Answering in backwards order: 3. Shift in Max is "copy" - ideally it'd do Extrude on faces too, but it doesn't, it just copies them. I'd recommend assigning a hotkey to Extrude, or putting it in your right-click menu. 2. Don't bother with Roadkill. What version of Max are you using? The UV tools have been great since Max 8…
had some busy weeks, so not much time and energy to work on this. luckily that doesn't matter once you have a job. Not that it really matters how much you spend on your portfolio while you don't have a job either. More time spent doesn't increase chances to get a job. They'll ask you to spend 16-40hrs on a shitty art-test,…
Thanks for the support folks! I did a little more polishing, and I'm calling it done. I'm still not 100% happy with it, but I don't think it's bad work. Sidenote: Sorry for the crunchy gif. I guess no webm or iframe support on polycount? Static image below the cut:
I`d say you have a little ways to go before you understand normal maps- firstly I`d look at your rgb channels to develop a better understanding of whats going on. r.128 b.128 g.255 is flat, I.E wont recieve any special lighting info, which is what most of your model is. the dent could be copy/pasted all over your door w/o…
The concept of energy conservation states that a given surface can not reflect more than 100% of the light that hits it. This is logical and physically grounded in reality, how could something reflect more than 100% of the light that hits it? It would have to generate photons of its own to do such a thing. So, if you have…
Greetings all. I am here pimping software to create models rather than models themselves. Apologies if this is considered poor taste... Here's the rundown. Pictomod3D Version 1.0 is now available for download from styxar.com This software is simple to use and allows you to create 3D models from photographes or images.…
Things are coming together, but overall I feel you're holding yourself back. Maybe it's lack or reference or understanding the quality level at which game art should be at this day in age. I only say this because (and I don't mean to be rude, but) 10 years ago I was working on maps that appeared similar to this. That said,…
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just have a constant 1.0 for float 4. Not sure on this nomenclature float3 ret = g_bSpecOrDiff ? texDiff : texSpec; but you should be able to append a 1.0 for alpha. Something like return float4(ret.xyz,1.0);
I find monochrome to work best.. It has been suggested to make the background 127 127 127 Gray but you can just use default monochrome settings if ya want