I think what jumps out at me the most is the lack of creativity of the scenes you've modeled. You have all the typical game environments here that hiring managers/recruiters/art directors have seen over and over again. Use your imagination, draw it out on paper first and then start your modeling from there. It doesn't have…
I think if this was a proportionate character it should have a bit larger quads. The silhouette around the exterior of the brachioradialis seems a bit too large when you compare it to the size of the bicep/tricep. The rectus femoris is looking a bit too large as well but that maybe because the vastus lateralis, and vastus…
I also had the worry that doing other people concepts would not look to good for an employer so I have decided to to make my own creature. I am no 2D artist by any means but I feel its important to show that you can be creative and communicate concepts quickly in 2D. So here is my WIP so far, Speed sculpt in Mudbox till I…
Thanks JaySmitt :) . I must admit i hadnt heard of HatchFX. Brilliant stuff!. One studio that has been my main inspiration is Steambot Studios. Check them out if you havent heard of them. They recently published a book called Exodyssey. Which is just massive ammounts of awesomeness. Anyway. Sorry for the lack of updates…
@ Oxnary, depends on your health and other factors as well if you decide to chance citizenship. If the wife is a citizen of either of those countries, might make it easier. I heard NZ is a PITA to get into... married or not. I think they hunt people for population control, but don't quote me on that. You're young, full of…
I guess anything will do that can export the animation as a image sequence (i.e. frame_001.jpg, frame_002.jpg, frame_003.jpg, ...) with data you can then create a image strip or sprite table using for example: GlueIt (which preserves alpha transparency) xnView's contact sheet tool or some Photoshop actions with some time…
My advice... see if you have any Technical Artists in your company, and talk with them about the workflow. If you don't have one of those, talk to the tool programmer who maintains the editor. Once you explain how mind-numbingly repetitive your process is, they'll probably add a feature out of pity. If the programmer…
I had an argument with a student friend of mine over the term/title of "game designer" the other day. I don't feel anyone should consider themselves a game designer without intimate, if not entirely the most skillful knowledge of all systems that go into game development; they should know art and programming as well as be…
ambershee: Thanks for your input, I have been told it's quite expensive to live there, but atm I live with my parents so really anything would be a upgrade from that, as long as I have a place to sleep and eat I am pretty much happy(and the occasional shower) I will keep looking trough the sites, since it's not many weeks…
@wilex: thanks man, yeah i haven't modeled the sights, etc. The casings fall out the bottom, infront of the trigger, and I haven't decided how the ammo clip will be released, either i'll spend some time and make it creative or just have a button on the grip. I'll make an animation when im done should look cool if I can…