tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939863201156371992024-02-19T15:48:07.499+00:00Mark SlightAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211141401029954445noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-18423331038716993032015-05-29T11:53:00.002+01:002015-05-29T12:26:38.092+01:00Creating a carpet in 3ds Max Mental Ray and Hair & FurDifficulty: Medum to easy.
Creating a rug using Mental Ray is easier than you'd think.
People prefer to use V-Ray to do this, but Mental Ray can give good results.
First find a bit of frayed fluff from a carpet and cut if off.
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Then take a photo of it on an white background using Macro mode on your camera or phone.
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Edit out the white and enhance it until you get a result you like. Also create a separate alpha map (gives better control than relying on the alpha channel in Mental Ray).
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create a simple crossed billboard geometry and a material. I used a Standard material with the diffuse channel and the transparency channel using the respective textures. I've sliced it to allow use of frizz on the hair.
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Apply the Hair & Fur modifier to a rug model and use the object as the hair reference. The edge is angled, not flat, to allow the edge of the rug to flay out.
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The Materials are applied like so:
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The poly count in your scene will now be massive, It would be a good idea to use a Mr Proxy object to capture the model and use that in your scene.
(convert the hair to mesh before creating a Mr Proxy)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211141401029954445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-49473502206728089922015-05-27T11:45:00.003+01:002015-05-29T14:42:35.512+01:00Architectural ProjectI'm working on an architectural project at the moment.
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I ended up creating a screen that updated by emailing to a public folder. A server then converted the email into a custom text file, and the thin PC behind the screen had a Html and Javascript page which read the files on the server and formatted them for display.
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/126138721" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/126138721">Fitness First Information Screen</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3984423">Mark Slight</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211141401029954445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-67346742767089330292015-04-15T15:04:00.000+01:002015-04-15T17:38:54.125+01:00Fitness First IntranetI was asked to re-create the Intranet for Fitness First, bringing the outdated intranet up to date, and up to date with the new brand. I meticulously updated the code to streamline the site, while keeping the functionality of the intranet.<br />
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/125043928" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/125043928">Fitness First Intranet</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3984423">Mark Slight</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211141401029954445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-20637009212061031592012-02-10T15:20:00.000+00:002015-04-15T15:21:00.404+01:00Cobham E-Card 2011I was asked to create an E-Card for Cobham. The brief was to have a robot look for a present in the snow and then find it revealing the greeting.<br />
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Two of us worked on this project over 1 week; Ricardo Cook Martins and myself. This included rendering and redesigns.<br />
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/125037904" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/125037904">Cobham e-card 2011</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3984423">Mark Slight</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211141401029954445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-90168167393128727652011-07-01T17:43:00.004+01:002011-07-01T17:54:43.340+01:00Exquisite Tenderness SiteI developed this site from concept to completion, other than the cover art from the book and sketches in the gallery, all the graphic work and animation was my own creation.<br /><br />The site was completed in 1 week.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.simplelight.co.uk/ET/thebook" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rOOjYbx1pZ_QW39JEmxG2YnY4qzREKN_DpyKTQyUn8J13doE7UtKcuRncywosT73dpp9l5XgWcek0ryjVsqJ142minxYFM07_-fI9xa-jRE45OJXq4wSpC-JNf9ONYWtezEdSLQqXbw/s320/ET.jpg" width="320" height="267" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.simplelight.co.uk/ET/thebook" target="_blank">Exquisite Tenderness</a><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211141401029954445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-83907658687936467562011-04-23T11:07:00.008+01:002011-07-01T16:55:32.631+01:00The Christian Business Directory.I recently worked alongside Ricardo Cook Martins on a website for The Christian Business Directory.<br /><br />This was an unusual project for me because I didn't handle the creative / graphical side, for once. My job instead was to write a simple CMS (Content Management System) from scratch. Agggggh was my first thought...but then I moved on.<br /><br />The client needed a website, to bring the adverts from their paper directory, to the web, in a dynamic user-friendly way, while being able to be updated by the client.<br /><br />I handled layout and concept for the directory browser, and all the code for the rest of the site, including a flash video player. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thechristianbusinessdirectory.co.uk/" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7MINlcjzOf4y2mGFaHQdreoDD9y0hPjrBi3nDn1EBMeTvQRgoIETVG4dmh_W5h-MlMHWoCFbzU0WATXCsWxsODBXjljZHAqlcHaqQyqffoCXhMhiD9a6oPYATwDByISZxWcQquLsxtY/s320/tcbd.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.thechristianbusinessdirectory.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Christian Business Directory Dorset</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-50339250536644639042011-04-22T16:42:00.001+01:002011-07-01T16:55:54.071+01:00Leighton Buzzard Canoe Club siteA few years ago I redesigned the website for Leighton Buzzard Canoe Club, as the site they had was very out dated. The whole site is built using layered Div's which are raised or lowered. every internal link sends 2 commands, the first is which page (div) needs to be on top and the second is which tab needs to be displayed on that page. This means the user could flick through to the contact information without loosing their progress navigating the gallery, or navigating the map.