Yeah the server did a China Syndrome. :(

Quote - OK, quick question about the forum, is that a separate registration? 

I tried to log in using my store registration and got the "invalid" error ;(

Tis separate login details drom within your main.

You will find me on the forums as Ghostrider. :)

Quote - HIVEWIRE3D STORE IS NOW LIVE!!!!!!!

http://hivewire3d.com/

All the best.

Great Uncle LROG

Coolies looking now..

Well I have signed up and everything now we wait. :)  I like how you get started on rewards points. :)

If you like those then may like these just redone the bottom ones not as large as my previous ones but better. :) And were a pain in the rear to get right though not quite yet, but they give her more grip when she is noshing on someones neck.. lol :)

I gotta lot of fun at the moment. lol

Wow 124 pages long this thread is and still growing. :)

Quote - > Quote - I bought it when they had a $99 special.

Heck, if it's on special at that price then I most definitely can't manage it.  I'm still counting pennies to see if I can buy Silo.  Probably not.  Oh, well.  I'm not a content creator anyway, just a lousy dumb stark raving luna ... er, beginner.

Yup for sure, though we all got to start from somewhere and well what I am doing for Dawn is the first major thing I have done for any figure since Vicky4.

Quote - > Quote - Kitteh,

Seeing without texture is better I would like to see a wire frame too- The flow of the mesh is important. Looks good to me so far!
How did you do the shoes? Was there any particular difficulty?

I pretty much start everything with a box, then whip it into the shape I want via various Sub-d modeling techniques, then usually after UV mapping, sometimes before, I send it to zbrush for some fine tuning and addint orregularities and eventually sculpt displacemets for finer detail.
When You SubD model, topology tends to flow with the shapes, as you manage tweak and refine poly loops. > Quote - hm i got Hexagon for 0$ a long Time ago :)But never installed  so far....

what is better for a Newbie Hexagon or Silo ?

Much depends on personal preferences. Both Silo and Hex will work just fine. Main thing is to pick one, and then get over the learning curve of the modeling itself. Most of these programs do close to the same thing. I often model in Hexagon, although, more in 3D studio in last couple of years. Hexagon works pretty nifty with DAZ Studio, where you can send the model back and forth between the two apps without import/exports, but just 'send to Hexagon' or 'send to DS' button and off it goes. I love todo that for morph touchups and JCM making.
I just got Silo, to experiment with it... I'm always on a lookout for things that might speed up the process, and I've been hearing good things about Silo... so we'll see. 

I think that if Silo is good then yeah go for it as the hideous cost of ZBrush would put it out of the reach of most folks, $699 puts it in the range of professionals and what not. :)

Attached Link: vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNQlMFTS36k&list=PL942DE718B7149188&index=41

Quote - Kitteh,

Seeing without texture is better I would like to see a wire frame too- The flow of the mesh is important. Looks good to me so far!
How did you do the shoes? Was there any particular difficulty?

Can be done somewhat easy using primative shapes and crafting from there. There is a tutorial on youtube of someone creating a dress from a cylinder shape in Hexagon.

Quote - hm i got Hexagon for 0$ a long Time ago :)

But never installed  so far....

what is better for a Newbie Hexagon or Silo ?

Since you have it I already I would give Hexagon a go it does a pretty good job. I am using it mainly because I already had it too. :)

Well considering that the latest version of ZBrush is $699 I think that the hassles with steam and $30 for Silo is far less severe.

Or you could go $20 for Hexagon. :) lol

Quote - "I'll admit that I've never heard of the program lol"

Dawn and Marvelous Designer is a match in heaven.

Though from a rather old review of the software there are only two pricing models for the software from this one review though probably more by now.

http://www.fignations.com/index.php/indepth-reviews/45-graphics-software/77-marvelous-designer-2

Quote - The personal license is $99.00 with distribution of 3D items created in the software on a non-commercial basis only. Distribution and sale of 2D images and animations made in the program  is allowed. Use is prohibited for companies, government agencies, and educational organizations. An upgrade to the small business license from the personal license is $600.00.

The small business license is $699.00 with distribution and sale of all 3D and 2D works created in the software allowes. Use is for individuals or companies with 10 or fewer employees. Use is prohibited for companies with more than 10 employees, government agencies, and educational organizations.

Looks good though yeah not sure on the other bits though..  And well seems version 3 of the software is floating around.