New here... new to max...

Bone

Hi, Im real new to all this stuff, Im going to uni in southampton, england, studying computer and video games design, though our course seem to be based purely on the art side of games... any way I've kinda just started to use maxs here what I've been working on I guess,

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and heres some 2D art work I have done, some before this course,

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McIlroy

You have a very long ways to go before you are pro level . My advice is to concentrate on Characters , Levels or environments . Your 2D work needs a lot of improvement none of it is pro level. Im just being honest keep working and keep your chin up .

Tulkamir

Hey, there, you seem to have a great start on this stuff. I actually really like a lot of your 2d stuff (the last one is great, got some nice style to it)

The first two models are kind of hard to critique as they are in a very early state (I assume) and don't show a wireframe or anything.

The plane is a great start. Keep at it, you're doing great man.

MacTom27

Imo, you are doing fine with characters and proportions.
I really like your gals and the last art work.
For the 3D, ditto as Tulkamir.
Too early for any criticism.

MAUL0r

lotta wasted polys in those models, but we all started off that way, that plane could easily be half the polys.

your 2d stuff is coming along, I sugguest doing some research on photoshop painting techniques, and if you don't already have one, get a tablet

SHEPEIRO

your 2d stuff is quite cool, the fighters and the last peice esp.

the 3d will come with time and practice. 2 tips for free:

1-not all mesh needs to be water tight, intersecting meshes are tri saving miricles at low poly. (if your teachers say they are expected/needed/used in this industry, then he needs head examining)

2- when making your textures never (nearly never) ever use black and white to shade, use a slightly saturated lighter coluor for highlights and a darker slightly saturated colour for shadows. as a rule i keep to the middle half of the light/dark colour spectrum.

Bone

woo man I totally forgot to reply to this thread....
I did read everything way back when and understood it all,
thanks for the crits..

(and your right McIlroy Im well off pro level, but you know pratice pratice pratice)

anyway NEW STUFF!!!







very much a work in progress




so yeah....

Wells

I'm going to have to disagree with McIlroy - I'd say your 2d stuff is easily on par with some of the folk I've worked with. I particularly like the first three you posted. The last two seems to have lost your personal style in the quest for realism.

Geezus

A closeup of the face would help us to better critique the entire piece.

I know this is WIP, but I don't know how far along you are in that, so I'll say that there are numerous places where you have several verts along a straight edge. If you're not going to use those vert to help define the character, then get rid of 'em. Also, are you working off of reference, because either the legs seem a bit too short or the hips are too far down, hard to tell. Hope it helps, keep pluggin' away.

Skizot

i can easily tell it's supposed to be angelina jolie if that counts :P

Bone

YAY it is angelina WOO for me!

Geezus: its very early on, which is annoying becouse I don't have much time to finsh.... though Im doing better than most in my class

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Bone

weee work work work
2 days left YAY!

Bone

gotta go unwrap now

StJoris

Awww she doesn't look like angelina that much anymore :P

Bone

really? bugger!
where did I go wrong?

SHEPEIRO

i think its the body making it look rather too much male teenager than WOman

Bone

I've started texturing, (looks shite at the mo)
I think I've got closer to how she looks now

Jarrod1937

ah, i see she's gone through a sex change.

Bone

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I have so much hate for both models now.

Uni does not give enough time.

Bone

just messing around with textures and stuff

Japhir

cool! i love your 2d skills!