#d max

[Aearon]

1. well just use a particle system (read about it in the manual)
2. create an opacity map that resembles those crystals in photoshop or your favorite 2d app ;)
3. map those onto the particle system (check 'face map' in the material editor)

should work..

[Leo73]

If you can check out 3D World Magazine Issue 29. It has a 3d max tutorial in it and how they did the beginning of ice age and you can use as reference to make your crystals and textures too. The cd that comes with the book also has the files and textures on it.

Hope that helps

[mouj]

Howdy !!

Ted Boardman has made out an article on modeling with Snapshot, and speaks about some icicles created with a particles system:
http://www.cgarchitect.com/upclose/article10_TB.asp

if that can help !

mouj

[jadedchron]

i really need a subscription to 3d world :scream:

[Jon_Pran]

Neil Blevins has some great tutorials on his site. I've used this snow before. It sparkels differently from different angles. Real slick.

http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_education/sparkling_snow/sparkling_snow.htm


Good explanation too. The guys good.

[soliduss]

hey guys thanks for the advise
it really goes far
i wanted to know where can i get a subscription of the magazine .

this post rocks.

i wanted to know is anyone any thought on how to do final fantasy like texture and stuff i have another game project coming up and as u can tell learning is continous so any advise is apprecited

SoliDu$$

[jadedchron]

http://www.3dworldmag.com/

[Is-boset]

i'm want a subscrbtion too

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