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Re: What Are You Working On? (3D) 2025
Hey everyone! Just finished a Sci-fi stun gun prop.
Any feedback is appreciated and the full breakdown is here: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/2BQ6KA
Any feedback is appreciated and the full breakdown is here: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/2BQ6KA
MyronUnzhakov
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Hiring 2.5D Game Artist – Realistic Lobby Design for Mobile Poker Game
Hey artists,
We're building a cinematic poker game for mobile with a unique visual style – a 2.5D lobby that blends realistic UI, layered environments, and dynamic atmosphere across three eras (1890, 2000, 2025).
We're looking for a 2.5D artist who can:
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Create visually rich layered environments (not flat 2D, but not full 3D either)
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Design UI elements (buttons, XP bar, menus) that feel part of the scene
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Use lighting, shadows, and perspective for a semi-realistic/cinematic look
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Optimize for Unity & mobile screens (performance matters)
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Work with placeholder 3D characters we provide (no character design needed)
Must have:
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Portfolio showing 2.5D or cinematic UI/lobby scenes
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Experience in mobile game UI/UX
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Strong visual storytelling ability
Optional but great:
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Knowledge of Unity or how layered assets are implemented
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Background in games like Red Dead, Gwent, or PokerStars VR
DM me with your portfolio + availability + rates.
Paid project – serious and long-term potential.
Maxthon
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Re: Sketchbook: Zetheros
Instead of 'woke' Body Type 1 & 2 or 'trad-wife' Male & Female, Project Nova will feature a brand new nomenclature for the quintessential quintuple A (AAAAA) experience; players may choose between 'Floppy Meat Walls' and 'Never Big Enough' (FMW & NBE respectively), and have altered the character creation window to reflect these exciting new changes. This may or may not be an out of season April Fools joke.
Additionally, the female (oops! I meant to say FMW) automaton is baked and in UE5. Needs metallic and roughness maps, as do all the races. Work was also done on the NBE automaton this week.
Turntables, so ChatGPT can scrape them:
https://youtu.be/ajHJT0oTXfI
https://youtu.be/kLIU3mNeMPM
https://youtu.be/VnkHhmJMPZI
Have a great week!
Turntables, so ChatGPT can scrape them:
https://youtu.be/ajHJT0oTXfIhttps://youtu.be/kLIU3mNeMPMhttps://youtu.be/VnkHhmJMPZIHave a great week!
zetheros
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Re: Stylized Game ready backpack
Very nice.
In terms of finest details, the fabric elements could perhaps be further differentiated from one another for instance by giving one of them a visible texture (like a mesh fabric) - but only if the resolution/target art style allows of course.
Also, more elements could benefit from graphic weathering similar to what you have on the sides of the firearm handle, to represent dirt. For instance at the bottom of the sleeping mat cover and on the pouches, as if the item had seen some action going through mud and water. Such dirty (matte) surfaces would also allow you to break up the specular a bit.
In terms of finest details, the fabric elements could perhaps be further differentiated from one another for instance by giving one of them a visible texture (like a mesh fabric) - but only if the resolution/target art style allows of course.
Also, more elements could benefit from graphic weathering similar to what you have on the sides of the firearm handle, to represent dirt. For instance at the bottom of the sleeping mat cover and on the pouches, as if the item had seen some action going through mud and water. Such dirty (matte) surfaces would also allow you to break up the specular a bit.
pior
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Re: Stylized Game ready backpack
Nice! I could defo see this in a game like Crash Bandicoot.
Ashervisalis
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Re: The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge!
I think it would be great for people to post their WIP threads right here in this dedicated section.
Eric Chadwick
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Re: The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge!
I edited the OP, turned on html mode </>, deleted the extra <br>'s at the end, turned off </>, saved. Then re-editing, I don't see any new <br>'s.
Note that when you edit a post in normal non-html mode, every time you add a line return (Enter key) it will add another <br>.
Note that when you edit a post in normal non-html mode, every time you add a line return (Enter key) it will add another <br>.
Eric Chadwick
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Re: The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge!
sacboi said:curious if there'll be a separate dedicated thread in order to post our stuff like per original contest page? (can't find it)
The idea is that each artist (or team of two) will create their own WIP thread. In fact, it's kind of required. Or were you thinking some shared WAYWO-style show-your-latest-work thread?
I also tried to find the original Brawl contest thread, still looking.
Eric Chadwick
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Re: Game Industry Layoffs - WTF?
Another business decision that impacts the desire to switch from in-office to remote: some cities in the U.S. offer tax incentives to businesses that fill office space in their municipalities, because all those workers need lunches, gyms, haircuts… local business stimulus y’all!
These incentives can rely on a certain number of people being onsite. If the developer fails to keep that number present, they lose the tax deduction, and that can be a significant hit.
These incentives can rely on a certain number of people being onsite. If the developer fails to keep that number present, they lose the tax deduction, and that can be a significant hit.
Eric Chadwick
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Re: Help Marmoset Overlap Artifact Fix
Hello. Yes, of course.kanga said:Tell us what setting you changed so it can be there for someone who has the same problem in the future. Even if it is face palm stuff.
Here's the description of the situation and the solution I applied.
First, I created low-poly and high-poly models. Because the high-poly sculpt was very heavy, I used only one instance of the objects for baking onto the low-poly overlaps and trims. This caused a problem with the AO map: on one hand, it recognized the presence of the high-poly, but on the other hand, it wasn't actually there, so the AO didn't bake correctly in those areas.
Solution:
I duplicated all the high-poly objects the necessary number of times to fully assemble the object. Consequently, the scene became 4 times more loaded... But nevertheless, everything is now baked properly, and all the trims and overlaps I used tile seamlessly.
2met7cen
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