{"id":6012,"date":"2010-12-09T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T05:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/?p=6012"},"modified":"2010-11-30T00:47:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-29T22:47:00","slug":"making-alain-a-harn-character-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/?p=6012","title":{"rendered":"Making Alain, a H\u00e2rn character &#8211; part two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I showed Alain to my son, he said He was a Legionaire, he should have a Roman shield and a Roman Spear and not a Viking helmet. Tough world we live in.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->So, I decided to make the spear first, as this looked pretty simple. There was a Roman Soldier set but for Michael 1 and it is horribly overpriced.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheetah3d.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cheetah3D<\/a>, was a long time since we used it now, will be todays modeler. I found this picture on the internet of the spear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6023\" title=\"rosp00\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp00.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"521\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First I created a Cylinder, that I made thin and then I tapered the top.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6022\" title=\"rosp01\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"464\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then created a Cone, that I flattened almost flat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6021\" title=\"rosp02\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"594\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I Scaled it down and placed it as the tip, then I welded the two objects with a Boolean Join. I got a spear tip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6020\" title=\"rosp03\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, I created another Cylinder and placed it at the bottom of the tip.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6019\" title=\"rosp04\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"308\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I Tapered it like this, and we got the connection between the tip and the shaft.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6018\" title=\"rosp05\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the shaft, I created yet another Cylinder and placed behind the connection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6017\" title=\"rosp06\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"116\" height=\"626\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I created a wooden texture using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.filterforge.com\/?affiliateid=200100725\" target=\"_blank\">FilterForge<\/a> for the shaft.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6016\" title=\"rosp07\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then we set reflective black texture for the tip, and a reflective bronze like color for the connection. We also added two pair of Balls to the connection. (<em>That sounded weird&#8230;<\/em>) Burt the make good screws. (<em>That sounded even worse&#8230;<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6015\" title=\"rosp08\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rosp08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"161\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I now export the spear as an .obj plus .mtl file set.<br \/>\nThen back to Alain, and here is the spear imported into<a href=\"http:\/\/www.daz3d.com\/i\/software\/daz_studio3?_m=d\" target=\"_blank\"> DAZ Studio 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/alain08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6014\" title=\"alain08\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/alain08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"657\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I changed helmet, removed some excessive plate armor, and found a Roman Shield by Ricardo M. at ShareCG, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sharecg.com\/v\/28906\/Poser\/Roman-Tower-Shield-and-Short-Sword\/11\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, how does he look now?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/alain09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6013\" title=\"alain09\" src=\"http:\/\/4eyes.code66.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/alain09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"454\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now he looks really cool, and all my work with the hair was a waste of time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I showed Alain to my son, he said He was a Legionaire, he should have a Roman shield and a Roman Spear and not a Viking helmet. 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