3D Studio Max - Saraphina - Character Modeling Part 2

[ezzor]

How do you do the super weelding after 4min N 6sec??, you make a pentagon that snaps instantly

[jjpower246]

Hi

so basically..,I can make a 3D model of myself with this software?

Using pics of me and converting them in 3D?...using these pics as textures or something and cover them over 3D models?

[ezzor]

@jjpower246

well probably if you are working for the SIS, cos converting bitmaps to 3D can only be done by a "AI"

[moemoe20092007]

final fantasy 12's theme!! awesome sensation

[lordlutze]

whoa! im so a fuckin noob at 3ds max i didnt know that i can make models like this!

i just done it like in the programs tutorial videos -.-

that was fuckin difficult...

now i think i should get an acceptable model.... thanks!

subscribed!

[crimsoninferno]

I've been told that triangles are extremely bad to have in a model that is animated due to artifacts. do you go back and get rid of the ones you've left in the face and all?

[Izuki2011]

.....I was so lost in this video. Im very very very new to this and I just need some help.

And You sir are a genius at character modeling.

[MrZr350]

worst tutorial ever! u dont even show how to make 3d of the fucking templates man!

BAD!

[tsnaruto]

I want to take a video game design major in college, I really hope I learn to model as fluently as you make it seem. =)

[yomamamamamification]

boobies>  3

[RadioLightning]

The music is in the final fantasy 12 :D!!!

[Noctunia]

@RadioLightning

Yep ^^

[jimikimball]

Those are some nice boobs

[tintinUnguyen]

Thunder thighs to crush a man's skull. Hahah

[Basedeath]

How do you make it so the symmetry is visible, when you are in the editable mesh.

When i select editable mesh, the symmetry is doesn't show up in the view port, but the changes made to the mesh will be affected by the symmetry. However if i make another edit mesh modifier above the symmetry modifier , the symmetry is visible, which is good but unfortunately non of the changes made that way are symmetrical..

[gaaraisbest]

How do you make your side and front viewport backgrounds match up so perfectly, in terms of while you were drawing them?

[tangletailpro]

Can you list all the short cuts you used? I noticed your mouse wasnt really flying around like most

[Boardslide270]

you make this look so easy dude 5*s

[anthonyph3]

@Boardslide270 the method he's displaying is ten times better than box modeling for this kind of thing, ive always felt box modeling is good for making inanimate objects but thats just my preference

[asderso]

How can I make the biped look close as possible to a real human?

[pyroxis]

Remember curves are your friend, and a really good symetry , also remember to smooth in the right spots

[asderso]

Thank you for your kind reply, so if I get a regular jpeg or a self made pic I start modeling them in 3d Max the way you say and I can animate them? By working with curves, and other features I can create a model that will look exactly like myself in the pic, realistic 100% please?

[anthonyph3]

@asderso A biped isnt intended for actual use in modeling, its only there for the skeleton of a character so you can rig them, basicly be able to move them so they can be animated for whichever need

[asderso]

Thank you so much, so all the human look a like work and animation belongs to the 3d soft, right?

[anthonyph3]

Modeling and Animation are both part of the 3D software.

To make something like a human, it requires time and effort plus dedication, then animating it is a whole other ball game which someone who enjoys modeling may not enjoy animating

[asderso]

True words Anthony, well... I enjoy the idea of animating so I'll learn. So any google jpeg pic or any personal camera taken pic can be modeled and animated into a 3d soft, please?

[PlayerOblivion]

How do i get the full model when i'm done with the Symmetry modifier?

[vrshowdown]

@PlayerOblivion collapse it

[UDKTutorial]

collapse all

[anthonyph3]

@PlayerOblivion Once your sure the model is in a finished state ready for Zbrush w/e, you right click the symmetry modifier and choose collapse all, this will then make both sides editable and one object, i recommend you make a back up file incase you noticed something that needed fixing otherwise you may come into some problems. Hope this helped

[Smenu10]

will you please do a tutorial on strips and plygon handling ( inserting, modifying etc ..??)

[JoshoXD]

some help me! wenever i try to move, rotate, or scale something, i dont get the red, green, and blue lines, i just get one red and two grey

[NoticTheSheriff]

Just press the "X" key. You've turned off your axis.

[JoshoXD]

@NoticTheSheriff THANKS!!

[webchameleon]

@JoshoXD

If that ever happens to you in Maya, press "Insert" (I think; it's been 3 years).

[silverblade604]

how did you get your character so smooth?

[rupluttaja]

it takes much time

[silverblade604]

no, i mean what kind of smoothing do you use?

[rupluttaja]

mudbox =D

[Telmata]

use TurboSmooth or MeshSmooth as modifier

[silverblade604]

@Telmata, i mostly now do that, but that increases polygon count pretty rapidly

[merkonerko2]

there is a modifier called "turbosmooth"

[silverblade604]

i know, but turbosmooth increases you geometry rapidly, i don't really want that

[MrOnix9009]

WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[southparkfanatic333]

where did you learn to do this was it at a video game college or did you teach yourself and where do you suggest i start if i want to be able to do this as well as you

[Hanayoru]

WOOO! GIZA PLANE MUSIC! lolz

nice vid

*****

[DJStry]

PLEASE make the strip modeling tutorial! :D It will be a great start to my learning how to model as beautifully as you do ^^;

[TheCelticWicca]

Seconded!

