Hmm. Been practicing again.

Watched this very long pretty much pointless tutorial on standard lighting with interiors...

http://cgswot.com/tutorials/3d-tutorials/183-37-interior-lighting-with-3ds-max-standard-lights.html

Well it wasn't pointless, I just watched it without copying any of it, just trying to understand why he used so many lights! I am still not much wiser about types of lights and when/where to use the. I find it all very confusing to be honest.

Anyway! I have added a couple of windows to the little room I made last month in preparation for TRYING to add some decent daytime lighting.

 

I did this by deleting polygons on both sides of the walls; bridging the edges to fill the gaps; extruding appropriate sized polygons to make window frames (swift loop used). I then made a glass window (well, sort of glass) by using a transparent material with high specular levels, and then made a plane with a material of a cloudy sky to place behind my windows!

Oh how very simple... :D 

I am now going to look for a good 3Ds max book to add to my collection. Preferably a lighting based one... Seeing as I think I need it, aha! :)

Toodles.

Random postingg..

Update on what's been cracking off in my little random experimentation over the past week or so...

 

I remember telling Roma and Giselle I would practice lighting so I guess I should research thisat some point as it is the one thing I really don't understand! It did my head in during moving image :( I might get a book or something to help if I really struggle as my current book doesn't have a lighting section.

Also just as a random addition... Discovered this band and find this video really clever... Like it a lot.

Byeee.

Updates... D:

 Got frustrated trying to make this can D:

So here is my other stuff I did yesterday. Aww little fire. ^_^

 

Coloured ink filter. Liking this :)

Stuck at this for a few hours and...

I am officially proud of this office chair so far. :)

Now I can go to bed!


Zzz.....

Soooo.. I got bored.

Indeed I did... Therefore I decided to have a crack at some basic modelling/visualisation stuff to get my brain working again after a summer of gaming and not much else!

I have officially not done much and it is a little rubbish as I forgot how to do a few things and haven't got back into it yet. But here is a preview of a computer on a desk. Woohoo.

Shall post more progress on from this if I stick with it... (And don't go on Gran Turismo 5 as much, aha! :D)

Oh and by the way... I am loving this stylized rendering and viewports on the new 3ds max.. Heres a few examples..

Coloured pencil filter

Colour ink filter

Graphite filter

Ink filter

Toodles! xx