Forum: Carrara

Subject: mastadon WIP needs help

ominousplay opened this issue on Feb 01, 2009 · 13 posts

ominousplay posted Sun, 01 February 2009 at 5:33 PM

I am having the hardest time with the fur... I clumped it in the shader room It has two hair props the background is lame how do I get rid of the bald spots ? Thank you

Never Give Up!

GKDantas posted Sun, 01 February 2009 at 5:50 PM

You need to increase the hair count or make the hair thickness large.

Follow me at euQfiz Digital



sparrownightmare posted Sun, 01 February 2009 at 6:13 PM

If you want it realistic, increase the hair count density and lower the size.  Can you send up a screen capture of the shader in your shader room?

Miss Nancy posted Sun, 01 February 2009 at 7:18 PM

hair looks very good on shoulder.  but  hair length varies, e.g. very fine and short on proboscis,
but longer and clumpier on torso IMVHO.


bwtr posted Sun, 01 February 2009 at 10:34 PM

Your so called "problem" looks like what I would be happy to attain!

Very effective.

Brian

bwtr

ominousplay posted Mon, 02 February 2009 at 12:09 AM

Thank you Brian - clump in the shader gave it the clump look. Here is another attempt with little clump - The wolves have the wolf shader NOT lining up right and you'll see red from the mouth on the shoulder... but it kinda looks like blood : )

Never Give Up!

Xerxes0002 posted Mon, 02 February 2009 at 12:37 AM

did you see that hair tutorial that Holly put out?  I will try to find the link, the hair map was interesting.

ominousplay posted Mon, 02 February 2009 at 1:39 AM

I found some of Holly's free props for various figures, but not a tutorial. Here is another attempt:

Never Give Up!

Xerxes0002 posted Mon, 02 February 2009 at 1:36 PM

http://forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=75778  There are some discussions in there, the link to the pdf is in the first post.  She did a clumping goat as well.

ominousplay posted Mon, 02 February 2009 at 5:15 PM

Thank you Xerxes - Way to to Holly!  Also nice use of Comic Life.
I learned a lot.  I need to get better at the brush tool.
R

Never Give Up!

Xerxes0002 posted Mon, 02 February 2009 at 7:00 PM

Glad it was useful, and major kudo's to Holly your right!! I look forward to seeing what you do with this all next! 

Take care

ominousplay posted Mon, 02 February 2009 at 7:42 PM

Okay, I can't help myself - I'm working on the caveman again to add to this mastodon scene... He needs a lot of work but I'm trying to keep him light on the polygons - Had fun with the furry wrap - now he needs a face and wild-untamed hair!  and a weapon, maybe a cave dog too.

Never Give Up!

ominousplay posted Tue, 03 February 2009 at 2:44 PM

Here is some progress... I have not messed with the UV's yet - I'd like to get a map going and paint on texture and displacement before I get too far in the rigging...

The fur wrap is built onto the caveman's body - part of the same model - will this be a problem when UV mapping?

The hair is a skull cap, also part of the figure

Never Give Up!