DanCBradbury Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Here's a model I made today. It's a japanese Katana with a wave inlaid blade and a lion insignia. Let me know what you guys think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trajcedrv Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 COOL! Very realistic and well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenH Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Nicely done. The last one is at a cool angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamagica Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 sweet! nice rendering too! It'd be real nice if you posted up the model file (hint*hint*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jaqe Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Really cool katana! Love the... everything! It'd be real nice if you posted up the model file (hint*hint*) That would be great!! *wink* *WINK* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh1ghool Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 That's extremely good!!! Wow!! Too bad i don't have time to look at tthe model file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkaos Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 That's pretty bad-ass. Did u used displacement maps for that detailing? Awesome. Let me know if you are willing to share that one!!!!! I know I could use it. WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCBradbury Posted November 11, 2005 Author Share Posted November 11, 2005 Did u used displacement maps for that detailing? No, i just used a simple normal map for the detailing. The grip string was about the hardest part to make on the model. It's actually modeled, and i made a normal for the ridges onto the string. Pretty much every surface has a normal map on it... from the stainless steel look of the wave pattern on the blade to the wooden handle. Nicely done. The last one is at a cool angle. i had to use a fish eye lense to get that shot. But i still like the close up shot of the handle and blade. I'm happy the way it came out. Thanks for all the coments guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnxpyre Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Very nicely done. It looks real. How did you get the fish eye lense effect in the third image? Great render Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCBradbury Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 Well, it's not so much as a fish eye lense as it is making the camera focal length property smaller. It can produce some realy crazy looking renders. This is a picture of a square room... but it looks all rounded and stuff. lol If i wanted a real fish eye lense... i'd probably have to create a refractive parabolic dish to bend my images correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazz Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Holy cow Dan. That katana is really impressive, heck, just the renders of the room its in are impressive. Like, wow. I like it. Very good job to you sir. How are you rendering it? You using radiosity? However you're rendering it, its really good. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_TrueBlue Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 wow that is very nice. tho i would only give it 9/10 for it. one small detail you had left out tho. the BIEN thats the round disc like thing that stop your hands from sliding up the blade. would have been a 10/10 if there was some form of design to it tho there are plain round one. but apart from that you have done a great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCBradbury Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 You using radiosity? yup. Almost all renders i do nowadays are done with radiosity. It can make your worst looking models looke insanly awesome. lol. I dont know y so many people dont use it for their stills. It's not good for animation purly because it takes a long time to render, but it realy makes a difference in the look of a render. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazz Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 but it realy makes a difference in the look of a render but it realy makes a difference in the look of a render Ya it does. But still, That model came out realy good. I like the engraving part on it too. Thats a nice touch. Are you gonna do anything with this model at all? Make a character for it, or a sheath? Just curious. Great job once again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clone Reject Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 its awesome....hey...buddy...howzabout sharing the .mdl file...please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odog2020 Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Yes, I think I have to agree, that is one great model. One question, how long did it take you to model the handle, I think that is pretty impressive with no maps on the handle. And the camera idea is great, kind of gives the animation a 'Samurai Champloo' look, or whatever that show is called. Great work James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Yeah, really nice, but...what's a normal map? Or are you gonna make me go running for a book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCBradbury Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 The handle is 2 pieces. The cherry wood shaft, and the string. I actually modeld the string surrounding the wood in this model. I applied a normal map to the patch images of the string, giving it a flowing look that would have been impossible with pasting on a decal. The wood on the other hand has a simple normal map decal pasted on both sides. The handle only took about 20 or so minutes to model, and seconds to apply the surface and decal attributes. what's a normal map? Or are you gonna make me go running for a book? normal mapping is an application of the technique known as bump mapping. While bump mapping perturbs the existing normal (the way the surface is facing) of a model, normal mapping replaces the normal entirely. Like bump mapping, it is used to add details to shading without using more polygons. But where a bump map is usually calculated based on a single-channel (interpreted as grayscale) image, the source for the normals in normal mapping is usually a multichannel image (that is, channels for "red", "green" and "blue" as opposed to just a single color) derived from a set of more detailed versions of the objects. A normal map is basically a slop map; unlike the hight map of a bump, displacement, and fractal maps in which slope is generated as a basic afterthought of the render proccess resulting in undesired slopes sometimes... or at least that's what i've found to be the case. In Normal mapping, the reds are sloping from the left to the right and coming towards you. The Blues are sloping from the left to the right away from you. And the Greens are sloping from the top to the bottom comming towards you. And the shades inbetween are the varrying level of slopes... depending on their amount of blue red and green. The flatest part of a normal map shows up as a sort of dark sky blue color. well, that's as far as i want to explain normal maps now. lol. Hope i havent bored anyone to death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selahpoetic Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 Could you post a wireframe? I would love to see the wireframe............ I've seen people ask this earlier but you never said anything SOOOOOOOOOOO "HOW ABOUT SHARING YOUR MODEL" ITS FUNNY BECAUSE i'VE BEEN TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO MODEL A KATANA FOR A WHILE NOW BUT..... ANYWAY.... You should think about sharing the model.......... come on.......... it would be fun....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkaos Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 I think Dan has elevated everyone's knowledge of texturing to an all-new high. Now it will be REALLY interesting to see what people are going to come up with! Thanks Dan! As far as sharing the model: I think Dan should show it to us IN ACTION (yeah, baby!) first. He worked hard at it, so I want to see what he will DO with it (slice and dice....oooohhh so nice!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCBradbury Posted November 18, 2005 Author Share Posted November 18, 2005 Oh, hello. Ya... about that. I'd rather not have my katana end up in someones work in the WIP with their name all over it... so i'm just gunna hold onto it for a while. However, a wireframe will be in order. i guess you'll just have to have fun with this instead. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clone Reject Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 thanks for the wireframe! if i make something using this as inspiration i will give you credit, not to worry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selahpoetic Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 HEy Dan I don't mean to carry this on but... How thick is the blade??? is it just simple extrusions or does it have any depth or thickness.. (I'm trying to find the words to describe, I hope you understand )..... from the side view the blade looks flat....... like you took some point's and extruded them.. is that the case or.....????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCBradbury Posted November 19, 2005 Author Share Posted November 19, 2005 is it just simple extrusions or does it have any depth or thickness Nope the blade very much has depth, and is a solid. Here's one of the cross sections for the blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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