John 3:16BIOI am 17 years old and fairly new to the world of 3d and I find it really intriguing. I will probably do this for a career, God willing! I also enjoy playing music. I have a family bluegrass band and we are currently touring the state of Colorado, playing at various churches and other organizations. We recently went to Honduras for a mission trip and that was totally awesome! We just made a CD this summer, and guess what!!?? I made the cover on Bryce!!! I thought that it was sweet that i could combine my two favorite things into one single project. I have just gotten into animation within the past several months. I just finished an epic surrealistic chess battle which i got a grade for in art class, and I am now getting into extreme modeling and animation in MAX. I am just learning, so if there is anyone out there that can give me a few generic beginner's tips, I welcome them! As far as my 3D world goes, I started in October of 2003 with a hacked version of Bryce 5 that I found on an obsolete laptop in the corner of my art room at school. I began making very primitive landscapes like Bryce is so good for, and then I finally made breakthroughs and started creating some cool stuff. After over a year of "mastering" Bryce, my friend introduced me to 3ds Max and I was instanly hooked. So I got me a copy of it and it is well worth it!!! So now I am combining my knowledge of Bryce with the awesome modeling features of MAX while learning more about both programs and the art in general. It is really fun and I hope to be a part of the next generation of animators and artists!!! Renderosity rocks!
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bened
This one is definitely better! Your use of DoF is a little odd, the pommel is out of focus and the hilt is in focus. Dof like this can make the object look microscopic (which I guess you don't want!). If you want to use Dof, can I suggest that it would look better if the whole of the sword is in sharp focus and the background is out of focus, this should help to highlight the details in the blade, and also means you don't have to worry too much about what the background looks like! Also, if I may be so bold, I don't think having it stuck in a stone does anything for the composition, it obscures the business end of the blade, and when you're rendering a fine object like this you want to show it off. Sorry, going on a bit, in a pensive mood! Keep up the good work! Hope my comment help!
tee_skoowared
hey thanks again bened! you are truly helping me understand max better...I really did need that lesson on DoF cuz this is my first composition using that and i didnt really know what i was doing...I really do appreciate all comments!