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parrotdolphin — TopMod StarBall
Published: 2007-10-13 03:50:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 33602; Favourites: 234; Downloads: 1925
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Description
I followed a great TopMod tutorial [link] by to make this. Thanks sjoo!(The full view shows the pattern much better)
The Technical Stuff
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Shape made using TopMod .
I UV mapped the front sections in Blender . Took forever! I had to re-do it 3 times.
Penrose Tiler and Illustrator were used for the Penrose pattern.
Rendered in POV-Ray .
Gotta love all the free software out there and all the great people that make it.
This is based on a design by Bathsheba Grossman . She has amazing sculptures!
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Tutorial does not exist. I would like to make this, but no.
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hi parrotdolphin,
i like you're work. try to find my wy through penrose tiler. could you give a little hint on how to generate these patterns in pen rose.
thanks!!
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I haven't used it in a long time. I made the design in Penrose Tiler and then exported it to Adobe Illustrator to change the line thickness, and then to Photoshop I think.
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Thanks for the credit! Much appreciated.
I can see where texture mapping that would be a beast -- never tackled it myself.
-Bathsheba
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I know so much more now. I bet I could map it in one try now - maybe.
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Thanks for the credit, much appreciated!
-Bathsheba
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teach me oh master, the link doesnt work anymore D:
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Took me a while to find it, but it's here: [link]
Have fun! Save often if you try it.
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Thanks i know how its done now, but my computer cant take it xD i'll give it a shot at my mate's pc, i'll get back at you! ;D
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Ok, but seriously, save really often, that program crashes a lot!
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I have experienced that and well, it cant even handle a second Doo Sabin so yea... i'll just have too wait for my new computer before i can create The epicness
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I won't. Did you already?
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Oh, it's a 3D object, not a flame, but thanks anyway.
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What a magnificent graphic - really enjoy the labyrinthian suggested by the rendering.
Many thanks for sharing this image.
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As a former POV-Ray user, I'm still amazed by the quality of this rendering engine, even if it seems to be a bit obsolete now ! And it's still a fantastic tool for geometric and mathematic renders.
Great picture !
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Thanks. I have been lazy lately, rendering in Poser. But, yes, POV-Ray is a lot better. They still update it too. I ought to use it again sometime soon.
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Hey cool, you use Blender. Me and my friend have just started investigating this program and my friend absolutly loves it. I really like this work too, sad thing its only in 3D, that kind of ball would actually look really cool at your apartment.
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Yeah, and I want a big one too - like 4 feet across.
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Very Cool! Looks like a real 3-D object (Starfish in bronze).
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Thanks - I wish it was real.
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WOW. So beautiful. Where can I find such textures? I have not seen those kind of seamless textures.
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I used Penrose Tiler, see link in my "Artist's Comments". It outputs an eps file that I take into Illustrator. I make a black and white image from it by thickening up the lines. The black and white image is used as a texture map in POV-Ray to make the white parts black and the black parts gold. It's not seamless, you can see the imperfection at the center of the ball, a little above center actually.
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Man, this thing makes my eyes cross to look at.
Nice work.
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I tried it... crossed my eyes and looked at it. And it looked more 3D.
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Well, you're welcome.
Glad to be of help.
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