Alphapack WIP

[Polaris30]

Hi all,

doing some alphas for an upcomeing alpha pack...

here are some of the ones I am going to keep...

Testing them on a Make Human face, and I am likeing the results.


Going to do a very large alpha package this time for free download... all the alphas will be 100% seamless so you can use them with your Zmaterials too.

well... going to get back to alpha makeing!
here is a closeup

[Bas Mazur]

Polaris, keep going with it, I wait!

[hyper1]

Polaris30,

Your doing a fantastic job! I hope that you ultimatly get som good kudos! I'd also like to see you apply some of these textures to a new model.
Keep pushin' those pixols, and tappin' to the code!

[-WOODY-]

Sounds pretty cool. Never can have too many alphas.
When you say a "make human face", do you mean that those are heads that were created by that plugin "Make Human" for Blender?

[Atwooki]

Sounds GREAT, Polaris
Your previous packs certainly proved very useful in many differing
circumstances, and I've no doubt this lot will prove just as dynamic and
interesting - can't wait!

Chris

[Giantsun]

Just one question Polaris, how many polys on that test face model?

[MASTERSHOKHAN]

I can not wait and Thank you in advance.

[akaka4ever]

can't help waitting any more

[Polaris30]

Bas Mazur, hyper1,-WOODY-, Atwooki, Giantsun, MASTERSHOKHAN, and akaka4ever, thank you all for you Comments..

@-WOODY-,
yes it is the Make Human project for blender... I am useing a very outdated version 180b wich in the only one you can export with...
I love this utility... can pop out a quick head or charictor in a few minuets...

@Giantsun,
The first 2 models are just under 1 million... the last one on the right is 3.73 million polys...


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Well I got a couple of nice hair alphas now..


one for longer, thiner hair, and another for eyebrows , beards, and other fury bits....

think I am going to work on scales a bit more tonight...

[BokoWar]

Good work

[Yainderidoo]

Lools very promesing. Specialy the hair! 's up!

Yainderidoo

[Polaris30]

Yainderidoo, BokoWar... thanks for the nice comments

here is some more tests on hair and a new turtle scale alpha... the image with two heads, the one on the left is 3d sculpting only.. one on the right has been baked, and panted in 2d with the same alphas as the sculpting.



think I am going to work on some more scales and some more caustics / lighting effects alphas.

[Ron Harris]

Love the alpha work, Pol....came home and saw your post and got very inspired....I had a head I was working on last night, in edit mode, when I fell asleep at the computer last night....under 6k poly's...which is low for me...but I saw your post and made the two alphas to the right of the image and played around with it....2d and the directional brush and different strokes...and highlighter brush....and the spray stroke also...alot of fun....I like yours better though....much softer....I hope you are successful in marketing your alphas ka ching$$$$$$$$....great to see you posting again..hope all is going well for you in the real world. Drop me a line, my friend.


ron
catfishmn@aol.com

Young Caveman...

(thumbnailed by me to save gallery space)

[Bas Mazur]

Interesting alpha's!
I see we all want to have a better tool to make hair. Keep digging!

[Polaris30]

Thanks for the tip Ron.

I have really not experemented with the new 2d tools in Zbrush... that directional brush tips is AWESOME! Thanks for the nice words, and wishing me luck ....

As for the marketing of the alphas, I have decided to do it in the spirits of freedom....

I am going to make the alphas availible to everyone. i will use a Creative Commons licence, and a BIG fat Donate Via PAYPAL button...

Hi Baz... Thanks for the moral support!