Ring wallpaper, Cédric Syllebranque (3D)

[HitBit911]

Classic Work i like it
3 stars from me

[Gabriel Askew]

great detail in the full-res! nice work.

[Neox3d]

hey buddy really nice, i was wondering if you can sheda little light on how you made the chain, would be a great helop to me. thanks

[BilboX]

Thanks guys!

Neox3d=> Here's a small overview in max (as I don't know which part you want, i do it for modelling and positionning)

MODELING

1) I start by a very simple shape tuned with edit poly ("tileable" shape ;)):
http://www.bilbox.net/tutos/chaine/step1.jpg

2) Then, to add some complexity, I duplicate it and stretch the central part (still edit poly):
http://www.bilbox.net/tutos/chaine/step2.jpg

3) Tool->Array (tweak here for A nice overlapping) and polye edit=>add list=><select all new objects>:
http://www.bilbox.net/tutos/chaine/step3.jpg

4) Always editing poly, I made attach with some basic geometry (torus) and extruded some faces while tweaking a chain link with "bridge" to weld it to the chain:
http://www.bilbox.net/tutos/chaine/step4.jpg

POSITIONING

5)Here is the fun (easy) part: first, create a spline path and edit it to give the final shape:
http://www.bilbox.net/tutos/chaine/step5.jpg

6) Select the straight chain form step 4 then "world space modifiers=>path deform (WSM)" (note: important here: use the space modifier, not the object space modifier). Pick path=> select your spline then "move to path"
http://www.bilbox.net/tutos/chaine/step6a.jpg

7) Here don't be afraid with the messy look of the result. First, select the axis ("x" for me as I arrayed the chain along this axis) and Stretch it all using Edit=>scale until you got the right scale. Then, tweak with the "path deform=>stretch" to get the right chain lenght and "path deform=>percent" to get the right position along the spline:
http://www.bilbox.net/tutos/chaine/step6b.jpg

Here it is! Hope it was helpful...

http://www.bilbox.net/tutos/chaine/render_chaine.jpg

Note: Some adjustments would have make it more realistic, for exemple using reactor for physical simulation but after the whole process, the links should be detached prior to reactor rigid body...

[Neox3d]

thanks a lot man really appreciate that very nice of you

[ThirdEye]

What did you use Zbrush for then? :S

[BilboX]

What did you use Zbrush for then? :S

I used it to shape and sculpt the first version of the ring. As I was novice, I prefered add smaller details with photoshop... the tiny making of focused on the chain itself, not the ring...

old scrrenshots under zbrush:
http://www.bilbox.net/Infographie/wip_ring_1.jpghttp://www.bilbox.net/Infographie/wip_ring_2.jpg

here is the link to the project following on my personal website (in french):
http://www.bilbox.net/Infographie/index.php?num=9&titre=Graph%20-%203D&cat=3D#Bague%20en%20pendentif

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