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Re: Celebration post
I struggled with map baking for awhile too. I came here and got a lot of good help, but I think the major difficultly with baking is that you are working blind, and then you have to sit and wait several minutes at a time to get your results. So if you are a self-study hobbyist who doesn't know enough about the computer… -
Re: Sculptris 1.0 released!
Hey Blaizer, maybe you ran into the same problem I had. It was very very sluggish for me on XP32home, but I had great performance on XP64pro, with the same hardware (only a different HD.) Might be worth testing out ? I agree that some stuff does not behave the way it 'should'. I was also hoping for more powerful… -
Re: do you ever feel like you wont catch up?
I agree with MagicSugar^ about the indie projects with higher level people. (If you can...) The best things I find is switch off your mental intellect, and just do the work. Happy accidents do happen more often than disappointing ones when you start making stuff. Even if you don't necessarily feel like doing so. The catch… -
Re: Costume/Clothing Design.: Where to Begin
Hel-looks and style.com are both bookmarked now! Oxy: Costume design has been around forever. There is no magical formula. It draws on all the same aspects that the rest of art does, composition, color theory, shapes, etc. Conceptart.org has a wealth of clothing design to absorb, as do these more couture sites. I know when… -
Re: Anyone with an MA in games design / Art?
I don't think it's worth it. First, a game related MA gets you pretty much nothing on the resume. It can be useful, skill-wise, if it's a highly specialized MA. For example VFX, or where you get access to things you don't have at home, like a Mo-cap studio. The second problem is that a mixed MA - game design and art -… -
Re: Syncing files between desktop and laptop
I play for Dropbox, it's amazing for contract work. I'll list the reason for my case: 1. Keeps all my computers in sync with no tech knowledge. 2. You can access the files from the web, or with the app. (I've shown my animation reel on my iPad dozens of times.) 3. It keeps old versions of files, that you can restore or… -
Re: xnormal 4.0 features
Another nervous question unanswerd regarding tessellation as LOD "substitute". I am wondering if for such a strategy to work... That the assumption is that the only geometry to exist would be the lowest geometry possible. ( what you currently use for your lowest LOD level ) Expecting tessellation mapping alone to carry out… -
Re: Lightmaps: tech pros and cons
Hi ! thread necro ^^ So mmh what about linear workflow and lightmaps ? I baked my lightmap (vray) in gamma 1 and applied a 2.2 gamma correction in max with xoliul's shader, but i get horrible banding. It's logical as i re-expose an 8 bit file, but still, i thought it would look better with a bit of shader magic. How is it… -
Re: Rapid _SD awesome modeling plug for MAX
Just tried it out. It's like magic voodoo. Currently you can only tweak verts, not make any mesh changes like cuts or connects. But it's super fast, you can edit both with a cage by pressing 1, or adjusting the verts as they fall on the smoothed mesh (like in modo) by pressing 2, and it is literally in real time. I had a… -
Re: Attitudes about games
I dunno, then being stoned and on a crazy trip is art too ? Is magic the gathering art ? Life fantasy roleplaying ? playing with your transformer toys as the designers intended ? They all provide an immersive experience. Of course, if actors qualify as artists, then those weirdo fantasy roleplayers are all artists too...…
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