I will start a tutorial on a head modeling in hear tonight for those who wish to check it out ! hopefully this will be a great resource for us all ! Since ill be using lightwave anyone doing any other app that would like to add to what i have would be awesome !

Very cool! Lets just see how the cross apps get along. :)

You can't call it work if you love it... Zen Tambour

 

excellent ,so when do we get started????

doesnt look like theres a moderator yet but i'll start a tut in about 5 hours the head above was made with one of them ill be showing using a method that can be used un carrara lightwave 3d studio max and several others If your interested stop back and check tell me what you think cheers!

just a few things to hold people over until i get to starting the head tutorials are some refrence pics tohelp during the modeling proces 1: this picture shows the common break up of facial features eyes, lips, chin notice the eyes are 5 eyes wide the distance between them is usually one eye width apart !

3:heavy use of template weather they are sketches or refrence pics from magazines this is one i used to do a recent model notice the difrence in the two sides of the face

3 continued

well this is just some of the basic stuff and preparations i make before getting started very basic i know but it helps me and maybe others! ill post moore interesting stuff and steps to the tut later tonight i hope thier is some intrest

Very cool stuff. We all could use this type of info methinks.

You can't call it work if you love it... Zen Tambour

 

Putting my thinking and trying caps on in this new forum! I hope I can keep up! :o)

also a nice plus is bieng able to get pics beforehand tha give nice angles even if you have a template ! good example!

the forum is looking excellent ravis and lots of lovely refference pics too : ) cheers mate

chemical is right and you can count on me to be stopping by

Yep, this forum looks great! ^_^ I'm so excited! Question: What do you mean by "try to rough out your texture map ahead of time"? You mean before you do any modeling? How's that possible? I thought you needed a ready made model before you can start on textures and bump maps. The Creature of Legend

looking good! :-) and thanx for the reference pics travis :-) later ,, ,, , ,

//Benny.

Well, I just got Max...one week ago, exactly. The timing on this forum is wonderful. Mind if I tag along at the back of the pack, 'cuz I'm just learning? This forum may make me seriously happy ;)

Glad to see the forum up and running plan on learning alot and helping were I can I use rhino for modeling ,Just touching edge of organics, So really looking forward to be able see how it is done.

Great idea for a forum...Will be hanging around and posting to this one...

yep I am going to definately drop by , this is going to be an extremely useful forum. fantastic idea .

{ Question: What do you mean by "try to rough out your texture map ahead of time"? You mean before you do any modeling? How's that possible? I thought you needed a ready made model before you can start on textures and bump maps.} One thing I do is to create the basic shape first. Very rough, very few poly's. To the point, if I'm doing a head, make a somewhat egg-shaped sphere.. and maybe the nose area.. I mean, rough!. At this point, you can already start to do texture work. You have a concept in your head on where you want to go, sketches or whatever.. since you now have your basic shape, you can start to do the textures. In the case of the example Alien head there... I would guess that the features around the 'nose' (horizontal lines there on the tip of the nose) & some of the features of the cheeks are bumps vs. modeled. Some of the deep areas I would still model, but facial lines, imperfections (freckles, worry lines, scars, etc.) I would use the textures / bumps for. :) HTH - James

The doctor says I have way too much blood in my caffeine system.

Oh! I see now. Thanks for the explonation, RimRunner :) CoL

hey trav, long time no speak, looking good as ever!!!! those tute's are gonna come in real handy. keep up the good work fella - g e n -

hey bare good to see you hear ! look forward to seing some of your post !

I just found this forum and a head tut would be great...BTW is that Morphius?