My Experiments converting my 2D images to 3D

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• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  February 28 edited February 28

  The final painting is in this thread..

  https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/754101/guardian-of-the-woods#latest

   

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• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  February 28

  Using various free online image to 3D on Huggingface, I decided on Sparc3D as the best. BUT it does not generate a texture. I will use 3DCoat to texture. The poly count is way too high to use in a DAZ or Vue render.

   

   

   

  

  

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• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  February 28

  I tried to use the auto retopo feature in 3D Coat but it failed every time. I also tried "Quad Remesher" commercial plug in for Blender and it also failed.

  So I used Blender to decimate the figure. I had also tried 3D Coat to export as decimated but found Blender did a much better job at decimating and retaining detail.

  I also tried baking a  UV Mapped 3D Coat decimated model and the original hipoly with normal maps. But the detail was not as clean as the Blender decimated model with no normal maps.

   

  

  

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• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  February 28

  In Blender 5, in EDIT mode to decimate I selected MESH->CLEAN-UP->DECIMATE GEOMETRY and entered .1 for decimate amount. This is what Chipp Walters recommended (creator of Kit Ops and other excellent addons for Blender in a Youtube video).

  The image is of the deimated model.

   

  

  

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• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  February 28 edited February 28

  Back view of the model.

  

  

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• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  February 28 edited February 28

  I used Blender addon Instant Clean to check and repair non-maifold, loose polys or verts, etc. I found it work better  on this model then Blenders  3D Print ToolBox

  

  

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• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  February 28

  I will texture in 3D Coat or Vue.But leaning towards 3D Coat.
• nonesuch00 Posts: 18,812

  March 1

  I like it a lot. Sell it in the DAZ Store when you're done.
• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  March 1

  Thanks for the kind comments. However based on traffic and comments in this thread there does not seem to be much interest.
• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  March 2 edited March 2

  Textured in 3D Coat and rendered in 3D Coat
   

  

  

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• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  March 2 edited March 2

  Rendered in DAZ Iray

   

  

  

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• 3Diva Posts: 12,014

  March 2

  Neat tree-guy! Nicely done!
• Leana Posts: 12,941

  March 2

  Nice model :)
• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  March 2

  Screen capture of 3D model in Vue

   

   

  

  

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• wsterdan Posts: 3,162

  March 5

  kenmo said:

  I used Blender addon Instant Clean to check and repair non-maifold, loose polys or verts, etc. I found it work better  on this model then Blenders  3D Print ToolBox

  Thanks for the info, I've been using 3D Print Toolbox but I'll give Instant Clean a try. 
• wsterdan Posts: 3,162

  March 5

  kenmo said:

  Rendered in DAZ Iray

   

  Excellent final product! 
• wsterdan Posts: 3,162

  March 5 edited March 5

  kenmo said:

  Thanks for the kind comments. However based on traffic and comments in this thread there does not seem to be much interest.

  It often seems that way, but there's so very many threads and so many distractions these days outside of the forums that you shouldn't be disheartened. Many of us do enjoy seeing this type of creativity, even we don't always take the time to comment.

  It's also very annoying that the forum view no longer shows how many people have viewed a thread recently, to a hundred people may have stopped and viewed your thread but it only reports one view.

  Post edited by wsterdan on March 5
• Artini Posts: 10,549

  March 5

  wsterdan said:

  kenmo said:

  I used Blender addon Instant Clean to check and repair non-maifold, loose polys or verts, etc. I found it work better  on this model then Blenders  3D Print ToolBox

  Thanks for the info, I've been using 3D Print Toolbox but I'll give Instant Clean a try. 

  That is very interesting. Thanks for posting.

  On Gumroad it is listed, that it support Blender 2.93, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5

  Do you know, if it support Blender 5.x series? 

   
• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  March 5

  Artini said:

  wsterdan said:

  kenmo said:

  I used Blender addon Instant Clean to check and repair non-maifold, loose polys or verts, etc. I found it work better  on this model then Blenders  3D Print ToolBox

  Thanks for the info, I've been using 3D Print Toolbox but I'll give Instant Clean a try. 

  That is very interesting. Thanks for posting.

  On Gumroad it is listed, that it support Blender 2.93, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5

  Do you know, if it support Blender 5.x series? 

   

  I have it installed on Blender 5 but I seem to have better luck with Instant Clean on this tree figure. 
• Artini Posts: 10,549

  March 5

  Thanks.

  I am asking about Instant Clean in Blender 5.

   
• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  March 5

  As I said I have better luck with Instant Clean on my figure. I am using Blender 5.0. So YES , Instant Clean works fine for me in Blender 5.0.
• Artini Posts: 10,549

  March 10

  Thanks for the confirmation.

   
• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  March 14 edited March 14

  I thought I would try making another 3D model from one of my 2D illustrations."The Traveller". It is an earlier image, I liked the snail character but not the overall image. 

   

   

   

  

  

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• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  March 14 edited March 14

   

  I cut the snail from the image and saved as an transparent PNG.

  After an initial run in a free image to 3D with the rider included, the man was included as being a part of the unicorn and not a rider in the 3D model. So I removed the rider from the image.

   

   

  

  

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• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  March 14

  The high poly model as created by the image to 3D online service.

   

  

  

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• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  March 14

  The high poly model as created by the image to 3D online service.

   
• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  March 14 edited March 14

  This time I thought I would retopo with the commercial Blender add-on, "Quad Remesher"  since it failed on the previous TREE ENT figure.

  However on this snail it did not struggle at all. 

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• kenmo Posts: 1,123

  March 14 edited March 14

  I was  a little shy posting another example as the previous attempt seemed to go over like a lead ballon.

  It is not my intent to waste waste web space if there is no interest in topics like this.

  Comments and tips would be greatly appreciated.

  Cheers

  Kenmo

  

  

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• IceDragonArt Posts: 12,951

  March 16

  I have no idea how this is done but I just wanted to say its really cool and I will be following along.