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    SDS & FFD Abstract Sculptures with Interesting Textures

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      fbartels
      last edited by

      Pilou, It is important to stay away from those infinite circular loops. 😮 Fred

      Another experiment both with SDS and transparent textures.

      http://dws.editme.com/files/MayJune2008/sds 6 v4.jpg

      http://dws.editme.com/files/MayJune2008/sds 6 v2.jpg

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        princedragoncok
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        That texture did come out well indeed. I like the way it morphs into the next, quite cool

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          kwistenbiebel
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          Very interesting shapes.
          If you watch them closely, you can distinguish human figures or other things, just like you can in cloud configurations.

          Very good phsycho evaluation test. 😄

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            Stinkie
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            @kwistenbiebel said:

            Very interesting shapes.
            If you watch them closely, you can distinguish human figures or other things, just like you can in cloud configurations.

            Very good phsycho evaluation test. 😄

            Indeed! The last one strongly resembles a naked dwarf riding a unicycle, don't you think?

            Nice experiments, Fred.

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              fbartels
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              More Rorschach tests for KB et al. If only these textures worked with shadows. 😢

              http://dws.editme.com/files/MayJune2008/trans text test 5.jpg

              http://dws.editme.com/files/MayJune2008/trans text test 4 .jpg

              http://dws.editme.com/files/MayJune2008/trans text test 3.jpg

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              • FrederikF
                Frederik
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                These are indeed very interesting shapes and textures..!! 👍

                Cheers
                Kim Frederik

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                  kwistenbiebel
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                  Fred, a little question:
                  How do you texture these shapes?
                  My freeforms have screwed up uv's all the time.

                  I have a headache trying to get a brick texture or other tiling texture on them.... 😠
                  Damn sketchup!

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                    fbartels
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                    @kwistenbiebel said:

                    Fred, a little question:
                    How do you texture these shapes?

                    biebel, (I'll just rotate through the various name permutations)

                    Nothing to the texturing I'm doing. I just import an image, explode it, size and orient it as needed, sample it with the paint tool (by holding down the Command key), then select the surface I want to project upon, and paint it with the texture. With transparent areas in the texture you need to do the same steps on the inside surface as well. I just show hidden geometry, delete a triangle, double click on the inner surface, paint, then paste in place the deleted triangle.

                    Fred

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                      kwistenbiebel
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                      Thanks Fred,

                      That is the same 'projeting' technique I use, but it is very limited.
                      I was hoping there were some advanced tricks I am not aware of.

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                      • soloS
                        solo
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                        Fred, these look awesome I especially like the mesh textured one's. One solution to the shadows would be to make the mesh a clip-map or alpha map and render it, this would give you the correct shadows.

                        http://www.solos-art.com

                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                          fbartels
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                          Chris... I agree about the limitations being a pain, I just try to work within/around them.

                          Pete... I really, really, really need to find the time to learn how to do rendering. 😞

                          Some new ones. I've got to stop this.

                          http://dws.editme.com/files/MayJune2008/ttt 4 v2.jpg

                          http://dws.editme.com/files/MayJune2008/ttt 4 v1.jpg

                          http://dws.editme.com/files/MayJune2008/ttt 4 v4.jpg

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                            igor
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                            no! dont stop! these are awsome. i especialy like those last ones, they remind me of glass with stripes of colored glass inlayed with it.
                            and if you cant find the time to learn how to render stuff, just use podium. its as intuitive and easy to learn as SU. plus its pretty dang fast.
                            i serriously need to get this pluggin.

                            The genius switch has no "off" position
                            Intelegence is natrual, it takes real effort to be ignorant

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                              remus
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                              Those last ones are very cool fred, i look forward to you learning to render, i tihnk we could have some interestign stuff being posted 😄

                              http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                pilou
                                last edited by

                                Can you use some texture like this or must it be tiling seamless?
                                (here Zbrush doodling)you can find some on my "Speedy galerie" free to you to use them 😉


                                text01.jpg

                                Frenchy Pilou
                                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                My Little site :)

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                                  ehaflett
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                                  Great stuff Fred, your posts never disappoint and always entertain.

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                                    lapx
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                                    Great images Fred don't stop posting please!

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                                      fbartels
                                      last edited by

                                      Thanks all, for the kind comments. One more experiment.

                                      http://dws.editme.com/files/MayJune2008/sds last one v5.jpg

                                      http://dws.editme.com/files/MayJune2008/sds last one v4.jpg

                                      http://dws.editme.com/files/MayJune2008/sds last one v3.jpg

                                      http://dws.editme.com/files/MayJune2008/sds last one v1.jpg

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                                      • soloS
                                        solo
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                                        oooh! that looks like one of the deep ocean creatures from the BBC Planet earth series.

                                        http://www.solos-art.com

                                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                          kwistenbiebel
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                                          Love'em !

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                                            fbartels
                                            last edited by

                                            Just a couple more. One, a final export from last night in which I removed the screen "shadow" shapes, and the other from a quick experiment using follow-me to create the proxy shape to feed into SdS. Quite a bit of potential there I think. (Chris.. btw, I enjoyed your original pre self-censored comment. 😉 😄 )

                                            http://dws.editme.com/files/Home/sds last one v7.jpg

                                            http://dws.editme.com/files/Home/sds 8 v2 sm.jpg

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