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It starts May 12, and ends Sept 12. Let's see what you got!
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Re: how do you create tilable textures for uneven floor tiles not all the same dimensions?
Normal maps get compressed with BC5 compression where it wont make much of a difference, but baking at 16 bit and lowering it down to 8 bit later can produce dithering and noise instead of obvious banding artifacts where there's strong gradients. Doesn't really matter much unless there's really low roughness values.cturbo said:Do we still bake at 8bit or has it gone up to 16bit maps yet?
ZacD
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Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | September - October (92)
I love your wood texture omgraphadont said:First time doing this challenges... I decided to handpaint the wheelcart.
I still think it needs a lot of work, some areas out of the shot are not even painted... some parts are too busy, I really wanted to repaint the golden parts too, and equalize better the surface and its colors, but I'll be away for the rest of the month so I had to call it done.
kwagner
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Re: Sketchbook: Fabi_G
"Rhinoceros"
Created a node group of the dithering portion so it's easy to reuse in other files.
Gaming-wise, I have been playing way too much Hades :-B Edit: Wow, just did my first escape
Created a node group of the dithering portion so it's easy to reuse in other files.
Gaming-wise, I have been playing way too much Hades :-B Edit: Wow, just did my first escape
Fabi_G
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Re: I don't understand sometimes
@artquest
Hey there!
Wow.., I completely forgot about this post as it's been a while since I wrote this haha. I appreciate your words of wisdom, and I agree a lot with what you wrote. It's understandable though building up a presence online (especially now). That said I do think it's pretty important to have some presence and a following if you're doing commissions or some freelance work, even starting up your own business, so I get it. I'm sorry to hear about the strikes and everything... it's rough out there; These past two years have seemed like the industry is in a nose dive, but I remain hopeful things will level out soon and creative peeps can find stable work with good pay.
I'm happy to say my mindset has changed drastically since I wrote this a few years ago. I personally don't focus social media as much anymore in my own instance. However, I do agree with you that (now) I mainly do it to show what I loved working on, and for self improvement to look back/reflect what could be better, etc. But what did improve things for me personally was shutting out all the noise of social media, sitting down and just working on bigger projects for myself and trying to learn 1-2 things new every time. That ironically took me places and got me introduced to people/companies that saw my work online, which was really cool.
Admittedly, looking back at this post it came from a place of insecurity in me and I was going about things all wrong. Thankfully, I've learned a lot since then focusing on creating what I like, improving myself, and my skills. Don't get me wrong, I'd be lying if I said recognition isn't nice every once in a while but I consider that a bonus more than anything. Large follower counts are cool, but not a 'must' for say, keep making stuff and people will vibe with it
happens at random and that's kind of the fun part. I'm thankful this past year I just completed my first year in the industry as an environment artist and already worked on one title and soon another, so I'm very grateful. I guess this is an elaborate way of saying things fall into place, and everyone's experience will be different but I do think persistence is key.
I guess one thing I will add on for newer artist's is: Don't get your head warped by all the awesome artwork you see on Artstation or online in general. Yes, there are insanely skilled people who have done this for years, but that doesn't mean you can't get there too. Social media is kind of like a highlight reel for everyone, it's not often popular artists are going to discuss their failures and troubles along the way to get to where they are now but also is a valid thing to pursue to get yourself out there. Just don't be consumed by it, it's unhealthy. (just my opinion)
Polycount may disagree for necroing this post hahaha, but I appreciate it, it's a good reminder and hopefully it does help others who may come across it. Cheers to you as well! Thank you for the comment and I wish you luck on building up on social media additionally, I wish you (and everyone else who may read this) all the best in the future.
Hey there!
Wow.., I completely forgot about this post as it's been a while since I wrote this haha. I appreciate your words of wisdom, and I agree a lot with what you wrote. It's understandable though building up a presence online (especially now). That said I do think it's pretty important to have some presence and a following if you're doing commissions or some freelance work, even starting up your own business, so I get it. I'm sorry to hear about the strikes and everything... it's rough out there; These past two years have seemed like the industry is in a nose dive, but I remain hopeful things will level out soon and creative peeps can find stable work with good pay.
I'm happy to say my mindset has changed drastically since I wrote this a few years ago. I personally don't focus social media as much anymore in my own instance. However, I do agree with you that (now) I mainly do it to show what I loved working on, and for self improvement to look back/reflect what could be better, etc. But what did improve things for me personally was shutting out all the noise of social media, sitting down and just working on bigger projects for myself and trying to learn 1-2 things new every time. That ironically took me places and got me introduced to people/companies that saw my work online, which was really cool.
Admittedly, looking back at this post it came from a place of insecurity in me and I was going about things all wrong. Thankfully, I've learned a lot since then focusing on creating what I like, improving myself, and my skills. Don't get me wrong, I'd be lying if I said recognition isn't nice every once in a while but I consider that a bonus more than anything. Large follower counts are cool, but not a 'must' for say, keep making stuff and people will vibe with it
happens at random and that's kind of the fun part. I'm thankful this past year I just completed my first year in the industry as an environment artist and already worked on one title and soon another, so I'm very grateful. I guess this is an elaborate way of saying things fall into place, and everyone's experience will be different but I do think persistence is key.I guess one thing I will add on for newer artist's is: Don't get your head warped by all the awesome artwork you see on Artstation or online in general. Yes, there are insanely skilled people who have done this for years, but that doesn't mean you can't get there too. Social media is kind of like a highlight reel for everyone, it's not often popular artists are going to discuss their failures and troubles along the way to get to where they are now but also is a valid thing to pursue to get yourself out there. Just don't be consumed by it, it's unhealthy. (just my opinion)
Polycount may disagree for necroing this post hahaha, but I appreciate it, it's a good reminder and hopefully it does help others who may come across it. Cheers to you as well! Thank you for the comment and I wish you luck on building up on social media
additionally, I wish you (and everyone else who may read this) all the best in the future.
