Comments on: Citizen Exclusive: Mechanic Part 4 http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/01/20/citizen-exclusive-mechanic-part-4/ Blender Tutorials and Training Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:08:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kenneth plumley http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/01/20/citizen-exclusive-mechanic-part-4/#comment-42679 kenneth plumley Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:01:59 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=1999#comment-42679 great work and it wasn't tedious at all. looking forward to more topology tutorials. once again thanks great work and it wasn’t tedious at all. looking forward to more topology tutorials. once again thanks

]]> By: Will http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/01/20/citizen-exclusive-mechanic-part-4/#comment-2207 Will Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:34:40 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=1999#comment-2207 Ah, you're right. Even the high-res sculpts are often re-topologized by hand to make sure the edge loops are correct. So even if a character is scanned in, it still has to be reworked. Thanks. Ah, you’re right. Even the high-res sculpts are often re-topologized by hand to make sure the edge loops are correct. So even if a character is scanned in, it still has to be reworked.

Thanks.

]]> By: Will http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/01/20/citizen-exclusive-mechanic-part-4/#comment-2206 Will Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:49:57 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=1999#comment-2206 You can also watch the tutorials from Jonathan on "modeling a human head" (parts 5 and 6 I think) and that will take you through ear modeling for a character. You can also watch the tutorials from Jonathan on “modeling a human head” (parts 5 and 6 I think) and that will take you through ear modeling for a character.

]]> By: Jonathan Williamson http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/01/20/citizen-exclusive-mechanic-part-4/#comment-2205 Jonathan Williamson Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:15:05 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=1999#comment-2205 Like Matthew said, I believe both skills will always be crucial. At least for the next few years. Modeling by hand will probably slowly move more and more towards being used primarily on independent short films and such while all of the ultra high-res sculpting will be used in high-end productions. That being said, the chances of software being good enough to automatically generate a easily animatable mesh with good topology, without any manual modeling, is pretty unlikely for some time. Like Matthew said, I believe both skills will always be crucial. At least for the next few years. Modeling by hand will probably slowly move more and more towards being used primarily on independent short films and such while all of the ultra high-res sculpting will be used in high-end productions. That being said, the chances of software being good enough to automatically generate a easily animatable mesh with good topology, without any manual modeling, is pretty unlikely for some time.

]]> By: Jonathan Williamson http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/01/20/citizen-exclusive-mechanic-part-4/#comment-2204 Jonathan Williamson Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:12:46 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=1999#comment-2204 There are no ears as they will be covered by his bandanna, thus removing any need for them. This is discussed during the tutorial. There are no ears as they will be covered by his bandanna, thus removing any need for them. This is discussed during the tutorial.

]]> By: Mulch Diggums http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/01/20/citizen-exclusive-mechanic-part-4/#comment-2203 Mulch Diggums Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:13:49 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=1999#comment-2203 Really cool, but... no ears? Really cool, but… no ears?

]]> By: Matthew http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/01/20/citizen-exclusive-mechanic-part-4/#comment-2202 Matthew Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:58:29 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=1999#comment-2202 both skills will always be crucial both skills will always be crucial

]]> By: Will http://cgcookie.com/blender/2010/01/20/citizen-exclusive-mechanic-part-4/#comment-2201 Will Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:24:00 +0000 http://www.cgcookie.com/blender/?p=1999#comment-2201 Jonathan, After watch Avatar and some Avatar "behind the scenes" I was wondering if this kind of poly modeling is the future of 3D art or if sculpting from a base mesh (or some kind of scanning) is basically how it's going to be. This would of course bring computer art almost full-circle making skill in art crucial compared to skill on the computer. Jonathan,

After watch Avatar and some Avatar “behind the scenes” I was wondering if this kind of poly modeling is the future of 3D art or if sculpting from a base mesh (or some kind of scanning) is basically how it’s going to be. This would of course bring computer art almost full-circle making skill in art crucial compared to skill on the computer.

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