Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold
This course will look at the fundamentals of rendering in Arnold. We'll go through the different light types available, cameras, shaders, Arnold's render settings and finally how to split an image into render passes (AOV's), before we then reassemble it i
#
46
15-07-2011
, 06:37 AM
Lifetime Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 4,255
cheers bullet
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4090628/veng1.zip
bullet1968
"A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes
#
47
15-07-2011
, 10:18 AM
Lifetime Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 4,255
cheers bullet
bullet1968
"A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes
#
48
15-07-2011
, 11:33 AM
Subscriber
Join Date: Jul 2008
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Chelmsford, Essex, UK
Posts: 1,162
re: the booleans. i'm one of those in the camp of 'they're generally hit n miss, generally just leave em alone'. but if they work the way you want them to, have a go. can always control+z.
#
49
15-07-2011
, 12:17 PM
Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2004
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Michigan, USA
Posts: 2,998
If it is to put a gap that the pipes run into I would also say skip it. You can always just put a small flat black texture around those pipes and from a distance it will give the illusion of a gap.
You can also build a flange around the pipe that butts up against the other part. Here is the idea and you could also add bump mapped or actual rivet details...
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Isaac Newton, 1675
Last edited by ctbram; 15-07-2011 at 01:31 PM.
#
50
15-07-2011
, 12:39 PM
Lifetime Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 4,255
didnt think of the flange ct....that might be the go....or even the texture will do...thanks mate.
P.S ben, I have no troubles with boolean operations mostly mate...they dont scare me now....(says with fingers crossed).
bullet1968
"A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes
#
51
30-07-2011
, 11:15 AM
Lifetime Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 4,255
cheers bullet
bullet1968
"A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes
#
52
30-07-2011
, 11:46 AM
The thin red line
Join Date: Aug 2009
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: England
Posts: 4,472
Edit: this is not a offer to texture it for you......LOL
Avatar Challenge Winner 2010
#
53
30-07-2011
, 01:01 PM
Lifetime Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 4,255
chhesr bullet
bullet1968
"A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes
#
54
21-06-2012
, 01:20 PM
Lifetime Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 4,255
Got rid of some lamina faces and redid some bevel points...still have some otheres to look at. The goal (besides finishing) will be to reduce poly's and clean up some geo. Added some future decklights (uplights) to the main deck as well. Put some human meshes in there for ref...Im liking the feeling here now. Might change the ladder on the walkway so it can withdraw into the wall and the bridge plate at the end will rotate up to prevent access from the main deck...see what happens.
Thank you again 'ol squirrel.....you taught an old dog a new trick, best to you.
Cheers bullet
bullet1968
"A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes
Last edited by bullet1968; 21-06-2012 at 01:25 PM.
#
55
21-06-2012
, 01:30 PM
Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2004
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Michigan, USA
Posts: 2,998
"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Isaac Newton, 1675
#
56
21-06-2012
, 02:20 PM
Lifetime Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 4,255
cheers bullet
EDIT : sorry just spotted what you meant Rick, no all unsmoothed for these test renders man, that platform will be smoothed later.
bullet1968
"A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes
Last edited by bullet1968; 21-06-2012 at 03:56 PM.
#
57
21-06-2012
, 04:18 PM
Subscriber
Join Date: Jan 2010
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Posts: 244
how many project re you doing in the same time?
#
58
21-06-2012
, 06:07 PM
Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2006
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: South FL
Posts: 3,522
. Speaking of textures, I don't quite know how to read the one on the wall, I'm thinking speckles of corrosion but when taking in the image as a whole, they look like smushed bugs. The modelling is pretty sweet, that texture is letting it down.
#
59
21-06-2012
, 07:22 PM
The thin red line
Join Date: Aug 2009
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: England
Posts: 4,472
Avatar Challenge Winner 2010
#
60
21-06-2012
, 07:52 PM
Technical Director
Join Date: Feb 2004
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,988
No... You're lappy died because you had smooth preview on O.othanks dave....its screwed anyways...lappy keep locking up at 230 000 faces.....its too much already.
You need to make a ceiling mate. Put in some catwalks, cables hanging, etc. If you need inspiration, take a look at Mr. Universe's "lair" in Serenity.
Or... You could use Ptexits a building etc so a LOT of the UV's will be duplicated...with a random shift in texture to give the illusion of individual components...
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Last edited by NextDesign; 21-06-2012 at 07:59 PM.
Posting Rules Forum Rules
Similar Threads
Image Plane In Viewport 2.0? &
by TazzyUK in forum Maya Basics & Newbie Lounge replies 0 on 25-03-2016
import image to polygon plane
by aerende in forum Maya Basics & Newbie Lounge replies 2 on 05-08-2009
Creature: Feng Zhu Robot
by BRUTICUS in forum Work In Progress replies 21 on 31-08-2006
trying to model a bridge sketched by feng zhu
by cyrrix in forum Work In Progress replies 4 on 07-06-2004
Need image of a city building rooftop.
by Darkware in forum Maya Basics & Newbie Lounge replies 0 on 07-10-2003
Topics
Free Courses
Full Courses
VFX News
How computer animation was used 30 years ago to make a Roger Rabbit short
On 2022-07-18 14:30:13
Sneak peek at Houdini 19.5
On 2022-07-18 14:17:59
VFX Breakdown The Man Who Fell To Earth
On 2022-07-15 13:14:36
Resident Evil - Teaser Trailer
On 2022-05-13 13:52:25
New cloud modeling nodes for Bifrost
On 2022-05-02 20:24:13
MPC Showreel 2022
On 2022-04-13 16:02:13