Mr_Nova
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Re: how do you create tilable textures for uneven floor tiles not all the same dimensions?
This is properly not what you want to hear (and i mentioned it at one of your other threads).. but: you should have stick to the grid in the first place or planning ahead with some 1x1 m and 1x1.5 m tiles (or even more) which "do tile" (which is also more complicated than respecting the grid) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ .
okidoki
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Re: I don't understand sometimes
@Mr_Nova
I totally understand your feeling. But keep this in mind. IMO Social media is a marketing tool for artists. Everyone who has gotten "big" didn't get there by accident. I've been working steadily in the industry for almost 15 years and I've never had a big following or top row. I've worked on large name projects and small across games and film/advertising. I've worked at Blur and many other studios in LA, it's something I skipped for a long time because I didn't enjoy the experience I got from social media. I just love making art. I don't feel the need to post except for self improvement purposes. (but I got a lot of that in person on the job too).
I'm only now deciding that I want to build a social media presence because I'm almost 100% remote at this point so I need to start building an online presence to increase my client base. (Post Hollywood strikes in LA, things have been slow)
I just wanted to share this because I believe both tracks are equally valid for building a career. You have to choose what you want out of the industry. People don't get famous accidentally Vitally Bulgarov, and Fausto De martini got picked up by blizzard cinematics because they targeted that company and posted online with a purpose since they didn't live in California. The internet is great if you're non local, but not needed if you're nearby a hub I'd suggest. But then again times may have changed, so follow your own gut and trust your experience.
Edit- Just realize I necro'd this thread but it popped up in the top of the feed on the main page for me. Still, I believe it's a relevant topic and I hope it helps someone out there. - Cheers!
I totally understand your feeling. But keep this in mind. IMO Social media is a marketing tool for artists. Everyone who has gotten "big" didn't get there by accident. I've been working steadily in the industry for almost 15 years and I've never had a big following or top row. I've worked on large name projects and small across games and film/advertising. I've worked at Blur and many other studios in LA, it's something I skipped for a long time because I didn't enjoy the experience I got from social media. I just love making art. I don't feel the need to post except for self improvement purposes. (but I got a lot of that in person on the job too).
I'm only now deciding that I want to build a social media presence because I'm almost 100% remote at this point so I need to start building an online presence to increase my client base. (Post Hollywood strikes in LA, things have been slow)
I just wanted to share this because I believe both tracks are equally valid for building a career. You have to choose what you want out of the industry. People don't get famous accidentally
Vitally Bulgarov, and Fausto De martini got picked up by blizzard cinematics because they targeted that company and posted online with a purpose since they didn't live in California. The internet is great if you're non local, but not needed if you're nearby a hub I'd suggest. But then again times may have changed, so follow your own gut and trust your experience. Edit- Just realize I necro'd this thread but it popped up in the top of the feed on the main page for me. Still, I believe it's a relevant topic and I hope it helps someone out there. - Cheers!
artquest
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Re: Convert PBR to Source Traditional Diffuse/Normal/Spec?
@armagon Substance painter can bake the combined material channels and view port lighting to a single RGB texture. Just use the 2D view output from the list of converted maps in the output template tab. There should be a trial version of Substance Painter available on Adobe's site.
11/15 Addendum: Existing PBR textures, authored in the metallic workflow, can be imported into Substance Painter and assigned to the appropriate channels in a fill layer. For textures authored in the PBR specular workflow it's also necessary to switch the main shader model to PBR-spec-gloss and add the required input channels.
Both PBR metallic and PBR specular textures can be converted to non-PBR spec+gloss using the appropriate output channels from the Converted maps section of the Output Templates tab in the Export textures popup. Depending on how the textures need to be packed, it may also be necessary to create custom export presets that sample from the correct outputs and pack the texture data into the desired channels in the image files.
Some of the default export configurations are setup incorrectly and can throw errors when pulling data from non-existent channels but this can be resolved by choosing outputs from the Converted maps column.
Though Substance Painter makes this process a bit more convoluted than is necessary, it should work in version 2020 and up. Third party tutorial videos seem to be more up to date on the process than what's listed in the official documentation. Below is an example of the various inputs / outputs and the packing configuration used to generate the last generation textures.
FrankPolygon
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Re: how do you create tilable textures for uneven floor tiles not all the same dimensions?
Are you looking to generate different diners? Else you could just create a unique floor mesh and apply a tiling material, done
Fabi_G
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Re: how do you create tilable textures for uneven floor tiles not all the same dimensions?
cover as much as you can with your standardized pieces
then when you are finished, look at see where the gaps are. hopefully there is some pattern to the left overs and you can easily fill the gaps with just a few more standardized pieces. if not, just make custom things as you need.
other methods can be to use props and trims to cover problem spots, and world-projected textures rather than UV aligned textures, and and depending on the art style and textures it might not be a problem in the first place - for example a noisy pattern might not stand out as being off, while a wood planks might.
Alex_J
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Re: [Finished] - Butterfly Knight
Heya everyone o7,
Despite the short time frame I'm excited to announce that this project has finished. You can check it out here:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/WXdokG
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/WXdokG
Massive thanks to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts and feedback throughout the development process. For suggestions and feedback I couldn’t implement due to deadlines, I’ve noted them down and will be applying them to future projects (especially my FMP that I'll also be posting too but will run for much longer).
jtag04
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