Space Slug Part Two

Step by Step

8.       The finished Antenna after the edit.

 

9.       As I wanted to make the other antenna to look exactly the same as the one I created, I decided to Clone the shape (in other words, copy and paste). This technique ensured me I only had to edit one shape that I was using more than one of. After this I simply placed it on the other side of the head.

 

10.       Now I just had to delete the old antenna that I had created earlier and the model is complete. All I have to do now is create the teeth and change the colour of the slug.

 

11.        I changed the colour of the slug to a fleshy sort of colour; however I didn’t feel that it looked right or realistic. I decided after this I will find a material for the skin or create one myself.

 

 

12. I will show how I created the material myself. First of all I opened up Photoshop, before creating an image of a greyish flesh colour. Next I added some extra colours for a spotty effect, this included yellow (see below), dark grey, brown and pink. U then saved the image as a Bitmap.

 

13.  Back on 3Ds Max, next I selected Material editor at the top of the screen. Once I did that I had the simple task of uploading my image from Photoshop, then dragging over to my model and rendering. However, what it came out with did not impress me much at all.

14.       I really did not like the effect it came out with, as I felt the colours and spots did not look natural at all, as I had expected the image to have been stretched out more. I decided to go back to Photoshop and redo it again.

 

15.       This time I made a simpler image, only using three colours, and decided to look at how this effect would work. This has worked well I felt, and I then decided to add a little extra detail using the Bump tool on the material editor. This pinpointed the spotty texture and stood it out, giving a more realistic and natural feel to the Space Slug.

 

 

 

16. Before I forget, I must add in the teeth of the creature. This was a very simple thing to do, all I had to do was create another shape, this time a Pyramid. I then cloned this shape many times to create the teeth.

 

17. I placed them on both sides on the mouth, making each one unique by moving it further in or out the mouth, or smaller or bigger.

 

  18. Finally, I changed the colour of the teeth and the Space slug was finished.