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A piece of set dressing for my short I'm working on. Still needs some tweaking, but I also could use some suggestions.
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Fly dude is here. he is a low patch, fast render model. All he needs are some bones then I can animate him (ah-hem) on the fly. All comments are welcome. Jerry Seider
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I would be grateful for any comments on this head I have just modelled. I intend to use this character for a 5-7 minute short I'm working on. Mark
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I was trying to make cloth look like water. I've seen worse, better too. http://www3.telus.net/imagestreamstudio/te...l_wake(on2).mov
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Hey List, I'm modeling a character in 10.5k+ and I'd like to get some advice as to how I can close some patches and avoid the artifacts visible in the attached picture. I've made sure that none of the intersections are peaked but I can't seem to get a smooth surface Thanks for any help. Gary
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This is something I've been playing with for the past 4 days. He's not quite done but this is a WIP forum after all
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Just a quick run cycle. Very quick, in fact. (Picture musical accompaniment by pots and pans.) Comments always welcome. http://www.hash.com/users/zachbg/abox.html Thanks, all. Zach
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Thought I'd move Maggie over to the WIP so I don't spend so much list time. Warning: graphics overload (4 shots). She's become very soft, almost cartoony now. I'd kind of like to try and push her back to a little more realism. I've tried using specular highlight to get the glint in her eyes to become alive, but it's not really working. I'm going to try a clear overlayer tomorrow to see how that works. Any other hints would be welcome. I did move the decal a bit and it does improve the look. She's got an extra ring on the lips now, and the upper half of the jumpsuit is modelled as you can see. The arm is attrociously dense, but …
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This is a quick render of the Holed-Cube primitive with the Enhance AM_EdgeGlow applied...
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Hi all, Been a while since I posted, been busy with other things but thought I'd post some small changes to my female body model... Nudity is present, so avert yer eyes if you need to. FemBody, Three Point Lighting FemBody, Skylights Comments/criticisms, please - and yes, I do know she's only got a leg to stand on... Mike K.
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IDL stood for Interactive Distance Learning. This is an opening I made to start off training broadcasts we used to do back when Nortel was somewhat richer than it is today. It was meant to represent the Distance Learning concept of people from various locations gathering "virtually" (a real happening word at the time) to hear from a remote instructor. I did everything except the video montage near the end. I think I was using A:M v5 at the time for the 3D, Strata MediaPaint for the fireballs and Adobe After Effects to tie it all together. The music is from a library we licensed. Links you can right-click on to download in QT or WMV appear on: http:…
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I'm mostly just trying out this message board for the first time, but here's a model I started in V.8.5 but I found it too time consuming to work out all the smartskin issues(eg.- how the heck do you get the cheek to deform properly when the shoulder is "shrugged" at the same time?) Would the newest version of AM for Mac make it much easier?-but I mean in actual practice, not just in theory. Does anybody know of a good example of this sort of pudgy biped that has been animated successfully in AM? Please click here Thanks. Paul
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A 32lb carronade to be exact. As would have been found on a 17th/18th century sailing vessel. Specifically the USS Constitution. This is truly my first solid attempt at modelling, animating, skinning etc. I have played around some with 3ds max but never really gotten into it. Because of the all encompasing nature of this software, it makes it more fun. The model is not quite compete, there is an elevation screw which adjusts the elevation +/-10 degrees, and a carriage of sorts that belongs on the back which allows a limited amount of horizontal motion. Plus some small details. I need some feedback. I know my materials are horrid and the bevelling leaves …
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Thanks for those who viewed it earlier and i found the song i need the quality isn't the best ..it will work for now anyway. This repost is because Iwould like for those of whom views if u have anything - or + please comment on the likeness I haven't applied all the maps still and i'm current finishing his smartskin. But for now i'd like to know your opinions about the model
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I posteed this a few weeks ago and got plenty of views but absolutely no posts. Just thought id post it again to see if anyone had more time to reply. I thought this was one of my better pieces of character animation. Ive only been using AM for 6 months so let me know any advice as far as animation goes.
