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,…
Thanks everybody! I am glad everybody likes my rocks, and I can try to write up a guide or do a video when I get some free time. This is my process at the moment. 1) Model out the large forms in maya with a bunch of primitive shapes bashed together. Topology doesn't matter just get the silhouette and large parts in there.…
yup - although we try to work with free tools whenever possible and save cash wherever possible. Hence bamboos and no cintiqs. We don't have a tiki bar either :( I think with a studio with 1000 people and many top publishers it would be difficult to stay off Adobe's or Autiodesk's radar, even in China ;) Plus we pay for…
#1. Stop hand painting your textures. Unless you are specifically working at a studio that requires it depending on art style, the majority of your time will be photo-sourcing. #2. Instead of making 1 single board texture, make a 1024x1024 or a 512x1024 texture and have something like 5 or 6 different board lengths on it.…
I would very very strongly recommend against cutting your calories further, especially when you're already eating as few as you are. The 'mystery' is almost certainly because your metabolism has adapted to this new, very restricted calorie diet and has compensated by slowing down in order to preserve lean tissue. I know…
congrats on the job; well deserved. Its been several years since I switched, but it was pretty easy, then again its all about the interface difference. Since then I've completely changed the way I work basically relearning it over the past year after 4 years of down time. hotkeys were the biggest difference for me…
Neat, but you really need to get more refs and be more exact in your modeling. Be careful when floating models, you can miss things in the basic shape which you have done in several places. Good refs: http://www.defensereview.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=974 Ok, lets get started: 1. The most glaring error,…
run this script in your maxscript listener (F11 - > new script -> paste -> file -> evaluate script ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fix MAX's window positions-- version 2.0-- max version 6, 7, 8, 2008, 2009-- written by Joshua Newman-- www.joshuanewman.net-- written…
oh dude....pelt mappin' galore. take for instance a characters arm. 1). throw a unwrap uv modifier on your model 2). select face in the modifier submenu and select face 3). select a face on the arm 4). look under the map parameters menu to the right of your screen where you have options like "pelt" and other stuff. click…
[ QUOTE ] wow,only 16k for a year vs $50k for VFS. Anyway, Maybe check with ThinkTank and there human resources and ask what options you can get a loan to fund your schooling. I know when I applied too VFS last year, they supplied me with info of what I qualify for gov't student loans and whats banks I could ask for a…