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Beginner zbrush/maya map frustration
so I’m learning how to use zbrush and I’m at the end of my first mini project. I want to export the Usual maps but nothing appears to be working correctly. I remember having a hard time with the same process in mudbox so I’m pretty sure it’s easy to solve.....I hope my displacement map seems to not be displacing at all.… -
Landscapes, layers and custom blending with material functions
I've been trying to refresh my UE knowledge with regard to landscapes / materials. What I want from my material is this.. Several material functions that define my various surfaces Painted layer masks modulated by procedural masks (eg. mask by slope etc) This appears to be doable but something seems decidedly janky about… -
Lost in the forest : a modular and foliage based project
Hey guys! Here is the project I presented for my 5th-year game art graduation exam, my goal here was to create an environment from A to Z because I want to work as an Environment or a Lighting Artist in the video game industry. For this project, I mainly focused on modular assets and I wanted to improve my foliage creation… -
Displacement issue (no details).. Zbrush-> Maya
Hello so here's my issue, I followed the Flipped Normals tutorial here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ThBTEc8L_M&t=1207s) I imported my 4k displacement map from Zbrush into Maya and when I attempt to render, no details show up (see 4th image to see Zbrush details) I saw people online say mess around with the Scalar Zero… -
Re: basic knowledge help
kanga - yeah, similarly for a bevel 'shader' workflow at material level if baked with hard edges as opposed too firstly projecting for example, your hard surface primary (quad topology) baked data onto the same correctly prepared proxy. An early bevel node baking series at 2048px * 2 texture resolution of a medium poly… -
Re: Automating quad topology for dense meshes (workflow discussion)
On the face of it an interesting closed source option however I think a brief workflow overview would help, thus enabling people to assess either it's pros or cons themselves although appears your demo is no longer available? Side note - for hard surface stuff I make, a native voxel remesh technique seems straightforward… -
Introducing Amplify Color - Industry Level Color Grading for Unity
Amplify Color is one of the leading choices for accurate and high performing Industry Level Color Grading. Extremely easy to use and to integrate in your project, no coding required. An efficient color grading extension comparable to industry standards used in VFX and Film, future proof and high-performing even on mobile… -
Polycount email notifications busted?
Lately whenever I get an email notification for a subscribed thread, the link sends me to an error page. Like here's one. http://boards.polycount.net/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Number=269420 ... that says this: <font class="small">Code:</font><hr /><pre>Um, yeah, this thread is breaking the boards right now. View it in flat… -
Maxscript Scope Issues?
To be frank... I understand almost nothing about scope. It theory makes sense but I don't know when it needs to be applied. That aside... I have an issue and I think it is related to it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. modpanel.setcurrentobject $.baseobject The above code works fine until I use it in a case… -
pimping my portfolio!
Ok, so in hearing from Rick and all you guys about keeping your website simple -no flash, fluff and spelling profolio right, I went and revamped my site. I thought I should have you guys rip it apart before I post everywhere. On a side note, I absolutely hate html, so this was done with the help of FrontPage (let me know…
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