@throttlekitty Good lookin out. I think you're right about it requiring floats instead of integers! :# @Zalek4 Glad to help. Good luck with your assignment!
Looks nice. Instead of stopping the planets suddenly you can add some follow-through to it also a bit up-down motion so that it feels they are floating.
Here's an update... I Naboo'd it a little bit :) Does anyone know how tough texturing this will be? xD The model is 16.6k tris, there's hidden shit floating around.
Seems to be pretty tough right now to get a full time job, but there's a solid amount of freelance work floating around. There's always a ton of Flash work to be had.
Depends on the model and what you're trying to achieve with the normal map. There are times when you can just float some details on top of the LP and bake away.
that hdri gear done w/ mental ray is a tutorial floating around somewhere - i would suggest modeling something different or taking that one out completly.