Thanks for the comments fellas. Haikai: Yea I am using sketchup to block out the finalized concepts and then draw over details or other things needed. I freehand all the sketches. It all comes down to speed really, I have to bust out about 12 of these in about a week sometimes week and a half... Aimbiz: Totally agree.…
The "Marty Howe" that started on right wing next to his father (center) and brother (left wing) when Hartford played at Detroit on March 12, 1980. It was the only time in NHL history that a father and two sons played on the same line. That Marty Howe stopped by the big green space station? I guess there is life after…
They are independantly developed, but some freedom was sacrificed with publishing deals, which is one of the big things you avoid with independant games. They're indie, but it would be a lie to say that their contracts with microsoft weren't in any way limiting. A bit like the recent issue surrounding the skull of the…
You can use the MRGBZGrabber tool to get a depth map and RGB grab from the document. You'll probably want a better normalmap MatCap for though... the one ZBrush comes with is a bit harsh. Here's a link that might help more than my quick explanation: http://eat3d.com/free/zbrush_tile he starts grabbing maps about 12:40 in
The chances of being relocated for a junior role are always terrible. People with zero experience aren't hard to find. But to work in the USA you just need experience or fame to replace the education. If you have 12+ years of experience you can qualify for a US visa. If you have created a famous game in a important role…
The PS2 slim was a black box that didn't look like anything. The Wii is the same way, as is the DS. They're all just knock-off looking boxes with little to no identifying features at all. ... and three of the most successful consoles ever. Considering the "games are for 12 year old boys" mentality, that has traditionally…
Ah right, I forgot to mention we tried the burn to cd bs but that names all the songs track 01-12 so you lose all the useful naming info. Is there a way around this I don't mind wasting the cd's as long as I get the song names. I should also mention she has a mac and I have a pc.
Your uv shells should take up the entire 2k texture. You are currently only using about 60% of the resolution a 2k texture will allow. At most for 2k you need 12 pixels of padding between uv shells. You have double and triple that in many cases. Why aren't you using the bottom right quarter of your map?
956 tris, 512 textures 902 tris, 512 textures I could probably take a few more polys off by deleting more backfaces, but I'll leave it for now. Maybe I should have used a 12-sided cylinder for the bottle... might change that if it continues to irk me. I'm making a security camera next, hi-poly soon.
Akuma (his raging kitten is terrifying), rescued from our front yard back in Oct '12. Was small enough to fit in my hand :D My mom's karelian hates cats and had tree'd him. Now he's about 14lbs with a gut and a swagger. Oh and my mom's Shih Tzu taught him how to bark. Its weird.