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  1. Jan 04,2015 Updated with new models and a Q&A section
  2. Jan 06,2015 New OP, models, nude models, youtube video, and derpi images
  3. Jan 15,2015 New OP; modified pastebin; added Table Of Contents
  4. Jan 16,2015 Updated SS,TS,RR,AJ Nude models; More Q&A/FAQ
  5. Jan 19,2015 Updated OP, Q&A/FAQ with tutorial videos for beginners
  6. Jan 22,2015 Updated Updated Q&A/FAQs section
  7. Feb 01,2015 New! Nipples for Nude models
  8. Feb 05,2015 High render time Advice in Q&A/FAQ and modified OP
  9. Feb 09,2015 Added links in Q&A/FAQ section for render time advice
  10. Feb 12,2015 Added new 3D resource section, Vag 1.0
  11. Feb 14,2015 Modified OP and Trips List (Will add other trips in next update)
  12. Feb 18,2015 Modified OP, updated trip list, updated FAQ/Q&A
  13. Feb 19,2015 SFM/GMOD MODELS and 4CC Scarf (Under other resources)
  14. Feb 22,2015 Updated 4CC Scarf
  15. Feb 23,2015 AAIWB Update 3 added!
  16. Mar 06,2015 IT'S ALMOST DONE! AAIWB FINAL PREVIEW! https://youtu.be/SPNrl2zj99s
  17. Mar 07,2015 3dAnon needs some rendering help. Added to OP
  18. Mar 12,2015 New section, modified OP, and AAIWB IS FINISHED AND UPLOADED (Check Created Content Section for links)
  19. Mar 13,2015 Added Apple Cart, Sunset 3DSMax Model, and Sunset GTA model. (Other models were also previously uploaded, but unannounced before. See 'Other Resources' section.)
  20. Mar 16,2015 Added Ponyham's Mane6 pony models and 3dAnon's 4CC >Rape model
  21. Mar 18,2015 Added SFM/GMod Pony/Marepony Dazzlings (Found on DA), updated >Rape model
  22. Mar 20,2015 Added Flashback Potion
  23. Mar 22,2015 Added EqG TGAPTrixieee (Beta version)
  24. Apr 04,2015 Added EqG Derpy, PonyHam's models were updated.
  25. Apr 05,2015 Added 3DAnon's Rainbow Dash (Forgot to add this earlier) and Twilight Sparkle models! Modified OP
  26. Apr 08,2015 Added Tea & Tankard set and PonyHam's Template model, Modified OP
  27. Apr 11,2015 Added Equestria (MLP/Pony) font, Treebary Chandelier, Nude RD (with vag and nipples), and updated vag (stuff included)
  28. Apr 20,2015 Modified OP (more will be edited soon)
  29. Apr 25,2015 mlp-3d.org is now LIVE, Modified OP
  30. Apr 29,2015 {My apologies for not adding these earlier} Added 2D RD flash puppet (with alt), Anon model, 3DAnon's UBoat, Epona model Twilight and AJ, and Star Buterfly's Wand, Added tutorial link, Modified OP to include more resources that were listed in the bin | Previously unannounced: Added Gaming programs (Only UE4 and Unity so far), Tutorial section updated, Added Pixar's renderer
  31. May 07,2015 Added more information in Animation Tips section
  32. May 28,2015 3dAnon finishes Mane 6 Ponies, located in OP
  33. Aug 10,2015 Long awaited update. ViralPony video added, couple of threads added. Coming back to this document months later, I don't know or remember if there was anything else to put in the update. My apologies.
  34. Mar 12,2016 Added Alternate Anthro SFM model here -> https://derpiboo.ru/1093804 | Not sure if there were any new threads. If there were, I'm not aware. | R.I.P. archive.moe
  35.  
  36.  
  37. This contains most of what you need to know and the links to the resources everyone keeps asking for.
  38. No more spoon-feeding info located in here if they refuse to read this.
  39.  
  40. ++Table Of Contents++
  41. =======OP Format=======
  42. [CREATOR AND PROGRAM LINKS]
  43. ::::Helpful tutorials (not in the OP)::::
  44. ---Other resources (In order of appearance)---
  45. ---Lewd Resources (In order of appearance)---
  46. ---Resources for free 3D models (or paid)---
  47. ---Trips List
  48. ===Created Content links:
  49. *Animation Tips:
  50. ==============Q&A/FAQ==============
  51. /////Model/Rig specific questions/////
  52. +++Table Of Contents End+++
  53.  
  54. =======OP Format=======
  55. Subject: 3D Stuff: (Insert something here)
  56.  
  57. !READ THIS FIRST! Q&A/FAQs--> http://pastebin.com/razBGdu2
  58.  
  59. This thread is for the posting, sharing, and discussion of anything 3D mlp.
  60. Feel free to ask questions or provide feedback and critique, preferably the useful type.
  61.  
  62. 3DAnon's Ponies: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/6se1gqaq9x81u/Pony
  63. 3dAnon's EQG Models: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/xl354g6562k1x/EQG_Blender_Models
  64. Other models (Including nude and Pony) are linked in the pastebin.
  65. SFM/GMOD ADDED (See pastebin)
  66.  
  67. Awesome As I Want to Be. FINISHED https://youtu.be/SYWU8Fw45Zg
  68. Very High Bitrate HQ/HD Video: http://www.mediafire.com/download/p6gz2n6mxn197ji/HighQualityVideo.zip
  69.  
  70. 3DAnon's Livestream:
  71. twitch
  72. .tv/creatorofpony
  73.  
