The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge has been announced!
It starts May 12, and ends Sept 12. Let's see what you got!
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It starts May 12, and ends Sept 12. Let's see what you got!
https://polycount.com/discussion/237047/the-brawl²-tournament
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Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | September - October (92)
Procrastinating a lot on the blockout but I'm happy with where this ended up ^^
stahlwart
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Re: Game Industry Layoffs - WTF?
I accidently read: if you added barely sex and the PTR suggested more sex..zetheros said:..this is what happens when you don't listen..
okidoki
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Re: Blendshapes/Shape keys/Morphtargets etc. (Especially regarding the facial ones).
if you are using advanced skeleton it has tools for transferring motion capture to the face rig
the way that it works is it has a bunch of premade blendshapes or joint poses (either or both, you can choose the rig setup) for various facial expressions. Then when you record the video it matches the video to closest combination of premade poses/blendshapes provided by the rig.
the way that it works is it has a bunch of premade blendshapes or joint poses (either or both, you can choose the rig setup) for various facial expressions. Then when you record the video it matches the video to closest combination of premade poses/blendshapes provided by the rig.
Alex_J
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Re: [FINISHED] Midnight Mass Church - fan art from Midnight Mass series
Some texturing WIPs
AngrySokol
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Re: (WIP) Track Sweeper
Last update for the night. Outer Wheel rims are done. I spent way too much time on a cover this morning that I ended up scrapping. Oh well. Working my way to the back of it now.
ChristopherRobin
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Sketchbook: ArchieWhitehead
Hey everyone, long time lurker!
I'm a student with a strong interest in Sci-fi, machinery, etc.
Here's some work from my actual sketchbook, along with some digital 2d too. Most of this stuff is from October16-Jan17, I've had to focus on coursework so sadly I haven't been able to do too much drawing recently. However, some of this stuff is from my coursework (I'm studying game art.) I'll probably post 3d here later on, I'm hoping to learn how to do hard surface in zbrush this summer.
Any feedback/crit is very much appreciated!
Thanks for looking!
Any feedback/crit is very much appreciated!
Thanks for looking!
I'm a student with a strong interest in Sci-fi, machinery, etc.
Here's some work from my actual sketchbook, along with some digital 2d too. Most of this stuff is from October16-Jan17, I've had to focus on coursework so sadly I haven't been able to do too much drawing recently. However, some of this stuff is from my coursework (I'm studying game art.) I'll probably post 3d here later on, I'm hoping to learn how to do hard surface in zbrush this summer.
Any feedback/crit is very much appreciated!
Thanks for looking!
Any feedback/crit is very much appreciated!
Thanks for looking!
BallistikBiskit
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Re: Does anyone know how to see dds files thumbnails in windows file explorer, adobe bridge etc.?
Thanks iam717 But as i recollect it's ancient as hell and uses same library for thumbnails XnView does. So shows what XnView does. So does it show dds exported from Substance Designer ? XnView certainly doesn't Neither Adobe Bridge on my end .
ps. tried to install Sage thumbs . Doesn't work for dds files. Not for ones Substance exports at least.
gnoop
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Re: AI Art, Good or Bad? A (hopefully) nuanced take on the subject.
@Seal40k personally I've been making my own game in my spare time, which is how I'm circumventing the issue. 3D art is one of the most complex and difficult jobs in game development, so if you know how to do that it isn't a big stretch to just do everything, especially with engines like UE and Unity around. However this might not be feasible/desirable for a lot of people, so developing new skills and branching out to other industries is always a good idea.
Lots of games come out dead on arrival, or are cancelled. You can be the best artist in the world, but if you're working with a studio with programmers and designers that don't know how to make an appealing game, or if you have a bad art lead/director, you're basically SoL. These people will end up using AI, and not only will their game suck, their art will too.
Lots of games come out dead on arrival, or are cancelled. You can be the best artist in the world, but if you're working with a studio with programmers and designers that don't know how to make an appealing game, or if you have a bad art lead/director, you're basically SoL. These people will end up using AI, and not only will their game suck, their art will too.
zetheros
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Re: Game Industry Layoffs - WTF?
should've added bear sex to WoW Blizzard, this is what happens when you don't listen to the PTR
zetheros
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Re: Star Wars Outlaws: Character design was the least of this games problems.
If you find it creepy given the context of the work you are assigned I don't know what to tell you.
How exactly do they make child character models in games you've worked on?
How exactly do they make child character models in games you've worked on?
I realized I could probably go into a deeper explanation as to why I reacted the way I this way, maybe it would be helpful and a good educational bit.
