@iam717, thank you
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Phew, think that's that for the time being: Artstation

It took a while trying to figure out the lighting and rendering in UE. Various exposure settings nearly killed me. Makes me really appreciate how friendly Blender is =D It was made all that much harder because of ill-timed hardware adjustments that messed up my screen settings - what are the chances it would happen now?
In any case, one serious headache later, I got things working and ready to call it finished (for now). She really could use some props (like an Automag to heroically aim at things) and some NaPali enviro assets, but I'll just have to put it on the list of things to (hopefully) do in the next iteration.




I've read prologue from Unreal manual and thought it would be a shame to make the Prisoner a "stoic space marine convict" type of character in terms of facial expressions. They seemed to me like someone capable of having fun as a normal human being, despite whatever experiences landed them in prison.
So bonus EEVEE renders:





Side-by-side (kinda makes me want to try making a lowpoly character, a Nali maybe, with vertex animation):



Some days ago I came upon UnrealRedux project (by Krull0r) and my whole model suddenly felt so... bland. Like an unnecessary high poly amateur cosplayer. There is still some stronger style to be found for this project, something that would make it a little bit more like Unreal. Wish I knew what that was.
Some exploration from before I started on the model:

I had some feedback and redid the textures. More realistic material and damage. Let me know what yall think.

Hey man, you are putting in the hard yards, you ARE putting in the effort and time, and for the most part you are doing well. You are RIGHT on the cusp of leveling up, it's just going to take stepping back and considering the process a bit. I also apologize if I've been a little blunt here.


The mechanism which our perception gets better is a ratchet. You make a perception, you then check that perception and prove that it was wrong. Every time this happens, your perception improves. The point of external feedback is not to give you theory, (you can get theory from any ol book or video), you are renting our perceptions in order to drive your attention to the areas you didn't know needed attention, which drives this loop.

That's all a bit abstract. So let me put this in practical terms. The pattern I always see with students, is I give a paint-over, pointing out something. Then most of the time they do an iteration, but it's applying the concept in a limited way.
What you want to do instead, is instead take the advice and apply it as strongly as you can. How can you capitalize on an external perception as much as possible.

My advice of varying the edges of the form, you just applied it to the one point of the form. What if you instead went to every single form, and added crazy variation of edge hardness. TRY and take it too far. Really get under the skin of what the commenter was trying to get at.

more shots over on my artstation https://www.artstation.com/artwork/L4l1wA

I finally finished this character this year and posted on artstation https://www.artstation.com/arthurngelo

Well... been a while.
Finally got around to finishing the redesign of the player character for this project. He ended up going through a number of changes since the early concept was done. 

Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful time over the holidays. Welcome to the 94th edition of the Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge for the months of January and February!

This challenge is a way for real-time 3D artists to test their skills and create a piece of work based on concepts provided. It's open to those of all skill levels and we do our best to provide meaningful feedback along the way so everyone can come away from the challenge with actionable points on which they can improve their craft!

- ENVIRONMENTS -

HARD SURFACE ENVIRONMENT:
20241227 by baotong YU
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nJ2x8X


STYLIZED ENVIRONMENT:
abandoned place by Erin Lin
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/gBPJx

- PROPS -

HARD SURFACE PROP:
Yellow Flashlight by Tony Zenitium
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/K31vlW


STYLIZED PROP:
National Park - Stylized Props Concept Art by Mikael Yusifov
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/W2wPNQ

- RULES -

Please read all the rules before starting:

• Try to post at least one critique for every post that you make. This will make for a better learning environment and help us all grow as artists.
• Try your best to finish as much as you can in the time frame provided, but remember even if you don't finish by the end of the challenge we encourage you to keep pushing and finish your piece!
• Post what you are working on in this thread so that way it's a more centralized place for advice and critique. Please avoid creating a new thread as we don't want to spam out the forums.
• It is recommended to use a game engine to present your work. Unreal Engine, Unity, and Godot are very common engines that can be used but feel free to use any alternatives that you want. (Marmoset Toolbag for example.)
• Feel free to change up your chosen concept a bit if you want! Interpret these concepts to your liking, especially if your aim is to add storytelling elements.
• If you finish your project and decide to post it to something like Artstation, make sure you give credit to the concept artist in the form of a link to their profile. Additionally, it is recommended to ask a concept artist for their permission to post a 3D piece based on their work before doing so.

- RECOMMENDATIONS -

• When you are just starting out making a scene, it can seem complicated or imposing. Take your time planning and blocking out, it will set you up for success later on.
• Think about how you can re-use assets, re-use textures, break it down as simple as possible and plan it out. A lot of people will break it down in their own way when they start out their challenge. Gather some reference images as well for different parts of the scene, don't be afraid to make it your own.
• We strongly encourage you to go and look at other games and see how they make their assets as well as get concept art to give it your own feel.
• The goal is to learn and grow both artistically and in your ability to both give and receive critique, but don't stress about it and remember to have fun!

Good luck everyone!