  74. http://3d-mlp.org/
  75. is LIVE
  76.  
  77. >What program do I need?
  78. Well, these models are made with Blender. (Blender.org)
  79. >i-is it really that easy?
  80. See Q&A/FAQ
  81. >Ok, how does one use Blender?
  82. Look at CGCookie or Blender Guru for the best tutorials.
  83. Tutorials for Beginners:
  84. http://www.blender.org/
  85. Download that shit
  86.  
  87. https://youtu.be/y__uzGKmxt8
  88. https://youtu.be/ChPle-aiJuA
  89. Make this shit
  90.  
  91. http://youtu.be/_3rX5zC9mu4
  92. http://youtu.be/_trnU-KTkqg
  93. http://youtu.be/GMRxZRpG5jY
  94. Then watch and create this shit
  95.  
  96. Base Pony modelling
  97. https://youtu.be/HkdoJ3CaU18
  98.  
  99. *Gaming programs
  100. >Unreal Engine 4 (UE4)
  101. https://www.unrealengine.com/
  102.  
  103. >Unity
  104. http://unity3d.com/learn
  105. http://unity3d.com/get-unity/download
  106.  
  107. ---Resources for free 3D models (or paid)---
  108. http://tf3dm.com/ (my favorite)
  109. http://www.blendswap.com/
  110. http://archive3d.net/
  111. http://www.cgtrader.com/free-3d-models
  112. http://3docean.net/?osr=tn&_ga=1.42777317.1598962150.1423777496
  113. http://www.turbosquid.com/Search/3D-Models/free
  114. http://www.creativecrash.com/3dmodels
  115. http://artist-3d.com/
  116.  
  117. Textures?
  118. http://www.cgtextures.com/
  119. http://www.textureking.com/
  120. cgtextures has a shitload, so this should be enough.
  121.  
  122. Last thread: https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/(insert previous thread number here)/
  123.  
  124. ===================
  125.  
  126. [CREATOR AND PROGRAM LINKS]
  127. http://creatorofpony.deviantart.com/
  128. https://new.livestream.com/accounts/202756/
  129. Other stream videos:
  130. events/3611400
  131. events/3809274
  132.  
  133. http://www.blender.org/
  134. Blender cheat sheet (image): https://www.dropbox.com/s/b5jyl03q7yqxjm4/blender%20cheat%20sheet.png?dl=0
  135. Portal 2 SFM (you need portal 2): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/62168572/IFM/Portal2Interactivefilmmaker.zip
  136. Also, reposting from the other thread, this is a special version of the SFM made for portal 2, it has better lighting and a more powerful but slower renderer than tf2 sfm.
  137. Valve doesn't care anymore about people getting this because the new SFM on the new engine is going to arrive soon next year.
  138. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20921794/#20929069 http://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20961802#p20983498
  139.  
  140. Pixar's Renderer is now free: https://renderman.pixar.com
  141. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22310771#p22329234
  142.  
  143. *Gaming programs
  144. >Unreal Engine 4 (UE4)
  145. https://www.unrealengine.com/
  146.  
  147. >Unity
  148. http://unity3d.com/learn
  149. http://unity3d.com/get-unity/download
  150.  
  151. ::::Helpful tutorials (not in the OP)::::
  152. >Blender | 1st Person Animation - Part 1 (Weapon Rigging & Origin)
  153. https://youtu.be/xzLnkpBQUfA
  154. >Base Male modelling and rigging
  155. https://youtu.be/h9l9Eq4eX-I
  156. https://youtu.be/dYiAd_08-0k
  157.  
  158. >Tutorials for 2D/3D animation and various other things
  159. http://lynda.com/
  160. http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Polycount
  161.  
  162. ---Other resources (In order of appearance)---
  163. +Twilight Sparkle Keyblade: http://www.mediafire.com/download/cieda8h0fivnu31/TwilightKeyblade.rar
  164. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20921794/#20926856
  165. +Ponyham's Twilight Pony Model (See Line 195 for mane 6): http://www.mediafire.com/download/qglf6kmm8dzfghm/model.zip
  166. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21813672#p21848287 https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20679055/#20699159 https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20842328/#20846615
  167. +Ponykart Models: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oqrhi4vtub5if7t/Models.zip?dl=0
  168. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20842328/#20846392
  169. +3d Ponies (which include several different models): http://kp-shadowsquirrel.deviantart.com/art/Pony-Model-Download-Center-215266264 http://kp-shadowsquirrel.deviantart.com/gallery/24487513/3D-Models
  170. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20679055/#20679591
  171. +Daft Punk Helmets: http://www.mediafire.com/download/14gk7j3t3n78igh/Daft+Punk+Helmets.zip
  172. http://www.thedaftclub.com/forum/showthread.php/18146-High-Detail-Daft-Punk-3D-Helmet-Models
  173. +3DAnon's RD March: http://www.mediafire.com/download/6v9ui4ahipnmcbo/RainbowDashMarch.7z
  174. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21288615/#21297259
  175. +3DAnon's RD GooseStep: http://www.mediafire.com/download/jo39l3mqf59b998/GoosestepRender.7z
  176. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21288615/#21323487
  177. +Dazzlings: http://sta.sh/01c9xkdnabgc
  178. +POSSIBLE ANON MODEL (See line 225 for 3D thread's model): http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/72252 Hmm, try going to TF3DM.com and find a free human male body. There should be one there. That's also a great place for free 3D models.
