October 17, 2011 by Jamie
There are a few strange aspects of motorcycle tires (sport bike tires specifically). First off, they curve on two different axes simultaneously. Secondly, they usually have intricate tread patterns that seem to have been carved by a tattoo artist; modeling the treads on them is tricky to say the least.
The best approach I’ve found is to not model the treads. Traditionally I’ve used normal mapping or simply bump mapping along with a slight variance in the color map. This weekend I decided to give it another shot: I created an intricate tread pattern (more…)
November 7, 2010 by Jamie
There’s not much left to say, so here are some beauty shots of the KTM RC8 model I’ve been working on for the past 3 months. (more…)
October 22, 2010 by Jamie
My posts have been a bit sparse lately as I’ve been watching the Firefly series again, capping it off with the movie Serenity. If you’ve seen either of these shows, you’ll understand why I might say the following: “Way I figure, that’s a right fine test render you got there.”
Check out the RC8 tag if you want to see more of this model.
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September 24, 2010 by Jamie
Here is the first shot of my UV mapping progress on the KTM RC8 Model.
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September 18, 2010 by Jamie
Here they are; the final renders of the RC8 model! My next step will be UV mapping and texturing. (more…)
September 15, 2010 by Jamie
I typically wake up early and do 3D to stay in practice, since I work in the Web industry. This morning I woke up to a PC that wouldn’t boot. It would POST, then detect the CPU, then just sit there on the energy star screen. After much troubleshooting I believe that it is a USB related issue. Unplugging all my USB devices allowed it to continue. After taking stock, it looks like my smart phone being plugged in could have been halting the process, although I have not tested this yet.
Update:
I’ve run a test and the Epic 4G is indeed the cause of this booting halt! (more…)
