3D graphics

[belividere]

I have been messing around with photoshop since last weekend trying to create some 3D images. Turns out that I suck at it and really dont have the time to figure out how not to suck at it.

Anyone out here with knowledge in graphic design willing to help me out? I'm trying to draw a DNA strand, helix, spring or whatever. I'd appreciate any input on this, or if anyone with experience wants to beef up their portfolio by providing an image to be published I wouldn't complain.

 

[h2o]

yeah, i know how to.

i've never made a dna strand or something like that...i think your best bet would be to either find an image to work off of online, or sketch a dna strand in pencil and scan it into your pc.

using the basic outline of the strand, whether you're using an image you found, or your sketch, take the polygon lasso tool, and trace different parts of the helix. you need to place different shades of color on different layers and then apply gradient and glow, and some simple effects on "layer properties" to make it look "3d."

maybe if you sent me a sketch of a helix i could try to make a quick sample for you. i could try, can't say it would be perfect though. i'm skilled in flash animation than still graphics. but i can try.

 

[TheRelic]

Get a copy of 3DSMax. Easy peasy

 

[h2o]

Originally posted by TheRelic
Get a copy of 3DSMax. Easy peasy

yeah, really easy, considering it costs around $3495

he's lucky he even has adobe...i barely scrapped enough money to buy the creative suite last summer...

although, if you could get your hands on a trial version, that may be worth a try.

good luck

 

[Centaurion]

who buys software anymore?

i can get this stuff for under 5 US in bangkok. or hell, for free on *****.

edit. lol k*azaa is sensored.

 

[h2o]

Originally posted by Centaurion
who buys software anymore?

i can get this stuff for under 5 US in bangkok. or hell, for free on *****.

edit. lol k*azaa is sensored.

well, you don't have to buy it, but if you use it to create websites/animation/graphics for business purposes, and intend on making a profit from using it, then what you are doing is illegal and not very good business practice.

of course, if you're just using it for fun, personal use, it's not as important...though still illegal.

what you're saying is true though...i have cousins in the middle east who have offered to buy 3dsmax for me for the US equivalent of 75 cents!

 

[TheRelic]

Originally posted by h2o
yeah, really easy, considering it costs around $3495

he's lucky he even has adobe...i barely scrapped enough money to buy the creative suite last summer...

although, if you could get your hands on a trial version, that may be worth a try.

good luck

Don't be a wank.

Yes, he can get the trial.

 

[Alpine]

Hehehe,

Many a Hollwood 3d Animator learnt his skills thanks to P2P.

 

[Gus]

3dsmax all the way. Good for beginners.

Or if you want to jump right into advanced 3d modelling and animation, try Maya or SoftImage...those two packages are used in almost all the movies (except for Pixar and Industrial Light and Magic; they develop their own software).

*whisper* you can get all of this stuff from bit torrent (and even books and dvd's on how to use them!) *whisper*

 

[belividere]

Thanks a lot guys.

I have access to 3D Max v.7, and adobe. I fooled with the 3DM for a bit last night and will look into learning it.

So far I'm not too sure I would call it easy though. Well anything worth learning takes some work and I've probably learned harder.

*whishper* I may have to torrent some books, good call *whisper*

 

[Alpine]

Yeah,

I've seen some s/w tutorials on shaz & emu/donk.

As the inventor of the internet said, you give someone something and you don't have it anymore. You put information on the net and everybody can have it.