Makin a Tut for 3DT DWV entrants.

Sathe · 14-10-2010, 07:23 AM

If anyone has some ideas or requests as to what will be most useful, Ie, Baking out hard surface to low poly or Hard Surface techniques I'm all ears, I will make it over the next couple of weeks.

Robbert543 · 14-10-2010, 07:39 AM

Well.. erhm.. baking out hard surface to low poly is what I need....

plus..
I love you.

NinthJake · 14-10-2010, 03:32 PM

Why not do both in one?

I want some more tips on modeling details on curved surfaces and after that you can show how to bake all the modeled sweetness into the low-poly?

Sathe · 15-10-2010, 03:11 AM

Yeh alright.
Got any ideas for whats curvy enough for you?

Raul · 15-10-2010, 03:18 AM

i have a request, something ive been wanting to try and would like to see how people approach it. Texturing baking from the high poly to the low poly. Things like complicated shaders baked into a texture using the render to texture feature. Mainly on hardsurface stuff. Not so much a character head. Although, i also wonder if its possible to use Render to Texture to bake a SS shader into a the diffuse. And maybe even the specular.

These maps of course, will just serve as a base to keep tweaking inside of photoshop. But it is something that i would be interested in seeing. Specially the part of creating the shaders themselves for the high poly geometry.

Imajus · 15-10-2010, 03:27 AM

Isn't baking out high to low poly kind of a waste? Anyone can show you that and there are tons of tutorials. What about something more personal like how you go about creating textures or shaders (love your texture work) or some overall process on your work flow.

Raul · 15-10-2010, 03:35 AM

i wouldnt call it a waste. i just wanna see what people think about it. And how to approach it. I will say tho, that my original question is kinda pointless as i use layer styles to texture quicker. However, i recently saw The Gnomon Workshop - Hard Surface Shading and Texturing. And the stuff he talked about was pretty amazing. Gave me some ideas im still not sure i wanna head that way as i already have a good workflow stablished. But it was still pretty badass.

Although, if someone is willing to make a tutorial for dom war it should mainly focus on the low poly and textures.

dhin · 15-10-2010, 03:22 PM

I'll just take anything I can get my hands on... as far as tutorials go.

poopipe · 15-10-2010, 04:04 PM

A claw hammer head or anything with an awkward junction like that and surfaces that go from angular to smooth.

Front fender for a car (wing if you're english - the bit with the wheel arch cut out of it) with thickness and mounting brackets. Basically a formed sheet with brackets, nicely filleted edges and so on

also a fuzzy sack

Imajus · 15-10-2010, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raul

i wouldnt call it a waste. i just wanna see what people think about it. And how to approach it. I will say tho, that my original question is kinda pointless as i use layer styles to texture quicker. However, i recently saw The Gnomon Workshop - Hard Surface Shading and Texturing. And the stuff he talked about was pretty amazing. Gave me some ideas im still not sure i wanna head that way as i already have a good workflow stablished. But it was still pretty badass.

Although, if someone is willing to make a tutorial for dom war it should mainly focus on the low poly and textures.

That does sound cool actually you were asking for something different than what I was talking about.

thefmilyofblood · 15-10-2010, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poopipe

also a fuzzy sack

Make it extra fuzzy.

NinthJake · 16-10-2010, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sathe

Yeh alright.
Got any ideas for whats curvy enough for you?

Something like this is fine.

Nah but I don't know, maybe like details for the armor like this?

Or maybe even for something like your Mauro model

poopipe · 16-10-2010, 03:18 PM

Stuff like this...

http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread...165#post817165

BiG ToE-3DT · 17-10-2010, 03:43 PM

I would like to know how one would go about making an AO map in Max.

I know there are a few tuts out there for this, but they never work for me. I always get splotches in mine, which then leads me to xNormal to get it done, but it never comes out the way I see others looking.

If anyone can shead light on this subject, that would be nice. A good AO map can take a texture to the next level. But remember, you can polish a teard all day long, in the end, it's still crap.

poopipe · 17-10-2010, 08:48 PM

splotchy sounds like not enough samples - turn it up (128 usually does ok on a 1024x1024 image)

keep the range low too.

14-10-2010, 07:23 AM	#1
Sathe Hardstyle Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,884 Thanks: 99 Thanked 46 Times in 40 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 6	Makin a Tut for 3DT DWV entrants. If anyone has some ideas or requests as to what will be most useful, Ie, Baking out hard surface to low poly or Hard Surface techniques I'm all ears, I will make it over the next couple of weeks. __________________ ______________________________ Hard Surface Essentials http://vimeo.com/10941211 Threedy 4 life

14-10-2010, 07:39 AM	#2
Robbert543 Mental Raytard Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,854 Thanks: 18 Thanked 25 Times in 24 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Well.. erhm.. baking out hard surface to low poly is what I need.... plus.. I love you. __________________ Thanks for liking and sharing my Facebook Page!

