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Re: Zeth's WIP stuff
Thanks guys :) @thatanimator : Well, it'll be time consuming as the lowpoly will be 150k+ tris. I do a combination of hand+automatic retopology in modo. Smaller, more detailed pieces are exploded from larger pieces, every mesh is cage baked in Xnormal, then the baked maps are transferred to the final, non-exploded mesh.… -
Re: Maya Hotkeys For Faster Workflow
Fun post @slipsius will have to give that a look. You and I have similar hotkey layouts. ` = TimeDraggerToolActivate (from Tools section), allows you to scrub the timeline without putting your mouse in the timeline. Handy when editing in the the GE 1 = First frame in the range slider, custom hot key script 2 = Previous… -
Re: [Portfolio] Eric Topf, Environment/Prop Artist
You're comments are a bit vague. You say lighting is terrible, but you don't say why that is. The Unreal objects are being lit using Unreal lights, I don't see what more there is to do with them. You say my texture/UV skills are low, but don't give any examples once again. Also, you wish for me to re UV those Unreal… -
Re: To Cage, or not to Cage
One very important distinction in max is that, when using cage(as apposed to the offset tick) the cage normals are averaged, even if you have hard edges. This is a pretty wonderful thing, because it means you can render seamless results even with plenty of hard edges(smoothing groups) on your lowpoly. It also means that… -
Re: Education (university and work experience)
Take as many drawing and painting courses as you can. Take some CGSociety courses for what you are interested in, anything is better the University if you aren't concerned with the experience or the all around education. I just graduated from a highly regarded art school and the best course I took was a foundation Drawing… -
Re: Is DaZ bitter?
[ QUOTE ] perhaps you're all pussies,. i heard you;ve been crusing EA still. i thought you quit? -R [/ QUOTE ] I did, sorta. Then I had to go back after I used up all my PTO and sabbatical, cos I couldn't find the gig I was looking for and unfortunately being a dirty immigrant it's illegal for me to sit in my apartment in… -
Re: Heading back to Phoenix, AZ
Vig: yeah I'm looking into getting more bandwidth, I have 400 gb a month for mr-chompers.com which serves up the videos. Poopinmymouth.com just serves the jpegs and html and still goes through about 100 gb. I'm thinking of changing chompers to dreamhost. I think I'd realistically need about 800-1,000 gb a month transfer to… -
Re: Feedback need..also got some stupid questions
You have a nice start on the female model. If you are shooting for the Burton style, as you said, I would suggest exaggerating her features even more. Right now she looks like a doll of a young teenager. Longer neck legs and arms for sure. With that, you could also bring in the waist, while excentuating the bust and butt… -
Re: Own Design vs Concept Art
If you're just starting out, I'd say 100% go off someone else's design. If you're still learning how to make 3D, also creating your own design is just going to slow you down. Also, you will learn a lot from making other people's designs 3D. I've had hiring personnel tell me it was a good thing I was transferring other… -
Re: IS-7 tank. I need an assessment!)
I'm not familiar with the actual tank so i wont go into acurracy. But, there are large pieces of your model that could not have been manufactured in one continuous piece, such as the hull or the turret "casing" or whatever its called. The reason why i bring this up is that your material is pretty uniform. Normally you…
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