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Hi hahers : i found this old sequence ( done in 8.5 ) in my hd ... just a lipsync test [url="http://paginas.terra.com.br/arte/xtaz/cANTanoveloso.zip"]http://paginas.terra.com.br/arte/xtaz/cANTanoveloso.zip[/url] avi (divx) 1,5 Mb copy and paste the link if you receive an error ( my server doesnt accept remote link ) thx !! cheers
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This is something I've been putting off doing because I knew just bump maps weren't going to cut it for such exposed and prominent tread lugs. But the worst part was joining all the loose splines for each rotated segment copy. Although I simplified the tread pattern on the real tire, it's still not absolutely crease free and at 3156 it's a bit patch heavy but it should hold up to an arm's length inspection. Still working on materials. [url="http://www.netcore.ca/~reynolds/examples/truck_wheel_WIP.htm"]truck wheel WIP[/url]
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This was a landscape I did while working on a modeling method for tree's I was rather proud of the lighting as things like lighting and texturing aren't my strong points. The tree modelling method was from a tutorial. Unfotunately I can't remember the name of the person who wrote it. I would appreciate any feedback you have. I know the image isn't really complicated or anything I tend to very simple scenes in my work. But I thought the ambience in this one was perfect for what I was going for.
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[url="http://www.steve-uk.com/test/hulk.avi"] view[/url]Ugly carector ,but I like him lol, I love this fur matterial and the way it work;s in 9.5 ,Will upgrade to the latest this month, as it sound's very good
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Done in A:M for JPL/NASA: "Rover Navigation 101" http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/video/animation.html Heavily compressed at 18MB for 5 minutes...
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here's the link http://geocities.com/amarama@sbcglobal.net/
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Here's my digger model - rotoscoped from some photos I took from a roading construction site. I'm hoping to animate it for a job I'm doing at the moment. I'm trying to do the tracks at the moment, and I'm trying to bone them so I can get the tracks to turn (as in the excellent tutorial for tank tracks on the AM Resource site).
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Well, (no pun intended) this is another scene from my next Bella Bear story that I am currently making a pig's ear of texturing. I am pleased with the candlesticks (need some smoke) but I am in a bit of a dialemma. Should I used real-life photos (the walls) in conjuction with shaders and painted textures, or not use real-life imagery and generate it all by my own fair hand? In this scene the stairs and doorframe are the wrong colours - they need to match the wall, which need the tiling removed. But you're thoughts fellow Hashers please
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Well heres my character. Hes going to be a fighter like Killer Bean, but Im not sure yet. I need an opinion though...which one looks better? The 3d version or the toon rendered version? Oh and please comment on the character itsself.
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Here's a model I've been working on for the past week, nearly finished. It's a member of the "Great Race", from The Shadow Out of Time by HP Lovecraft (my wife has ceremoniously named it "Lemon Head"). Click here for a short animation test (1.45 MB MPEG-1 with sound). The walk cycle (slither cycle?) needs a little work, and the head neads a little more detail, but overall I'm pretty happy with it. During the process of rigging this model, I have arrived at the conclusion that tentacles are a pain in the ass, but dynamic constraints kick ass.
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Hi - I recently picked up a couple of 3D jobs, and wanted to thank everyone who answered my several posts to help get the projects completed, your time and help is much appreciated. I was also inspired by Rascular to put together a business website seperate from my website design business for 3D animated characters. Any comments about the site to improve it bad or good would be appreciated. http://www.3dcharacteranimation.biz/ Thank again - Eric
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Hi - I put together a quick animation of a strawberry dipping into a bowl of chocolate together for a potential website client that wants to illustrate what they offer customers at a business he is opening up. Gotta love this program - hopefully with the example I can contract the website job with him - thank you Hash Strawberry Dipped in Chocolate
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Here's a sword I'm working on. The weird marks along the blade are actually runes, but jpeg & the low resolution sorta kill the effect. Also, the god-awful background is for testing reflectivity . Any suggestions or really harsh, scathing critiques are welcome.
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Barring further comments this is a final version. What do you think? Jerry Seider
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Now that I've finally finished a character I figured I might as well try this animating thing that I've been hearing so much about. I guess this could technically be my first animation not done by following a tutorial. SwingingSword link (.44mb on2 mov) running time ~3seconds C&C more than welcome. -Drakk
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I hate to leave something half done, but it'll be a while before I get a chance to get back to this. It was started for some Skycast tests and tutorials. There has to be a better way to build a car.
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I just wanted to test my model, so made this Model test Don't pay a lot of attention to animation. My animating skills are very poor. As always, comments are welcome.
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Here is my first try at modelling one of my own concepts. It's supposed to be quite stylised which is why it looks a little like a rat with small ears. I need a little advice on the best way to model a mouth into my head. I have tried modelling the lower jaw separately and then joining it but I end up with some nasty peaks. I don't want to play around with the gammas too much as it will eventually be a dancing bear (that sings a little) and i don't want any unpredictable motion. Anyway, I know that it's not much so far, but here it is.
