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Head Sculpting Vid
Here’s a short vid showing the creation of a character head in Mudbox, starting from the default base head.
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Using Vector Displacement Maps in Mudbox
Want to create super-detailed sculpts in just seconds? You need to use VDMs!
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3d printing
Being able to hold something in my hands that I made in Mudbox is pretty cool. Kinda like ‘TEA / EARL GREY / HOT’ but much slower and entirely plastic. Continue reading 3d printing
1 Easy Trick to Improve your Portfolio
I hate those ads. But in all seriousness, this is a really easy way to improve your portfolio! Continue reading 1 Easy Trick to Improve your Portfolio
Maya Character Modeling Tutorial
This is a Maya character modeling tutorial, but the techniques are applicable to any 3d software package. I create a character base mesh from start to finish in Maya – the tutorial focuses on constructing a simple model with proper topology that is suitable for sculpting. Continue reading Maya Character Modeling Tutorial
Mudbox Sculpting Tutorial – ‘Butler’
Another quick Mudbox sculpting tutorial video.
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Borderlands style texture creation
Ever wondered how to reverse-engineer the art that goes into AAA games? Follow along as I describe my process
UPDATE 7/22/2014:
I’ve created a video version of the tutorial! Check it out!! Continue reading Borderlands style texture creation
Maya UV Unwrapping tutorial
Creating texture coordinates is one of the more difficult aspects of the 3D pipeline to wrap our heads around. Here I lay out my process for properly UVing a character model.
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