The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge has been announced!
It starts May 12, and ends Oct 17. Let's see what you got!
https://polycount.com/discussion/237047/the-brawl²-tournament
It starts May 12, and ends Oct 17. Let's see what you got!
https://polycount.com/discussion/237047/the-brawl²-tournament
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Re: Feedback on my composition PLEASE
Depends a bit on what you plan to do with the window, will there be steam coming out of the cup etc. (might get a bit much as you'd have three regions of interest). Perhaps throw a light in there to get a better sense of the final scene.
Nothing that needs changing right now, but the overlap of the crank with the edge and corner of the gramophone base is a bit unfortunate, as it the sound box (the small cylinder holding the needle) visually touching the horn. Likewise, the left corner of the gramophone might be a bit close to the walls meeting behind it, depending on lighting. Nudging/arcing the camera a bit to the left might solve most of that, but you can also move/rotate the elements if you want to keep the overall composition.
Nothing that needs changing right now, but the overlap of the crank with the edge and corner of the gramophone base is a bit unfortunate, as it the sound box (the small cylinder holding the needle) visually touching the horn. Likewise, the left corner of the gramophone might be a bit close to the walls meeting behind it, depending on lighting. Nudging/arcing the camera a bit to the left might solve most of that, but you can also move/rotate the elements if you want to keep the overall composition.
Noren
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Re: Building a GPU powered painting program.
This is extremely interesting ! As someone who mostly paint on a single layer when doing concepts (like, I prefer picking neighbor color over switching from paint brush to erase tool, as less tools means less shortcuts to keep in mind and more time actually expressing my ideas)
I'll keep an eye on your software ! Great work !
I'll keep an eye on your software ! Great work !
Vexod14
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Re: Sketchbook: MrN
So we decided to change up the front of the helicopter. It looked too much like a bus so we decided to make it more like a huey/black hawk so it's more familiar and relatable. The process was pretty easy thanks to substance painter. I saved the stacked material I made for the corrugated sheet metal, as a smart material and re-applied the material to the new mesh. Sometimes this doesn't work so great and you have to tweak it a lot but in this instance, it worked out nicely - all that was needed was some minute tweaks here and there. To prevent from having to retexture the whole asset I simply removed the front nose paneling that I kept as a separate element from the rest of the mesh and just incorporated the new nose cone texture into the already existing texture for the rest of the heli. We also decided to create suspension for the front wheel instead of the shopping trolley cover.
However, there was a trade-off. Because the new mesh for the nose cone is larger it would need to occupy more space in the uv. After initial tests, it was far too low res even at 2k. So I deleted one side of the wooden planks and mirrored the left side to free up more space. This managed to remedy the problem nicely and looks decent at 2k!
MrNinjutsu
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Re: RIP Viktor Antonov, Art Director for "Half-Life 2" and "Dishonored", dies at 52
too young. Both games are favourites of mine, rest in peace
zetheros
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Re: TOPOLOGY - Solving Triangles on Curved Surfaces in Sub-D?
@FrankPolygon
Thank you very much for this fantastic answer. This is a very illustrative solution. I will definitely incorporate these approaches into my workflow in the future. I have adjusted the design according to my current level of knowledge.
Additionally, I have repeated a lot of fundamental exercises again, as I believe my basic understanding of Sub-D still needs improvement. Thanks also for the links – very informative!
Here are my results. Overall, this project has helped me better understand edge flows and mesh density.
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Jr3Z3m
*Sebastian
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gunzfire's Cemetery Moba Map
Hey guys. I am currently taking an Environment class part of Robotpencil's mentorship with Kalen. I am going to be working on creating a Moba map so I thought I start a thread here to show my process.
gunzfire
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How long have you been unemployed? + Rant
Hi everyone, I feel like venting a bit 
So I have been unemployed for a bit more than a year now and after sending more applications than I can bear to count and a bunch of interviews I'm still in the same situation. I have tried to improve my portfolio over the years but I think I've reached a point where it's not going to improve my chances that much and it's more about networking than anything now. I spend most days in a trance updating job sites (Artstation, Linkedin, Gamejobs, Ingamejob, Glassdoor, etc) and hoping for something to appear but there's absolutely nothing. Sometimes I see a vaguely related job offer in Linkedin I see it get +200 applications in just a couple of hours and it's like seeing a bunch of pidgeons throwing themselves at a piece of bread haha. It was difficult before but now I really think that trying to get into anything 3D art related is masochistic (excluding maybe arch viz and other things like that).