  179. +SFM/GMOD MODELS: http://www.mediafire.com/download/2qbhb70bpqr5p2b/SFM_GMOD_EqG_M6P1_0.3.2.150226.rar
  180. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21881908/#21888457
  181. +4CC Scarf: http://www.mediafire.com/download/sh4xgb69wu66a5d/4cc_scarf_v1.1.tar.gz
  182. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21881908/#21914065
  183. +PP's Party Cannon: http://www.mediafire.com/download/asi31bqgmxtttfx/Pinkie+Pie%27s+Party+Cannon.zip#39;s_Party_Cannon.zip
  184. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22108410/#22115702
  185. +Elegant Night Rarara: http://www.mediafire.com/download/6r8hf73lr3rd3nd/Elegant_Night.rar
  186. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22167611/#22168002
  187. +3dAnon's AAIWB After Effects Project files (with frames): http://www.mediafire.com/download/qv9rtip7i113iia/AfterEffectsProject_and_Frames.zip
  188. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22167611/#22171786
  189. +3DSMax Sunset Model (See Line 582): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24876612/sunsettest.max
  190. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22167611/#22179647
  191. +GTA Sunset Model (See Line 582): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24876612/player.dff https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24876612/player.txd
  192. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22167611/#22179980
  193. +Apple Cart: https://mega.co.nz/#!kA41wYKQ!MbscMswwo_JCUsvJ20YQ7V7edBat-oNiYHTs55v9YJo
  194. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22167611/#22188131
  195. +Ponyham's 3D Ponies: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/2g1wf0ofe4hsi/3Dponies
  196. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22197385#p22228828
  197. +3DAnon's 4CC >Rape: http://www.mediafire.com/download/af2r37xpk8bu52r/Player39Packed.zip
  198. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22197385#p22236538 https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22197385#p22259866
  199. +SFM Pony Dazzlings: http://sta.sh/01p5sg4eyz0g
  200. http://yoksaharat.deviantart.com/art/SFM-Gmod-Dazzling-From-EQG-UPDATED-Dl-493699015
  201. +SFM Marepony Dazzlings: http://www.deviantart.com/download/493788084/gmod_sfm_ponies___dazzling_maremaids_sirens__dl__by_tyraka628-d85zlbo.rar
  202. http://tyraka628.deviantart.com/art/Gmod-SFM-Ponies-Dazzling-Maremaids-Sirens-DL-493788084
  203. +Flashback Potion: http://www.mediafire.com/download/lf3g885v3142lpv/Potion.7z
  204. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22261182#p22289405
  205. +EqG Trixie (Beta version): http://www.mediafire.com/download/1putypg74n3ri2x/Trixie_1-1.rar
  206. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22310771#p22314036
  207. +EqG Derpy (edited RD by 3DThread): http://www.mediafire.com/download/57viu2ssi144aoj/Derpy_1-1.rar
  208. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22482947#p22483218
  209. +3DAnon's Ponies: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/6se1gqaq9x81u/Pony
  210. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22404627/#22438320 https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22482947#p22502052
  211. +SILSIL's Tea and Tankard set: https://mega.co.nz/#!BVJnXT7J!aW22opPjim3zboLHS5UtIFedQVUw4OW4AMZGXp2Mz08
  212. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22482947#p22537461
  213. +PonyHam's Template model (Fully customizable, includes tutorial): http://www.mediafire.com/download/5o4cd8ewloxiy4j/Pon_Template_and_Tutorial.rar
  214. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22543296#p22553705
  215. +Equestria/Pony/MLP Font: http://www.dafont.com/equestria.font?fpp=50&psize=l&text=abcedfghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
  216. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22543296#p22577433
  217. +Treebary Chandelier: http://www.mediafire.com/download/1k9stk73oi852ok/Tree.zip
  218. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22543296#p22599179
  219. +3DAnon Derpy Pony (edited RD by 3DThread): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bwa9nnfeLrWPWVNqVm55QUNlMm8/view?usp=sharing
  220. http://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22726494#p22746761
  221. +2D RD flash puppet: http://www.mediafire.com/download/68pinkt4yqk4m42/~RD_CHAR_DHX_03.fla
  222. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22653155/#22654425
  223. +2D RD flash puppet alt: http://www.mediafire.com/download/bta1biwr71cxqz1/~RD_CHAR_DHX_03(2).fla
  224. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22653155/#22655158
  225. +Anon model (See line 596): http://www.mediafire.com/download/2r4dv8baddjopfz/Anon_Wip.tar.gz
  226. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22653155/#22712862
  227. +3DAnon's UBoat: http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/78932
  228. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22726494/#22729116
  229. +Epona model Twilight: http://ioverd.deviantart.com/art/Twi-3d-model-v2-rigged-346464292 http://sta.sh/01726500wg7b
  230. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22726494/#22740301
  231. +Epona model AJ: http://ioverd.deviantart.com/art/AJ-3d-model-353855432 http://www.deviantart.com/download/353855432/aj_3d_model_by_ioverd-d5uoclk.zip
  232. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22726494/#22740301
  233. +Star Buterfly's Wand: http://www.mediafire.com/download/3n7v7ja5658s7rs/Star_Buterfly%27s_Wand.zip
  234. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22726494/#22767343
  235. --- ---
  236.  
  237.  
