I will absolutely look into doing clear-coat when I try to optimize this down. Thanks for the replies! I am back with an update. I spent most of yesterday refactoring my previous result, with a refocus on pushing PBR and trusting it over curating a certain look. I also dug an old reflector out of the garage and studied it,…
Hi! I’m Bianca, a 3D artist and designer with experience in game development and product design, currently looking for new opportunities (freelance or full-time). I specialize in 3D modeling and texturing using Blender, ZBrush, and Substance Painter, and I also have experience with Unity. I’ve worked on game assets…
I travel often for my job and i'm a bit worried because of my mothers's health condition though it's not that serious. She regularly visits her physician for her check up. The problem is i wont be able to accompany her all the time. I was wondering if there is a software or application that helps you keep track your…
Interested in knowing what everyone's favourite websites are for reading news, articles, tips, interviews, getting inspiration, etc. for game art. So far I know about 80lvl, gamasutra, and polycount of course.
Hey guys, currently im doing a survey for a university study and I was wondering if people could take 5 minutes out of their busy schedules to help me out. It's mainly aimed towards artists the survey but any help is appreciated. If this post is unrelated or in the wrong section, delete it or just move it. Here's the…
The Canadian developers can probably relate to the lack of sun, its probably a little worse for them. CA or TX probably not so much? Anyway, good thoughts. People who get told to buckle down and practice usually are normally people using their C grade (by industry standard) student (A++ in school) portfolio to shop around…
Loss of motivation happens to everybody sometimes. Personally when I lose all motivation to do 3D, I try to go back to the reason why I was interested in 3D in the beginning. Personally, videogames got me into 3D. Whenever I'm feeling down on motivation, I stop being productive for about a week and I just sit back, relax,…
In a simple case like that, I just would remap the cap of the cylinder but here are some solutions for more complex cases: If you don't care about the extra polies: Just extrude those "seam-edges" by 0/0 like FatAssasin said. The distortion will be hidden away in this newly created tiny rim. If you have Deep-UV or any…