So yes, I will lay my bias out, I am sensitive to this topic, but not in the way that you might think, in that I'm offended... I'm sensitive in a way that you get when you have decades of lived experience that creates a finally tuned "radar" within yourself and you can instantly grab subtext, it's something I'm sure a lot of women and other femme presenting people can also relate to. My radar got pinged I'll try to explain why.
I have actually created a girl character before, about a decade ago for a horror game, she was about 10-12. I did have to look up child proportions but I did so in a very general way. I did think about what proportions would look appropriate for her, considering her age, and I had a bit of my own lived experience to draw from. I kept a very objective, arms length approach, trying to not pass judgements on what is "cute" or "attractive" but instead what fits her as a character and fits narrative. However at no time did I think specifically about her band or cup size, that is something that feels deeply personal and are facts that a lot of people actually get wrong, even if you need or wear a bra. I also had to look up burn wounds for a creepy burned variant of her and create a pregnant woman for the game as well, so RIP my search history for the time. It being a horror game and some of the subject matter I had to look up to get details right, it was kind of uncomfortable, but sitting with my discomfort and working on this does give me a chance to think about why I do feel uncomfortable and how I can create a bit of distance between myself and my work to stay in a healthy objective mindset.
For what I do now, well in my work history I have worked a TON with modular character sets, and have done refits from one gender to another, and from one playable race to another. I've developed a bit of a passion for it, being a big advocate for making sure the quality looks equally or comparable on all available options. I'm very used to giving feedback on breasts/ chest areas, butts and groins, you kind of have to if you're going to do this job. There is a way to do it with tact though, and I'll give some generic examples of feedback I've given before, scrubbed of specifics:
- It looks like the side of the armor have gotten squished, it feels like there isn't adequate room for the chest volume
- The straps on the female chest sit in an way that doesn't feel natural compared to the male version, try this paint over idea
- Is it possible we could better finesse the chest shape to make this version feel more masculine or feminine?
- It looks like the with the re-targeting the groin shape wound up skewed on the male, I think it needs some finesse to feel better
It's stuff like that, using depersonalized language in favor of stuff that is more art centric, like talking about the volume, shape, any skewing really goes a long way for making these conversations feel more professional.
Ok so to get into why this comparatively has a weird vibe for me:
In fact that young version of her doesn't even look like her, so not
sure what puberty did but she had a bigger bust when she was younger.
her adult model is very visibly a different band/cup size and the face looks like a different person.
her adult model is very visibly a different band/cup size and the face looks like a different person.
It's already been established that NikhilR doesn't find adult Kay attractive, appealing or well done, this is honestly an ok opinion to have as that sort of thing is also subjective. You're allowed to not like something. It's also ok to think that the younger version of Kay is a better done model that is more attractive an appealing. Both of these things are totally ok and fine opinions to have.
However where it gets sketch and pings my radar is not only is the younger version more attractive, but also her bust is a detail that is worthy of zeroing in on, calling out that her band/cup size is not only different, but bigger... which is a very personal detail and might not even be true because as I mentioned earlier, a lot of people aren't aware of how those work. Why specifically call out her breasts but not other things about her proportions? Especially why call it out first? It gives bad vibes because I know as a preteen/teenage girl, if first thing that someone felt the need to comment on where my breasts, it would be super weird and uncomfortable. Combine the breast comment with the opinion that younger version is more attractive, really sets my radar off and experience has told me that there is a lot of extra subtext being implied that is not being outright said (btw I would hope and like for that subtext to not be true, but you don't get a vigilant radar for no reason)
If I was to talk about comparisons between her younger an adult models and noticed discrepancies, I would be very general about it or find a way to use more depersonalized language. Like idk I would try this (note I have not seen full screenshots of the 2 different versions and how they compare so I'm pulling this completely out of thin air) "Her proportions don't seem like they would belong to the same character from a younger to adult version"
It can be a valid critique, sometimes it's not what you say but how you say it.
Its why I called that bit about Kay being trans or having used puberty
blockers rubbish and I hope it doesnt go there when this bit gets out.
Not sure what regular is in Star Wars, I guess anything is possible, and they are definitely trying to sell the strong feminist woman stereotype which isn't a problem as long as the characters backstory and plot affords to her growth, development and redemption.
Not sure what regular is in Star Wars, I guess anything is possible, and they are definitely trying to sell the strong feminist woman stereotype which isn't a problem as long as the characters backstory and plot affords to her growth, development and redemption.
Not sure why Kay "being trans" would get out when no sane person on the internet has even suggested that. I'm sure there are some parts of the abyssal sludge of the internet that will try to make that case, don't go eagerly diving headfirst down there, it's not worth it.
A ruffian scoundrel trying to make ends meet seems about as regular as you can get in the Star Wars universe, especially for that period in the canon
So yeah, trying to not derail this thread more than it already has been, but I hope this is helpful insight for some.
Alemja
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