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Re: How do you make a good pre-production for a 3D environment personal project?
well if something unexpected comes up that forces things to be rethought, probably good idea to schedule a dedicated time for it. if it is important, try to do it with fresh mind and get second opinions if possible. a few questions that i try to make sure i can always answer, given any decision to be made: * where am i… -
Defining a style of stylized game art (TF2)
I'm currently in the process of pinning down "my" stylized style in a game project I'm currently working at. Before posting some WIPs I want to talk about defining a style, which seems to be quite hard. Computer games as medium, like a peace of paper, has some characteristica which are quite unique (polygons, shaders,… -
3ds max 2009 FX shader talk
Hi guys, Ive been trying to find a nice solution for taking screens of objects in the Max viewport. I'm using Max 2009 with SP1 on Vista 32 with an Nvidia 8600gt. I would like to show models with several 'real-time' effects, basically, as an alternative or supplement to showing something in an engine, like UE3, for… -
Modeling suggestions...?
First off, I'm a complete n00b when it comes to modeling, I'm just now learning how to use 3ds max 6 in order to make a Quake 3 model, and it seems like I'm gonna have to almost master the art of modeling just to do ONE or TWO Q3A models! I was planning on making a model of Eric Draven (click for example) from "The Crow",… -
Normal Map UV Seam Problem
Hello, I've been trying to work out my normal map problems for about 5 days now. I am getting seams where the uv seams are from viewing with just the (tangent space) normal map applied in marmoset 2. My UVs were unwrapped in Maya. They are mirrored correctly as well (I've tried a version without mirrored UVs as well).… -
Re: Noob Learning Challenge, Dark Aribeth (NSFW)
12. Low Poly - UV Mapping The process of UV Mapping prepares your model for baking and texturing. Doing a good job here will improve the potential quality of your textures and make the texturing process easier. There are a few things to consider when making a texture map. Youll want to prioritize texture space for focal… -
Re: Issue I encounter in marmosoft
Hi! By sharing the lowpoly, I meant sharing the actual mesh, for example zipped and attached to a post, so it's possible to reproduce your exact issue and find a solution. Yes, that's right, using some texture like that, in the resolution youre going to use. Depending on the texture, you should be able to tell whether you… -
Re: Are 3ds Max's Modeling Tools Good Enough for Us?
Ah, the good old days on when the free open source of the community for max created scripts and lightweight plugins for free, and did not charge it's user-base a fee unless it was written in C++ and integrated directly in Max ADDING functionality, rather then simply creating set of instructions for something already… -
Re: Seeking suggestions for my environment workflow {pictures included.}
0) Terminology in 3d is a total mess. map and texture are the same thing :) 1) Here's a quickie example of some of what I was talking about. I have six separate sheets using different areas of the metal texture. I could have used a single quad for the whole surface mapped to use the whole texture. In the end, I'd combine… -
Re: Polycount, maps size and workflow for Hero car model with interiors
Well. The less is always the best, but use as much as needed to make it look good. It should not look angular. It also depends on how much of the details are baked (edges for example) and how much are modeled. Around 100k can be ok it there is a reason for it. Anyways, in racing games and games like GTA the cars are rarely…
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