Hello Polycount! I recently started working on a small 2D game in my free time and wanted to have my character actually do something while sliding over the screen :p Now it needs to be said that this is my first ever animation (well technically the third draft thereof, but who's counting) and I really have no clue as to…
I realise I'm in little position to talk, but.....To be blunt, the differences between the 2018 version and the 2025 version are superficial as fuck. You can light it better, but I don't really think the biggest problems are with the lighting, as stated.
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Ok now I think I understand what you are talking about. First off let's be *very* precise. What you are specifically talking about is the look of the top and bottom edges of the embossed details. In other words, this whole thread is about this and only this (which if I am understanding you correctly comes from a 2D to…
hello folk, i recently started a small project done with my buddy seenya for our respective portfolio, seenya and i are trying to create a fantasy dinosaur which it will be in full 3D. of course, we will make it as a tutorial for 3Dtotal as free tutorial. i'm already excited to work on this small project and i do hope it…
Okay, so I've come across an issue with Subtance Painter and Toolbag 5. I recently purchased Substance Painter 2025 Steam addition and now most of the time when re-loading Toolbag 5 textures (I'm using Toolbag 5 for rendering) the application freezes. I can't use task manager to close and reset I have to do a hard…
Hi there folks, I'm a student of Character Animation at CalArts, and I'm on a mission from God. I'm attempting to increase the school's degree of interest in the video game side of the entertainment industry. What I'm looking for now are people who work in the Los Angeles area who would be willing and able to travel to the…
Take a look at Forza's material talk at GDC for a bit more advanced look at car paint shaders. Theres some code there if I remember correctly from attending the talk. Was a good talk about their material system.
It's actually pretty hard to compare the 2 because of how they fundamentally differ in terms of technology. Mari paints on a 2d screen buffer that is then applied as a screen projection on the model, where Painter projects stamps directly on geometry in real time. Mari's paint strokes are baked in after a stroke, while…