3D Artist #46 Online Supplement [3DA#46 cover]


This issue went to press on 23 November 2001 and shipped during 10-11 December.
Page History
  8 Dec. 2001: This page first posted.
14 Dec. 2001: Article ZScript added.

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Cover Story

This is Cecilia Ziemer's fifth cover image for 3D Artist. She reports: The big creature involves more artistic license than fishing license. It is loosely based on the mesopelagic ribbon fish, Trachipterus trachypterus. Modeled and rendered in Carrara 1.1, its body and fins are combined spline and vertex models. Trach. is rather transparent and the interior body parts are reshaped duplicates of the initial body spline. It was rendered with high transparency settings for innards and fin materials, and around 40% transparency and a low glow for the main body material. The little plankton-like blobs are shown in wireframe, some blended with their transparent glowing material.--C.Z.
Forensic Animation
14...Forensic Expressions by Adnan Edwards, Making a vehicle's wheels rotate correctly in 3DS Max
15...The Reality Quotient by David Wright, A way to talk with clients about presentation realism
16...One Year to Prove Murder by Dr. Giuseppe Galliano, Using 3DS Max r2.5 & dpsReality in an Italian case

Architectual Rendering
22...Architectural Interiors by Jim Lammers, Better wall rendering with 3DS Max/Viz r2+
24...Trusses & Frames by Mike Mundy, Quick structural details using 3DS Max r3.1

A Great Variety of 3D How-To's
  2...ZScripting by Cecilia Ziemer, User scripting for automating ZBrush tools
  8...Rebuilding Kinsale: 1601 by R Scott Cherba, Part 2: Historical re-creation using LW5.6 & WCS5
10...Smokes - 10th anniversary Taming the Wave column by David Hopkins, Particle smoke using LW6.5 & 7
13...tS Subdivision Surfaces by Matthew Chan, Setting up to use trueSpace 5's new modeling feature
18...Maya Subdivision Surfaces by Yiqun Chen, Modeling a human head from a Poly Sphere
19...Finessing the Details by Rudy Cortes, Maya clusters vs. blend shapes for folds & wrinkles
20...Poser to C4D via PAIS and/or BVH by Julien Van, Two articles about transferring Poser animation to Cinema 4D
26...Intro to A:M8.5 Cloth by Petr Sorfa, Putting A:M springs to work for skirts, capes, etc.
27...A:M Spring Basics by Petr Sorfa, Where and how to organize springs
32...Interactive Stage Design by Roma Patel & Pjotr van Schothorst, Trans-Atlantic set design collaboration with Quest3D

Getting Started - Projects for New Artists
28...Vue Fantasy by Shannon Howell, Creating a complex scene quickly
28...Quick Poser Hair by William Alfred Council, Modifying stock hair
29...ZBrush Eyes by Curtis Hawkins, Add 3D eyes to your painting

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