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Creating large spaceships 2017-07-23 05:46:56 Post No. 573425
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Couple of questions on modelling and texturing large spaceships like a Star Destroyer:
- What do you think are the best techniques for creating high detail 'greebling'. And also: does the detail depend more on the models or on the texturing?
- The engine glows: I'm currently using Arnold in Maya, Mesh lights seem to work pretty well, but not ideal. What would be your take on them?
- Would it be wise to create little windows and copy them all over with a parented light, or again use Arnold's mesh light and distribute these meshes all over the model?
Please share your 'essentials' for creating highly detailed giant spaceships
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Model sets of modular greeble pieces and distribute them via a scatter object. You don't want to place them manually. Or use Houdini to create them proceduraly.
Some kind of visible flame(light) from the engine. Don't use just a mesh light. Use some kind of volumetric light (idk desu)
For lights on the hull use emission textures, don't plaster hundreds of lights on the hull.
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