I'm back
 

Glad to be back from my "calm"(which didn't help at all, mind you). Decided to teach myself some 3D while I was away.

http://i36.tinypic.com/2lawphl.gif
Sorry for the crappy choppy animation. It was my first model and I didn't know how to animate, had to do it manually.

And decided to start redoing Graal stuff in lowpoly 3D. Ya, these are all models(applied afterwards with a stroke in photoshop).
http://i38.tinypic.com/2r5apep.gif
http://i38.tinypic.com/28ltbol.gif

Which gives me the result of my original intention:
http://i34.tinypic.com/2430vmt.png

And some other scrap stuff I did while learning 3D.
http://i33.tinypic.com/jhts91.png
http://i36.tinypic.com/2sacphg.png
http://i34.tinypic.com/21o6b1c.png
http://i34.tinypic.com/j90lqc.png

Oh, and some smilies I made for these forums but no one seems to like.

http://i36.tinypic.com/a1h94g.png

http://i38.tinypic.com/2n6u7x5.gif

http://i36.tinypic.com/2eussvn.gif

Nice 3D stuff, what program?

3DS Max 7

Good choice, great program. I find it easier to use than a lot of the other 3D programs like Maya.

I tried a couple free ones, including the much recommended Blender... but they were so hard to figure out that I gave up for a while. Even following tutorials word by word with Blender I was left wondering WTF was going on. I finally gave in and got 3ds Max and it's much more easier to figure out and I had no problem jumping in and learning.

whoa, you're an artist!:D Welcome back!

Welcome back, Dusty!

DUSTYYYYYYYYYYY!
hallo! :D

Very nice things you have done.
Welcome back.

Much better way to return than posting in the Hello/Goodbye forums

welcome back dusty :)
// i agree with codein

This is pretty awesome. Any chance you can render it with proper lighting and use cellshading instead of just applying the original graphic as a texture?

I love it =D
hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii beautiful

I've thought about it, and I may give it a try. The only problem I have with that is the fact the early Graal stuff is pretty flawed when it comes to design and shading, and it's hard to pick apart what was intended to be shading from the design.

I like the emoticons! :)

I tried AutoDesk, Blender, etc. Just to get started on learning how to make 3D models. I still can't figure out how to even start shaping or anything. So confusing x_x. I tried reading on google, but nothing helped me. I guess I can't really learn 3D. :confused:

I lost all the 3D stuff and script... this depresses me :(

awe ;_; Do it again! >:O

Heh, I was also playing around with Lightwave a few years ago. We should do something for fun. :D

wow, gotta love the big 3D Bomb, it blows !!!

sup dusty

Puns aside something "blowing" is a bad thing in English.

As Gerami said.
You wanna say its da bomb ^^

Dusty i have a request. Make a 3d pluffy. you have to.

Galdor vs. Dusty Pluffy goes 3d :pluffy:

By the way, if anyone is interested in 3D design you're better off approaching Solidworks. It's not that hard to work in, and you can use your actual files for CAD processing if you ever get the money to produce your work.

It's a fun feeling knowing your design is only a few steps away from reality.

I haven't used 3ds in a while(HDD failure, and never bothered to get it again), but I recently tried it out and it seems I have forgotten all I've learned :P So I'm starting from scratch, and thought I'd play around with the ink n' paint materials. I'm not completely happy with it, but again, this is just my learning process.
http://i30.tinypic.com/28r1df7.png

However, I can't see to figure out how to actually make it shade properly.

what is it

house

I think it is a cake..

Place a light source I believe.