Modelling "Lace" animal head

[AlexP]

So, I need to model something like this
http://lpjacques.com/wp-content/uplo...il-uni-web.jpg

Assuming I dont *need* a regular pattern, how would I go about this?

Im sure many moons ago I did something like this with PFlow, but wouldnt know where to start now.
I tried guruware Ivy, but its not quite what I want. As has a distinct start point and flows out from there.

I almost want a bunch of particles on the surface to just randomly trace lines over the mesh of the head?

[thablanch]

What about a regular head model, a good unwrap, and using the vray displacement modifier with the 'water level' clipping option..

http://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/V...isplacementMod
(around the middle of the page)

[super gnu]

https://ahmedsheeraz.wordpress.com/2...ires-advanced/

[super gnu]

dammit never post a link before you see its working.

there you go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4kmWbBI8JQ

[AlexP]

dammit never post a link before you see its working.

there you go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4kmWbBI8JQ

Perfect thanks

[Morbid Angel]

or you can use lockbond in pflow, and move your particles with wind or whatever around, it will trace better contour I think.

[super gnu]

That is a good suggestion from Morbid. The turbulence in max wind can also give some surprisingly pretty patterns if you wanted to get creative:
https://www.google.it/url?sa=t&sourc...dhwbyOKXMoyK1g

[Morbid Angel]

those coffee bubbles at the end look amazing!

[AlexP]

Nice, wouldnt have thought of that

[super gnu]

let us see end result eh?

[AlexP]

Depends how well it turns out !