Jeff Patton http://jeffpatton.net/openb/ Freelance Graphic Artist Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:56:15 -0400 English http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Copyright 2010 A few tips to make your exterior lighting more unique http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/06/04/a-few-tips-to-make-your-exterior-lighting-more-unique/ http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/06/04/a-few-tips-to-make-your-exterior-lighting-more-unique/ If you're looking to kick your exterior renders up a notch from the now typical look of the daylight system I have some recommendations that can make your renders a bit more unique.  Read on for more details.

]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Translucent leaves in mental ray http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/05/26/translucent-leaves-in-mental-ray/ http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/05/26/translucent-leaves-in-mental-ray/ Leaf texture example

A while back Peter Guthrie (a very talented artist) posted a VRay tutorial on making leaves using the VRay2sidedMtl.  In this post I wanted to try and create a similar effect using mental ray in 3ds Max.  Read on for further details.

]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Multi layered materials http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/04/23/multi-layered-materials/ http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/04/23/multi-layered-materials/ Blending and mixing materials together in 3ds Max with mental ray has always been one area that seems more complex than what it should be (IMHO).  I'll usually see at least one question per week on the topic of mixing materials for labels or similar things.

In this post I'll share one method that I'll use from time to time that may work for you in some scenarios.  hit the "read more" button for additional info.

]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Bump and Displacement combiners in 3ds Max 2011 http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/04/14/bump-and-displacement-combiners-in-3ds-max-2011/ http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/04/14/bump-and-displacement-combiners-in-3ds-max-2011/ If you have 3ds Max/Design 2011 you may have noticed the bump & displacement combiners are missing.  I've updated the adsk_Utility_Shaders.mi to include the phenomenon declarations for these to enable them in 3ds Max/Design 2011.

MAKE SURE TO KEEP A BACKUP COPY OF YOUR FILE BEFORE USING THIS!

DOWNLOAD FILE

 

]]> Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Be careful what you wish for... http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/03/31/be-careful-what-you-wish-for/ http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/03/31/be-careful-what-you-wish-for/ I was reading over the AREA site while ago when I saw this:

Now of course the actual post isn't about wanting carpal tunnel syndrome, but the title right above wishlist made me chuckle... Laughing

]]> Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Added a forum to the site http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/02/20/added-a-forum-to-the-site/ http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/02/20/added-a-forum-to-the-site/ Just added a forum area to the site here.  Thought it might be useful for posting comments, questions, whatever. Laughing

Link: http://jeffpatton.net/forum/

]]> Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 HDR composite sample scene (3ds Max 2010) http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/02/17/hdr-composite-sample-scene-3ds-max-2010/ http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/02/17/hdr-composite-sample-scene-3ds-max-2010/ I thought this file might make for a good kick off on the new site...provided I don't exceed my bandwidth for this month.  You'll find a link to the scene as well as a brief description of it after clicking the "Read more..." option.

I zipped the file using the 7zip application because it does an outstanding job on compression.  Don't worry, it's a small application and won't take long to download or take up much space.

Hope the scene & associated maps are helpful. Smile

]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Website update http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/02/03/website-update/ http://jeffpatton.net/openb/blog/post/2010/02/03/website-update/ Well, the server upgrades have pushed me into finally updating my website.  I thought it might be more natural for me to have a blog style website instead of my usual 1990'ish style static site.

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