Little_Dragon opened this issue on Apr 07, 2003 ยท 54 posts
Little_Dragon posted Wed, 09 April 2003 at 7:47 PM
A tip for anyone who downloaded my mane-and-tail files and is still reading this thread: apply the transmap as a bump map. It breaks up the specular highlights (especially on the tail) and makes everything look more strand-like.
As I mentioned in IM, HaiGan, both .zip files are too large for my HotMail account. I can post the mane's thumbnail, however (see above); right-click and save your own copy. Thank you.
I'm studying body handles now. If I master the technique, I'll create an improved version of the mane. At the very least, it'll trim down the size of the CR2 by eliminating some unnecessary morphs. I'll also look into ways to reduce the complexity of the mesh without sacrificing detail. 40000+ polys is ridiculous, even if it does look good.