A lot of you may remember the AMP II demo which had an amazing normal mapping plugin but it only worked with version 5 of max. We've rebuilt it for Max 7 and 8 (might work with 9, I don't know). I tried using Max's render to texture to bake normal maps, and it was a nightmare. I fiddled with the control cage trying various…
Allegorithmic: Just trust us, we know what you want and are on your side. We can change Adobe from within because we have some influence now. Users: No, it does not work that way. You will answer to a board of directors who only care about profit, about turning your product into a service so they can milk the consumers…
im probably one of the less experienced zbrush users here, but seeing as how you didn' tget any suggestion yet i provide one: the more time i spend using zbrush, the less tools i use in it. 99% of time it's move brush and clay brush. Be sure you know about alternate move brush functionality. I think its if you hold alt and…
honestly, the fastest way to get answers is to get good at googling. I've been in the same boat, and this is what I've found true in my experience. I know, that probably sounds insulting, but i watch a lot of online communities and 99% of the questions I see asked are like a 1 min google search away. OFten times when I…
You're not wrong, the last time we saw singles was back during the new bloom event. It seems singles are preserved for events and tournament items. And to be totally honestly, it's a fucking joke. Whats the point of having a system like the one dota currently has if you're going to limit it to just sets and mixing and…
is it just me or was the zelda stuff they showed rather underwhelming? Like if it was not a zelda game no one would care. It looks like they are aping skyrim and the witcher 3 with a bit of assasins creed style climbing thrown in there, which looked rough and clunky. the art seems like it has the potential to be nice, but…
@joeriv - i know that, but what i was wanting i guess is a blend between PBR and non-PBR shading in same material. this gives more control over art direction rather than sticking to strict PBR rules or strict non-PBR rules. what if i want high specular on non-metal surface. i really dont care whether it is physically…
In our industry, the school doesn't really matter...unless you've been to a renowned school such as Gnomon or Vancouver Film School. Experiences are more important than education. This will show to the employer that you can produce something "professional", other than making "schoolish" works. But anyways, this is my…
Ended up having to redo the axe because I accidentally overwrote the newer file with an older one while backing up. Skills. But that aside, I think I've finally reached the point where I'm ready to call the highpoly done! Every tool has surface detail that 99% of people won't even notice but I know it's there, lol. Looking…
Agree on avoiding Substance Painter for this kind of work. Substance Painter is more or less good for slapping on substances rather than painting. Mari Indie (http://store.steampowered.com/app/433930/ ) is also a good option for hand painted texturing (especially if you cant afford 3D Coat), however it is not nearly as…