Carl's Corner :)

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Carl wrote: you've got your lifetime updates

Already lifetime!! That really is amazing. It took me more than a year at a time when it was much easier to get HUs.

came across this site earlier don't know if you guy's will need something like this.

http://myfreecopyright.com/

found this when searching texture makers ages back, lists a heap of software

http://www.3d-animation.com.ar/textur...ors_01.php

the game creators reminds me of some others have seen.

ouch! Mind not sure if I would buy a pc from ebay.. probably cost me more to get it than buy it that way.


Okay am tired been making ties on my zazzle site today here's the link if you like to have a peek

http://www.zazzle.com/beliria/gifts?c...9592467739

yep all 27 tie's I did today including rendering the textures.

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ronviers wrote: How is your website coming along?

Ahh! You know I knew I forgot to do something today

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ronviers wrote: If I wore ties I would definitely be interested in them

Textures are from filters I made, just thought I'll make use of FF and see how it works on Zazzle stuff

Okay I better get to bed, had a weird night last night so am hoping it's not another night like that tonight, otherwise I might have to take a spatula to bed with me so I can prise myself of the ceiling come morning.

You guy's ever have really weird nights when sleeping?

I mean I know this sounds strange but I was having a nice dream and all of a sudden it felt like someone was squeezing the top of my arm, made myself wake up and everything was all fuzzy and blurry almost pixel like and there was a dark shadow figure standing over squeezing my arm. When I part opened my eyes it moved back from me and I was having problems keeping my eyes open, nearly fell back to sleep then I noticed it getting close again so forced myself to wake up. Took nearly 15 mins to get rid of the groggy feeling and the strange fuzzy'ness in the air, was really bizarre. Was really spooked by it though, but still pretty tired cause didn't get to be till 2am and this happened just before 6am.

Just thought I'll share that with you, and yep it did happen and I didn't dream it. And I am so not sure about going to bed tonight , but I better cause am tired. Laters and night night

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ronviers wrote: Did you have a nightmare?

Nope, not had a nightmare for a while. Ah well is 2.12am I better go head off.

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Carl wrote: our brains can be very powerful at shaping our perspective of reality, I hope you sleep easy tonight.

hehe I fell into bed about 3am and think I was so overtired I slept through and um didn't want to get up.


Okay am thinking of making a Tie Zazzle store only thing is I can't think what to call it, and what things I was considering I googled and found them already in use, like Tie Heaven, and a few others.

Any ideas?

um Did this for my week 7 hand in but not too sure, might have a go at something else then decide.

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Carl wrote: looks like you have download the shop application

hhhmmmm I don't like the sound of that. Why don't they just make it simple?

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Carl wrote: can it do all maya can do?

Mudbox/Zbrush takes a different approach to modeling than Maya does. I have seen, on youtube videos, people take a primitive object and sculpt it into a completed model using both Mudbox and Zbrush. But I do not think that is what they are best suited for. At least for the moment I think of them more as displacement editors used to create geometry that can be used for the surfaces of low (lowish) polygon models created in a traditional modeling application like XSI or Maya. I am not at all clear about how to apply the geometry created using Mudbox to the mesh created in Maya but I am working on that.
I have been posting links to Mudbox and Zbrush in this thread because I think you would like it but I understand you have a lot going on.
As for Mudbox being easier, I doubt very much that this is the case. The real trick, is seems to me, is to know how to model – not what tools are used or which medium is chosen. In other words, Auguste Rodin could pick up either application and be proficient in a month.

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ronviers wrote: I think I checked it out before and it was difficult to use.

Have downloaded it but am still rendering another homework attempt. So will have to wait before I can have a look. Plus I want to make some new filters, before I forget how!

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ronviers wrote: I'm thinking...

Me too.. might just work on a load of textures and upload them when I get an idea or if someone gives me an idea.

So far am thinking:-

Knotted Tie
Tie'd up
Thee Olde Tie Shope
Bizarre Ties

Other ideas have already been used like Tie Central, Tie Heaven, etc

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Beliria wrote: it's finally rendered

That is so cute. It's my favorite.

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Beliria wrote: Strange.. Steve's not been at Carl's corner

That is strange. He may be about to spring something on us.

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Beliria wrote: So far am thinking:-

I guess I'm not very good at naming things.

