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Marmoset Viewer Shininess Issue and Lighting
I'm looking to finish up a portfolio piece and I'm trying to make a Marmoset Viewer Export. I seem to be having 2 issues. 1. The Marmoset Viewer file/render comes out as very shiny. 2. The resulting file/render seems to lack most of the look of the lighting I've set up in Marmoset. I got a warning that Omni lights would… -
Smoothing groups+normal maps?
Hello polycounters I'm a normal mapping novice who is currently practicing with the technique and hoping to achieve a higher skill/comfort level. I'm working on understanding how any smoothing group info I have on my low detail model is getting baked into the normal map. I thought other beginners might benefit from seeing… -
Dissertation Idea
Hey PolyCount, I'm rapidly approaching my final year at University studying computer games modeling and animation and I'm struggling to nail down a subject for my dissertation. I've decided to go down the path of an environment artist and want my dissertation to be something that helps me in that area. Here's are some… -
~What's your workflow?~
Hey guys, I'm interested to know what kind of workflow polycounters use, may help some people find a new way of doing things, or another app to help us work better. I'll start it off. Software: Max 2011 64bit Zbrush 3.5 R3 Topogun x64 UVLayout 2.0.6 Crazybump Photoshop CS5 x64 Workflow: (1) High poly modeling (Max/Zbrush)… -
Baking Like Dota 2 - Need Help / Advice - ("Character Workflow included")
Hey Guys !! :smile: I´ve been trying to make a a Dota2 /LoL/Wow character /model, I researched and found that to make an easier and more detailed handpainted , what PRO´s usually do is to make a high model in Zbrush or whatever, they sculpt all the details and after that , they make a retopo. The magic becomes when they… -
ExponentialHeightFog giving dark "frame"
Hey, it´s me again (sorry :D ) I got a scene in Unreal and I use the ExponentialHeightFog and want to render a sequence with a camera. However, I get a very visible "frame" from the fog, when the camera did not move for a couple of frames and that ugly frame only disappears after the image has moved for a bit. I have no… -
[WIP] Apache Helicopter
Final Renders: Final triangle count is around 18,500. Did lots of renders, but if there's anything else you guys want to see, just tell me and ill do some more shots. I also did a Nod paint scheme for Renegade-X Anyway, hope you guys like it,its taken me forever to finally finish, but I did it (yay) and am happy to move… -
Unity3D Natural Bloom and Dirty Lens Live Demo
Hey, everyone! I've put together a visualization of an image effect I've recently created for Unity3D that provides high quality bloom (done the right way) and a dirty lens effect. The effects are energy-conserving and highly optimized. The effect costs roughly twice as much as rendering Unity's optimized bloom effect (1.0… -
Rabagh The Bombardier
Hey guys! I'm happy to join your forum! I've already tried to post this yesterday, but the thread didn't appeared. So i'm trying one more time:) This my latest character. Here is final textured model rendered in scanline 3ds max render. Looks like it's too much polys for a videogame engine:) Forgive me that:\ I'll make the… -
3ds max: Blend Map vs. Complete Map
i don't really use these specific bake "texture elements" all that much, but i was curious about the "blend" selection. what is it used for? maybe i could be using them. in max's help, i find the descriptions for these baked texture elements: A complete map saves most surface properties of the rendered object;…
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