Honestly that's some pretty bad material definition reference. The one on the left looks like it's all one material, mostly looks like plastic. The cracks on the right sword make it looks like it's all made out of stone. Here's a better example of metalic surface: Unlit metal is actually pretty dark. The reason why we see…
(COPIED FROM MY BLOG) Another update. First pass on the materials There are few glaring issues that I've marked up. I'll go back and fix those this weekend. As far as the materials, I'm not sold on the blue just yet, I think i get the idea. I want to make it glow, but i'm not sure how to make a convincing glowing crystal…
Nice design. Some feedback. Firstly, don't work on a white background even when you start a new painting. Fill the bg with something other than white. Use a grey BG or a dark subtle colour. To make the character stand out and "pop" add a back light or gradient behind the character. (Works especially well with translucent…
Hey guys, Sorry, this work is a bit old.. but the title just hit the shelves a couple weeks ago. Anyhow, kicking myself to comp all the chars I did, so was just going to post them in here as they get composed. The studio I was at worked in parallel with Crystal Dynamics- they created the next gen versions of the game, and…
Wow, pretty big week for open-source engines. Earlier this week, I'm pretty sure Luxinia got a fresh update. (with some very attractive new features) And just today Crystal Space made available its release candidate for version 1.0. And now Irrlicht is even updating to version 1.2. A lot of solid, cross-platform open…
I'm taking a different direction with the head piece because the head slot also accounts for items worn on his back or go along his back. I didn't want to leave his back completely bare and put too much stuff on his head. Additionally, the high ponytail is going to be a lot more difficult to rig if I wanted it to act the…
Hello awesome people! The two of us are artists (Abbeysaurus & groomedmonkey), both involved in spare-time game development (under Origami Bear). We are really excited to take part in this contest but under a high workload at the moment so wont pick up momentum for a few weeks. However, we came up with a great concept so…
Of course ! But that's besides the point here. The point is that unlike other companies (like ... Adobe !), Maxon locks people who've purchased something out of using it. So the game to play here is, imho, to vote with ones wallet. But the silver lining is that things will even out naturally anyways. The top rows of…
hi everyone this is my first time participatingthis my try still so much to learn especially the texture but it was fun learning challenge for me :) the story:- (I wrote) ancient battle between red and blue minion towns they fought for long time using old crystal magic power but there is beast lives in the mines they had…
Hi! I'll be working on the Environment Art part of the contest, currently throwing about some ideas in my head and making some scribbles. I will be uploading some sketches and silhouettes these few days before jumping onto Z-Brush. My personal strengths are concept & modelling, and I currently see the most challenge in the…