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Taking your critters to the next dimension; In case anyone is interested
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Topic Started: Jan 10 2016, 08:54 AM (326 Views)
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Sceynyos-yos
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Jan 10 2016, 08:54 AM
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A lot of spec-evoers¹ over here create pretty awesome creatures and concepts, but not all spec-evoers are good artists. I myself am somewhat mediocre. In this board in particular many good projects don't have any graphics, or just some made in paint. They're not to blame, creating art takes good amount of talent most people don't have. But what I've found, and dare to say, is that 3D graphics are easier to make than 2D. ¹What is the catch-all term, really?
It takes less effort than you'd think. I've been into 3d graphics for less than 2 months and already made things such as this. The set of skills needed to make such critter takes in all likelihood no more than three weeks. And the process of modelling is pretty straightforward.
The program is called blender and there are tons of tutorials, especially on youtube.
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Jan 10 2016, 09:07 AM
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Another programme I would suggest is Sculptris. It's a free programme that works on Mac and Windows that is good for creating both simple and complex models of creatures. It doesn't have the animating capabilities provided by Blender, but in my experience it's a lot better for making models. It is also possible to take models made in Sculptris, export them to Blender, then rig them up to use in animations.
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Jan 12 2016, 06:51 PM
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If there's any project that deserves models of its creatures, it's the Hollow Earth.
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Jan 12 2016, 07:04 PM
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Vic likes... Vic likes... How do I download Sculpturis?
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Jan 13 2016, 04:09 AM
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Couldn't you use that new 3D-ifier on Windows 10 which converts 2d into 3D? If so, that could help, and if not, at least it gives some guideline. The ideal would be one that can turn 2d drawings into modifiable 3D models and work from there
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Jan 13 2016, 11:24 AM
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It's too simple, at least for now. (At least what I heard about it.)
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Jan 14 2016, 11:36 AM
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If there's any project that deserves models of its creatures, it's the Hollow Earth. That and a few others, I can never have enough free time.
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