  238. ---Lewd Resources (In order of appearance)---
  239. +Nude RD: http://www.mediafire.com/download/phs39uk4pj62hm8/Alt.7z
  240. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20744405/#20745017
  241. +MLP Anthro Skins for Soria: http://a.pomf.se/kfqhqy.rar
  242. https://officialdigitalero.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=4698 {Registration required, but you can just use Username: bugmenot /Password: zaq12wsx }
  243. +Soria (Required for the anthro skins to work): https://sfmlab.com/item/249/
  244. +Horse Cock model: http://sfmlab.com/item/301/
  245. +Nude Sunset Shimmer: http://www.mediafire.com/download/r72quf59ty8ydb1/SS+nude+v1.1.7z
  246. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21435279/#21435568
  247. +Nude Twilight Sparkle: http://www.mediafire.com/download/upoz07f8y085ftb/TS+nude+v1.1.7z
  248. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21435279/#21435568
  249. +Nude Rarity: http://www.mediafire.com/download/p0uswt9j8rptu5z/R+nude+v1.1.7z
  250. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21435279/#21443825
  251. +Nude Fluttershy: http://www.mediafire.com/download/oi3n1ns1m04y3w3/FS+nude.7z
  252. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21288615/#21358013
  253. +Nude Pinky Pie: http://www.mediafire.com/download/tkxor3w06ic0b92/PP+nude.7z
  254. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21288615/#21369652
  255. +Nude Applejack: http://www.mediafire.com/download/87jzpl0snpknmi7/AJ+nude+v1.1.7z
  256. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21435279/#21435316
  257. +NIPPLES 1.0 (For Nude EQG models): http://www.mediafire.com/download/8alki3jj41k236g/Nipples.7z
  258. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21616248/#21636328
  259. +Vag 1.0 (For Nude EQG models): http://www.mediafire.com/download/nxnbrf9raa5qrqe/aeiou.7z
  260. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21727774/#21789073
  261. +Nude Rainbow Dash (vag and nipples included): http://www.mediafire.com/download/nr9b3vn47a0r5ir/RainbowDash_lewd_v1.0.tar.gz
  262. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22600859#p22604160
  263. +Vag 2.7 (For Nude EQG models): http://www.mediafire.com/download/m1ldssvtplbl165/aeiou+v2.7z
  264. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22600859#p22605290
  265. --- ---
  266.  
  267. ---Resources for free 3D models (or paid):---
  268. http://tf3dm.com/ (my favorite)
  269. http://www.blendswap.com/
  270. http://archive3d.net/
  271. http://www.cgtrader.com/free-3d-models
  272. http://3docean.net/?osr=tn&_ga=1.42777317.1598962150.1423777496
  273. http://www.turbosquid.com/Search/3D-Models/free
  274. http://www.creativecrash.com/3dmodels
  275. http://artist-3d.com/
  276.  
  277. Textures?
  278. http://www.cgtextures.com/
  279. http://www.textureking.com/
  280. cgtextures has a shitload, so this should be enough.
  281. --- ---
  282.  
  283. ---Trips List
  284. >3dAnon !IG9O0K156I - Main content producer = Currently working on AAIWTB (Awesome As I Wanna Be)
  285. 3/10ths done! https://youtu.be/oX9UeQutbVI
  286. Livestream here https://new.livestream.com/accounts/202756/
  287. Livestream videos: https://new.livestream.com/accounts/202756/events/3611400
  288. https://new.livestream.com/accounts/202756/events/3809274
  289. >ViralPony !!ShW8BQ9STJZ = Trelling with motion capture on Omegle (Currently hasn't posted reaction videos. Fagget) (Still waiting on those videos)(Missing for several threads)
  290. >PBD !Lujr9dOOoU = Currently working on Anon 3D model http://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20961802#p20991496 (Been missing for several threads or went anonymous)
  291. >ShipIsLove !!crKttsiomVv - Render guy [spoiler]who needs to remove his trip when it's not relevant[/spoiler] instructions to have your stuff rendered by him:
  292. my computer isn't SUPER or anything. It's a macbook pro - not too shabby.
  293. I don't think gmail can support such a large file, so upload it to a google drive (or another relevant stable file sharing site), and then email me the link so I can download and render.
  294. m26MASSdevistation@gmail.com
  295. Kek, don't judge the gmail, I made it when I was 12.
  296. ---
  297.  
  298. ===Created Content links:
  299. >https://derpiboo.ru/tags/artist-colon-creatorofpony
  300. >Lewd ones https://derpiboo.ru/search?utf8=✓&sbq=artist%3Acreatorofpony%2C+explicit
  301. >YES. https://youtu.be/Andu0NLywW4
  302. >Fraulein RD https://youtu.be/9HTX4dbRPHs
  303. >RD March HD https://youtu.be/CglxH83g7d8
  304. >AAIWB Progress https://youtu.be/oX9UeQutbVI
  305. -> Man this takes a long time. Anyway, this is the first 3/10ths of the animation. Remember that a lot of the characters are not visible before the spotlight is put on them, so I was quite sloppy until the frame they become visible. Things should progress quite quickly from here, assuming I have time, as the rest of the shots have far fewer characters visible at once. anyway, hope you like it so far.
  306. >Pre-rendered AAIWB footage: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ql9pv7a57ov6eud/3danon%202.mp4?dl=0
  307. >When director Celestia isn't at school: https://youtu.be/xZB2uQZsrHU
  308. >AAIWB Update 3: https://youtu.be/RuolhC_QhNg
  309. >AAIWB almost finished! Final Preview: https://youtu.be/SPNrl2zj99s
  310. >AAIWB FINISHED Very High Bitrate HQ/HD Video: http://www.mediafire.com/download/p6gz2n6mxn197ji/HighQualityVideo.zip
  311. >AAIWB FINISHED Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/SYWU8Fw45Zg
  312. >ViralPony Mocap Fun https://www.youtu.be/HyyEQpbdVG4
  313. >[SFM Ponies] Doors - A Collaborative Effort https://youtu.be/crkbf3a1PnQ?t=1m54s (Sorry for not putting this here already. Must've overlooked it.)
