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Model Presentation

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>Rendering a Sculpture - by Mike Fudge<
>Lighting, material, and rendering setup in Maya.<
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>High Poly Material Rendering Tutorial - by Artem "X-Convict" Volchik<
>Double-specular material setup in 3ds Max. Discussion and examples here in Polycount.<
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>MR materials for 3ds Max - by Enrico "SyncViewS" Gullotti<
>mental ray materials for 3ds Max, including dark shiny, light wireframe, and dark wireframe. Discussion and examples here in Polycount.<
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>Engineering Material - by Pete Draper<
>Outline and cross-hatching render setup, using the Ink and Paint material in 3ds Max.<
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Low-poly models are usually best presented as screenshots from a game engine, or from your modeling app's viewport using.

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> Current/Nextgen Game Material Rendering - by James Hall <
>Lighting a normal-mapped model using 2-point lighting and ambient occlusion.<
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> Depth of field in the 3ds Max viewport - by Pior "pior" Oberson <
> Using real-time depth of field, plus antialiased wireframes, in 3ds Max.<
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> Baked shadow maps in the 3ds Max viewport - by Pior "pior" Oberson <
> Self-shadowing can be easily baked in 3ds Max. However baking can be avoided in version 2009 onwards because Max now supports real-time dynamic shadowing in the viewport.<
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> Setting up UDK for portfolio renders? thread on Polycount <
> Helpful tips about using UDK to create nice screenshots of your models. See also this post from Lamont about capturing animation from UDK.
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> Tips for creating high-quality screenshots in UDK.

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 * [[Image:Model_Presentation$modelmat_3dsmax-viewport-baked-shadows_oberson.png]] <<BR>> [[attachment:3dsmax-viewport-baked-shadows_oberson.jpg|Baked shadow maps in the 3ds Max viewport]] - by ''[http://www.pioroberson.com/ Pior "pior" Oberson]'' <<BR>> Self-shadowing can be easily baked in 3ds Max. However baking can be avoided in version 2009 onwards because Max now supports real-time dynamic shadowing in the viewport.<<BR>><<BR>>
 * [[Image:Model_Presentation$modelmat_udk.png]] <<BR>> [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73930 Setting up UDK for portfolio renders?] thread on Polycount <<BR>> Helpful tips about using UDK to create nice screenshots of your models. See also [http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/showpost.php?p=210702&postcount=4 this post from Lamont] about capturing animation from UDK.
+* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=100950 Screenshots & Presentation Help/Thread of Knowledge] thread on Polycount <<BR>> Tips for creating high-quality screenshots in UDK.
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