Hey guys, I have just posted this on my 'art dump' but figured I would post it here just in case any one was interested. Basically, this is an attempt to outline my adventure beginning work in America as a Canadian. In no way is this how every situation will play out, an official 'how to' or anything like that - just…
[ QUOTE ] OTOH, Apple has no competition in thehardware arena, ... As a result, they're slacking off and producing weaker hardware at higher prices. [/ QUOTE ] Apple has plenty of competition in the hardware arena. They just choose to try and lead here, and I think they do awesome as far as design. My Powerbook has shown…
Hey Chelsea, Your goal seems clear other than type of work. Are you looking for an in house studio job or freelance/contract work? The difference being: If you are looking for in house, focusing on scenes is ideal because you will most likely end up composing environments in levels. If you are looking for contract work,…
I'll echo Bagel and point out scale, composition and level of detail as the main aspects blunting your work. You're pretty good, but these aspects—key in environment art—need further attention here. Buckle up because this post turned out long! Scale, composition, level of detail Their importance lies not only in making the…
Judging is over and were FINALLY ready to begin announcing who the winners of Polycounts BRAWL Contest are! As you may remember, the judges were sent the Top 5 FIGHTERS and Top 5 STAGES as voted on by the Polycount Community. From there, they rated the entries in 3 areas: Artistic Achievement, Technical Achievement, and…
Development First Piece Mesoamerican Scene Planning: - Miro Starting my planning with the Miro software. Using the Mood board approach of dotting my ideas, organizing myself with what needs to be done is a good strategy and stopped me in getting carried away and doing things on the fly e.g. creating without reference etc.…
Hahah - I was actually reading an article where Valve were saying why PCs were the future of gaming. Personally I never ever play games on my PC as I spend too much time hunched over my workstation anyway and prefer to play something simple and arcadey/ co-operative while lying on teh sofa with my girlfriend to relax.…