comp entry …

a couple more…

3dc

a mushroom in six steps.

and rendered in carrara studio

Stop it Alan, you’re making me dizzy ! <!– s:D –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!– s:D –>

Did you render the wheel in Carrara Strudio as well or another programme ?

to alan:

looks cool,

i also had a question for you reguarding carrara studio. is it hard to learn/model/do anything in. i don’t want a 3dsmax package. i just want something simple that looks awsome that will do what i want.-but i dont want to take forever to learn how to use it. any way just wondering because i am considering it, i just spend most of my time in after effects and photoshop and don’t have a lot of time to sit down and learn a program for 4 months.

-korben

Korbin
Carrara is a great program…sit back and learn. Very few tutorials, I like it better than Bryce, but, like everything it takes time. [I’m running low, LOL] If you want to knot ‘now’, forget it. If you found 3DC easy you can apply it [like all] but if all you want is a ‘easier’ renderer look at Bryce.

Re. carrara Studio – I suggest you give the demo a try as it is a very nice render engine – but for modeling I would say ‘forget it’. (It might just be me but I can’t make a thing in the modeler section – maybe if I spent some more time with it….but then again if the modeler was any good why would they (Eovia) sell a seperate package ? <!– s:) –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!– s:) –>)

The wheel, helm and ‘last one for today’ were rendered in truespace (6.6) – once again a nice render engine but I will be avoiding Calagri in the future (I got pulled in by their ‘Very special offer – last day today’ that I now know they run every couple of weeks… <!– s:( –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_sad.gif" alt="" title="Sad" /><!– s:( –> ) One thing I do like about truespace is that if I colour the model in 3dc then take it into truespace I can just drag a material onto the colour and that colour ‘becomes’ the material (take a look at the helm on the first page of this post for an example) Several of the plug-ins that I bought from caligari also do not work fully <!– s:( –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_sad.gif" alt="" title="Sad" /><!– s:( –>

There are earlier versions of both packages now free (V1.1 of Carrara (off mags)and V 3 (?) of truespace (off web)) which would be worth trying….

this one was fun – a sort of dog/crab/skeleton that can scuttle around on its ribs/legs –

maybe it would look good in a ‘cell shaded’ game…

[img:3nll1u7b]http&#58;//homepages&#46;tesco&#46;net/~aeast/3d/amabilis/skellydog&#46;html[/img:3nll1u7b]
3D Model download
andlt;– <!– s:) –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!– s:) –> (if it works ? Might not work in freware version of 3dc)

i like it. i imagine this cell shaded look was created in carrara? i am seriously considering getting it, i love these cool render types it can do. is it hard to pick up and use? and do you model a lot with 3dc and then bring it into carrara to render? i just need some direction. i don’t really need it but if it is a good investment i’ll get it.

-korben

do you have wire fusion or did you use the demo?

Korben

Yes I should of said – modeled in 3dc and rendered in carrara studio 3 (‘Toon! Part 3’ settings)
All I use it for is to drop models into play with a few settings and hit render. As I said above, I don’t like the modeling parts of the program – I guess they are OK but I just can’t be bothered to learn a new modeling package when 3dc does everything I need and nearly everything I want <!– s:) –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!– s:) –>
Try to get hold of version 1.1 off a computer mag. It will do 90 % of what version 3 does and will only cost a few quid.
Eovia also do a 30 day(?) demo of version 3 – [img:1w4uxuu5]http&#58;//www&#46;eovia&#46;com[/img:1w4uxuu5]
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re. wire fusion – just got it today (v3.2) off 3d world mag [img:1w4uxuu5]http&#58;//www&#46;3dworldmag&#46;com[/img:1w4uxuu5]
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– I take it the java thing works ok then ?

and…

a quick carrara render…

[img:2batoblx]http&#58;//homepages&#46;tesco&#46;net/~aeast/3d/amabilis/dinohd1&#46;html[/img:2batoblx]
3d model
(I am not sure if the model will load into the freeware version of 3dc….)