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Re: Can't hide seams
Upload your files, otherwise people will only be able to make guess.
My own guesses : you likely put some useless hard edges at the border of all UVs even though there is no need for them ; and then somehow lost the hard edge information along the way. Or, somehow used a baker that split rays at hard edges, which would naturally produces a broken surface rendition. Or, some color depth issue. But again these are just guesses based on ... not much.
Please make the effort to describe your issue with full sentences as opposed to one-liners, and show/share as much as you can.
pior
Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | July - August (79)
@Fabi_G Great work as usual, only thing I can think of adding is maybe some mist on the inside or water droplets on the glass.
Been having a go at the stylised environment. Few more assets to make but getting there. Hopefully will have time after to do the other environment challenge.
atunnard
Re: Brick Material WIP (How come I never did a brick material before???)
A first render setup. I incorporated some of the feedback like contrast in the albedo, fixed the brickbond and added some height variation.
For some weird reason, marmoset4 doesnt like to render my 8k textures. I exported in 8k, but the 4k and 8k renders look 100% the same. I am sure I had this problem before...
Anyways, here is the first sphere render. Not entirely happy yet, but nearly calling it done. Been too long already... Since february. Damn :D
Will also export some variations with various brick bonds, some grout variation and color. Also maybe cranking up / lowering some of the damage values for some nice variations. I might also put it on my stores, but graph definetly needs some clean up before that. Not presentable at all haha
Finnn
Re: First Fusion 360/Blender Project Semi Auto Sniper
still a WIP< but close to the end.
Feel free to crit as hard as possible. Looking to improve.
Bionicphobia
Re: Convincing 3d that looks like 2d.... Wow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIVEQ9iSz48&list=PLv8Xik7JbQH3AtYLs3QY7jYuubckdGfnU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUvAFpyQF3U&list=PLv8Xik7JbQH2XkhIq_8cwhgPQBL0jeKJL
3D_director
ZBRUSH - All new updates to require Maxon subscription
So it finally happened, no more free updates. Version 2022.0.5 will be the last release for perpetual license holders.
PolyHertz
Re: Critique required on this 1911 pistol!
Roughness Definition
I think one thing that could be improved is the overall roughness value of the metal. Most examples that I found on artstation have a higher roughness value. That way the scractches that have a significantly lower roughness value pop more. Basically a higher contrast between your roughness details should improve the overall realism. In the example you can clearly see the difference in values and I think its also supported by the albedo (brighter value where the roughness is lower) to further push the effect of the scratches.
Uniformity of Wear
imo your details look too uniform. I think you have a solid base here, but to push it further you could add details that "make sense". Take parts that are commonly used on the gun like the trigger and add wear details with direction. See these examples:
Rendering
Your rendering setup really could improve the look aswell.
Some notes:
+ Higher contrast of prop and background (most examples I found use dark backgrounds)
+ Use your hdri main light to softly illuminate your prop, everything should be clearly lit without any keylights but it shouldnt be too bright.
+ Reposition and recalibrate your keylights. Id make them "softer", meaning they should effect a bigger area of the gun. Then you can slowly add the same keylight with a stronger emphasis on certain parts. (thats the way I do it sometimes) Generally, you should experiment with it and work from examples of other artists. like these:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8eVgvG
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nEbOy9
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/6aGWLn
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/2mvox
+ Light the back of the gun so the silhouette becomes more clear, like in this example:
Finnn
Victorian living room
Hello there, I was working on this one for the last 2-3 months. I would be really grateful for some quality feedback.
Jay_Dee
Re: Looking for direction; Thoughts on using a Hammer SDK environment as a portfolio piece
when i was in art school a peer created a very cool environment that was just a single outdoor space the size of a backyard with great mood, custom assets, lighting, complete with weather and ambient sound. it was so effective i remember it to this day.
you should make a small moody environment space. it's small enough in scope that it's viable to take to polish in a reasonable time frame, can be screenshot and video clipped for your portfolio and even tagged with a download link to the map file and installation snippet.
use a modern engine and avoid being encumbered by design to focus on building a body of portfolio work. when you have cornerstone pieces, then get wild with old software and ambitious projects that will add breadth to your repertoire.
killnpc