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The best way to model an Egyptian Pyramid
 
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Posted: 01 February 2012 07:01 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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I have been tossing this around on how to even approach this. It seems like a very simple task, but I want it to look pretty realistic. All the stones are deformed and chipped different and they are stacked on one another. I would like some input as to model and texture such a beast.

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Posted: 01 February 2012 08:10 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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Unless you really need to assemble or disassemble it block-by-block, your best bet is to simply use a pyramid primitive and do all the details in texture. You can layer a brick pattern and noise in the displacement channel with subpolygon displacement to get the detail you want.

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Posted: 01 February 2012 08:13 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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Thank you for your help.

John

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