mograph reels here for you guys to critique, but I'd rather not have a link here to me in real life, if you get what I mean. Any suggestions? Could just toss on YouTube on a disposable account, I reckon.

mobby_6kl posted:

Heintje posted:

Someone NEEDS to do this as a joke, and work Colin's bear into it.

EoinCannon posted:

Jefferoo - I'm not sure how this would gel with the actual curriculum but encouraging non 3D specific art apreciation and knowledge in some way would be something people could benefit from

I'm getting close to finishing this piece, it will be posed slightly to break up the symmetry and the base will be redesigned a bit I think. I think it was BigKofJustice that suggested I model an animal so thanks for the idea dude, I had heaps of fun doing it.

MAX for the base mesh, Zbrush for the sculpting, one gigantic 32 bit displacement map, pflow for the grasses, mental ray for rendering

BigKOfJustice posted:

* - No, claming that leading your guild in World of Warcraft does not qualify as leadership experience.

ceebee posted:

Holy poo poo Brock has got some Liefeld poo poo going on with his arms.

EoinCannon posted:

That's hilarious

I had a situation where we had 24 hours to finish a pitch for a TV show to be taken to MIPCOM in cannes. The creator/director was supposed to take me through a whole bunch of scenes that he wanted setup for print. I show up in the morning and he had been up all night drinking and taking ecstasy and I literally couldn't understand what he was saying. He had also convinced someone else to come in and help, but they had agreed to it while he was drunk and couldn't remember why he was there. Best 14 hour day of work ever.

butterypancakes posted:

How basic are those Nuke tutorials? I don't do a whole lot of roto, but I've been thinking of getting off the sinking ship that is Combustion.

SynthOrange posted:

Looks like Eoin got himself onto the top row of the ZB forums. Good stuff.

GrazoTheClown posted:

I give you.......A LAMP!

Ratmann posted:

Everyone watch this now, ogogogo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-qLBXIX2Mk

mutata posted:

She's just as digital as Bogdan's model.