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Sorry to post the question in here but for some reason i cant post in the FAQ section. Anyways, i have a problem. Everytime i render something other than as a Final render i get a black screen. Why???? I've been trying to figure this out but i cant. Thanks for any help you can give me and, once again, sorry to post a question in the WIP. Thanks, Sean
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Hi Folks! When I first looked at KeeKat i thought the character had oblong eyes and the pupils were constrained to the surface, upon closer inspection I see that the eyeballs are round and the pupils are constrained to a given space. I have a character that has oblong shaped eyes and i either need to constrain the pupil to the surface or create a textures of pupils that I can aim with nulls. I have included a diagram of the current problem I have with the surface constraints. Although the pupil rotates around the eyeball, the surface of the pupil (image1) never seem attached (image 2,3) my only solution was to add depth to the pupil to create a illusion of unifo…
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Decided to improve my skills in lighting! This is that I got! I am considering to add some objects! I just have no idea what objects it should be.
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Don't know what to say, just look at it!
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It still needs work on the lighting I think but the general idea is there now. Wastland2 - The Morning. [img]http://jeremywall.mine.nu/3d/artwork/TreeMist.png[/img]
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This is an exciting time, I'm in the process of beginning a new model. My modeling skills are not the greatest, and I often find myself in frustration as my mesh ceases to flow correctly. If anyone else ever experiences similar dilemmas, try this, it helps. I drew a few quick sketches of what I thought I wanted, took what I liked from each of them, and ended up with a drawing shown in the first upper left image. I then drew out better rotoscopes, clarifying just what I wanted, and making sure I had a clear idea of where I was going in specific areas. I then suppressed the extremely strong urge to jump on the computer and start modelling. I dug through some things and foun…
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My mom came up with this crazy idea about a week ago and I've been having alot of fun with this animation! This is what I have so far... just imagine that your in a jungle. Your admiring the flowers and you hear something. You run over to the noise crouch down and you find this! :D The animation still needs alot of work but this is it so far:
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Hey all. I'm looking for a little input for my little, on-going merman project. I am now attempting/struggling to texturemap the head. Jim Talbot's video tuts have been really helpful in this capacity, since I needed to know how A:M allowed the magical UV process to take place. But from a more artistic standpoint, I really don't know what to do. What sort of skin tone would look best? How thick should a person lay on shading and facial features? Does he need color mapping for wrinkles, or should I leave that to bump mapping? Any input is quite welcome. Here are some pics. [img]http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rossmith/gallery/mm_tm_side.jpg[/img] [img]http://www-pe…
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I Made This In My Spare time over christmas, modeled in A:M 10.5, Textured and Rendered in Bryce5. CHESS
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I decided I should finally post a image
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This is not really a "wip", it's more of a "w-asap". My entry in yesterday's Animation Showdown at digitalrendering.com. where_is_it_320.mov (270K QT Sorenson 3) Basically, you get four hours to animate, render and submit a character animation on the assigned theme. This time the deal was "Where Did I Put That?" My attempt is not fab, but some of the entries often are knockouts. It's also fun to see how others interpret the topic. Showdowns happen every wednesday. If you've got your character (or Thom) rigged, and can think/work fast you must give it a try.
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Fox or WB style model
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Does anyone have a FOX or WB style model that i can look at, been trying to work on one for the character that i have and am having a hard time. Here is the pic I want to do. http://www.destinyhorizons.com/characters/testimonial.htm Thanks in advance. John
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Okay so here's the big ship to go along with the shuttlepod.
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I am ready to put on some decals, but I am afraid that it will bog down loading of the model when I open it. Any ideas for what makes a quick load? I am also looking for ideas to make it bob realistically in the water.
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Hi spliners... I was looking at my models (cars), when I had the idea of transforming them in a babies series. 10 minutes of adjustments and the first baby was born - BabyMW M5 More babies are coming
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Something a little different...I hope it's okay for me to show this off here. I just finished writing this program for one of my classes. All of the modeling was done in AM, exported to .3ds, and then imported into my program. I was pretty happy with the way it turned out. Pics and description are here: https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/vandeweghe/web/...case/code5.html I'm working on getting an executable uploaded so you guys can try it out (it looks lots better in motion), but I'm running into problems with Visual Studio. On a different note, did anyone ever release updated exporters to .3ds or something similar? I've done a few tests with textures, and i…
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Using v105n On several occasions when I've tried to hook a spline, it shoots past the target spline and attaches itself to another spline, sometimes with a hook and sometimes with a CP. In the past I've been eventually able to get it hooked where I need it, but this time no matter what I do it just keeps attaching itself to another hooked spline further on. I've included a couple of screenshots showing where it's supposed to go and where it actually ended up. I had even locked and hidden all the CP's outside of the area shown in the first image, yet it still attached itself to the same hooked spline. Can anyone tell me how to get around this, or why it's happeni…
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