Luise Carrio said, December 23, 2010, 01:47:29 am

I have a request, can you release some of the work files? I mean the maya/autodesk/whatever u used to create those stages. I would like to know how people goes around in this kind of creations, Im just starting to use maya and know no shit and would like to check some stuff.

If you say yes please PM me because I'll forget about this post

I can't actually do that sorry, I am not comfortable with the idea of giving out my work like that. There is no real guarantee that they will be used for only learning purposes. But what I can do is create a tutorial on how to make and prepare 3d stages for mugen.

It's a good start but there are a few critical things you might want to consider.

1) Why is there mud on the floor? It's ruining the atmosphere. I suggest you get rid of the dirt/mud, stick to a wooden floor with a nice carpet. Preferably with a nice oriental design or something with Sanskrit text (to compliment the Buddha statue).

2) It lacks depth and atmosphere. In 3d, a lot of professional art is adjusted afterwards in Photoshop or other editing programs to adjust colours and add effects. I suggest you add some contrast to some areas to make them pop. Make some lighter areas lighter and darker ones darker. Don't go nuts with it. Just play with it enough to make the background stand out.

3) I don't know if you know about colour temperatures but if you overlay some colours with a low opacity, you can make your background warmer or cooler giving it some kick. May I suggest you watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whTjD92YYQM&playnext=1&list=PLF5948DB494EA79B1&index=3

4) You might want to add a little bit of bloom into the scene. Bloom is basically that soft glow you get bright and shiny surfaces. This is optional but you might wanna consider it. It would make some of your shiny surfaces look better.

I know it's a lot to consider but, in the end, I think the background would be better if you consider what I've suggested.

Don't get me wrong. The work is good but it could be better.

Anyway, good luck with this.

Revanto 

nice stage  I'm impressed.

Now that's a 3-D stage....no offense..but if more stages come out for mugen like this..im sure it will bring in more people..


pretty much...this is as close to a reality stage then i seen in previous stages..

P.S also in advance to your tutorials of making 3-D stages for mugen..do you plan on advancing to more 3-D Realistic Characters as well?

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1. its not mud, they are stones. lol

Oh. It's hard to tell.

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2. post production work is done on still frames i.e promotional pictures and not for games that require realtime lighting. imagine doing post production on 237 frames lol. it's a no no. In fact in the 3d gaming industry post production work is pretty much despised since the idea is to create something consistent within the 3d enviroment untampered. In a job interview when you show your portfolio a lot of the time they will ask if the work is been edited afterwards. but i see what you mean about lighting which is what I said I would add in the posts before this

Post production can be done on single frames and multiple frames depending on which program you use. For example, After Effects, allows you to make changes to multiple frames easily. Some 3d programs even allow you to use post-production plugins which allow you to make changes to your renders. It's a matter of making the most from the programs you have available. It's not impossible, though. There are always some possible workarounds.

As for "untampered" work, you can still do things like "bake" lighting into your textures then edit the textures to however you want them to look so that even in a realtime environment you can have the colouring and shading effects that you want.

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3. the video you presented is for concept art and not a real time game stage. post production is not used in this kind of 3d nature. majority for still images and non-realtime aspects. the techniques cannot be applied for this since I am dealing with 237 frames. The lighting has to be achieved as best as possible in the 3d program itself and rendered that way. without post production

Sigh.... you're missing the point. The idea behind the link was to show you how colour temperatures work and how it effects the 'mood' of the work. Adjusting the colouring of the scene will make a real difference. Like I just mentioned, you can bake lighting into your textures and adjust them to get various colouring and shading effects. This is a good technique if the lighting in your scene doesn't change. If you don't want to bake your textures then you can still use your lights in 3d to give various effects. You can use point lights, for example, to give hot spots or cool spots to parts of the scene. Also, there is no shame in having some lights brighter than 100%. Basically, just experiment and see what's good.

Anyway, good luck with this and I look forward to see how it ends up.

Revanto