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DarkHalo003
May 28th, 2011, 12:18 PM
I know I've had a lot of topics here lately, but now that I have a good 3ds Max (2010 ftw), I've decided I might as well attempt at something I believe with be tough and yet fruitful. I want to model, rig, and animate a Halo Reach Ranger Elite. I am currently gathering references and I'm also going to spend weeks on studying the general physiology of the Ranger Elite so that I won't end up rage quitting when I mess up.

So everyone, here is where you come in: advice. What advice can you all give me? It's Covenant, a Biped, and I've heard my poly count can't be too high. What specifics do I need to fulfill my goal? Any modeling methods that would prove useful here? Any emotional support and tips on surviving this sort of ordeal? Thanks for any help you can offer.
DarkHalo003
May 29th, 2011, 03:52 PM
I've come back with references:

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If anyone can help me by suggesting ways to tackle this, it would be very much appreciated. I've already been trying to model the feet, but alas, I ultimately got way too unorganized and ended up scrapping the file.
Dwood
May 29th, 2011, 10:26 PM
Model it in quads.
DarkHalo003
May 29th, 2011, 10:39 PM
Model it in quads.
Alright, is there a number of polies I should avoid or should I just aim for low poly as possible?
Dwood
June 4th, 2011, 12:36 PM
Alright, is there a number of polies I should avoid or should I just aim for low poly as possible?

Uh Not really. Just model it like regular. You should be able to tell if there's wayyy too many pollies.
paladin
June 4th, 2011, 01:33 PM
make an orthographic... buy topogun and zbrush
neuro
June 6th, 2011, 02:58 AM
make an orthographic... buy topogun and zbrush

yes, substitute one tool for another which does everything the same, but it's HIP!
(fuck topogun)
Hunter
June 6th, 2011, 04:11 PM
i'd personally sub'd model it and then make lowpoly, as then you can easily get the smoothness.
paladin
June 7th, 2011, 02:08 AM
yes, substitute one tool for another which does everything the same, but it's HIP!
(fuck topogun)

I learned topogun before zbrush. Habits
DarkHalo003
June 7th, 2011, 10:14 AM
i'd personally sub'd model it and then make lowpoly, as then you can easily get the smoothness.
I was thinking of doing this, especially since Turbosmooth looks better for Covenant and the model requires a lot of detail. Any recommended tutorials (Autodesk's tutorials suck).
paladin
June 7th, 2011, 03:56 PM
zbrush...

http://www.pixologic.com/zclassroom/homeroom/