I do a lot of vertex painting in my workflow, and I’m trying to set up hotkeys for common actions. I’ve got pretty much everything set except one thing, which I can’t seem to figure out: switching between painting vertex | vertex face | face. There are three radio buttons in the Paint Vertex Colors tool settings to choose…
I've never used Maya for this, but does it have a projection cage? I think you're right to question why no other (glaringly obvious) information was coming through in your normal map, I did a quick test to make sure I was sane and sure enough, you should be seeing some sort of "smoothed" corners. Obviously not going to…
I went to see it with my girlfiend and had a great time, though partly because I go to the cinema primairly as a date, so I'm quite a bit easier on the film in question. I really enjoyed the film, the storytelling and pacing were messy but it was as with the others exactly the kind of entertainment I was expecting, and…
The final project of this semester was focused on recreating an environment from reference, of which I chose a part of the subway environment from Stray. Unlike my previous project related to an environment, there was a clear number of things to do and guidelines for how to set up the scene. The sheer number of items to…
Hi everyone! My name is Marwan, I’m an Environment Artist and Co-founder of Remesh Games. As an Environment Artist, I’ve always found it annoying to "pollute" my scene just to check an asset. Dragging a mesh into the hierarchy just to see its stats or animations—and then having to clean it up—is a waste of time. To fix…
I think it is great that you are reaching out to get a new perspective and get some help, kudos to you for that. Personally id say pick a field and learn that field. So focus on lets say props, make some kickass props and shape your portfolio around that. Or maybe environments and make one really good environment. Right…
This is tailored towards beginners or curious people -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENERAL INFOS1 - Yes, Cinema 4D works very well for a game workflow if you know your Software2 - No, you 99% won't get…
Using MentalRay baking to make my AO map Working on a battle axe I made So the thing is I can get only the front or rear to work.* If I set camera to Surface Front, I get the blade to render but not the handle * If I set camera to Surface Rear, I get the handle but not the blade * FaceCamera gets just what I'm looking at…
The purpose of this looping animation is to showcase my products and the desired effect they have on people. Most of my products are gifts for women. And the product I want to highlight with this project is a keychain. I envision the following: A boyfriend and girlfriend holding hands facing each other standing still. The…