Lightsaber

[LWTB]

Here's a "lightsaber" (from Star Wars) that I just finished. I didnt add too much detail. Comments/suggestions welcome...

[Ron Harris]

lol...nice light saber LW...bet it would look better if you would upload the pic... :) just teasing..I have done it toooooooo :eek:

[drjjwow]

wow you did a awesome job on creating a invisible lightsaber..lol... opps..lol..

[Smiles]

You guys just don't get it! Its cloaked! The art of imagination ;) <shhh never was able to do an upload where she didn't have to edit lol> :o

[LWTB]

Im so stupid!!!! WHOOPS, I had so much stuff goin on i forgot the pic...
What an idiot i am. http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1010340467ige.jpg

[aurick]

Is the handle one piece created with masking and/or symmetry on a cylinder, or did you do the image in 2.5D out of primitives?

[drkwarrior]

Pretty cool man I just watched empire strikes back last night.I figure when I get good enough at z brush I am going to make a comlete starwars scene.

Thanks for sharing.

[LWTB]

I started with a cylinder and modeled it into the handle. I wish i could get the green saber part to glow more...

[cneofotistos]

LWTB, there IS a glow material, if you care to find it, and it has some material modifiers (two sets of them). the first set defines glow amount and glow radius, if I remember that right.

so, just make your saber beam out of that material.

by the way, the glow material has to be rendered for its glow to show.

:)

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[LWTB]

i used the glow material but couldnt get the radius it glowed to be larger. The blade is the glow material with gel modifiers and stuff.

[aurick]

There's a trick with fog that you can do to create a glow.

Learn about it here (http://www.pixolator.com/zbc-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=001175). (And be prepared to have your breath taken away by a really awesome pic!)

[drjjwow]

its nice to beable to see it..very cool follow auricks adive on the glowing part..very cool...