You can check out Redi Vivus too. Last I checked there were over 100GB's worth of training videos. And for free. I've only watched a few of them (I learnt plenty at work, where most of the team uses XSI, so whenever I had problems I just poked someone else and didn't really have a need for having to watch training videos),…
Are sketchbook threads not required to be posted in the digital sketchbook subforum? I've noticed a few sketchbooks popping up in the 3d showcase subforum, which I presume is the most viewed subforum on polycount, given activity level. While, on the other hand, the sketchbook subforum is less so. However, that allows…
It says it's scanned, so it's from a real surface. Here's their preview render: Could be replicated with a Cellular or Voronoi pattern, using varying cell sizes. For…
mmm child bearing demon hips.. mmmm eh reading the lore on the wiki woke up the storyline in my head from DI and DII.. and suddenly I feel very old.. DIII will be just like when guns and roses released chinese democracy.. I spent a whole afternoon wondering what too em so bloody long...
"You're making the assumption that elasticity is important, but it is not because games are a one time purchase. You have a limited number of potential customers and they're all only going to buy the game once." Yes, only so many people will buy at the new release price ($60), but you can lower the price later to draw in…
whatever works for you. :) Modelling parts and merging them later can work well and is a valid strategy. Thanks to pior for showing those displacement examples. It helps in iterating that the artificial separation of modelling and texturing is imo a mistake. Especially with the emergence of normalmaps in the 2000s. you can…
Not really new, but it hasn't been posted yet, and I'd like to inform you guys though. By Sheigh Crabtree and Gregg Kilday LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Walt Disney Studios is actively proceeding with a second sequel to Pixar Animation's "Toy Story" franchise, a move that could make it more difficult for the two…
Hey guys and gals! I wanted to start a thread that I can go back to and check on my progress, and hopefully garner some meaningful critique along the way (so please don't hold back). I have my blog too, but I rarely post stuff there (hopefully I can keep it up to coincide with this thread). Plus, I feel like I'll get more…
MARI Extension Pack 4 released The fourth installment of the industry standard plugin for Mari has been released. 4.0 Release Highlights Click here for full release notes * 50 new features, hundreds of small Improvements * Packed Channel creation * Texture Exporter with Presets, Quick Export Feature and more * Radio Nodes,…
A couple of great things happening in the digital world we thought you would dig! * Jacob Charles Dietz breaks it down for us. * A gem of a bookmark for environment artist. Click on through for full details. [caption id="attachment_371" align="alignright" width="180" caption="One of Dietz's amazing pieces. Click for his…