3dsmax Rendering Support Topic

kornkidcrazy · Post by **kornkidcrazy** » Thu May 17, 2007 7:20 pm

Im trying to make multiple shaders for Spartans, so they look like they came out of a battle or are about to go into one. But, Im having problems with the 4th shader. It is supposed to look shot up and war torned, but I did a crappy job. Can someone help me or teach me how to make a better alpha channel or bump map please? Thank you.

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Thu May 17, 2007 7:33 pm

Next time you're on aim IM me and ill show you a few things.

Tain7ed · Post by **Tain7ed** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:04 pm

Hey guys my comp crashed the other day and i lost my materials so heres what i got back so far, I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:28 pm

Its not that bad, but you need some lighting.

kornkidcrazy · Post by **kornkidcrazy** » Wed May 23, 2007 11:50 am

Its nice material wise, but the bump and specular stuff looks off.

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Thu May 24, 2007 4:12 pm

Click for larger. Meh, Im bored.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu May 24, 2007 4:28 pm

Shadows seem weird.

G.I.R. · Post by **G.I.R.** » Thu May 24, 2007 5:47 pm

Like Tural said, shadows look weird, but other than that, I love it. I also noticed that that Battle Rifle scope isn't colored in? o.o

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Thu May 24, 2007 5:56 pm

Good catch, I guess I never bothered to actually make the material, it only had a standard shader.

kornkidcrazy · Post by **kornkidcrazy** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:08 pm

BEST SHADER EVER

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:09 pm

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:40 pm

Forgot to unhide the BR. Ill update my post when the render is done.

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Fri May 25, 2007 12:26 am

There's something about that Chief that I really love, I just can't put my finger on it.

theguardian · Post by **theguardian** » Sat May 26, 2007 6:23 am

Hey, what can I work on?
I know my detail bumps are messed up, I need to redo them.

Showing my chief with Ingame Halo 2 Bump, Jeans Halo 2 Bump, and Jeans Halo 3 Bump.

Up close.

I think I need to work on lighting more. Eh?

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » Sat May 26, 2007 5:00 pm

I like the H2 bump best.

G.I.R. · Post by **G.I.R.** » Sun May 27, 2007 12:56 am

*deep breath* =x

Okay, so, I just got Cinema 4d, and I've been playing around with it for the last few days and I decided I wanted to try making a gun an hour ago or so. So I found this huge reference pic of the gun I wanted to make and cut it out with the pen tool in Photoshop and exported the paths to .ai, imported to C4D, used extrude NURBS with hierarchal checked, and put a lain gray material over it. Now, to the point, where do I go from here? I did this completely on my own without a tutorial, so I'm not sure what to do next. I guess what I'm asking for is a shove in the right direction, if one of you modeling gods would be willing to provide it. =x

I'd also like to say real quick, this is the first model/render I've made without using primitives/preset materials.

Reference pic
Current render:

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » Sun May 27, 2007 7:15 am

I know nothing about this stuff at all, but let me be the first to tell you that you're doing it wrong.

Try some plane modeling tutorials.

kornkidcrazy · Post by **kornkidcrazy** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:09 pm

Nice GIR! Try adding more details and model the sides to make look more realistic. YOu got the side views down!

theguardian · Post by **theguardian** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:15 pm

Can someone tell me what my renders need work on?

lol

JunkfoodMan · Post by **JunkfoodMan** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:20 pm

Well, theguardian, The only thing I can point out is that the armour seems a bit...well...Dirty. If they are detail maps, try to make them less noticable.