you can mask by UV position - just mess with the texcoords (eg. clamp them - theres better options but I'd need to have the editor open in front of me to do it) and use the result as a mask for a lerp (don't use switches/branching, its very bad for gpus) edit: knocked an example up in designer instead. this will give you a…
Hi everybody. Im studying Industrial design in Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Kuopio Academy of Design in Finland. Im doing my bachelor degree atm, and Im planning and designing a game concept for a GPS enabled devices (mobile phones, tablets, music players). I need your feedback on what do you think of my idea…
I mention bevel shader in my breakdown and since there is this excellent technical article about it I thought I'd link it here as well. Might be handy for people who are not familiar with it but want to see the pros and cons and how it works. :) Small side note, bevel shader is not something "new", it has been around for…
In collaboration with CGCircuit, a new site that allows you to monetize your own instructional content, I just released the first two videos in my four part series about 3d Character Art. You can find the videos here: VOLUME 1: Introduction & High Res Modeling Theory - ~1.5 hours - includes female base mesh - FREE VOLUME…
Welcome to the third part of this Procedural Generation (aka ProcGen) classification series called “Many faces of Procedural Generation”. To see the previous part click here. In this post we’ll talk about a classification system on the possible deterministic aspects of ProcGen, which makes sense especially for run-time…
EA Mythic, home of a multitude of Polycounters, is looking for two artists. We're flexible enough to look at both experienced candidates, and folks new to the industry. These are potentially both great entry-level positions if you're looking to "get your foot in the door" (although we prefer experienced, technically…
Amazing project (watched your YT vid as well) so cheers for sharing and also congrats, no doubt looks as though was a ton of work involved :+1: I particularly like the cloth sim'd objects especially those creased folds or wrinkled cloth they're quite realistic, for example on what appears to be a TOPP or MOPP suit? If so,…
It's all context-dependent, something you learn best by doing. My advice is to try forcing yourself to stick to a lower resolution, and fix the problems you see. You will learn how to minimize repetitive features in a texture that is tiled. You will also learn how to leverage vertex blending and other techniques like…
Rather sparse - doesn't give you much to choose from. It doesn't have to exact matches to the model. For worn paint on metal you can search and use anything made of both materials - with different levels of wear. For example you might find some nice images searching through abandoned vehicles, or well used tools. The same…
Looking good! Let me see if i can get some input here: On the UVs, anything that is nearly vertical or horizontal should be perfectly aligned, here are some examples. Even if the uvs become slightly distorted, its worth it so u dont get any aliasing on the model overall. I would still go back to HP and make some changes,…