Reputable Contributor digman Posted January 18, 2015 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 You are the Retopo King!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor ajz3d Posted January 19, 2015 Contributor Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 That's a lot of work, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Garagarape Posted January 19, 2015 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Thanks! I've finished the mapping. Next step: baking parts one by one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Garagarape Posted January 19, 2015 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Quick baking test on the head: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor ajz3d Posted January 19, 2015 Contributor Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Where do you bake? In 3D-Coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Garagarape Posted January 20, 2015 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 To tell the truth... I bake in Xnormal (I like its Ambiant Occlusion). But I get more artifacts than in 3dCoat, for I'm too lazy to make a cage for each part... Oh! Funny! We have the same post number! I have one more than you now. He he! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Garagarape Posted January 20, 2015 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Normal map and AO + cavity map baked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member craigf Posted January 20, 2015 Member Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 I'm no expert but that looks like a nice clean bake, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Garagarape Posted January 20, 2015 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hello there Craigf! I'm happy to see someone from Scotland here. I'm from Brittany and away from home. Went once in Scotland before going to University. Inverness, Kyle of Lochalsh, Turso and many other places seemed so magic to me. Good luck for your CG work (and also for the 6th Nations tournament if you like rugby!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member craigf Posted January 20, 2015 Member Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hey Garagarape, Scotland can be a nice place, weather is terrible though. I'm from just outside Glasgow so its a pretty rough area. Not a rugby fan im afraid, more football and ufc. Very cool stuff you have in here, the unwrap on that robot is insane must have took a lot of patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor ajz3d Posted January 20, 2015 Contributor Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) Oh! Funny! We have the same post number! I have one more than you now. He he! I'm catching up. To tell the truth... I bake in Xnormal (I like its Ambiant Occlusion). But I get more artifacts than in 3dCoat, for I'm too lazy to make a cage for each part... Me too, unless it's vertex colour, gloss and metalness. xNormal isn't capable of baking the last two as far as I know. Speaking of xNormal, do you bake your objects one at a time and comp the map later, or do you do an exploded bake? I've noticed that when I do exploded bakes (with cages), sometimes a projection of some object is baked into a UV island of another object, especially if the object that causes the projection lies somewhere nearby on X or Z axes from the object whose island receives the projection. Exploding object on Y axis seem to minimise the problem. It's really weird. Are you familiar with this xNormal issue by any chance? Edited January 20, 2015 by ajz3d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Garagarape Posted January 20, 2015 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Craigf > Yes, I remember that weather was terrible there. It is the same in Brittany, but it match the place and makes it mysterious. This robot making took a little time, but it is still far from perfect for I get some stains here and there during the baking... I'll fix this with Photoshop. Ajz3d > I saw a making of video of a weapon made by Epic staff for an Fps game once. It seem to be the best way to get rid of artifacts. Unfortunately I haven't tested this method yet. I baked each part of the robot separately and did a composition of the whole in Photoshop by using each Uvs island shot as a guide to cut the empty area around them. That is time consuming and surely not the best way. But, because I have a dead line to respect, I didn't want to start walking in hazardous ways. If you like to use vertex color, you may know the plug-in "Vertex Chameleon" made by RenderHeards? It is very handy, and I use it for scenery at work. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javis Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Looking really good! That Retopo and UV unwrapping looked like it was a lot of fun (I don't mind doing that kind of work, believe it or not). On Scotland, I have not been, but I really want to visit there some day. It is (most of) my ancestral home, and some more recent family from there too since the war (one from Wales too, but neither here nor there). The weather is very much the same where I live now as there. Wet, foggy, cold. Home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Garagarape Posted January 25, 2015 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 If you have Scottish and Welsh ancestor, the in a way, we are cousins Wet, foggy and cold weather is fine. It keeps away the bad guys. Well, most of them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javis Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 I'll drink to (all of!) that. My girlfriend and I are talking about visiting Scotland in a year or two. We'll see how it goes, but I'm hoping we can make the trip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 pantarius (View in 3D) This is amazing man ! Gtz ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor AbnRanger Posted January 31, 2015 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Really fine modeling craftmanship. Two Thumbs up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor Tony Nemo Posted January 31, 2015 Contributor Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Formidable! It makes one curious about it's functionality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member alvordr Posted January 31, 2015 Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I find it hard to push on to the finish line with projects like these, sometimes, as they are very involving and I get bored with them, but you carried on. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor Malo Posted January 31, 2015 Contributor Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Looks amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor TimmyZDesign Posted February 1, 2015 Contributor Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Garagarape Posted February 1, 2015 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) Thank you for the kind comments. I'm happy to finish this robot on time; but still I always fail rigging properly the model. This is where I always lose against laziness... No animation handles, no constraints, only bones and a smooth bind skin to give it a pose... I bought Chris Maraffi great book a long time ago, but never managed to integrate its concepts in practice. Anyway. I tried to promote a bit 3dCoat on 3D Squirrel's forum during that contest by talking about the sculpt techniques. 3D Squirrel's community is really friendly. I hope some people will join us here in the future. A big thanks to Carlosan for having taught me about this contest. When he gave me the info about it, I was really tired by the work at the company and hesitating a lot about getting involved in this contest. But he pushed me a bit, and now I'm really thankful for that. I would have done nothing without him! Here are the two last shots of the robot. I'll also put them in the finished work gallery. Edited February 1, 2015 by Garagarape 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor digman Posted February 1, 2015 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) I'm glad you push onward for this contest entry, fine workmanship all around. Good tools in the hands of a very good artist give us the viewing pleasure of seeing such great craftsmanship... Edited February 1, 2015 by digman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Garagarape Posted February 1, 2015 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Digman, you make me ... ... blushing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Garagarape Posted February 5, 2015 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Pantarius took the first prize in 3D Squirrel contest! There will be an interview for 3DArtist magazine. I won't forget to talk about 3dCoat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 YES !! I KNOW IT !!! GZ !!!!!!! You deserve it !!!! Info added to our G+ community and Fbook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member wave of light Posted February 5, 2015 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Pantarius took the first prize in 3D Squirrel contest! There will be an interview for 3DArtist magazine. I won't forget to talk about 3dCoat Congrats man... all your hard work paid off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member craigf Posted February 5, 2015 Member Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Well done, congrats on the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Garagarape Posted February 5, 2015 Author Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Carlosan, Wave Of Light, Craigf, Thanks mates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member alvordr Posted February 5, 2015 Advanced Member Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Super news! Good job, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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