I though this is of interest Ron, you may have already read all this, the userinterface paragraph make it appealing to me




Features
Autodesk® Mudbox™ software is an advanced, high-resolution, brush-based 3D modeling software built on a unique sculpting paradigm. This production-proven digital modeler has been designed from the ground up to address the needs of professional modelers working in the film, game development, design, and visualization industries.

User Interface
Cameras
Display
Sculpt Layers
Advanced Digital Sculpting
3D Brushes
Workflow
Texture Painting and Assignment
Texture Baking
General Workflow
Connectivity and Integration

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User Interface
Become productive in hours, rather than weeks with the intuitive Mudbox user interface.

For traditional artists with no previous 3D experience, tools that closely mimic the behavior of their real-world counterparts are quickly understood and easily adopted.
Work with tools such as brushes, stamps, and stencils to quickly sculpt and create lifelike textures.
Use the Layer editor to organize your work.
Maximize your workspace by hiding UI elements and using standard hotkeys to manipulate the camera.

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Cameras
Mudbox features innovative, accelerated camera manipulation, for excellent interactive performance with even the densest meshes.

Use multiple real-time cameras within a scene, including true perspective and orthographic cameras.
Bookmark your camera positions.
Model using reference images: each camera has its own image plane.
Use Smart Focus to position the camera based on the cursor position and brush size.
Manipulate your camera with trackball-style controls.
Use the same keyboard shortcuts for Mudbox cameras as those that are used for cameras in Autodesk® Maya® software.

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Display
Work interactively in an environment in which high-res 3D models retain their subtlety, realism, and detail.

Apply one or more image maps to any object, independent of the other objects in the scene.
Use smooth shading mode to get a display more representative of the limit surface.
Interactively view multiple texture channels (including bump and reflection) at the same time.
Interactively view multiple maps and multiple materials in the scene.
Work in real time with models that properly display advanced lighting (including HDRI-based lighting) and shadows.
Incorporate advanced display options into your presentation, including ambient occlusion, depth of field, and tone mapping.
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Sculpt Layers
Store different detail passes, design directions, libraries of morph targets, and more on multiple layers.

Mirror or flip the detail stored in one or more layers.
Edit nondestructively: Mudbox delivers paintable masks.
Quickly duplicate, merge, flatten, and reorder layers.
Precisely blend layers using interactive multiplier sliders and layer masks.
Use layers to store libraries of morph targets.

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Advanced Digital Sculpting
High-quality brushes, stencils, and curves let you quickly “sculpt” your geometry into the 3D model you envision.


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3D Brushes

Use intelligently designed default brushes or quickly tailor them for custom behavior and performance.
Choose from a number of base brush types, including
Sculpt brush—enables you to create complex forms with great control
Flatten brush—enables you to quickly create planes and wipe away detail
Wax brush—enables you to easily fill in areas
Accurately shape your brush tips with falloff curves and stamps. A sharp falloff curve will cut an accurate, sharp stroke into the geometry with no soft stroke profiles.

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Workflow

Sculpt both sides of topologically symmetrical models simultaneously—even when they are in an asymmetrical pose—with the powerful tangent space mirroring functionality.
Use curves as guides for brush strokes.
Use image stamps to quickly brush (in 3D) a detailed texture directly into your mesh.
Quickly add high-quality detail through mesh displacement. Use 8-, 16-, or 32-bit images to displace your mesh; Mudbox even supports displacement using multiple maps at one time.
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Texture Painting and Assignment
Quickly and easily paint multiple diffuse, specular, reflection, and bump textures across multiple high-resolution maps on your 3D models.

Apply detail precisely where required, regardless of UV distortion or surface complexity. In the Mudbox 3D Paint mode, the brush position relative to the model is calculated in true world space; paint is projected tangent to the model. 3D painting is integrated with the familiar stamps and stencils workflow.
Selectively paint reference images onto the model from a particular viewpoint. Using the new Projection brush, you can project paint onto the model from screen space.
Paint hero characters with ease: Mudbox supports the painting of multiple maps on multiple meshes.
Paint both sides of your model simultaneously with the familiar symmetry workflow.
Paint and display a different texture for each UV square unit tile.
Use the intuitive layer editor to easily manage multiple paint layers. You can select, blend, and organize several images for each texture channel.

