Melter Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 Done in maya 8.5. This isnt done but is not a WIP since i dont really have time to finish. Now for those who wanna know in detail (if you dont go directly to the pic =D), this was very low tri count until i started trimming and adding details (mainly around the edges), then it shot up to around 2800 tris :shock: . The scimmy is basic color assignment (not textured), and i quickly added 2 spotlights with one casting the scimmy's shadow. Refrence used was inventory pic of d scimmy. Finally, the wood is just a basic texture that came with maya, wrapped around a giant cube :lol: the little tear i have no idea how to fix. If anyone wants i can post a wireframe render. This is my first model in almost a year, so dont be too harsh with the CC. Also, theres only so much one can do with 3 hours of online video training (lol), i got highschool so theres no time for me to even think about learning this in depth (right now). Anyways hope you like :thumbsup: . BTW for those technically challenged, this is a 3d model, meaning it can be rotated around and stuff using maya. EDIT:THE IMAGE LOOKS MESSED UP ON THIS POST BECAUSE ITS SCALED DOWN, PLEASE LOOK AT ALL IMAGES IN FULL SIZE BEFORE COMMENTING! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mementh Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 it needs more texture for being a dragon weapon :) The following statement is true. The previous statement is false. 60% of all statistics are made up 90% of the time andrew i love you & want you to have my babys!!! Finally, I get to save the Earth with deadly lasers instead of deadly slide shows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melter Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 if you read the post you would know that i did not texture it at all nor am i planning to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodl Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Very nice, you should try using 3dsmax through, it is way better if you plan on creating detailed objects. Maya is great for animation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiphus Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Lol, you can model just as good in Maya as you can in 3DSM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melter Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 I have both and despite what i hear, i found that Maya is MUCH easier and more comftorble to use, as for modelling, comparing both the latest versions, their capabilities are almost equal. Max has a bit more features, but maya is easier to use and it's renderer is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melter Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 got a couple Pms asking to post the wire and verts of the scimmy, so here they are. the green wire frame next to the scimmy is the texture box, I think you size it to change size of texture and stuff. Didnt touch it tho as the texture looked fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_0076 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 One word...Blender. Its is the good as or better than 3DS or Maya and to top it off it is completely free. Probably the only down side to it is that it has a pretty steep learning curve.... but once you learn it you can make what you made in like 5 minutes. It can be found at blender.org Trespasser's Will Be Shot, Survivors Will be Shot Again.....And bam! We Got One! |Proud Green Mask Owner||Proud Blue Mask Owner| 100% F2P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melter Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 why would i use a free piece of you know what if i have the full version of Maya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_0076 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Because that "free piece" is a lot better. Trespasser's Will Be Shot, Survivors Will be Shot Again.....And bam! We Got One! |Proud Green Mask Owner||Proud Blue Mask Owner| 100% F2P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melter Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 BS. Please dont give advice on things you dont know about. ty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonorhc Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Because that "free piece" is a lot better. Hey, guess what? Piss off. If he wants you to talk about how Blender is better than Maya (it isn't), then he'll ask you to. If you're just going to spam about it, do it in another thread. On-topic: Not a very good render. Here are a few points on sword construction you may want to know about: Hilt - A sword with a blade as curved as a scimitar shouldn't have a perfectly straight grip. In fact, it should almost form a lopsided S shape relative to the blade, in order to balance the weapon while swinging. The crossguard should also be accordingly asymmetrical. Also, it lacks a pommel. Blade - It's too thick. That is the sort of blade you want to see on a glaive or a cleaver, not a scimitar. Make it thinner. It should realistically be able to have a smooth transition from the tang to the blade itself, which means it shouldn't be much thicker than the grip. It doesn't look particularly sharp, either. In fact, it looks like a flattened red banana. Try looking at reference pictures first next time. Relying on Runescape for graphical representations isn't a good idea. Varrock Library: Shattered Sky | Silent Thunder | The Emperor's FinestAstri @ MythWeavers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWilch Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 better then anything i can do with any kinda program on the computer, dont listen to all the haters too they just wanna boost their post count up...or just make you feel bad...now why would they want to do that? ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonardMart Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 better then anything i can do with any kinda program on the computer, dont listen to all the haters too they just wanna boost their post count up...or just make you feel bad...now why would they want to do that? ... in case you havent noticed, we dont want him to feel bad or we would flame him. what we do is CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICS if he does listen or not its not our problem first melter says he wants cc, and then he complains that someone pointed out that the scim needs texture, which is true. there is no sharp edge and it doesnt reflect light like metal would normally do. Click my main sig to see my fakes :D Proud to be Mexican, yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melter Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 Zonorhc, gimme a better reference picture of a runescape scimitar and ill see what i can do :P . As for the CC, I said in my post i have not textured it at all, yet people are telling me how i didnt texture it enough. for the last time: There-Is-No-Texture-Applied-To-This-Render-AT-ALL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeahessen Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 It's great. The only thing missing IS the texture, which you've previously denied. Great, but you need to texture the blade XD Ex-Assistant of Gold Works| Colors of the Heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_0076 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 better then anything i can do with any kinda program on the computer, dont listen to all the haters too they just wanna boost their post count up...or just make you feel bad...now why would they want to do that? ... I never said I did not like it... And also I don't care about getting my post count up. If I did I would make all of my posts on forums that count to boost it up. And If I would of wanted to make him feel bad I would have said some things a lot worse....If i could of came up with any becuase just being able to model sets you pretty high in my standards. And also I've tried my share of 3D software from 3DS to Maya to some unheard of ones. I was just saying that it would have looked better in Blender for what you were doing. For animation stuff it would be Maya all the way. Like if you were going to make that into a movie or something then it would be great. Now back on topic. Could you give us an update on what it looks like please? Trespasser's Will Be Shot, Survivors Will be Shot Again.....And bam! We Got One! |Proud Green Mask Owner||Proud Blue Mask Owner| 100% F2P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonorhc Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Zonorhc, gimme a better reference picture of a runescape scimitar and ill see what i can do :P . Something like that. I drew it in about a minute. Varrock Library: Shattered Sky | Silent Thunder | The Emperor's FinestAstri @ MythWeavers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melter Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 err... well i was sorta referring more to the runescape version, but nice drawing =D> BTW, i just upgraded to windows vista and it wiped my whole HDD in the process, so now i lost all my work (again), so i guess ill move on to make something else if i getr the time. :oops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonorhc Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 err... well i was sorta referring more to the runescape version I said not to use Runescape as a reference if you want to do anything that doesn't look ridiculous. Varrock Library: Shattered Sky | Silent Thunder | The Emperor's FinestAstri @ MythWeavers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_0076 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 How is your RAM holding up now that you got Vista? My friends computer lags more becuase of it. Well thats bad that it wiped your entire thing. Trespasser's Will Be Shot, Survivors Will be Shot Again.....And bam! We Got One! |Proud Green Mask Owner||Proud Blue Mask Owner| 100% F2P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melter Posted April 28, 2007 Author Share Posted April 28, 2007 FIrst of, all, im modelling a RUNESCAPE scimmy, so a RUNESCAPE reference would be more appropriate. As for vista, im lagging a bit more in counter strike source but i suspect it is because of the new laptop my sister got, and she using wifi 24/7. Cant wait for HALO 2 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_0076 Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 cool and Halo 2? Is it coming out for PC? Trespasser's Will Be Shot, Survivors Will be Shot Again.....And bam! We Got One! |Proud Green Mask Owner||Proud Blue Mask Owner| 100% F2P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonorhc Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 FIrst of, all, im modelling a RUNESCAPE scimmy, so a RUNESCAPE reference would be more appropriate. And since you've been here since 2005, you should well know that I'm not a huge fan of Runescape-based graphics because I find them patently ridiculous and, frankly, a waste of time unless you can actually improve on them by throwing in something original and some degree of believability and realism. Varrock Library: Shattered Sky | Silent Thunder | The Emperor's FinestAstri @ MythWeavers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melter Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Yes halo 2 is coming out for PC (Windows Vista ONLY, meaning it will not run on XP), and its coming may 8th. RANT As to the other person, no i dont know you because i just rejoined runescape, and therefore these forums a month ago. Second, if you dont like runescape you shouldnt be on these forums. And finally, dont parade your famousness over the forums, because no one, especially me, cares whatsoever. And while im at it, criticizing my work for the fact that you dont like what its based on, is totally your opinion, but gives you no right to spam on my thread to change it. if you dont like the style, why dont you model YOUR OWN, if you even can. FYI, modelling is nothing like making fakes or photoshopping, this one model took me half a day to make, so at least admire it for what it is. /RANT :notalk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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