[rpowell324]

Which version 3D Studio Max are you using in this video?

[NoticTheSheriff]

3D Max 2008

[AAL2626]

how much does that cost or is it free :)

[R6Squad]

mmmm... butt modelling

[deemuun]

excellent tutorial! i have a question; how much time do you devote to projects like these, and do personal projects take more time than profesional ones?

[Janchimera8]

Woah! Thanks a ton for posting these videos, they're going to be a huge help for a beginner like me.

[founder3]

how good are you at skeletons? This is a great model and i was wanting to know how your skeleton skills are, I've been rendering models for about 7 years now, but never really got into skeletons :P

[CrazyFerrariKarter]

bib boobs

[HatakeInc]

chung lee?...lol its anime dude XD nice modeling tho =D

[Tutboi]

what i notice here uhh is that the legs uhhh...LULZ

lol nice tut!

[thien0995]

FFXII music?

nice

[aThL0n64x2]

how do you weld polygons together?

[ExtremeGam3r64]

hey i dont want to other u but could u maybe send me the refs in a max scene thru email? thanks for video

[NoticTheSheriff]

Sorry, this isn't really a 'follow along' type tutorial, you'll have to find your own refs. If you can't find what your looking for online, you can always grab a friend and your camera and make some of your own!

Good Luck!

[icantimagine06]

what's the name of that technique???

[venomhack]

I've been doing plane modeling for about 14 months. But now in my character modeling

class they want me to model my character I was going to use box in replacement to my old method of madness(planes^^). Thank god i saw this video. I would have model the whole character with a box and been left over with way to much poly removal as an after job, wish I wanted to avoid a bit. Thanks again man keep up the good tutorials.

[NoticTheSheriff]

yeah, all box modeling is a pain IMO. It would be worth trying it out though. The more tricks you know, the better a modeler you'll be, even if you choose not to use to them. Never stop learning, that's the best advice I can give :p New tutorials soon, I promise.

[beejizzle15]

nice music :D

thats like my favorite game ever.

[NoticTheSheriff]

FFXII was pretty good, yup ^-^

[breyva]

really good again! i look forward to your basic video tutorial.

is that FF12 i hear in the background? :)

[DieserJunge89]

yup^^

Giza Plains I think.

[kger101]

Yes! by all means if you have the time make a tutorial on the basics of strip modeling! LOL..Just if you have the time..but anyways, nice as always!

[BadGirl4072]

heyya, does anyone know how to bring up the reactor bar under "ModularToolbarsUI" in 3ds max 9..?? thanks... :)

[NoticTheSheriff]

right click in the empty area in the top part of the max UI (an easy place that is almost always there is the small gray gap to the right of the hammer icon) and select 'reactor' to make the toolbar appear. I hope that answers your question.

[BadGirl4072]

aww, omg! seriously, thank you so so much! :) i got it know. i really appreciate your help eh. muchas gracias :)

[poisonon]

thank you for this video... very usefull for me...

[ExtremeGam3r64]

great video thanks for helping and stuff. i am so glad u there is no little pests here saying stuff about the 'nudity' but thanks for the video

[slim1111111]

thanks bud will do keep up the good work

[slim1111111]

hi there love your work I am a modeler and animator myself can you tell me the best way to model a female is it just extruding a plane and using references or a cylinder I see you use the extrude edge is that the best way... thanks

[NoticTheSheriff]

One of the benefits of strip modeling (one of the reasons I like it) is you have very deliberate control of your edgeflow. Mesh cleanup is much easier when modeling this way, but the actually modeling process can take longer then box modeling.

There are many different methods for modeling a character. It is truly a matter of opinion. A strip modeling approach works best for me, but if box modeling out a primitive works best for you, by all means do that. Try them all out then decide!

[bahaasonic]

I have only the front and the side view what should I do

[element1988]

how do u connect 2 objects so they become 1? for example if you have a head and a torso as 2 objects how do u connect them? Ive been trying to attach the 2 objects then target weld but it wont let me, any ideas?

[NoticTheSheriff]

If you modeled the two pieces as separate objects, you must attach one to the other. Just pick one of the objects, make sure it's an editable poly, then in the modify panel find the 'attach' tool. You can select an object to attach, or attach by name. Once you have done this, the attached object will become a sub-object and the verticies can be welded. Let me know if your still having problems.

