Color scans are now available on the site. There aren’t many available yet, but I gotta start somewhere, right? Probably the majority of future stencil scans will have a color option. In the previous blog post, I covered why they’re useful. Since then, I’ve made more great improvements to the capture tech. I’ve done some [...]
Preview: Color Scans
I’ve mentioned a few times that I’d be introducing color stencil scans on Surface Mimic in the future. I wanted to share some of the results before it goes live, and explain why color scans are useful and awesome. Its been a while coming, but I think artists will be pleased with the results. Color [...]
Pro Tips: Alphas vs. Stencil Scan Types
I thought I’d drop some knowledge about the two scan types on the site, what they are, why and what they’re best suited for. Alphas – Tiling Displacement Scans Alphas are brush displacement maps in ZBrush, used for first hand sculpting. For Surface Mimic, Alphas nearly always tile, and range from 512 x 512 up [...]
Surface Mimic Demo Video – by Wayne Robson
Wayne put together a great video showing some of the benefits of surface mimic scans in Mudbox. Personally, I love watching it just to hear his accent. ;) Check it out here: Surface Mimic demo video – Wayne Robson
Leaves and Bark Stencil Scans
Sculpting trees? I’ve just uploaded 20 new bark and leaves stencil scans. The leaf scans have both front and back included, and are categorized with their proper botanical names. It was fun hunting through the NY state plant databases, there’s even an ipad app for it. Tree types include, Ginko, Maple, Oak, Elm, Silver Linden, [...]
Feather Scans
I’ve just uploaded 4 stencils of Pigeon feathers. Each stencil contains both front and back sides, and are each around 4000 x 5000 pixels. I think these will prove useful for artists working on winged sculpts. I’ve also added the 100% crop preview on stencil images on the site. This should give you a decent [...]
February Update
It’s been three weeks since the new site launch. During that time there’s been a tremendous amount of interest from a wide variety of sources and countries. Thank you to everyone who purchased scans. If you like them, let me know, or better yet, tell others. Without your support, I wouldn’t be able to do [...]
New Scan Type – Stencils
I’m adding a new scan category called “Stencils”. Stencils are for projection painting displacement details onto models, and are significantly higher resolution than alphas. They are ideally suited for use with Mari and Mudbox where projection painting is a core part of workflow. Stencils can range anywhere from 8MP – 36MP equivalent. This resolution boost [...]
Crocodile scans available
Part of this blog’s purpose is brag about some of the cool scans I’ve done. Early this week, I received two baby Caiman crocodile skins in the mail. Zbrush and mudbox artists often need reptilian source for their sculpts, and hopefully these will help them achieve better detail. As always, I’m happy to hear feedback. [...]
Surface Mimic 3D Scan Gallery is open!
The new gallery site is up and open for business. It’s taken a lot of work, testing, and learning, but it’s ready to go. New account registrations get 2 free downloads of their choice with a promotion code. Registered accounts also have access to watermarked samples/demos, so you can test out every scan at full [...]
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