very true :) Could also look at this topic in a way of cliche being that just a cliche thing is modeled, without a story, concept, or history added to it. edit: in relation to your prof's comments, am pretty sure he/she's stressing this to help you stand out and not fade into the sea of Angkor Watts and classical…
Thanks guys! I'm working to add more color. I'm finding that it's kind of a balance between looking interesting and drowning out the forms. I'll post the latest iteration in a while, but for now I'm going to address DDuckworth's request. DDuckworth, I'm really new to this too, this is my second building so I can't claim to…
I'm not sure to quite follow the gender controversy here. Yes the android portrayed in the clip can function as a sex doll. That doesn't mean in any way that the author of the clip (or the target audience it is aiming at) is for woman being objectified. It simply is a grim statement on today's society (the exact same…
A spoilers-friendly thread is actually an appropriate place to engage in one of my favorite creative exercises when I believe a film is flawed but salvageable. What would you do to fix the film? For me, I would throw out the entire third act and re-contextualize the Batman/Superman fight. Batman and Superman fighting each…
I think its true though if you have a good grounding in traditional skills, its gonna help no matter what. There do seem to be a lot of folks coming through that don't know how to paint textures too well but might be ace at sculpting in zbrush/mudbox personally, coming from a 2d illustration background, then doing flat…
Shiiiit, ive been figuring out how to deal with RSI for more then two years now. I think i finaly know what lifestyle is best to keep myself out of problems. For me its realy a combination of alot of factors. Biggest problem for me is my bloodflow. Making sure this stays optimal is key. Im wearing thermo gloves right now,…
So this is really coming along. here are my crits: Skin: looks better in the most recent images but I can't see the face. As of the last images with the face, there was VERY little color variation which made it look like a flat color. Spec was also lacking so her whole face looks very flat and lifeless IMO. Add in some…
looks neat, reminds me of rtzen, just even more artist friendly than it rtzen but I think rtzen has died or so... also had another app in mind, a procedural texture generator which was similar intend on doing something similar (graph based) for luxinia's shader editor in the future as well. about the price, well…
Okay it's about Cube maps, and blended environment Maps. the one Caveat abouut this, is because of the draw order bug in the UT Engine, you cannot use this effect with opacities, otherwise it draws the last faces first. 1.) You will need to create three cube maps. Two are based off the same source art. The third is a…
Great work everyone! Keep it up! If I wasn't working on another skin right now, I would have given it a try aswell. @Snowfly: I really like how you painted the hair and face. The outfit could still use some more detail, I think, but I like the overall feel to it. @moose: Great work as allways. I think it might look better…