[element1988]

yeah thats what ive been doing attaching them and trying to target weld the verts, but when i click on the vert to weld nothing happens, i always seem to have problems when welding, theres always one part that just wont weld i dunno what it is :S thx for the quick reply btw. im rewatching your vids again lol hopefully see were i went wrong with my last face lol

[NoticTheSheriff]

If it wasn't something simple like that, there could be a few other reasons that are a bit more complicated to resolve. First, make sure you don't have 2 vertices occupying the exact same space. The easy way to test that is to click-drag out a selection box just over the vertice (Make sure ignore backfacing is on) and see if it says "2 Vertices selected" instead of "Vertex #### Selected". If that's not it, it could have to do with welding vertices with opposite normals... Damn I'm out of room

[NoticTheSheriff]

.... Continued from last message. The idea is that you can't weld a polygon facing one way to a polygon facing the opposite way, It just won't let you do it. You can try selecting one of the polygons and flipping it (Literally the Flip tool) and trying again. The last thing I can think of is that you are somehow not using the target weld tool properly somehow. Try selecting the two vertices you want to weld and using the Connect tool.

[element1988]

ok well you have give me alot of things to think about next time somthing wont weld, i used to use to connect tool all the time lol but i started using maya for a while and came back to max so i forgot alot of what the tools do, anyway thx for your advice you have been very helpfull :D

[element1988]

lmao!!!!! omg!!! i just figured out why it wouldnt weld lol haha man im so dumb somtimes, ok so the object i was trying to weld to (the neck) was capped... so there was no open vertext to weld lol man..thats funny lol

[element1988]

ya know i never thought to check if there was 2 verts in the same spot, but if there was wouldnt the weld tool just weld it to the one on top anyway? and i dunno what the opposite normals thing is so it could be lol man im so sick of my mesh being suck a god damn mess lol

[NoticTheSheriff]

Sometimes it will still weld, sometimes it will weld to the wrong vertex (smoothing error), sometimes it won't weld at all (Illegal vertex). An easy way to find and fix the overlapping vertex problem is to use the Weld tool (select the box next to it to get the dialog box) and set the threshold to something really low (0.01). You can just use 0 but sometimes the vertex is very close, but not in EXACTLY the same place, and this takes care of that. Then observe the before and after number.

[TerminatorChaos]

You make modeling look so easy

[element1988]

plz do more, these awesome :D

[NoticTheSheriff]

More on the way soon!

[Funkyoshi]

I'm a blender3d-user and have been for a while. But I've basically exhausted all of the tutorials for blender 3d. I have started looking at tutorials for other program while trying to learn my own. I've got to say, this one is really helpful! Thanks for uploading!

[NoticTheSheriff]

modeling concepts are universal. The names of the tools change, and the implementation might be a little different, but for the most part if you can use one piece of modeling software, you can learn to use them all. I'm glad they have been useful, I hope you will keep watching!

[punkroller88]

i just love your videos man, the model is looking awesome, and the method you use is the method i feel more confortable with also...i´ve tried box modeling but is not working for me.

Your videos are helping me understand a little bit more how edges have to flow on organic forms, i´ve started using max only a couple of weeks ago, and you are a big help!

Take care.

[Alusaint]

thnk you so much

[Alusaint]

hey when I use my move tool it only shows the

the black four arrows but the yellow box green

red and blue arrows wont show any more do you know how i can solve this problem.

[NoticTheSheriff]

Press X :)

[rezaulramram]

Just learned about 3d studio from finding your videos and I think although I'm 14 I can learn and get good with this program. What I want to know though is can the models created in this program be animated using this program?

[NoticTheSheriff]

Yes, 3D Studio Max has a robust and full featured suite of professional animation tools. They aren't quite as user friendly as Maya's, but they are fully capable of the same results. It is a daunting task to try and learn animation as well, but I wish you the best of luck!

[Alusaint]

how do place the polygons into gaps

[NoticTheSheriff]

You can use the Cap tool in border mode, or you can just use the create tool in polygon mode.

[salabaschew]

Wenn you create all those polygons/edges, do you weld them afterwords ?

[NoticTheSheriff]

when you create a polygon by extruding an edge, everything is already welded together. No additional work needed after. The same with using the cap or create tool. When you create a polygon with the create tool, be very careful to select each vertice for the polygon you are creating and no welding will be necessary.

[salabaschew]

I got it, but if you have two separate (polygon)stripes running (e.g. parallel) to something do you weld them right away or after und finish the model, because I cannot see it in the tutorial.

PS. Thanks for the reply :)

[NoticTheSheriff]

If I have two elements that are right next to each other and need to be welded together, I'll usually go ahead and weld them together right away. It's too easy to forget about something if you move on so it's best to complete it right away. If they are parallel but have a large space between them, I would probably create new polygons to fill the gap, instead of welding them and stretching out the polygons I've made. I hope this answers your question, if not please try to elaborate.

[salabaschew]

Perfect, that's just the answer I needed, Thank you very much :)

PS. I'll keep watching your tutorials , there are very useful ;)

greetings from germany

[salabaschew]

Very nice job, I really love you work. It would be just perfect if you really bring a basic tutorial in witch you show the techniques in detail, that you use to model your charaters in your superspeed videos ;)

GREAT WORK!!!

[UnnecessaryShiit]

That tutorial about the basic stripmodeling would be very very usefull. I'm 14 and messing around with 3DS Max, I like it a lot but I'm not very good at it yet.

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[nicegus]

Thanks man. I really needed to see someone working on 3ds, to see how things are done. I'm thinking of taking 3ds lessons. Great video. I'll subscribe to you.