I have no formal training or experience in painting, with the Internet being my only source of knowledge on how to establish basic art fundamentals. I could really use advice on how to really capture the viewer's attention and making the art itself less about "i made dis" and more of "i want to know more about the story in…
Hey folks! How would I go about producing the water in the attached image? (Autodesk Maya) - I love how simple it is and want to try replicate it for an assignment I'm currently working on. Any help would be much appreciated! If you want to see where the attached image is from, here is the link to the…
Hello , in another thread I worked on making a mesh model of a straw hat , now I did this because I wanted a detailed bake of normal maps , but I have no idea how I could texture this to allow that alternate straw colors of different straws etc ... Is there any approach you could sugest me ? apart PS I have Substance…
Hi, So me and my team are trying to build a company to supply animation and rigging solutions for game studios all around the globe. We've been getting pretty frequent clients and projects. Now we want to expand our work more and find more projects and potential customers abroad. So I was wondering how can we achieve that…
Hey people, I've made a character for a cinematic we are working on for school. This character has a lot of belts running along his body though. http://puu.sh/nxQuT/9879ea93c7.jpg We are going to use motion capture for the animation and i'm checking how the deformation is working on my control rig. This is proving an…
I know this is a stupid question but (USA)English is my second language. I don't know how to describe my skills in English. I looked at other artists' resume. I couldn't understand if their skills are same as mine. could you guys tell me how to write resume in English. Here is my most current resume. portfolio web-site:…
Hello. I wanted to ask how can I expand my decal library ? I have seen many people creating really great textures using a lot of decals. I am talking about leak, smooths, wear decals etc. They had really big pictures that containd for example set of 6 on 6 diffrent smooths/worn decals. My question is, how can you create…
Hi, a new member here! ^_^ As a self-taught 3D artist, how do you know you're good enough to start looking for work either freelance or as a junior in the industry? It's a question that's been bothering me for a while, so I would hugely appreciate any pointers in that direction, and some practical advice on how to improve.…
I need to know how to make a basic terrain for a game i'm working on. just earth with some grass, maybe water. But I don't know where to start and I can't find any good tutorial of how to do it Is there an efficent way to make it? Something like this:…
I have had proper training for modeling and texturing in 2008. No lighting and no com positing. I have a certificate in 3d art and animation. I later realized animation was not my thing but I found I have a great passion for 3d art. I chose to go with what I was passionate about. Unfortunately my school focused on…