<br />The site utilises Html, Php and JavaScript, to make this possible.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lbcc.co.uk/" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeqBp0X5H1zQoH2k1Oz1IJZrMnq9YUxNifMYEa77MWB1OsU-a1CN4gmq63iilb3arcXUqUQzVPkzVQUnHRa690Z2_eV-pjEpAtACusskjsuLRactihnF5i13BXkKTvXh6tbpKsPNKGII/s320/lbccSite.jpg" border="0" height="231" width="320" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lbcc.co.uk/" target="_blank">Leighton Buzzard Canoe Club</a><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11211141401029954445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-4852119195072953132011-01-07T10:13:00.000+00:002015-04-15T15:17:20.130+01:00Cobham E-Card 2010In November I was asked to create an E-Card for Cobham. The brief was to have a simple animation revealing their new building, and welcoming in not only a new year, but a slightly different direction.<br />
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Two of us worked on this project over 3 days; Ricardo Cook Martins and myself. This included rendering and redesigns.<br />
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16746351" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16746351">Cobham e-card 2010</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3984423">Mark Slight</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-31481491908503561832010-10-23T16:59:00.000+01:002010-10-23T16:59:26.565+01:00Technical Reel 2010<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16117788" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/16117788">tech reel</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3984423">Mark Slight</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>This reel showcases the more technical problems i have had to over<br />
come to achive some of my animations.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-70135893938871421912010-10-18T08:27:00.000+01:002010-10-18T08:41:40.489+01:00DHLI created a few animations for a sideshow for DHL, used at a recent meeting of theirs.<br />
This was the most technical of them to achieve. Due to the lack of processing power of my computer, I had to use Mental ray proxy objects for the vans and people; this meant that there wasn't a single rig in the scene and the animation was taken from pre processed files.<br />
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This animation was a graphic to represent the growth & scalability of the company, and is the one I'm most proud of.<br />
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15919994" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/15919994">Lip Sync Test</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3984423">Mark Slight</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-41098105307017962722010-10-17T16:49:00.000+01:002010-10-17T16:49:04.196+01:00Reel October 201This is the latest version of my reel.<br />
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15919889" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/15919889">Reel Oct 2010</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3984423">Mark Slight</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-47838610094025199222010-10-04T12:45:00.000+01:002010-10-04T12:45:12.504+01:00Freewall project proposalThis image was created as part of a project proposal for Freewall.<br />
Freewall specialise in functional office partitions made up of interchangeable sections.<br />
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The image is based on an image from their catalogue, and was created from modelling to rendering in 5 hours.<br />
This was only supposed to be a taster, a supplement, to go with the written proposal.<br />
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I used 3D Studio Max, VUE5 Infinite and Terragen for the 3D elements with the composition done in Combustion.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/15500313">Dark Side of Dark Ages</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3984423">Mark Slight</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-85518779810448935232010-10-03T14:58:00.000+01:002010-10-03T14:59:17.266+01:00Bens WorldThis is the animation portion of my 4th year project at Bournemouth and Poole College's 3D CGI Modelling and Animation BSC course.<br />
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For the greater part of the year I created a plug-in to render a camera accurate vignetting effect.<br />
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In the final month I created this from concept to end.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/15500449">Bens World</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3984423">Mark Slight</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-81986437490647162702010-10-03T02:04:00.000+01:002010-10-03T02:04:37.000+01:00Camera Mapping- Fish BreakdownThis was an exercise in camera mapping. The cliff and sand were painted in oil paint, with the geometry created and mapped in 3D Studio Max.<br />
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The Fish and Crab in this animation were produced for a DVD menu animation, I wanted to do a bit more with them, so I thought I'd create an environment for them.<br />
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I am really pleased with how well the water and caustics fit with painted environment.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/15492440">Fish Breakdown</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3984423">Mark Slight</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-5375440033615262572010-10-03T00:51:00.000+01:002010-10-03T02:30:58.433+01:00The MillThis is a still for an architectural piece I did of a watermill in Dorset. I am pleased wit the water effects in this, for the most-part, it was achived with animated alpha maps.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/12336450">Mark Slight Reel 2010</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3984423">Mark Slight</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193986320115637199.post-63265259952997157032010-09-25T17:57:00.001+01:002010-10-03T00:17:12.416+01:00Laoay - Terragen 2When Terragen 2 was in Beta I decided to try and make a photo-real sea scape.<br />
Descovering that at that time Terragen 1 was still better at water, and didnt crash; I used terragen 1 for the land and water and Terragen 2 for the sky. I then composited it together and added the effects in Gimp.<br />
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