3D Rendered Helmet Tutorial

[CDixonDesign 178]

Davidson if you don't mind me asking, where to you get your PS backgrounds? I've tried to find a "mesh" texture like you used in your Broncos mach-up, but haven't had much look, any advice or can you point me in the right direction?

[davidson 116]

ae isnt a 3d program?

[Patchez 111]

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[Wasatch 1]

ae isnt a 3d program?

It?s my understanding that After Effects has 3D plug-ins though.....

[davidson 116]

ae isnt a 3d program?

It?s my understanding that After Effects has 3D plug-ins though.....

not really. you can manipulate planes at depth and create 3 dimensional environments to an extend (again using only 2 d planes,

but you cant create proper solid objects and certainly not curved surfaces like this.

occasionally there are plugins that mimic the look of such things but they arent actually 3d.

you certainly could not model anything like this helmet in ae.

[Wasatch 1]

ae isnt a 3d program?

It?s my understanding that After Effects has 3D plug-ins though.....

not really. you can manipulate planes at depth and create 3 dimensional environments to an extend (again using only 2 d planes,

but you cant create proper solid objects and certainly not curved surfaces like this.

occasionally there are plugins that mimic the look of such things but they arent actually 3d.

you certainly could not model anything like this helmet in ae.

Damn, well I?ll just have to take your word for it. I was so incredibly sure 3 dimensional objects were possible in AE.

Excuse my ignorant question but how much will Cinema 4d set you back?

[davidson 116]

ive no idea, my work buys my software. its made by maxon.

id guess about 800 bucks.

[Patchez 111]

ae isnt a 3d program?

It’s my understanding that After Effects has 3D plug-ins though.....

not really. you can manipulate planes at depth and create 3 dimensional environments to an extend (again using only 2 d planes,

but you cant create proper solid objects and certainly not curved surfaces like this.

occasionally there are plugins that mimic the look of such things but they arent actually 3d.

you certainly could not model anything like this helmet in ae.

davidson, could you, if you wanted to, import your 3D helmet file into the current PS and rotate it's view within PS?

[davidson 116]

no, you have to render it out in 3d

[bowld 2,152]

[Wasatch 1]

ae isnt a 3d program?

It?s my understanding that After Effects has 3D plug-ins though.....

not really. you can manipulate planes at depth and create 3 dimensional environments to an extend (again using only 2 d planes,

but you cant create proper solid objects and certainly not curved surfaces like this.

occasionally there are plugins that mimic the look of such things but they arent actually 3d.

you certainly could not model anything like this helmet in ae.

davidson, could you, if you wanted to, import your 3D helmet file into the current PS and rotate it's view within PS?

Patchez, did you fisheye this texture?

[CDixonDesign 178]

WOW! Nice bowld, I haven't even thought of rendering the Ducks helmet, this type of thing would be the only thing to depict the Ducks helmet graphically really, excellent job!

[bowld 2,152]

thanks man, i think it turned out pretty nice!

[TornadoGTS 318]

Why is the O crooked? Shouldnt it be straight across considering its a straight side view?

[bowld 2,152]

dont think so..look here

http://www.sportslogos.net.com/~asgsport/images5/Oregon_hel.gif

[CDixonDesign 178]

It should have a slightly rotated appearance, but certainly not straight across, maybe not as much as bowld has rotated it, but it shouldn't be completely straight....

[TornadoGTS 318]

It should have a slightly rotated appearance, but certainly not straight across, maybe not as much as bowld has rotated it, but it shouldn't be completely straight....

Well when you look at pics of the real thing you can see its pretty much straight, maybe not exactly, but pretty close. Regardless, it shouldnt of been rotated as much like you said.

[davidson 116]

yeah, but if you look, youll see the helmet is angled as if it were being worn. these are tilted back as they are flat on a surface.

straight on:

flat on a surface:

if anything it should be smaller.

[TornadoGTS 318]

yeah, but if you look, youll see the helmet is angled as if it were being worn. these are tilted back as they are flat on a surface.

straight on:

flat on a surface:

if anything it should be smaller.

Yeah i guess i was thinking of the first one. I think the size threw me off too.

[Wasatch 1]

Getting the helmets absolutely identical proves to be quite the challenge!