Psmith Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Hello: I've been a new user, myself, and I think I have a feeling for what needs to be demonstrated to give any new user of 3D-Coat a nice, trouble-free introduction, (and beyond), to 3D-Coat and its strongest, most unique functionality. 3D-Coat From Scratch, Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six Here is a short video series that should give any new user a quick start - especially those who are tired of needing and using many applications to do relatively simple things. Greg Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor Greg Posted December 30, 2010 Contributor Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Great start Greg! Moves at a nice pace, and very clear. thanks! Greg(the other Greg). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Tom K Posted December 30, 2010 Advanced Member Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 That's pretty good. Do you do voiceover work as your day job? Sounds like you could be a narrator for a nature show or something. Good quality video too. It's so nice to have sharp video when doing software tutorials. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psmith Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Tom: Discovery Channel, PBS, you name it. Not really. I could use the work, if you have connections, though. Greg Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Tom K Posted December 30, 2010 Advanced Member Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Tom: Discovery Channel, PBS, you name it. I even had to go here to see if the voice matched. Discovery Channel/How-It's-Made Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psmith Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Here's Part Four, but it deals only with the Rat's Teeth, (a good primer). Whadda Rat's Teeth Greg Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psmith Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 In this, the 5th session, I try to cover the ambiguities of using AUTOPO for organic surfaces. I examine those things which work and those things which do not work: 3D-Coat From Scratch (Part Five) Greg Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member SilverCity Posted December 31, 2010 Member Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Psmith, thanks for these terrific tutorials. While I've seen a lot of videos detailing each aspect of 3DC, a quick start tutorial like yours, covering the complete workflow, was really needed. I also appreciate the great video/audio quality. I hope you'll continue to do more tutorials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member wave of light Posted December 31, 2010 Advanced Member Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Dear Psmith, Excellent work on the tutorials, they have a good flow and are very well narrated. Did you narrate as you recorded or did you do the voiceovers afterwards? Thank you for sharing. Ricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drocket Posted December 31, 2010 Member Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Really nice tutorials Greg, thanks for doing them, I am looking forward to the next ones in the series where you texture/paint Mr Rat Have you got plans for other tutorials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Sandro Borg Posted December 31, 2010 Advanced Member Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Hi Psmith, Thank you for taking the time to put these tutorials up,they are really well put together,clear and very informative. I've only been using 3DCoat for a couple of months,so anything like this certainly helps. Looking forward to seeing how you paint the rat. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psmith Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 WaveOfLight: I'm pretty much a stickler for clean audio and narration, (I had a bit of training), so, I always do the narration afterward, one phrase or sentence at a time. Sometimes, I'll have 70 audio clips at the end of one session, which I also edit, individually, to remove any noise or pops, etc. Because of these scruples, I'm afraid my videos are a long time coming. But there will be more, I hope, covering other topics of interest. Greg Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member wave of light Posted December 31, 2010 Advanced Member Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 WaveOfLight:I'm pretty much a stickler for clean audio and narration, (I had a bit of training), so, I always do the narration afterward, one phrase or sentence at a time. Sometimes, I'll have 70 audio clips at the end of one session, which I also edit, individually, to remove any noise or pops, etc. Because of these scruples, I'm afraid my videos are a long time coming. But there will be more, I hope, covering other topics of interest.Greg Smith Lol. I thought that's what you'd done. I did some training videos a while ago (and some stand in character voiceovers) and it's always best to record and edit afterwards. Seriously though, you should look at getting into some voiceover agencies as you have the right tones for voiceovers. Ricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psmith Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 WaveOfLight: Being from the UK, you may be familiar with the voice of Jonathan Cecil. He has done brilliant work with P.G. Wodehouse. I've never heard a voice with such a range of characterisation. You can sample him on Audible, if not elsewhere. Great stories to go to sleep by. And, thanks everyone, for the nice comments. Greg Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Tom K Posted December 31, 2010 Advanced Member Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Are you going to give your rat a tail? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor Tony Nemo Posted December 31, 2010 Contributor Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Kudos, Greg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psmith Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 No tail, I fear. I made the Rat to be animated, and a tail, as was the case with the elder Mickey Mouse, might become a nuisance to him. Greg Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Tom K Posted December 31, 2010 Advanced Member Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 a tail, as was the case with the elder Mickey Mouse, might become a nuisance to him. Are you saying Micky Mouse lost his tail? