Polystein Kit | Week in Review This has been an amazing week for the Pushing Points Polystein Kit and I thought I'd do a recap to ensure no one (that's interested) missed anything. Earlier this week a new version of the kit was released. You can read about it here:…
I have moved on to facial blend shapes, which i have found to be pretty quick and easy to do with the correct tools. By using a combination of ZBrush and it's GoZ feature to Maya, I was able to produce and export the initial 17 facial blend shapes with the click of a button! My process in ZBrush was to create a layer (for…
It can easily be done as a script (or at least synchronizing the vert positions can be). The problem is processing the data quickly. Maxscript is not a fast language, and iterating over and matching the positions of thousands / tens of thousands of vertices could take a long time. Anyhow, here's a simple/unoptimized script…
Haha - the zBrush UI. As I am not using zBrush on a daily basis, I wish they would at least: 1. Option to see all tools listed in alphabetical order 2. Option to hit first letter of searched item and it will jump to all named with this letter (like max modifier stack) 3. Option to enter searching word and it function will…
It's a clever trick. I believe they're using a cubemap. The benefit of using this technique is that it's quite fast since there's no dynamic lighting involved, and you can easily get that toon-shaded, dramatic visual. First, they must generate a "lighting cubemap." You can build a self-illuminated mesh volume with flat…
Agree with jb and mpea. You really need to slow down man. Are you racing someone to the finish line? Why dont you spend more time on a project rather than rushing it through? Why dont you learn from a project as much as one really should? Just look at the time you spent on it. You started on the 7/24/09. Your first post is…
Optimization There are 3 areas of optimization I want to talk about. 1. Material pins: There are now two pins that deal with decal opacity: Opacity & MultiOpacity. How do they interact with each other? I decided to make it like this: If MultiOpacity is connected, the opacity will be read from this attribute, otherwise the…
Hello! I am a student who is working on a portfolio to present for class. C&C is welcomed! I will be making a character and this is the concept I chose :) On the first week we pick a concept and draw our callout/breakout sheet After the concept is approved we can start with the rough sculpting/modeling There was no back…
Nix Hydra is seeking a 3D artist to join our team. The qualifying person will be a key member on one of two project teams! This is the perfect opportunity for someone who loves working on small teams and having a voice that’s heard in a productive and collaborative work environment. We are not interested in corporate…
Crystal Dynamics is looking for a Senior Technical Artist to join its studio in Menlo Park at the heart of northern California's Silicon Valley. Job Description: The Senior Technical Artist will work directly with the Director of Technology as part of the studio's shared technology group and is responsible to evaluate,…