nBT:
Thanks for your generous offer. I’m not 100% sure if I want to widely distribute this document, as I’d like to keep updating it with new ideas, techniques, and revisons. Mirrors are cool, but it could get out of hand if it gets on too many places at once.
Either way, I’ll decide as it gets closer to completion.
Thanks again! Please email me and leave your address so I can get in touch later:
-3DZ
Feeling guilty about the time it’s taking to complete the content promised, so I thought I’d give ya’l something to chew on in the mean time. I’ve gotten several requests to see the mouth model I posted back on page one in closer detail, so I figured I’d go ahead and release it for people to play with.
I was going to wait to put it up on my site with the rest of the content I’m preparing, but I’ll just throw it out now.
Here’s what you get in the scene:
Basically just a progression to show what’s going on. Most of you will probably not find this all that interesting, but maybe it will help some of you. :shrug:
100K Max R5 .zip file here:
http://www.3dzealot.com/DownLoads/ZIP/Mouth_Example_1.zip
Or
56K Max R5 .rar file here:
http://www.3dzealot.com/DownLoads/RAR/Mouth_Example_1.rar
Hope you enjoy it. 
[UPDATED] Max R4 Version now available:
http://www.3dzealot.com/DownLoads/RAR/Mouth_Example_1_r4.rar
http://www.3dzealot.com/DownLoads/ZIP/Mouth_Example_1_r4.zip
-3DZ
Try again soon, my host seems to be messing about with my server.
It’s there, and it will work…just…soon.
Just when you need 'em the most, they screw with your site.
Ugh.
Anyway, like I said, just wait a bit.
Sorry for the trouble.
3DZ
Originally posted by 3DZealot
Most of you will probably not find this all that interesting, but maybe it will help some of you. :shrug:
What are you kiddin’, this is gold man, gold! :bounce: :). I’m sure the full document will be well worth the wait.
Oh, and now the thread is in a sub-forum it would seem… guess we’ll just have to live with that then 
pretty nice stylized lips
what i don’t know is, ehy you didn’t clean the tri in the corner of “her” mouth and having 2 edges instead of one in the mouth corner gives you much more flexibility when posing and/or animating
Yeah, Neox, you are totally right. What I should have said, was that this mouth was literally done in 10 mins without taking a pause to review it. I never intended it to stand as a pillar of perfect Sub-D virtue, just a quick and dirty explination of a technique. I just got alot of people asking about it. :shrug:
Perhaps I should take it down if you think it will misinform people about the proper way to structure the loops. It’s not really even “done”, you know? There’s alot of sculpting left to do, and of course, as you stated, it has to be cleaned up.
Maybe it was a bad idea to release it.
-3DZ
gnarly, i’m sure we’re able to provide it in R4 format as well 
if not 3dz then i will convert the file to r4 tonite. how’s that ?
Hey, Gnarly, I’m sorry. I forgot about that.
Equinoxx: I’ll upload an R5 file that has no new lighting, and perhaps you could “convert” it? I did’nt even know it was possible to convert, so it would be awsome if you could do that. I don’t have R4.
crosses fingers
I’ll upload a less intense version in a few hours.
-3DZ
not a problem man, that’s the benefits of working in a large studio, you got multiple versions of max 
Originally posted by Equinoxx
[B]gnarly, i’m sure we’re able to provide it in R4 format as wellif not 3dz then i will convert the file to r4 tonite. how’s that ?
- Qui
[/B]
Awww, you guys are always so nice!
I mailed the r4 FILE TO 3DZ so he can upload it to his server.
I’m sure it’ll be availably by tonite
and we’re not nice :twisted: we just care about the community 
Hey all!
Ok, the files are uploaded, and ready for download. Thanks 'Noxx!! 
You can grab the R4 version here:
85k .zip file:
http://www.3dzealot.com/DownLoads/ZIP/Mouth_Example_1_r4.zip
53K .rar file:
http://www.3dzealot.com/DownLoads/RAR/Mouth_Example_1_r4.rar
Keep in mind the translation from R5 to R4 probably has messed up the scale, and changed the materials back to defaults. The model is still in good shape, though.
Enjoy my semi-crappy 15 minute mouth…Maybe you will find something cool. :shrug:
-3DZ
also, check here to aquire the scripted plugin / primitive
from magicm.com that’s used as startobject for the mouth
http://magicm.cgcommunity.com/
look for TubeCap
Seeing this model makes me want to see more of your work. If this is a quickie, I’d like to see your finished pieces…
Any plans to fill in your site 3DZealot?
Curious to see your resume too.
Enjoy my semi-crappy 15 minute mouth…Maybe you will find something cool.
Hey don’t get down on it! I think its great. Not only as an example of what we were talking about in this thread but also just the fact that you took the time to create and post it for everyone to download (which is more than most people do)
Three cheers for the Zealot!
Hip hip…