I see lots of people "freelancing" nowadays but I really wonder how many of them really manage to make a living because unless you're some well known name with plenty of connections I don't see how it's viable, the internet is too big of a place to compete with so many people with already established careers and so many years of experience. And then there are plenty of outsourcing studios from places like India, Philippines or Malasysia that only hire people from those countries and work for probably a lot less compared to western companies (not blaming anyone, but I think that plays a role too). Then there's AI, the layoffs, absurd requisites like week long art tests + years of professional experience working in increasingly niche roles (vegetation artist, lighting artist, vehicle artist...), constant relocation for short term stuff, etc. I feel like I'm just playing the lottery and hoping to win someday so I get to work for a couple of months.
Any rational person would have tried to find a different career at this point but this is the only thing I enjoy. I guess I could find some small part-time job for a while and hope for things to improve a bit but I don't think they are going to and it wouldn't solve much, at least in my case. And this is where I ask for a bit of advice because I'm getting burned out like so many others. Do you think I should try a different career path? I'm mostly a character artist and animator though I guess I could try VFX or something like that, even if I think those choices aren't that much better for finding a job but I just like anything 3D art related. How many of you have been / are in this type of situation and how are you handling it? Feel free to vent and blogpost with me.
So I have been unemployed for a bit more than a year now and after sending more applications than I can bear to count and a bunch of interviews I'm still in the same situation. I have tried to improve my portfolio over the years but I think I've reached a point where it's not going to improve my chances that much and it's more about networking than anything now. I spend most days in a trance updating job sites (Artstation, Linkedin, Gamejobs, Ingamejob, Glassdoor, etc) and hoping for something to appear but there's absolutely nothing. Sometimes I see a vaguely related job offer in Linkedin I see it get +200 applications in just a couple of hours and it's like seeing a bunch of pidgeons throwing themselves at a piece of bread haha. It was difficult before but now I really think that trying to get into anything 3D art related is masochistic (excluding maybe arch viz and other things like that).
I see lots of people "freelancing" nowadays but I really wonder how many of them really manage to make a living because unless you're some well known name with plenty of connections I don't see how it's viable, the internet is too big of a place to compete with so many people with already established careers and so many years of experience. And then there are plenty of outsourcing studios from places like India, Philippines or Malasysia that only hire people from those countries and work for probably a lot less compared to western companies (not blaming anyone, but I think that plays a role too). Then there's AI, the layoffs, absurd requisites like week long art tests + years of professional experience working in increasingly niche roles (vegetation artist, lighting artist, vehicle artist...), constant relocation for short term stuff, etc. I feel like I'm just playing the lottery and hoping to win someday so I get to work for a couple of months.
Any rational person would have tried to find a different career at this point but this is the only thing I enjoy. I guess I could find some small part-time job for a while and hope for things to improve a bit but I don't think they are going to and it wouldn't solve much, at least in my case. And this is where I ask for a bit of advice because I'm getting burned out like so many others. Do you think I should try a different career path? I'm mostly a character artist and animator though I guess I could try VFX or something like that, even if I think those choices aren't that much better for finding a job but I just like anything 3D art related. How many of you have been / are in this type of situation and how are you handling it? Feel free to vent and blogpost with me.
Ruflse
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Re: UV-Remap: A New Tool for Rearranging the UVs of Textured Models
I am pleased to announce that the latest version 0.9.0-Beta includes an auto packing feature!
SillyJoe
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Re: UV-Remap: A New Tool for Rearranging the UVs of Textured Models
It would be interesting to see how notably the new textures change from the remap. The examples shown get a bit more blurry, but they also seem to have been scaled down as a result of the combination. A pure rearrangement would help to identify changes (if any) better. A no-save demo is a great idea.
A lossless / pixel perfect mode might be interesting for smaller resolutions. Restrict movement to pixel increments and 90 degree rotations and translate the pixels without any filtering (or at least what I as a layman would consider filtering).
A lossless / pixel perfect mode might be interesting for smaller resolutions. Restrict movement to pixel increments and 90 degree rotations and translate the pixels without any filtering (or at least what I as a layman would consider filtering).
Noren
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