what do you use

Salathe · Post by **Salathe** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 4:44 pm

what do you guys use to make graphics?? CAD? some program espacially designed for graphics, or just microsoft paint?

Fooser · Post by **Fooser** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 5:00 pm

I don't think they would use MS paint. Don't they need to use a 3D graphics program?

Sir Giandor · Post by **Sir Giandor** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 5:02 pm

sure. you need a 3D program. Like 3D Stuido Max or Poser or Maya or Lightwave or Softimage.... or.. or ..or

Fedaykin · Post by **Fedaykin** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 5:14 pm

A Good freeware tool is 3D Canvas (I use it for my Designes)
http://www.amabilis.com/

Gro'bul · Post by **Gro'bul** » Tue Feb 18, 2003 11:26 pm

i know this has next to nothing to do with illarion, but fadaykin how do you make these images veiwable besides in 3dc.

you images are gifs, how did you convert them from .3dc

paul laffing · Post by **paul laffing** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 5:10 am

I could not figure out how to use that program for the life of me

Anyway, i bet you 2:1 they use some sort of Adobe Paintshop kind of thing.

Fedaykin · Post by **Fedaykin** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 2:38 pm

You have in the Upper right Corner a little Button with a camera on it. When you click on it you could render the Picture as a Bitmap. Dont forget to change the Camera to the correct View.

If you make a right Click on the Perspective View -> Camera -> Animation you could look through the Camera and see what the camera see.

(I Hope you could understand my bad English)

Sir Giandor · Post by **Sir Giandor** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 2:59 pm

Photoshop or any other image programm are good for changing into gif and the right volume

Gro'bul · Post by **Gro'bul** » Wed Feb 19, 2003 11:37 pm

k thanks, all i meant to say is how to get to the renderer :p hehe

Geoffrey Mildwater · Post by **Geoffrey Mildwater** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 5:15 pm

any 3d modelling tool will work...

MAX, Alias Studio, Maya, ....

i could even use my selfwritten renderer, though editing the scenefile would take ages....

Salathe · Post by **Salathe** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 5:34 pm

fedaykin what i dont get about 3d canvas is that the only objects you have are cylinder, cube, pyramid, and other simple things like that, so how do you make all the cool graphics that you have made so far?
i tried using bend and deform but it didnt really help, is there a stretch option or something like that?

PS your english is fine

Fedaykin · Post by **Fedaykin** » Thu Feb 20, 2003 6:03 pm

For the most things i use the Extrude Command by the "Object Building Tools" with this tool you could draw a 2D Picture and extrude it into a third axis The button is under the Lights button. Try this tutorial http://www.amabilisplus.com/3DCanvasDoc ... ction1.htm it explains the Extrude Command. I use the Extrude Command for the blades of the swords/or Axes.

John Irenicus · Post by **John Irenicus** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 4:13 pm

Tutorial auf Englisch...ohh das wird dauern...

Mal sehen ob ich's hinkriege.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Sat Feb 22, 2003 4:31 pm

In Blender, i once tried an extrude for a Dragon body... then the machine stopped because of too many vertices *ggg*

Astral · Post by **Astral** » Fri Mar 14, 2003 11:05 pm

Does anyone know where to find a good tutorial for lightwave... or is there one?

martin · Post by **martin** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 8:51 am

google offers a lot of tutorials of all kinds.

martin

Freaper · Post by **Freaper** » Sat Mar 15, 2003 11:34 am

or...very simple:
http://www.newtek.com/products/lightwav ... index.html

Astral · Post by **Astral** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 3:02 am

Ok, thanks!

Maybe one day I'll be able to make a graphic for Illarion

Ellaron · Post by **Ellaron** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 4:03 am

Do you graphic makers use a pen and tablet or can it be done with a mouse. I must say I'm impressed with alot of the stuff I've seen so far.

Kringin · Post by **Kringin** » Sun Mar 16, 2003 4:28 am

different software, different tools, mostly the same, mouse, plug-ins for other tools, and it goes on, usually with a mouse.