  314. >(Models used in this video were uncredited) Feel free to view it on your PC without going to youtube. Because, you know, who needs credit? HORSE MEN!!
  315.  
  316.  
  317. >tfw we will never get these models https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20882301/#20916731
  318. https://data.desustorage.org/board/mlp/image/1417/88/1417888831548.png
  319. https://data.desustorage.org/board/mlp/image/1417/88/1417889074432.png
  320. https://data.desustorage.org/board/mlp/image/1417/88/1417889676137.png
  321. https://data.desustorage.org/board/mlp/image/1417/89/1417890409122.png
  322. https://data.desustorage.org/board/mlp/image/1417/89/1417891545999.png
  323. https://data.desustorage.org/board/mlp/image/1417/89/1417892726085.png
  324. https://data.desustorage.org/board/mlp/image/1415/31/1415316058291.png
  325. https://data.desustorage.org/board/mlp/image/1417/40/1417409041933.png
  326. https://data.desustorage.org/board/mlp/image/1417/40/1417409831121.png
  327.  
  328.  
  329. ===Previous threads:
  330. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20679055/
  331. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20744405/
  332. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20842328/
  333. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20882301/
  334. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20921794/ (Thread 5)
  335. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20961802/
  336. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21013889/
  337. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21085887/
  338. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21175969/
  339. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21288615/ (Thread 10)
  340. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21435279/
  341. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21616248/
  342. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21686470/
  343. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21727774/
  344. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21813672/ (Thread 15)
  345. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21881908/
  346. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21953274/
  347. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22019542/
  348. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22138860/
  349. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22167611/ (Thread 20)
  350. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22197385/
  351. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22261182/
  352. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22310771/
  353. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22370091/
  354. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22404627/ (Thread 25)
  355. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22482947/
  356. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22543296/
  357. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22600859/
  358. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22653155/
  359. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22726494/ (Thread 30)
  360. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22801266/
  361. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22898559/
  362. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22954902/
  363. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/23046484/
  364. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/23152453/ (Thread 35)
  365. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/23229225/
  366. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/23287424/
  367. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/23372516/ (Thread took a break)
  368. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/24174846/
  369. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/24212352/ (Thread 40)
  370. ===
  371.  
  372. *Animation Tips:
  373. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21013889/#21025370
  374. Usually when something moves in an animation, it moves slightly in the opposite direction first.
  375. This also applies to stopping motion; There is a slight recoil when the motion stops.
  376. You'd be surprised. It adds a lot of life to an animation.
  377.  
  378. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21085887/#21113955
  379. I would bring up the dope sheet and the graph editor. The dope sheet lets you see the keyframes for individual bones better, and that is really helpful once there are a lot. The graph editor lets you modify the animation curves, which is very important for tweaking the motion to make it believable, particularly at the start/end.
  380.  
  381. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22898559#p22924545
  382. Okay so instead of doing any more work on my pony sculpt I spent the night researching solutions to the animation/expressions problems I was thinking about and found some interesting stuff I thought I'd share.
  383.  
  384. I was looking around for games that solved the eye animation issues I was thinking over and bumped into Ni No Kuni.
  385. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDQiyD5zotE
  386.  
  387. If you look at the ingame characters eyes, the thick eyebrows and eyelashes are individual pieces of geometry parented/oriented to the head, so that you can close eyes without breaking the style, the line below the eyes looks like a texture map but since that only appears on a pony in certain expressions i'm thinking i'll make it a seperate piece of geo too.
  388. My plan is to have a setup where I can key visibility on and off, so that eyebrows can appear when needed, and disappear when not.
  389.  
  390. Expanding on the animation control idea, I found a cool making of video from a short film
  391. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnnbTaMXDqQ
  392. If you go to 3:49 they demonstrate their facial control rig, I'm thinking something like this but dedicated to eyebrows, lashes and wrinkles would work well for the purposes of a pony.
  393.  
  394.  
  395. I also found some REALLY interesting highly informative talks by Bungie going into detail about their process for sharing facial animations between completely different characters in Destiny.
  396. They also have a seperate talk on the same page where they talked about how they approached hair, including getting it to sim in realtime in a game engine with procedural animation, by the looks of it you should be able to achieve similar results in Unreal4 with blueprints.
  397. http://advances.realtimerendering.com/destiny/siggraph2014/heads/
  398.  
  399. If you don't have powerpoint then download the viewer of your choice.
  400. I used this one from microsoft https://www.microsoft.com/en-nz/download/details.aspx?id=13 which seems to work perfectly and even play video, but theres probably other alternatives out there for people that hate microsoft.
  401.  
  402. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22898559#p22943334
  403. So while you guys were in the middle of having an existential crisis, I found 2 really cool videos for approaching quadruped animation in Unreal.
  404. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zcvBS-qo80
  405. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh57zP_jaFo
  406. The best part about this is no programmers required so I might actually be able to get something playable later.
  407.  
  408. >I actually got flutters to import into unreal fully rigged, but the hair didn't carry over because I forgot to tell it not to use hair physics. Either way, the models we have now could totally work in UE4, when I get home I'll experiment further.
  409.  
  410. It's possible we may not even need bones in hair though, check out the links I posted here >>22924581
  411. Specifically the slides that talk about in engine hair sim driven by vertex colours.
  412.  
