To add to what's already been said and hopefully clarify a few things: there's a number of different reasons why an artist would choose to use a triangle instead of a quad when creating an arch. The relevance of any specific answer really depends on the model's intended use and the desired outcome for the project. Looking…
I let Dizzy collect dust for a little while, but Mr Skullface's finish forced me to dust-bust and finished her off. Sorry for the late reply folks :poly122:, I never imagined I'd take such a long break! sheckee: thanks a bunch! Pancakes: haha thanks a ton, but there are a lot of much more worthy sensei's on these boards…
The write ups for game art aren't as good or as solid as programming resources. There's a few reasons for it. You always need a visual example for art related terms and descriptions. Game art is constantly changing, things written even 5 years ago can be really out dated. The polycount wiki is a decent place to start, lots…
Texture Process / Personal Art Style Definition & Basic Overview of Asset Creation To define an art style especially for a team of individuals that share a vast range of abilities, especially in sculpting and high poly modelling and generating both the normal information and the other maps associated with these workflows…