Snakes!

[Sakievich]

These models are loosely based off ones described from a short story by Clark Ashton Smith.

A couple things here, the first one is my first lo-poly model (first model ever too...), I made it in Wings3D and textured it in zbrush155 and painter 8. I wanted to build it in Zbrush, but I could figure out how to do it with zSpheres and get rid of the weird buckling at the joints.

http://www.petersakievich.com/for%20review/snake2.jpg

Having said that, this is an attempt/WIP in zbrush (this time in version2) to make a lo-poly model, using the zSpheres to make a model. Here are a couple questions.

1. I'm still getting some buckling in the hands and at the inner upper thigh where it connects to the hip.

2. When I export it, it seems to segment it into many pieces, is there some button I'm not clicking?

3. How do I add poly's to specific areas, particularly I want to give it round eyes on the side of it's head. I tried using spheres, but I got this weird buckling that I didn't like.

4. Is there something else I'm not thinking of?

Thanks, let me know what you think about it in general too.


http://www.petersakievich.com/for%20review/snake1.jpg

[andreseloy]

Sakievich Welcome and congratulations for the great model¡¡¡¡
Andreseloy

[Sakievich]

Thanks andreseloy

and thaks to the chat room I figured out the answer to question 2, but I'm still trying to figure out the others. Any suggestions?

[andreseloy]

Hi Sakievich
You say when you export? can you share how you do it? and you export with material? what you refer to many pieces ? to this point that at first i did not answer was because im not sure what you refer but ...
a.-I suggest export and then reimport in ZB because in this way ZB automatically compensates the diferences between program in the right way.
b.-Also the iFlip/eFlip button flips models along the axis you want.(x,y,z).
(All this are in the Help tutorials)

c.-For the second: In ZB2 the edgeloop is the appropiate tool for add in specific areas more poligons and produce indentations.

ps:excuse me if this are not your point because sincerely im not sure at all i understand but...i try to help.

Andreseloy

[PusGhetty]

Very good modeling and texture work...
especially for your first!
It reminds me of the snakeman from the movie "Dreamscape"!
Regards,
Michael

[Sakievich]

andreseloy-I figured out my problem with the export and thanks for your advice, I guess it had to do with how the zshperes segment an object an if you don't create a polymesh of it first, then it will be exported as a bunch of little pieces segmented according to the colored areas of the zspheres. It's all good now. I'll have to look at that edgeloop tool you mentioned, I assume that there is some sort of zscript that explains it. Can you also remove poly's with it in, so I can adjust the and smooth the creasing that happenes in some areas?

PusGhetty-I'll have to look up that movie.