  413. ==============Q&A/FAQ==============
  414. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21813672/#21867005
  415. I remember starting up Super Mario 64 and then just sitting there at the title screen, stretching Mario's face in all sorts of ridiculous ways. It was almost as fun as actually playing the game. And now, you've given me not just a single face, but multiple entire bodies to twist and deform like the playthings of a mad god! Do you not realize the unspeakable evils you have inadvertently unleashed upon the world?!
  416. Blender is actually a lot easier to work with then I thought. All of the buttons and settings on the UI look intimidating at first, but you don't actually use most of them most of the time, especially if you're just posing a pre-made model. I just need a bit of practice and I might actually contribute something to a thread for once.
  417. Q: i-is it really that easy?
  418. A: >It really is. The only tough part is the rendering.
  419. Once you know your basic way around Blender (1,3,7,S,R,G,A,Shift,Ctrl,LMB,RMB,Scroll Wheel), you will start learning as you go.
  420. Also, if you have any questions or problems, try reading up or watching some videos, or ask here.
  421. >Jesus tittyfucking Christ is it ever. It's like a really big happy pitbull. Looks scary as hell until you get to know it, and then it's just a big softie. You'll get the hang of it in no time, anon.
  422. >Pretty easy, actually. Once you learn the hot keys, anyway.
  423. In fact, the majority of blender tutorials out there just teach you which hot key does what.
  424.  
  425.  
  426. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21435279/#21478803
  427. Q: I have no idea what I'm doing...
  428. A: Hey guys, another 3Dfag here.
  429. Amazing tutorials I found on youtube about getting started in blender are all from Alamayo Arango.
  430. He gives tutorials on the full workflow, from start to end. This is for absolute beginners. Modeling: https://youtu.be/_3rX5zC9mu4
  431. Second part rigging: https://youtu.be/_trnU-KTkqg
  432. Third part texturing: https://youtu.be/GMRxZRpG5jY
  433. This is for mechanical creations, so it features creating rigs for machines like robots. It doesn't cover weight rigs, but that's more advanced, and these tutorials are for people who downloaded blender a few minutes ago. You should also go to visit Andrew Price (Blenderguru, I believe) and CG cookie.
  434. It says intermediate, but he goes over every single step. Don't be afraid :)
  435.  
  436.  
  437. http://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21616248#p21680807
  438. http://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21727774#p21730080
  439. Q: How can I render things faster?
  440. A: Try doing the following in order, one at a time. The higher up the list, the more effective it is. (To my knowledge)
  441. 1) Hey, 3DAnon, I have an Early 2011 macbook pro (4gb ram, 2.3 Ghz i5) and so I was wondering if you knew a way to ONLY render what's within the boundary of the camera, so that I'm not rendering a characters legs if it's only a face shot.
  442. press ctrl-b over the 3d window (or the mac equivalent keys), and bound a region.
  443. 2) If your render times are high, try reducing the number of bounces. Reflective and transparent surfaces will lose some realness, but the image will render a bit faster. Light Paths section under render is where you can find them.
  444. How much time did reducing the bounces save you? Saved me about 1 hour in total render time at 1024 resolution
  445. 3) Also see Here: http://www.blenderguru.com/articles/13-ways-to-reduce-render-times/
  446. And, just for the hell of it:
  447. http://www.blenderguru.com/articles/blender-101-modifier-encyclopedia/#.VHtMBWTF-aE
  448.  
  449.  
  450. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21288615/#21409503
  451. Q: How did you learn to work with Blender, and 3D in general? Have you attended some school, online course, or did you mess around and learn from trial and error?
  452. A: Related: https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20679055/#q20715830
  453. This outlines my experience and my recommendations.
  454. I did have an animation class in high school, but I was beyond the teacher's knowledge. He just assigned tutorials to follow anyway. As well, I never paid for a course or anything. There are tons of free ones out there. Blender Cookie/Blender Guru have tons from before they were popular and able to charge for them. Once you understand blender and are after techniques, you should be able to get value from tutorials for other animation packages too.
  455. Trial and error is the only way to overcome the problems you will inevitably encounter once you deviate from tutorials. However, through this you will fully understand the solution and the problem, so you can avoid it easily in the future.
  456.  
  457.  
  458. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20961802/#20970410
  459. Q: Can you make a model of x/y/z?
  460. A: "Perhaps after the animation. Expect that to take a number of weeks of work though."
  461. --He will make them when he is finished with Awesome As I Wanna Be--
  462. Now that he's done with that, he's making the Mane 6, then Spike.
  463.  
  464.  
  465. https://boards.4chan.org/mlp/thread/22310771#p22337667
  466. Q: So how much would it take to create some assets for the everfree forest and some good looking ground texture?
  467. A: https://youtu.be/xmQlcAcLOaU
  468. https://youtu.be/eshOzshjt90
  469. https://youtu.be/xRDFMYfsIcU
  470. https://youtu.be/FzbE7tN_YIY
  471.  
  472.  
  473. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20842328/#20876555
  474. Q: to 3dAnon once you're back online, i have a question.
  475. I have occasionally started to use Blender for quite some time now, like, 2 years or so(but i only use it during free time and such, so not much) but no matter how much i tried working with it, cycles rendering just seems like a huge waste of time(both in production and rendering) for something that doesn't look any better than blender rendering
  476.  
  477. Sure, if you want to go into very very very detailed stuff, stuff that is more detailed than any pixar movie, like, let's say dreamworks stuff, then i guess it might improve it by 1% or so. But considering how freaking long it takes, i don't see how ANY cartoonist that doesn't work for something like Dreamworks movies would use it.
  478. Especially not if you just do MLP recreations.
  479.  
  480. So my question is this: Why do you do this?
  481.  
