Comments for 3D Metropolis

Comment on Plasm by Scott

Scott — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:01:13 +0000

Glad you like it

Comment on Plasm by Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:37:34 +0000

n i really liked this for my background

Comment on Plasm by Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:37:13 +0000

Thnx sorry i need to know by friday coz i need to pik an artist for my art >_<

Comment on Plasm by Scott

Scott — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:26:56 +0000

Well Sarah, I’ll be happy to answer your questions, though I’m not sure why you “need an answer a.s.a.p.”

The above art was created by me, digitally, neither painted nor drawn but through a combination of textures and effects in Corel Photo-Paint. Enjoy.

Comment on Plasm by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:49:11 +0000

need an answer a.s.a.p

Comment on Plasm by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:48:43 +0000

was this painted or drawn?
And by who?

Comment on Dynamics Demo by Scott

Scott — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:13:27 +0000

Thanks Nathaniel!

One of the capsules does fly out of the system here, but things were far worse while I was working with the dynamics system to get the motions down as they are shown. Old Max dynamics were a lot less kind than Havok.

From memory, the arm’s joints were each limited as much as possible, to make sure the IK solution had the arm moving in a very mechanical fashion. The vertical piston which telescopes and apprears to move the arm up and down took a bit of time to figure out, ultimately requiring a pivot at the base plus a dummy target for the upper shaft to follow that was fixed to the underside of the arm.

The neat thing about this sort of mechanical apparatus is once you set the link hierarchy and joint limits it is pretty easy to animate, you just drag around a final target and watch all of the joints respond.

Comment on Dynamics Demo by Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:48:04 +0000

That’s actually pretty cool. I never figured out the whole dynamics thing. I can totally see what you’re talking about with the pills just wildly bouncing off out of control.

Still, that’s really impressive.

Oh, what constraint did you apply to the hydraulic arm to get that one piece to only move in and out? I’ve got to admit, the kinematics on that arm is very well done too. Nice job all around.

Comment on Demon Hand: 3D Modeling Project by Scott

Scott — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:11:17 +0000

Thanks! I remember getting frustrated with the mapping at the end, but these days I know Max has greatly improved mapping tools (since R2.5 I was using at the time) that might make the proposition much more friendly.

I’m fairly happy with the geometry though, and would recommend the box-modeling/turbo-smooth workflow to anyone doing organic forms.

Comment on Demon Hand: 3D Modeling Project by Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:08:39 +0000

Nice work. Hands are especially difficult. I know I’ve always had problems with them. You’ve managed very well though.

Comment on Corruption by Scott

Scott — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:13:24 +0000

Thanks for the kind words Nathaniel. This was a bit of a departure for me, and it’s always helpful to get some good feedback on a piece that is a bit outside my usual beat.

Your site looks great by the way, love the fire beasts, plus art on display I’d be proud to say was mine.

Comment on Corruption by Nathaniel

Nathaniel — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:09:04 +0000

Nice work, I’ve done a little bit of work in 3DS Max but I didn’t even think about using it specifically for sculpting abstract art. That’s a fascinating idea. I’m definitely going to try that in the future.

I love the concept you’ve got going here too. The contrast of the two forms does convey corruption very well. The perfect order of the cube has been corrupted by the invasion of the worm.

Nice effects too. I love the soft lighting and the depth of field. The textures also add quite a bit to the image. Overall, I think it’s awesome. Keep up the good work.