Hi is this topic being covered on the Forum at all? just wondering.


Im starting to get my teeth into it, so have couple of niggles..


Graham

I don't know why no one has replied to your post. Esp after 900 views...

But just uv your model in Maya, and export as obj.
The obj comes in with the correct uv layout and you can texture in...

Hi guys, been away a while.
Was wondering if anyone has experience matching a scene lighting to a plate - footage shot.
I would like to recreate realistic hdri scene lighting for a shot I need to...

Mayas Uv unwrapping is also very good I found.

Especially with the unwrapping feature in top left corner - can't remember the button name,

But works a treat. I would learn maya unwrap first -...

This scene was done in cinema 4D, and the glitter on the O is done with topology.
Plugin to break the object into bits and randomise the rotation - gives a fairly real effect of glitter.

But how...

Finished piece. eventually

Ya displacement worked. cheers all.

hmm, alright dave, that might work. I'll get playing with it shortly.

thanks again.

cheers David, pretty close to what I want - and good to know.

But Micromesh is looking like the geometry I am after.

So thanks Collin, have a recent copy of ZBrush downloaded so will try and...

hey dave, thats pretty cool. but I'd like that bit of depth to the mesh.

collin I'll have a look into the micromesh idea.

I did try boolean it out in cinema4d, but doesn't look too smooth...