15-10-2010, 03:11 AM	#4
Sathe Hardstyle Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,884 Thanks: 99 Thanked 46 Times in 40 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 6	Yeh alright. Got any ideas for whats curvy enough for you? __________________ ______________________________ Hard Surface Essentials http://vimeo.com/10941211 Threedy 4 life

15-10-2010, 03:18 AM	#5
Raul Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 972 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	i have a request, something ive been wanting to try and would like to see how people approach it. Texturing baking from the high poly to the low poly. Things like complicated shaders baked into a texture using the render to texture feature. Mainly on hardsurface stuff. Not so much a character head. Although, i also wonder if its possible to use Render to Texture to bake a SS shader into a the diffuse. And maybe even the specular. These maps of course, will just serve as a base to keep tweaking inside of photoshop. But it is something that i would be interested in seeing. Specially the part of creating the shaders themselves for the high poly geometry. __________________ folio \|\| my game art thread

15-10-2010, 03:35 AM	#7
Raul Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 972 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	i wouldnt call it a waste. i just wanna see what people think about it. And how to approach it. I will say tho, that my original question is kinda pointless as i use layer styles to texture quicker. However, i recently saw The Gnomon Workshop - Hard Surface Shading and Texturing. And the stuff he talked about was pretty amazing. Gave me some ideas im still not sure i wanna head that way as i already have a good workflow stablished. But it was still pretty badass. Although, if someone is willing to make a tutorial for dom war it should mainly focus on the low poly and textures. __________________ folio \|\| my game art thread

14-10-2010, 03:32 PM	#3
NinthJake The Ninth Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,807 Thanks: 99 Thanked 52 Times in 46 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Why not do both in one? I want some more tips on modeling details on curved surfaces and after that you can show how to bake all the modeled sweetness into the low-poly?

15-10-2010, 03:27 AM	#6
Imajus Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 115 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Isn't baking out high to low poly kind of a waste? Anyone can show you that and there are tons of tutorials. What about something more personal like how you go about creating textures or shaders (love your texture work) or some overall process on your work flow.

15-10-2010, 03:22 PM	#8
dhin Soy un Perdedor, baby Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Valhalla Posts: 1,351 Thanks: 15 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	I'll just take anything I can get my hands on... as far as tutorials go. __________________ If you can't be a good example then be a warning. ___________________ AlanMecham.com My site.

15-10-2010, 04:04 PM	#9
poopipe conscientious objector Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: cambridge, uk Posts: 4,313 Thanks: 3 Thanked 130 Times in 124 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 9	A claw hammer head or anything with an awkward junction like that and surfaces that go from angular to smooth. Front fender for a car (wing if you're english - the bit with the wheel arch cut out of it) with thickness and mounting brackets. Basically a formed sheet with brackets, nicely filleted edges and so on also a fuzzy sack __________________ work pigs!! http://johnsarthole.blogspot.com/

16-10-2010, 03:18 PM	#13
poopipe conscientious objector Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: cambridge, uk Posts: 4,313 Thanks: 3 Thanked 130 Times in 124 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 9	Stuff like this... http://forums.3dtotal.com/showthread...165#post817165 __________________ work pigs!! http://johnsarthole.blogspot.com/

17-10-2010, 03:43 PM	#14
BiG ToE-3DT Reputation beyond repute Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 9,300 Thanks: 364 Thanked 263 Times in 222 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 14	I would like to know how one would go about making an AO map in Max. I know there are a few tuts out there for this, but they never work for me. I always get splotches in mine, which then leads me to xNormal to get it done, but it never comes out the way I see others looking. If anyone can shead light on this subject, that would be nice. A good AO map can take a texture to the next level. But remember, you can polish a teard all day long, in the end, it's still crap. __________________ Tighten Up The Graphics On Level 3 "something wrongI think" Threedy 4 Life I hate Justin Bieber every day

17-10-2010, 08:48 PM	#15
poopipe conscientious objector Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: cambridge, uk Posts: 4,313 Thanks: 3 Thanked 130 Times in 124 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 9	splotchy sounds like not enough samples - turn it up (128 usually does ok on a 1024x1024 image) keep the range low too. __________________ work pigs!! http://johnsarthole.blogspot.com/

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