It starts May 12, and ends Sept 12. Let's see what you got!
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Re: [WIP] RED V-Raptor camera, Plasticity practice
Are 800px wide images ok to see the details? Or someone needs full res?
3d_legionary
Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | July - August (97)
Vertices: 1801
Tri-count: 3,520
Texture Resolution: 1024 x 1024
Light on:
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WireFrame: Maya
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Animation:
Smoggybeard
[PAID] Seeking 3D Artist for Retro Racing Game
I’m developing a stylized racing game called SPEEDWORLD, set in the 1980s and inspired by vintage NASCAR, TNN motorsports broadcasts, and retro racing culture. I need two high-quality game-ready 3D assets:
- A 1984-style stock car, based on the Monte Carlo — low/mid poly, separate mesh parts for damage, clean UVs for in-game paint customization.
- A rigged, customizable male driver, featuring modular hair, fire suit styles, and accessories (mullet, open fire suit, gold chain, etc.)
Art style is stylized but era-authentic — no blocky cartoon look, but not hyperrealistic either. Think somewhere between a late PS2 racing game and a modern stylized indie title.
This is a passion project — not on a tight deadline, but I want someone who understands game integration and retro aesthetics. Long-term collaboration possible.
Unity-compatible format. I can provide references and briefs.
MarinoMiami85
Re: How do you make the 3D pipeline less painful?
Blanked out the name to discourage SEO, but I'm sure you could find it if you looked hard enough.
Anyhow, it's all a bunch of astroturfing. Looking at you AsdiusWork, kostadina, lucaK25.
I get it, this is how you market these days, embedding things. But at the very least treat us with some level of respect and announce where you're from, don't hide behind some pseudo anonymity.
Eric Chadwick
Re: How do you make the 3D pipeline less painful?
To the OP :
"A UV co-pilot overlays stretch/TD heatmaps, proposes seams you can accept/tweak,"
"wouldn't something like this be cool?"
Well not really, since seams are placed (or at least planned ahead) *while* modeling the low, as they very much influence the modeling. Hoping for an assistant to design them for you after the fact is somewhat absurd and wouldn't be much better than the many automatic or semi-automatic UV tools already available today.
What you are describing is close to one-day throwaway models that are not meant to go in the final game. And while such quick models can be interesting experiments (and as said they can certainly be done in less than a day with the currently available tools, ie tools that have been available for about 10+ years already), in actual practice they're not so hot as ingame placeholders since they take about the same time to do as a regular clean blockout ... and a clean blockout has the big advantage of being a starting point for the final model later as opposed to being fully throwaway. As a matter of fact it seems to be what Valve is doing with their Deadlock models. And if production needs to speed up unexpectedly, a clean blockout ready for quick cleanup and texturing will always be more useful than a sculpted model bruteforced into a pseudo-realtime model that needs to be redone from scratch.
Now of course new tools are always fun to think about (and certainly interesting to develop). But I genuinely believe that the time of an artist is better spent on developing efficient working habits with the tools available today, than on daydreaming about the next automagical thing.
pior
Breath Of The Wild Zelda - Free Rig
Super excited for the new breath of the wild so I made some art. I also put the model up with a rig for anyone who wants to use it! If anyone makes an animation it would be really cool to see them shared here
theStoff
Re: Early-Late 2000s CGI/Game textures
I used Faogen 80% of the the hero models, or things that needed more complex baking.
Lamont
Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | July - August (97)
Z0ltBa
3D Character & Environment Artists for Children's YouTube Series (0-6 yrs)
We are looking for two talented individuals to join our team: one Character Artist and one Environment Artist.
🎨 Seeking 3D Character and Environment Artists/Modelers!
We are launching a new 3D children's nursery rhymes series for YouTube and are searching for skilled 3D modeling artists capable of creating stylized, cartoon-like characters and environments.
✨ Our Vision: We aim to create a colorful, soft, and engaging world specifically designed to appeal to young children (ages 0-6). We need team members who will be responsible for the production of all character and environment models for the project.
🔧 Project Scope:
- 7 Human Characters: Baby, Big Brother, Big Sister, Mother, Father, Farmer, Nurse
- 15–20 Animal Models: Examples include: cow, sheep, duck, horse, etc.
- 5 Main Environments: House Interior, House Exterior (Garden), Farm, Park/Playground, Street/City Scene
🎯 What We're Looking For:
- Proven experience in modeling stylized, cartoon-like characters and/or environments.
- Ability to create models with clean topology and UVs, suitable and optimized for rigging.
- Proficiency in Autodesk Maya.
- Concept design skills are a significant plus!
How to Apply:
- We are hiring for two distinct roles: Character Artist and Environment Artist. Please clearly state which role you are applying for in your application.
- Include links to your relevant portfolio(s).
- Artists capable of handling both character and environment modeling should indicate this and provide portfolio examples showcasing both skill sets.
- Please include examples of previous work that align with the style of this project (stylized, child-friendly) along with your general portfolio.
Thank you for your time!
Bahadirguven