Finished this Weekend. Did the greyscale bump map in Photoshop, then converted it to a normal map with Gimp… Cause the Nvidia normal map Photoshop plugin doesn’t work on MacOS … Anyway works very well with Gimp. Go figure why Photoshop doesn’t have a normal … Read More >
Archives par tag : 3d
3 weeks without computer…
That was a long time it didn’t happen to me … Just to say these are not my holidays pictures. Came back last week, finished the UV set up for three 4096×4096 pixels maps, and just started the fuselage map… Here some images.
And wallpaper again !
Yes! two post in a day…Did that shot with a MiG render one evening, trying to fake an hdr photo with photoshop. well , it doesn’t look really hdr, but more like an old picture. And it’s my wallpaper now :) One 1024×1024 iPad format … Read More >
iPad wallpaper compression …
Did myself a few iPad wallpapers with some wireframe Spook renders i like. But i have a problem… Why do some wallpapers, these in particular , appear highly compressed (like saved at low quality .jpg format) when they are set as wallpaper on the iPad … Read More >
J-79
Did the engines on that Spook Blender model, modeling was easy, but the rigging of the nozzle petals was a slow learning experience :D Anyway, it works now: Also refined and finished the slatted wing… : Still some areas to refine on the fuselage mesh…
Modeling Finished
This project was on sleep since i started the Spook in Blender. Anyway, must finish that cartoonish P-40 and pilot one day. So here is Finn’s plane modeling and rigging finished. He seems quiet happy with the work. Me too… Kind of like better the … Read More >
Wings…
here some progress on the Spook wings. The spoilers and air-brakes are cut out… wing tips antennas, wing folding fairings are done. Next i have to do the flaps and leading edges flaps. Then another wing version with the leading edges slats… Mmmhh… Spook is … Read More >
Spook
Blender. The new 2.5 version interface, and the possibility to customize the key-mapping ( so i can use Maya hot-keys) decided me to have a try… So far , i’m focussing on the modeling part. And must say, i like it. It’s refreshing to discover … Read More >
MiG Wires…
Someone asked me to see some wires and how the parts are broke-up on my old MiG model… So here. First two images shows the meshes unsmoothed : And here a screen showing smoothed Fuselage parts, canopy, fin… Wings are left unsmoothed. Cheers
New adversary…
For my Mirage. MiG-21FL or early PFM (Type 77) Nmr 5081 of Egyptian Air Force in the 70′s, for future fighting renders. Finally took the time to make a new livery, and a some colour and spec textures that looks good for MentalRay render…
The old Mule…
Ten years ago, i did a small online monograph about the Avia S-199 Mezek, using the nickname « P.Willowood »… That website was called « The Mule Index ». In fact my cartoon Mezek model was inspired by an earlier drawing I had done for that site… There was … Read More >