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Acolyte Entertainment
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Posted: 4th Sep 2006 21:27
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sup guys. im going too get 3DS max and was wondering. What would be a good model for me too start out making.
i have done chess models. the easiest of anything in 3DS max. just wondering what would be a good model that is easy and good looking for me too start out modelling,


thanks,
-AE

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Suffolk Magic
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Posted: 4th Sep 2006 21:33
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Try to make trees and/or bushes
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QuothTheRaven
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Posted: 4th Sep 2006 21:50
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Quote: "Try to make trees and/or bushes"

dear lord no.

have you done the low poly spaceship tutorial? Teaches you the ins and outs of polymodeling, which is my favorite way to do things in max.

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Manic
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Posted: 4th Sep 2006 22:03
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learn to character model, its a long journey, but you'll learn more than you'd think along the way.

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Tinkergirl
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I'm with Quoth on this one - the spaceship tutorial is very useful, it will introduce many things you'll use time and time again - extrude, cut, bevel, etc.

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Acolyte Entertainment
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Posted: 4th Sep 2006 23:10
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Quoth and Tinker thanks for your input!
were can i find the tut. ill order 3DS max today i think

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Tinkergirl
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Hmm. Well, I remember having the spaceship tutorial in a previous version of Max, but it looks like they've replaced it with an aeroplane tutorial in the latest Max version. (But they still reference it in the later animation tutorials, bah.) The aeroplane tutorial looks ok though - it's the one after the chess set tutorial (that I'm sure you've gone through).

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Acolyte Entertainment
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Thanks tinker!
Me and my dad are gonna order 3DS later today. i cant wait

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Seppuku Arts
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Quote: "learn to character model, its a long journey, but you'll learn more than you'd think along the way."


Ditto thats where I started, I learnt a lot and am still using it to learn.

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Badmonur
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Try browsing tutorials and try to pick up a bit of everything, be diverse in what you make. If you only make characters what will happen when sombody asks you to model a level, learn it all but take it in short strides learning bit by bit and picking up from hints and feedback, start with a short small hello world or somthing.


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Acolyte Entertainment
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Posted: 5th Sep 2006 05:57
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thanks musashi i might do that.

@badmonur

Welcome too the forums!
and thanks for your feedback this is all helping me out

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