Its about time I show off here, I like to offer things you should avoid in practical use of 3D and technical solutions not by software standard.

My project in development: www.1catalogue.com

My portfolio: www.3d-assets.info

Kick my S if you know something I don't, no one is super and I am multi disciplined.

This post has been edited by 3dassets: Mar 28 2009, 11:14 AM

http://www.caligari.com/News/news_200905/L...TheFounder.html

TrueSpace is closing, if you haven't got this free software, download it now. The website is due to close in a few days.

Very few this kind of work here.

Tile map huge terrain for VR and sub d photo rendering, paddy field with Carrara 7 pro.

Stage 2, all trees are billboards.

It is not game but VR for 3D pdf (same thing) light version as well as for print publication with 3D trees and hi res.
Based on the concept illustration, you paint each texture and its transition then duplicate and connect into jigsaw like terrain map, triangulate if you need to flip or paint a rotate texture map.

The red & blue indicates top and side in layer to see the direction especially turning the texture direction, I would advice not to turn texture until you are familiar with it.

This post has been edited by 3dassets: Mar 30 2010, 12:21 PM

An update to my project going into final and few frames of animations.

This post has been edited by 3dassets: Apr 16 2010, 03:08 AM

Fishing trip and found gold, don't ask me how, just an old "dongeng" story.

I only use cheap software; trueSpoace, Carrara & Zbrush.

Cheap for professional use comparing with all other big names such as 3D Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, Modo, Softimage, Mudbox, Hudini...

I bought it at US399 back at version 1.55 and still receive free upgrade.

Zbrush 4 next month: http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=090818

This post has been edited by 3dassets: Jul 28 2010, 02:15 AM

What comment do you expect from model that is not original design? Wow good replicate!

Crab princess, Background: Carrara 7, Characters: Zbrush, I got no time to mess with the particle effects so its painted in Photoshop.

A low res Atap house, very few documented images if such old house a few hundred years ago, the impression is based on limited reference.

Every thing in medium & low res model use efficient texture map and a procedural shader for whether (old) effect, a good model is judged by its UV mesh after the shape, most 3D modelers practice build first and map later, I do both at the same time and when the model took shape so as the UV mesh.

This is because tweaked object need to unwrap first before hand, otherwise texturing will be difficult. The roof require Alpha the next are mengkuang and wood, if you need close up, it has to be replicated into rolls of geometric polygons in render time, usually based on the software capabilities.

You build a Honda showroom but a Mitsubishi car passes by? At least make your sky perspective.

This post has been edited by 3dassets: Sep 5 2010, 03:39 PM

3D scene is complicated and there is always sky, tree, grass, terrain and water. Despite using expensive software, learn to make those if the program you use cannot produce it and may require plug-in. Read through th 95 pages for better ways from the people who do the same kind of work.

You can use the Bryce PLE to generate fast realistic sky, terrain, trees and water.
Here is my latest composite.

Another page of work, I could have done this kind of work 10 years ago but all the old book publishers say no need 3D, even till now and you can see the latest old style drawings but new books except this series because they are not available in the book store only direct selling. Why? Door to door sales is hard work and young publishers are willing to tap the cash market then buying business from school and bribe into book shops.

There is a short animation in CD later, if you look at the render itself, book can use better painting then 3D but the production is not 1 process to make 1 product. This is why people in this country don't understand about 3D, it can be rendered into artistic style if required and the main factor is time versus possible usage of the contents. 3D is just the tool while you can produce anything with it if you are creative and resourceful, we use the kind of software movie makers use in movie & video game, just because Asian are mostly short sighted, we are no where near such market.

The amount of time on the book are the same as painting but the re-usability is diverse, have you thought of turning the tiger into a domestic cat or modify into a lion at half the time? When people say market will improve, they generally expect some people will do it but that did not happen in 10 years, the industry who are expected to lead did not adopt the technology and today, various sector remain stagnant.

I present my personal efforts to tell the real situation, if you say 3D will be a demanding job in the future, you are those who said it in the past and they waited. Using 3D on books is overkilled but that is all the jobs available until one day there are demand from other industry, then again younger people tends to spread the wrong messages and will only learn when it comes, as for the rest, its just the corrupted practice that further hampered any such attempts.

This forum started long time ago but I don't see 3D in development, just software based renderings nor digital painting, such ashame that it is only used in archi-interior or industrial design.

This post has been edited by 3dassets: Sep 9 2010, 10:42 PM

Who willing to drive the development that will close the 15-20 years gap? Community development sometimes fall in the hands of the people rather than gov or foreign investment which this forum could have more technical discussions then chat, the better pay is from higher currency value than RM and only collaborated efforts have a chance to tap the international stream.
I was asked why my personal project took so many years to materialize and it is because I had to do it on my own, we are followers and everyone hope others will do it just like the existing businesses which could have lead and change the industry from the past but they choose to wait, the same attitude.

Digital visualization might overtake studio photography, it didn't happen to advertising as anticipated due to "protection" mechanism, what would you do if you are a photo studio? The same mechanism used to prolong old practices hence, no progress be it politic, gov servant to ordinary business, it is what kept most South East Asian countries at slow pace.
since you know some artists, why not invite them to show what they are doing? This forum can change if there are participations from the real world. I had to be arrogant to slap those who continue such attitude thinking the market will improve naturally. In the Real World Issue; if the BN is serving us, there won't be PKR.

This post has been edited by 3dassets: Sep 10 2010, 10:59 PM

Great ideas won't materialize without proficient skill, how does an idea that got fundings but ended up a failure? Lack of professionalism and ethics.

What are the characteristics of successful ventures?