Scooby: Well the thing is, you are trusting both CrazyBump and your photo reference to be right rather than being sure of what you're seeing and making in Zbrush. Also you are not learning more about whatever the material is because you are automating its construction so heavily and missing out on a lesson learned that you…
Hey Hai, I think I can help give you some direction. My advice will for if you want to pursue games as that's what I'm more familiar with. Film might have other requirements. Technically for game art, you do not need to go to school. In fact I would say based on your skill alone I think you're in a very good spot that…
Seeing the amazing stories, I'm gonna post my boring one. I didn't start in games at all...not even close. I went to UCSD first and have a BS in Biochemistry...and I don't mean BullShit:), parents both biochemists, and probably pretty damn good ones as they've been doing it their whole career and created quite a mass of…
www.ironbellystudios.com Hello and thanks for checking out the thread! We are a large, well managed team of passionate individuals who are setting out to start a new, great indie studio and we're looking looking for like-minded, dedicated and talented people to build this this vision with us. At this time we are…
Thanks a lot guys for the comments. I normally use color specular maps. For this project I wanted to use greyscale specular since I'm learning that not all engines use color specular. I would have prefered color specular since I'm not a fan of white highlights (the miniature painter in me just has this thing against using…
What is Network? Network is an up-coming free-to-play First Person Shooter game set in its own unique sci-fi world. The game focuses on tight combat, a dense atmosphere, and high quality visuals. The game is multiplayer only, meaning maximum quality of the game in that regard bringing you pure multiplayer brilliance.…
Here's a little introduction onto what these are and why I am sharing them. If you want to skip to the nitty gritty information skip down to the first line of bold text that's where all the good stuff is. I originally wrote The basics. a couple months back as a means to show people a way to progress in their art. Since it…
What is Network? Network is an up-coming free-to-play First Person Shooter game set in its own unique sci-fi world. The game focuses on tight combat, a dense atmosphere, and high quality visuals. The game is multiplayer only, meaning maximum quality of the game in that regard bringing you pure multiplayer brilliance.…
What is Network? Network is an up-coming free-to-play First Person Shooter game set in its own unique sci-fi world. The game focuses on tight combat, a dense atmosphere, and high quality visuals. The game is multiplayer only, meaning maximum quality of the game in that regard bringing you pure multiplayer brilliance.…
Check out the work from CGMA student, Pedro C. Prieto, who was just recently published on 80.LV. He shows us how he worked on this amazing UE4-environment inspired by Helder Pinto‘s Arbor Vitae in Clinton Crumpler's UE4 Modular Environments course. Intro Hello, my name is Pedro C. Prieto and I am an extremely passionate…