I figured I'd throw in my opinion. As stated above, you should understand that university isn't about learning, it's about growing as an Artist/individual. Everybody will have positive and negative opinions about every university. I went to Abertay and didn't have any issues. Pick a university which has industry…
Well since the general discussion forum is the best place to talk about personal problems, I thought it was time for me to try it out Well this may be the most important and crucial decision I'll ever made; I've been a student for two years in a computer graphics school in France(mainly for non game related stuff like…
Hi Polycount community👋 I’m Leo YuanLi, an aspring 3D environment artist. I’ve spent the 1 year building the portfolio. I’d love your feedback on how to push it further, as well as the overall strengths and weaknesses, for personal growth, freelance work, or indie & AA studio roles. Portfolio…
Hello everyone! I decided to test myself and the model of the Magpul CTR buttstock. I assembled the model in Blender using Boolean operations, and polished and added chamfers in ZBrush. I painted in Substance Painter, and also drew and transferred the inscriptions and icons via Photoshop. I made renders and mini-animations…
If you're having trouble coming up with an accurate pose from your head, find or shoot some reference. The silhouette of the character looks as if no study was put into it. The shadow cast from the character is just a blob and doesn't match the form that is there. The side of the Rock should not be as illuminated as it is.…
OP, I think by default when you go after anything creative it will naturally/usually be very difficult for the simple fact that a whole lot more people want the "fun" jobs than there are open fun jobs. It's a case where you can do everything right (get the degree, learn the software, make the portfolio, apply like crazy…
if the goal is to make money to pay bills right now, I can't recommend 3d modeling. Takes years of study and practice to get to a point where you can start making money, and that money is not good unless you're in the top 10% with good connections. The industry is in shambles, and competition is silly. As for AI, as…