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psmith Posted December 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Tom: Mickey only temporarily lost his tail, I believe, in the 1940's. He got it back, sometime later. Here's a quote from eHow: Features Mickey Mouse's first words were "Hot dog!" and spoken in the 1929 feature "The Karnival Kid." Over the years, the voice of Mickey Mouse has been performed by Walt Disney himself, Jim McDonald and Wayne Allwine. Allwine's wife, Russi Taylor, became the voice of Minnie Mouse, Mickey's cohort, in the 1980s. Visually, Mickey has changed appearance in subtle ways. In 1939, he got pupils, new coloring and a new body shape. In the next decade, his tail disappeared. Mickey subsequently got his tail back, lost and regained his pants, gained and lost his eyebrows and had his ears' shape briefly changed. Mickey Mouse's ears are a big part of his fame. No matter from which perspective you're looking at him, his ears look the same--round and black. Read more: About Mickey Mouse | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_4682585_mickey-mouse.html#ixzz19jQONBpD Greg Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reputable Contributor AbnRanger Posted January 1, 2011 Reputable Contributor Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Tom: Mickey only temporarily lost his tail, I believe, in the 1940's. He got it back, sometime later. Here's a quote from eHow: Features Mickey Mouse's first words were "Hot dog!" and spoken in the 1929 feature "The Karnival Kid." Over the years, the voice of Mickey Mouse has been performed by Walt Disney himself, Jim McDonald and Wayne Allwine. Allwine's wife, Russi Taylor, became the voice of Minnie Mouse, Mickey's cohort, in the 1980s. Visually, Mickey has changed appearance in subtle ways. In 1939, he got pupils, new coloring and a new body shape. In the next decade, his tail disappeared. Mickey subsequently got his tail back, lost and regained his pants, gained and lost his eyebrows and had his ears' shape briefly changed. Mickey Mouse's ears are a big part of his fame. No matter from which perspective you're looking at him, his ears look the same--round and black. Read more: About Mickey Mouse | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_4682585_mickey-mouse.html#ixzz19jQONBpD Greg Smith Hey Greg...nice videos and narration. Maybe one on PTex would be good. There is one by Javis, that is handy...but I have always wondered why the UV's poly's/islands in PTex seem to only take up a small percentage of the 0-1 UV texture space. If I do UV's manually...sure there will be some white space, but not nearly as much as I see whenever testing PTex. For this reason, mostly, I have never used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Tom K Posted January 1, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 I made the Rat to be animated What are you using to animate him? Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member wave of light Posted January 1, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 WaveOfLight:Being from the UK, you may be familiar with the voice of Jonathan Cecil. He has done brilliant work with P.G. Wodehouse. I've never heard a voice with such a range of characterisation. You can sample him on Audible, if not elsewhere.Great stories to go to sleep by.And, thanks everyone, for the nice comments.Greg Smith I must admit I'm not familiar with Mr Cecil's work. however, I am aware of P.G. Wodehouse work and I can now make the connection with your Forum name! Going to look through the rest of your videos today. Thanks again. Ricky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psmith Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Don: I'm still having trouble with Ptex - for the same reasons you have spoken about. I just did a test, yesterday, exporting the model and maps to both Blender and Poser - and the white space seems to cause the texture to become a checker board. It's strange, because I've gotten these textures to work in Blender before. Something must have inadvertently changed. I'll talk to Andrew about it. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psmith Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Tom: Initially, I plan to do some quick animation in Poser. I really find the "Walk Designer" - a good tool to lay down a basic walk - and then tweak to add the specifics of personality for each different character. Poser 8 was reeeaaaaly cheap, recently, so I broke down and bought it. Most people don't know you can rig and animate anything in Poser - but you can. On the other hand, Blender shows lots of promise for rigging and non-linear animation. Especially for things like "rubber hose" arms, which the Rat will have, (partially, at least). Blender's animation system, as a whole, still confuses me, however - and I don't think it's fully done. So I'll wait a bit for a better understanding. Greg Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member Tom K Posted January 1, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 On the other hand, Blender shows lots of promise for rigging and non-linear animation. Especially for things like "rubber hose" arms, which the Rat will have, (partially, at least). I've never used it, But I've seen what it's capable of. Big Buck Bunny is awsome. Everybody has their opinions about what software is best, but the fact is, the software we have available to the artist today, is really pretty mind blowing. It's really just up to a person's own skill and imagination as to what is possible. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psmith Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Here is Session No. 6 in the "3D-Coat From Scratch" series. It covers AUTOPO for the Rat's Teeth, painting the teeth and exporting them as an .obj file with accompanying textures: Rat's Teeth as an Asset Greg Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Steinie Posted January 16, 2011 Member Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 I am very new to 3D Coat so excuse my "dumb question". I am following the rat's teeth tutorial and started with a cylinder. However when I add the sphere the cylinder disappears. I have tried the "unhide all" command but no help. Any ideas of what I could be doing different? All my screen settings appear to match yours. (I think) Thank you for the great tutorials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philnolan3d Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 There's a simple step Greg didn't say at that part, after you've positioned the cylinder you have to press Enter to actually create the voxel mesh. The cylinder you adjust, as well as other primitives and imported objects simply act as a mold to fill voxels with, then the original mesh is discarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member kenmo Posted January 17, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Nice series of tutorials.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advanced Member LorenzoS Posted January 25, 2011 Advanced Member Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Thanks Psmith. These videos really help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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