Anim8or Community

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Ian Ross has just released a book on Anim8or. It's perect for a beginner and a good reference for experienced users. It contains detailed chapters on every aspect, with many examples. Get your own copy here: "Anim8or Tutorial Book"

Pages: 1 2 [3] 4

Author Topic: Building a spartan (FINISHED)  (Read 56673 times)

3Dgeek11

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 541
  • Roll Tide.
    • View Profile
    • My DeviantART
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #30 on: July 24, 2010, 09:39:31 am »
Quote from: TheRetroZombie on July 17, 2010, 02:40:58 pm
Wow your good. I wish I have modeling skills like you.

Couldn't help but comment on this... You don't have 'skills' in 3D modeling. You just practice, practice, practice. Look at tutorials and don't let up. ;)

And FYI, I've been modeling for 21/2 years. :P
« Last Edit: July 24, 2010, 09:41:26 am by 3Dgeek11 »
Logged
…

Navek

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 76
    • View Profile
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #31 on: July 26, 2010, 01:41:57 am »
More News! For the most part I've finished the texturing, just some few minor details to fix up, so I thought I'd put it up here to get some of your thoughts on it. Also I thought I'd put up a bit of a teaser image of what the final product (video) is going to be. For those who don't know what "Recovery One" is, it's a machinima mini series made by RoosterTeeth productions, you can watch the original here http://roosterteeth.com/archive/?id=266. I plan to do a remake in anim8or of the first episode.

Ps.
Quote from: 3Dgeek11 on July 24, 2010, 09:39:31 am
Couldn't help but comment on this... You don't have 'skills' in 3D modeling. You just practice, practice, practice. Look at tutorials and don't let up. ;)
I could not agree more with that statement! The first model i made was a beaver, that looked more like a blob.

PPs. Since everyone else answered I suppose I will to, I've been using anim8or for about 3 years now, give or take a few months.
« Last Edit: July 26, 2010, 10:42:37 pm by Navek »
Logged

3D Joe Wiltshire

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 728
  • Winter's Coming :O
    • View Profile
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #32 on: July 26, 2010, 10:31:48 pm »
Looking awesome! This is actually great work and might I ask (if nobody has already) how you textured?

My texturing is extremely bad lol, never have gotten the hang of it in the program or external softwares
Logged

Gyperboloid

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 282
  • It's better not to do anything, than to do nothing
    • View Profile
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #33 on: July 27, 2010, 03:00:08 pm »
Navek, are you from Greece? ::) In last pic you didn't use antialias?
Logged

Navek

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 76
    • View Profile
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #34 on: August 06, 2010, 01:45:11 am »
sorry for the wait, I've got another update ready for you, I've got rid of the placeholder building I was using, and have begun construction on the rather large bridge/fortress that is the stage for this particular video, what I'm showing you is 1/3 of the whole thing (like I said, it's rather large). The whole thing probably won't be scene in this particular vid, but I'm hoping to recycle it a bit in future projects.

3D Joe Wiltshire: I didn't know much about texturing before this project either, just kinda forced myself to actually spend some time on it and it turned out ok. I found uvmapper to be extremely useful, the trick seems to be dividing your model up into groups in anim8or, then unwrapping each group separately. Also, I played around with sculptris as well, it seems quite good for texturing, but i haven't got to using it yet. Maybe i will on the building.

Gyperboloid: As far as I remember i don't think i used AA for any of the pics, I go for the quickest render times whenever possible.
As for being from Greece, I'm not, I just like the look of the ancient greek letters (I assume your asking because of my choice of symbols in the title), and thats how the title looks in the original too.


Logged

Navek

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 76
    • View Profile
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #35 on: December 14, 2010, 04:38:00 pm »
It's been awhile.

Unfortunately due to school work i haven't gotten a lot more done on this project (I am still working on it, just slowly.)
however I thought i'd post some concept shots of some terrain and water tests.
Built and textured in sculptris. Rendered in anim8or using ART.
Logged

floyd86

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1056
    • View Profile
    • http://youtube.com/profile?user=floyd386
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #36 on: December 15, 2010, 04:58:38 pm »
I like the water, nice reflection/refractions. The gras and rock could use some work. You might want to scale down the texture and apply a bumpmap.
Logged

Navek

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 76
    • View Profile
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #37 on: March 27, 2011, 12:32:33 am »
Just remembered I haven't posted an update about this project in forever. It's still going, a little slower then I had expected but still going.
Thought I'd leave you all with a test render of a walk cycle I've been tweaking.
It can be found here:
Logged

Navek

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 76
    • View Profile
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #38 on: April 03, 2011, 10:28:42 pm »
Decided I would rework the model a bit. Adding a little bit more detail and improving the topology in joint areas.


PS. Three years of using Anim8or and it's still surprising me, I just discovered the edge extrude tool and it's making my life so much easier.
« Last Edit: April 04, 2011, 10:58:56 pm by Navek »
Logged

Arik_the_Red

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 785
  • Just another aninoob...
    • View Profile
    • æwakened!
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #39 on: April 05, 2011, 04:48:59 pm »
wow! I can't live WITHOUT edge extruding! Was one of the first things I learned to do!  You're guy is looking great! Maybe a little thick in the body...
Logged

Navek

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 76
    • View Profile
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #40 on: April 10, 2011, 10:08:18 pm »
Thanks Arik I knew somthing was off but i couldn't quite place it.

I've altered some proportions, unwrapped and started texturing the new model.
Logged

Navek

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 76
    • View Profile
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #41 on: April 12, 2011, 10:48:44 pm »
quick update, trying out a simple colour layer with the texture, added some more detail, rendered in art this time.
Logged

Janro

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 160
    • View Profile
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #42 on: April 13, 2011, 03:20:30 am »
It's looking great! Very nice texturing. Is this just the default lighting?
Logged

Arik_the_Red

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 785
  • Just another aninoob...
    • View Profile
    • æwakened!
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #43 on: April 14, 2011, 04:45:06 pm »
Proportioning looks better... A lot of work you've done! I would suggest making the hands a bit larger, and the lower legs and boots a bit smaller. But then, I am also a nitpicker, so don't take it wrong. I can overkill in the criticism department sometimes...
Logged

Navek

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 76
    • View Profile
Re: Building a spartan (Halo)
« Reply #44 on: April 20, 2011, 10:13:58 pm »
Arik as far as I'm concerned there's no problem with being a nitpicker if your good at it!
Any way i got a few bits to share, first an updated walk cycle,

Second a little teaser image that I rendered cus I was bored. The teaser's rendered in art and the final project probably wont be, but other then that the render quality from the teaser is what I'm aiming for for the final.
Logged
Pages: 1 2 [3] 4
« previous next »