Currently working on a canister model. Nothing too fancy except for the top connections. Normal Map was kind of a pain, but I managed to blur and paint in some adjustments. Trying out the alpha map in Marmoset for the Glass part on the connector, but I'm not having much success. The dial can barely be seen at the moment, but maybe once I get the textures on there it will start looking better.
3D
Gas Mask Update
Really loving dDo I must say. I redid the mesh a little, which meant redoing the UVs. Not too big a deal since the last texture wasn't super. Figured out how to update maps on current projects by just saving over files. Didn't do it here, but good to know for the future. I think it'll work for new meshes as well, but I'll have to experiment with that later. Here's the updated mask model with textures applied.
Round 2 of textures.
Working on some old projects
Here the first pass on a gas mask I made. Trying out dDo and after using it for a while I believe that I need to redo my UVs. Hopefully I can get the materials to migrate over, but I'm afraid that it won't actually happen so I'll just have to start over. More practice with the software I guess.
First pass on textures for the gas mask
Posed the wrong way
Well, class is almost done. I had to jump ahead even though I'm not done with the modelling yet, but it was part of the assignment. Here's the result. At least I got a chance to see what Marmoset can do, and I'm loving it. Even threw in my own custom sky box. Can't wait to start doing this kind of treatment to all my models.
A little more progress
Did some refining on the vest and decimated the hair. Got a lot done, but I still have so much more to do. Most of the work I did the week will have to be redone, but oh well. I'll just chalk it up to practice for the final version. I had to get some texture maps into Max so that I could submit the material for class. So not ready for that stage yet, but I baked out a bunch of normal maps and redid my UVs. It actually gave me a good idea of what can go where. So far I've got 3 maps. One for the skin type sections and another for the Accessories; Vest, Skirt, Shirt, Shoes, etc. The last one will be for the hair, but I still have a couple of other things I'd like to make after the class is done. e.g. handcuff holder, batton, watch. So maybe there'll be a forth map or just some better use of space.
Anyways, I should go to bed. It's late. Here a turnaround from Zed Brush.
Hair WIP
Interesting technique for making hair. I likey. Start with a ZSphere and use ZSketch to make the base mesh(Left Image). It then creates a unified skin(Right Image). Then you can go nuts and start sculpting in the hair. Still need to practice a lot more with the various brushes, but it's really starting to make sense.
Had to split up the model a little more. Sleeves are separate from the vest and the skirt is now also separate. So much more still left to do, but I've got to get skip ahead for class. Gonna have to cut some corners until class is done and I can revisit the sculpt. :( Will have to get the model into Maya by the end of the week so I'll have to forgo a final passes on the model til May 16th. Oh well, It'll get done soon enough.
Vest and Skirt almost done
Here's my progress thus far. Still need to refine the face and make some hair, but she's coming along nicely I think. The vest is not quite done, but it's getting there. Hopefully by the end of tonight it'll be done.