1027218-Virtual environments: Additions

Create sphere
Edit sphere segment amount to 60

UVW unwrap - ignore backfacing - top view - highlight all - planar map
Had to use 3ds max 2012 to complete due to even more errors occuring in 3ds max 2011

Render out

Import render into photoshop

Ctrl + I = invert selection
Name uv
Change to multilpy mode (make white ares see through)
lower opacity if necessary

create new layer below
create circle markey from centre
drag out circle holding both alt + shift keys
alt = radius from centre of click
shift = proportions
Drawing circle to distance of where geometry was flipped before for eye main details - 5 polygon radius

Create white background layer for visual assistance if necessary
Edit fill - colour (your choice)
Filter - blur gaussian blur

fx - pattern overlay

Select desired pattern and apply

to recover colour info - duplicate layer
layer below - remove pattern - turn upper layer to multiply
Turn upper layer pattern (in fx menu) to multiply
fx - inner glow (normal mode)

Create new layer
Circle markey
draw halfway
Fill - any colour
eraser tool - dig into edges - idea is to make shape irregular

filter blur - radial blur

Smudge tool

Brush size for thickness

Strength of length

Push out from middle to create striations

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Add outer glow so win striations overlap they are still visible - outer glow will also slightly cover lines behind giving artificial depth

first layer finished (after very long time)

When drawing these lines you will smudge far beyond boarder of eye detail
Select earlier circle layer ctrl click to select / highlight
Add layer mask to working layer to fix overlaps

Select hue + saturation modifier
Turned off layer mask in this screen shot ignore)

HOLD ALT KEY TO ADD OPTION TO FIX THIS TO SINGLE LAYER NOT HOLD PIC
Turned off layer mask in this screen shot ignore)

Choose colour

New layer
Draw circle market (slightly smaller then previous so sits inside) - fill - Outer glow modifier
BEGIN SMUDGING - slightly smaller brush
Trim edges
picture jumps ahead

Add hue/saturation as before
Make very dark

Drop opacity to 40%

Repeat third time BUT WITH DIFFERENCE
Since this is top layer - want to give illusion lines are going in and out not just in too out
When on smudging stage smudge in lots - add variety to striations

Add bevel and emboss to adjust finish - depth and roundness finish (probably not noticeable at this size though)

then smudge out slightly smaller brush
trim edge

Hue and saturation

New layer - circular markey
fill - black

Smudge all round edges in and out to soften and add irregularity
very big - increase brush size
very weak - lower strength

New layer
Circle market half way through iris
Edit - stroke
white - set width to be approx as shown

Add gaussian blur

change to overlay

Showing overlay

Adjusted and made a lot more subtle and natural

(reduced thickness of line and added more blur

white part of eye in eye not pure white
lots of veins and slight discolouration
Create new layer under completed iris
Select medium red colour
Brush opacity 100%
Brush settings - shape dynamics - fade
Set width and distance

Try drawing random patterns from centre and other points
Add irregularities in veins not straight lines

Duplicate vein layer
Place underneath
Gaussian blur
Add mask on top vein layer
Low opacity erase - so not all veins are uniform in strength of thickness and colour

Eye discolouration

New layer behind veins
Very large brush - slight noise pattern (turn off fade)
Brush pattern with angle jitter + scattering

i.e. trying to make very large random patterns at very low opacity just to break up white surface

Background lightly dusted finish
Yellow + red used

Fit this example instead of simply feeding material back onto original sphere size restrictions required adjustments as follows

Create sphere
UVW mapping - this allows for easier placement and direct size adjustment