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Texture Baking
With its robust texture baking capabilities, Mudbox solves one of the most common bottlenecks in production pipelines: baking of normal and displacement maps.

Bake high-quality normal and displacement maps between multiple arbitrary meshes. Detail can be baked into 8-, 16-, and 32-bit maps.
Generate smooth, high-quality maps using extraction options designed to address issues related to poly faceting by extracting between the limit surfaces of the given meshes.
Displace your meshes using multiple floating point maps.
Bake normal maps that are compatible with Autodesk Maya and Autodesk® 3ds Max® software.

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General Workflow
Mudbox performance is renowned, with tools organized in a familiar, intuitive manner.

Work in real time even on 3D models that are fully subdivided into tens of millions of high-quality polygons.
Manipulate the camera using conventional camera controls—to maximize your workspace and reduce “back and forth” workflows.
Streamline your workflow through tools such as the Hover Pick functionality and hotkeys.
Use asymmetrical mirroring to streamline the process of working on posed or asymmetrical models.
Work on one mesh in the context of others: Mudbox supports multiple meshes within the scene.
Use the built-in image browser—with full support for 8-, 16-, and 32-bit images—to view reference images and quickly assign them to stamps, stencils, or camera image planes.
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Connectivity and Integration
Mudbox interoperates well with Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max, as well as with other 3D software applications, making it a natural choice for experienced artists.

Integration with Autodesk Maya 2009 and Autodesk 3ds Max 2009
Autodesk Mudbox provides enhanced interoperability with Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max through improved matching of Maya and 3ds Max normal and displacement maps. Additionally, Mudbox employs, by default, the same keyboard shortcuts as Autodesk Maya for camera manipulation.

Supported Formats
Scene Import OBJ
Scene Export OBJ
Texture Import BMP, EXR, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIF
Bitmap Output BMP, EXR, JPEG, PNG, TIF. Some formats applicable to certain renderers only.

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Beliria wrote: So far am thinking:- Knotted Tie Tie'd up Thee Olde Tie Shope Bizarre Ties Other ideas have already been used like Tie Central, Tie Heaven, etc

you start to think of all the plays on the word tie alot inappropriate

Close Ties, No Ties [ Hehehe ], Tie Dyed, Tie Me Up,

Then you get into the superlatives and cliches

Tie Nirvana, Just Ties, Tie R Us, Best Ties, Ties By Royal Appointment [ hehe ]

Ok now the good ones

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can't think of any good ones

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Carl wrote: can't think of any good ones

LOL yep that sure help

Plus would have to check the name in google and zazzle to make sure they ain't in use already.. um lol maybe I should just stick to a section in my current store for them.

okay need to go feed the cats and myself.

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ronviers wrote: Any weird dreams or otherwise?

Seems so! Asked Mum if she talked to me when I was getting up cause I remember her saying Gordon Brown had been ousted. Seems I must have had a pretty strange dream last night, because she was like you what? Followed by no, you must have dreamt it.

Wow dreams can be so strange lol.

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Carl wrote: what next for you

Um am thinking of getting Bryce 6 cause it's way cheaper than Vue 6, and do a course in that , cause I can make stuff in Xeno and turn them into OBJ's? and open them in Bryce or software like that. But the course have seen covers basic stuff which I need to learn, or would like to learn properly rather than my normal teach myself method.

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ronviers wrote: That is so cute. It's my favorite.

Strange thought I had replied to that before.. um..
Thanks Ron, I wanted to have a bash at a proper 3d fractal, am rendering it again at the moment but using a different background and angle.

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ronviers wrote: That's it for me - have a good one.

Awwh cute Smilie! Hope you both slept well

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Beliria wrote: Strange.. Steve's not been at Carl's corner.. he been banned or something?

I didn't know we could ban him

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Carl wrote: I didn't know we could ban him

Self imposed ban?

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StevieJ wrote: Excusy!!!

Then again...

"Tie One On". that's the name you shld use, bel. it sort of sounds like 'try one on', which helps a bit and is clever enough but not too obtuse.

I tweaked the last homework a bit here it is.

I'm not really having any luck making up tie store names so what if you don't sell ties at all and sell pasties instead. They are practically the same thing and I think I would have better luck thinking up pasty store names. Plus you could market to just twins, you would sell twice as many.