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Ted Eisenberg
Registered User
Join date: 25 Jun 2004
Posts: 56
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06-29-2004 01:58
ok iv been trying to make a hockey mask like jason for days now. but im not sure how to go about it if anyone would give me some tips id great appreacte the help its the last pieace needed for my jason costum haha dying to wear it to a rave!
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Cybin Monde
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Join date: 27 Jan 2004
Posts: 2,468
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you have two options:
06-29-2004 18:10
1) build it completely from prims
2) make a texture using the face template, make an alpha channel for holes.. the rest is white with scratches/blood/whatever you want to make it more realistic, then apply it to properly shaped prim.
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Chosen Few
Alpha Channel Slave
Join date: 16 Jan 2004
Posts: 7,496
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06-29-2004 20:50
Cybin's advice is good here, but maybe a little unclear if you are new to 3D modeling. When modeling complex shapes with SL's limited tool set, I usually find it very helpful to draw plans first (front, side, & top views). Upload the plans as a texture and apply it to a flattened cube. Now you've got a template and you can build your model right on top of it.
I find Illustrator to be a great tool for this, but you can use Photoshop or Paintshop if that's all you have. Start by drawing the mask itself and then decide how basic geometry best fits into it. I would suggest starting with a half sphere and adding a few more prims to it to give it relief (nose, cheeks, etc.).
Come to think of it though, when properly textured and bumped, the half shere alone may be all you need. It wouldn't be 100% acurate from all angles, but it would certainly be close, and it would be recognizable which is the important part.
It sounds silly that something as simple as a hocky mask is actually a complex shape, but topologically it is when all you have to work with are basic geometric shapes. Hope the advice helps. If you still have questions, come find me in world some time. I'm usually in Indigo.
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Darwin Appleby
I Was Beaten With Satan
Join date: 14 Mar 2003
Posts: 2,779
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06-29-2004 20:58
Hahaha, sounds like a good costume. I think the above stated is sound advice 
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