  482. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/20842328/#20876787
  483. 1) I use cycles is just to learn more about it. It is what more renders are like now, so may as well get used to it.
  484. 2) The ability to preview the render in the view-port is very useful and time saving.
  485. 3) Blender Internal(BI) render was also very difficult to set up complicated shaders with. The node system with cycles is also far more flexible than what BI had.
  486. 4) Cycles has the ability to use Open Shader Language, so you can code complicated shaders.
  487. 5) The lack of global illumination in BI looked really bad with emissive objects, like tron stuff.
  488. 6) If you turn on the environment lighting, AO, and area light shadows, render times could approach cycles times anyway. Cycles can actually render really fast, but you just need to know how to cut down on noise. See this: http://cgcookie.com/blender/2014/02/25/noise-reduction-compositor/
  489. 7) Cycles works with multi-gpu configurations, so you can have one machine that can render far faster that BI ever could, and it scales excellently.
  490.  
  491. Those are some of the main reasons I can think of right now. Don't get me wrong, when cycles first came out and everyone was jumping off of BI, it was a much less capable renderer than it is now. Some of the best blender art was made with BI, but admittedly it is too far behind modern ray-tracing renderers now.
  492.  
  493.  
  494. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21175969/#21241964
  495. Q: Where is 3DAnon? / So is the 'Awesome as I wanna be' project just on hold while anons make other stuff, or was it just too much work and deemed not worth it?
  496. I mean I read the OP but it doesn't really say.
  497. A: From 3DAnon: I'm working on it. Anything other people make is currently independent of how I progress.
  498.  
  499.  
  500. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21175969/#21250670
  501. Q: What kind of computers would be better? Blender doesn't use GPUs for rendering, right?
  502. A: Nvidia GPU's are the best. AMD is not supported, and CPU's are slower. The 500 series gpus are faster than the 600 and on par with the 700. 900 series cards are the best though, because they have enough VRAM to handle the larger scenes and are finally faster than the 500 series. However, CPU's are more reliable and have more features for cycles rendering.
  503. Q: >500 series gpus are faster than the 600
  504. What? Why is that?
  505. A: Nvidia cripples their cards compute and OpenGL capabilities in their newer series to sell Quadro/Tesla workstation cards. Even the 200 series has better OpenGL performance for productivity software than many newer cards. Specifically, the double precision floating point calculations are hit the hardest, and those are used all the time rendering for production. Games use single or half precision usually, so those aren't affected as much. As well, there probably was some difference in the architecture that negatively affected computer performance. AMD does similar crippling, but to a lesser extent than Nvidia. I wouldn't be surprised if the recent boost in compute with Maxwell was largely due to Nvidia reversing some of the crippling after seeing how many AMD cards sold from mining.
  506.  
  507. TL;DR because duopoly.
  508.  
  509.  
  510. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21175969/#21234608
  511. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21288615/#21432592
  512. Q: Models in 3DSMax/Maya?
  513. Q: Does anyone know if there's any sort of tutorial for exporting stuff out of Blender and into Maya, while keeping skeletons and textures and stuff? I'm the anon who made >>21425099 , and while Blender's ok, I'm really good (and familiar) with Maya and just kinda lazy to really learn Blender stuff.
  514. A: Unfortunately, no one has figured out how to convert the models/rigs from blender to 3DSMax/Maya. Refer to comment chain.
  515.  
  516.  
  517. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21175969/#21221387
  518. Q: can we get RD and AJ with nothing on from the waist down to their socks? / Is it possible to take off their boots? / Feet?
  519. A: It was said earlier that the models were made with the clothes fused onto them. That includes the shoes. As far as I know, there are no socks versions. Although one can make them in blender on their own.
  520.  
  521.  
  522. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21288615/#21409701
  523. Q: I was thinking of learning Blender, Maya, and maybe Max so that I can be a 3D generalist, which I hear is extremely difficult. I have Blender, am learning it, and was planning on "aquireing" maya until I leave for college, and then get a student license.
  524. What do you think?
  525. A: That sounds good. Learning all the main packages is really strong to have. Also, pick up a game engine or some scripting extensions if you can, because those go a long way for standing out.
  526.  
  527.  
  528. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21288615#p21428089
  529. Q: thoughts on Unreal vs Cryengine? I personally think cryengine has better physics and a larger library of tools, but my knowledge is limited on the subject.
  530. >inb4 blender game engine
  531. i'm talkin' something that can get a freelance 3D generalist into the industry.
  532. A: Unreal Engine 4 by a good margin. It will become far more prevalent that Cryengine if it is not already. Crytec also ran into financial trouble, so who knows how long it will even be around. Once Unreal gets rolling with the new version, there are bound to be far more extensions too.
  533. Also, I agree that the blender game engine is horrible. I use blender not because I'm a shill, but because I genuinely like many aspects of the interface, workflow, tools, and extensions. However, it is not perfect overall, and aspects of it, such as the game engine, are hardly worth touching.
  534. Also, you might want to consider Unity, particularly because you mention freelance work. Getting into the larger projects that use Unreal is very difficult, and they typically don't use freelance artists anyway. Unity is much more popular among small developers where an inexperienced artists would stand a chance. Really though, learning any engine well is good.
  535. Q: what if I was considering learning both? Is there a workflow that can integrate unreal 4 AND cryengine? or are the codecs too different for integration?
  536. A: The workflows for importing assets probably differ to a reasonable extent, such as file formats. Not to mention, you'd need normal maps that are different for each engine because of the differences in tangent bias for smooth normal. The biggest challenge is that both engines are very different in the code, interface, and many other areas, so learning both is a huge undertaking.
