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Re: Breakdown of the AAA pipeline for game-ready realistic hero props
oh wow thank you so much for the detailed tutorial, this is gold right here!
fairlyBread
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Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | March - April (95)
Now I split all these model into individual model ( instead of 1 big WB model ), and trying to get how many model I need to do, and what method should use.
I think the most difficult thing for me to do is the large debris group on the second floor, I haven't done such thing. Need some time to research how to make it looks promising, so it should be the last model to make in this scene. Other than that is pretty straight forward, will start on staircase model and the wall's texture first.
I think the most difficult thing for me to do is the large debris group on the second floor, I haven't done such thing. Need some time to research how to make it looks promising, so it should be the last model to make in this scene. Other than that is pretty straight forward, will start on staircase model and the wall's texture first.
cheesechen12
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Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | March - April (95)
Hey everyone! 
Wanted to congratulate everyone that participated in this challenge! There were some difficult shapes to wrangle in each of the concepts but everyone has done a phenomenal job approaching them. I'm hoping that anyone who hasn't quite reached that finish line will keep pushing, do not let the challenge dates deter you from finishing.
As May has arrived so too does a new challenge with a new batch of concepts to test yourselves with. Whether you're hoping to participate once more or just want to encourage and provide feedback to those who are, I hope to see you all there! 
Pinkfox
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Re: [WIP] Verasia - 3D Environment
Agreed about the palisade, and it does look fun. I especially like the first shot.
As for the lighting and color scheme, something a bit more pastel with less harsh shadows might work well. And maybe some color variations for the trees.
I'm not sure how much you still want to change, and this, too, is more about logic, but that river in the background seems to be angled quite steeply. Would probably have rapids or a waterfall or eaten even deeper into the terrain.
The palisade is placed where the terrain gets pretty wide again. Could be done out of necessity, and should be fine against wild animals, but other than a moat, there's probably ways to make use to the river and general geography a bit better. Not only is there a large tree right in front, but also a small hill. You'd probably incorporate that.
As for the lighting and color scheme, something a bit more pastel with less harsh shadows might work well. And maybe some color variations for the trees.
I'm not sure how much you still want to change, and this, too, is more about logic, but that river in the background seems to be angled quite steeply. Would probably have rapids or a waterfall or eaten even deeper into the terrain.
The palisade is placed where the terrain gets pretty wide again. Could be done out of necessity, and should be fine against wild animals, but other than a moat, there's probably ways to make use to the river and general geography a bit better. Not only is there a large tree right in front, but also a small hill. You'd probably incorporate that.
Noren
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Re: UV-Remap: A New Tool for Rearranging the UVs of Textured Models
Just got my hands on the tool, it's amazing!SillyJoe said:I am pleased to announce that the latest version 0.9.0-Beta includes an auto packing feature!
Just have a suggestion, would it be possible to add keyboard shortcuts to select, resize, move, rotate buttons? Would be a nice addition in my opinion.
Skan
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Multi OBJ Tools for Maya!
Hey folks,
So after a good reception for my Batch OBJ Tools for 3ds Max, I sat down today and wrote one for Maya too.
I'm happy to present mopMultiObjTool script for Maya!
You can download mopMultiObjTool.mel here, or by right-clicking on the screenshot and choosing "Save Link As":
This one has a slightly different feature set to the Max version due to some differences between the programs. The main core is the same though.
Feature list:
This script has literally been written today, and I've tested it fairly extensively with a number of different scenes, OBJs and settings. I think I've got error handling in for all obvious cases, it should be a pretty smooth experience.
It's tested on Maya 2008 but should be fairly backwards and forwards compatible. Please let me know if you find any bugs or if you think of any extra features that would make this a more useful application.
Installation:
So after a good reception for my Batch OBJ Tools for 3ds Max, I sat down today and wrote one for Maya too.
I'm happy to present mopMultiObjTool script for Maya!
You can download mopMultiObjTool.mel here, or by right-clicking on the screenshot and choosing "Save Link As":
This one has a slightly different feature set to the Max version due to some differences between the programs. The main core is the same though.
Feature list:
- Import large amounts of OBJ files in one click!
- Double-click an OBJ file in the list to import it directly.
- Filter the file list with a simple string (for example I always prefix my meshes as "high" or "low" so I can sort the list of files easily).
- Export selected objects to a highlighted OBJ file in the list.
- Export multiple separate meshes from your scene to multiple OBJs in one click (it creates one OBJ per mesh, using the mesh name as the file name)!
- Delete files directly from the list, or right-click to browse to the containing folder in Windows Explorer.
- Choose to display folders in the file list for direct navigation.
This script has literally been written today, and I've tested it fairly extensively with a number of different scenes, OBJs and settings. I think I've got error handling in for all obvious cases, it should be a pretty smooth experience.
It's tested on Maya 2008 but should be fairly backwards and forwards compatible. Please let me know if you find any bugs or if you think of any extra features that would make this a more useful application.
Installation:
- Download the .mel file from the above link (right-click and Save Link As).
- Place it in your My Documents/maya/scripts folder.
- Re-start Maya and type mopMultiObjTool; in the MEL command line to launch the tool.
- I recommend you make a shelf button with this command for easy access.
MoP
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Re: Breakdown of the AAA pipeline for game-ready realistic hero props
sick tutorial, thanks for sharing
zetheros
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Re: Brawl² Challenge / Competition, Vote and discussion?
This sounds like it could be a lot of fun if there are enough entries. The best thing about those past competitions was seeing the sheer volume of work being done in a collective sense. (but even without the domwar numbers, could still be fun!)
I would agree that having some set limits would be a good idea, whatever they may be.
Would there be any reason to stay within the fighting game theme? Is it to get character and environment artist involved (character/stage thing)? I see that there was Mario in the last one, so maybe that’s a bit more lax?
pxgeek
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Love the feedback recently
Not sure why this is, but I've been seeing some really stellar feedback on people's WIPs lately, and I just wanted to say it's great to see. 
Eric Chadwick
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