Model, Paint, and Animate a Realistically Stylized Eye in 3ds Max – Day 3

on Oct 29th 2009 with 5 comments

In this multi-part tutorial, you will learn how to create simple, yet effective, 3d eyes that can be used in either CG illustrations, or animations. This series of tutorials will cover all of the steps that are necessary, from modeling and unwrapping, to texturing, to rigging, and eventually animating the eye.

This tutorial is Day 3 in a series – Go to Day 1, or Day 2

Today we will learn how to use the Gradient Ramp map to improve the general look of our eye, give us more control of our color and bump map, and help us with our animation. We will also learn how to create proper lighting for the eye using the Scanline rendering system.

The software that will be used are 3ds Max and Photoshop, but these principles can be applied to any other 3d modeling and painting packages.

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1. Gradient Ramp

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2. The Scanline Renderer

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This tutorial is Day 3 in a series – Go to Day 2or

Start at the beginning – Go to Day 1

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My name is Fábio M. Silva and I am a 23 year old artist who lives in Portugal. I've had a passion for CG ever since I first discovered it while watching the making of Jurassic Park. Since that day, Ive tried to dive in into this fascinating world of computer graphics, and so far, it has been a very enjoyable ride.  

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Discussion 5 Comments

  1. Arlington Cruz says:
    October 31, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    Great tut, I use Maya, but I could apply same principles as you mentioned. Thanks again.

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  2. nour el-islam says:
    November 1, 2009 at 3:06 am

    thank you very much fabio silva for this tut,please do your best to show us more tuts and more experience to learn more from you and the the other artists.

    Reply
  3. jorgerosa says:
    January 11, 2010 at 3:17 pm

    Awesome tutorial! Thankyou for share! :D
    1 Abraço e bom trabalho!

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  4. mohammed sariful islam says:
    January 16, 2010 at 8:51 am

    it’s very nice.
    when i know this wab page form my friend. it remarkable help me to learn 3d max.

    Reply
  5. forex robot says:
    July 30, 2010 at 11:41 am

    Keep posting stuff like this i really like it

    Reply

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