  537.  
  538.  
  539. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21288615#p21432361
  540. Q: what kind of CPU/GPU would any of you recommend for blender?
  541. A: CPU kinda depends on your budget and if you want to game. However, I really, really recommend this: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117286
  542. Performs like an i7, but at an i5 price. It doesn't have the integrated graphics, but that doesn't matter with a graphics card. It is also selected for efficiency, so the power consumption is great. Finally, there is better virtual support. The only downside is that you can't overclock, but nobody does that for a workstation anyway.
  543. For the graphics card, you are best served by picking up a cheap 2gb 560ti or 570 used, assuming a good price and condition. Otherwise, buy a card with lots of vram, because that is what limits the complexity of your scenes, which the clock rates and such affect the time is takes to render only.
  544.  
  545.  
  546. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21435279/#21509370
  547. Q: Should I feel bad for pirating Software? Have any Hardware recommendations?
  548. A: As long as you are not actually selling models or working for pay using unlicensed products, the software creators couldn't be any happier you are learning their software and developing a dependence on it. Should you eventually work for a company, it is their responsibility to pay for and provide the necessary software. The cost only really bites you if you freelance, but that is a long ways off probably, and who knows what software will be available then. Or, if you are freelancing, Blender usually works well enough, in conjunction with say photoshop and zbrush, for just about any freelance task.
  549. For the hardware, $1000 ish should grab a great build, with $600 for two monitors.
  550. A Xeon E3-1230 V2 paired with a decent nVidia card with extra vram (for CUDA, which most gpu renderers use) should suffice. The workstation cards are actually slower at rendering 3d animations, and they are targeted more at OpenGL rendering applications.
  551. For the monitor, I'd say just pick up two 23 or 24 inch Dell ultrasharps when they are on sale. In my experience, Dell makes great monitors for professional use, with above average quality and at a good price.
  552.  
  553.  
  554. http://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21616248#p21617844
  555. Q: @3dAnon: How long is the degree? 3 years? Will you be moving out to another county or staying in the same area?
  556. I really think it would be beneficial if you got experience at that office, get to know the people who work there etc.
  557. What are you up to these days anyway? Do you have a part time job? Do you live with parents? When did you get into the fandom/mlp/?
  558. A: My degree is 4 years. I'm currently in eastern Canada for uni, but I'm from the west coast. I don't expect I'll be leaving the country for work unless I get a Google/Microsoft internship. I have an apartment I'm renting on my own. I don't have any part time work during the school year now because it is too much on top of the course load.
  559. I got into pone back whenever sonic rainboom aired. Frist thing I made was http://www.equestriagaming.com/2011/05/my-little-pony-3d.html Soon after, I got involved with Ponykart as a character animator/rigger. During S4, I started to only loosely followed fandom events because I was busy and had a [spoiler]>pd3d gf[/spoiler], but I still watched episodes. Then, I moved out here for uni, and soon after was back in the fandom. [spoiler]>tfw no gf anymore.[/spoiler] I didn't really browse /mlp/ much until this September though.
  560.  
  561.  
  562. /////Model/Rig specific questions/////
  563. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22138860#p22143163
  564. Q: how do curl fingers
  565. A: Press S to scale to curl one half, then R to rotate then 2 times x to rotate the other half.
  566.  
  567.  
  568. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22138860#p22151523
  569. Q: Is twilight's hair supposed to have a rig?
  570. A: Yes, it is rigged. Make sure to open blender's built in text editor, open rig.py, run it. Go the the properties panel in the 3d view, and there should be a rig layers panel, where you can unhide the hair controls.
  571. https://data.desustorage.org/board/mlp/image/1426/02/1426020778589.png
  572.  
  573.  
  574. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/21953274/#21954863
  575. Q: How do you swap clothes?
  576. A: For each object appended:
  577. 1. Set parent, under object tab, to the other character's rig (r_rig in your case I think)
  578. 2. Set armature modifier's object to other character's rig (same)
  579. 3. Set any MeshDeform modifier's object to other character's mesh cages (r_meshcagelegs, r_meshcagetorso, etc) and bind.
  580.  
  581.  
  582. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22167611/#22179647
  583. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22167611/#22179980
  584. 3DSMax Sunset Model
  585. Q: >Dat polygon topology
  586. Did you use the pro-optimizer modifier?
  587. A: yes in order to lower it enough to get it into gta but should fix it if its smoothened
  588. Q: Fair enough. Is there a tutorial for importing GTA models? Sounds fun
  589. A: theres a plugin called "Kams script" install it to 3ds and then run a program called "imgtool" and open the gta3.img extractr the dff and open it in kams
  590.  
  591.  
  592. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/22482947#p22502266
  593. Q: How do I fix this zoom? It feels like I'm constantly in User Ortho.
  594. A: Ohh, under the view tab in the properties shelf, decrease the lens value to 35
  595.  
  596. https://desustorage.org/mlp/thread/23229225#p23229408
  597. Anon Model
  598. I am the anon who was working on anon's model. It's currently very glitchy and I have literally no time to mess around with blender anymore, so I can't try to fix it anytime soon [spoiler]I may have time in 1 ½ - 2 months.[/spoiler]
  599. The one in the pastebin is veeeeeery heavy for your computers because I tried to make all pieces of clothes separately to make it easier for the user to toggle which clothes he wants, sadly it didn't work as I expected.
  600. There's also many deformation problems with the legs that could probably be fixed editing the weighting paint and meshcages, I think. And the materials... I just can't get them right, so I skipped them completely when I was editing it.
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