Ya it's been derailed a bit I guess (should have called it "Game Artist Tendencies" or something) but there have been a ton of awesome responses and I think the direction the conversation has gone is very interesting and informative. My 2 cents on the "new" topic of the thread: I am definitely a believer that games are an…
i hear exactly where your coming from, the survey has been promising in terms of the actual games out there that do present the fact that these games are marketable (all you have to look at in essence is look at how much open source software there is now - and the fact that small teams of people can rapidly produce games…
News We're in dire need of additional 2D texture artists. Anyone who is skilled with 2D textures; tillable, mesh, design, conceptual, custom, photo editing. We have too many custom props for textures than texture artists and I'm sure these guys could use a break. Information about the position is located at the bottom…
Title: Sanity Studio: Invidius Theme: Indie horror Release date: TBA Platform: Windows Website: www.Invidius.com (Under maintenance) Compensation: Royalty Positions: 3d Artists, Animators, UI/Graphic artists, Environmental artist What Makes Us Different: Our artwork is overseen by an Environment Artist that worked on…
A S.T.A.L.K.E.R. inspired singleplayer map and mini-mod. Level Design and 3D Art: 3DLee Scripting, Flowgraph, and 3D Art: EmAr Introduction As you can see, Lab X2 is now a single-player mod. While a multiplayer map version is still an option for the future, I decided that a single-player experience would better display the…
He rushes through his enormous library, eager on picking up only the darkest, most forbidden tomes. He screams through the gargantuan building, his magnificent, powerful voice echoing through every corner. “Minions: Assemble!” Loading his strong, buffed arms with the books, he supersonic sprints back to the grand foyer,…
Of interest to most who will read this thread, I wrote an extensive tutorial that covers this topic and many other common baking issues. It's geared towards baking in Toolbag, but most of the Basics and Best Results sections apply universally. Check it out on the Marmoset site:…
Hey all: This thread is just going to be my ongoing artwork thread. I'm back from the dead. It's been a while. I was working as a freelance artist during a few months in the summer time at a small indie dev team. Now i'm back at my portfolio and actively seeking a new Environment Artist role in the UK or anywhere in the…
This is an interesting thread. I mean, it could be about more interesting subject matter, but the interesting thing it is mostly comprised of now is discovering the ego that drives John's thought process. I believe in there being meaning in games, but as for deeper meaning, one can find meaning in anything. It is entirely…
Well... about a few months ago I read a couple of articles about emotions and how you can convey them in games (I guess one of them was a talk from David Cage). Disclaimer: By no means I say I am the best regarding this subject, I am just stating what I have managed to collect while I tried to search for this subject…