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Re: Slicing a level up in Max before exporting to a game engine
Thanks again Eric, these workflow tips are helpful. By the way that morphing tech is very impressive. I know that 2D morphing algorithms are not simple in the slightest, I wonder how they went about that, used some existing 2D morph code then just morphed the verts in 3D, or did the 2D transitions from scratch too. And how… -
Re: Creating seamless and unique environments - My final university project
hey Damian, best of luck with the project! I think that to make your point you need to make a conscious effort to include different kinds of surfaces. For example yes everyone know tileable textures is pretty much the only way to do terrain/ground/cliffs, but will it work with props? Or maybe instead of making rocks, can… -
Re: What Are You Working On? 2011 Edition!
A little of both. The one directly under the top-most vertebrae even shares a few polys. This is more noticeable in the back (unseen) I'm not 100% sure, but I generally expect the flatter an area is, the fewer polygons it needs. Conversely, look at your model's silhouette, if you can clearly see polygon angles and you have… -
Re: How important is travel?
If you can afford it, travel. Go to crazy places you read about in history, take your own pictures to stare at! Go to museums to look at paintings instead of searching for them on google, rclick-saveas. Staring at a painting for an hour, and walking away from it can influence you more than having it up on a 2nd monitor.… -
Re: Soo Yea UVW'S
For me, no matter how simple or complex the asset is i take pretty much the same approach to uv mapping: (in modo) 1. Select seam edges 2. Hit unwrap(auto unwrap etc) 3. Adjust seam selection to account for any major distortion or missed selections, sometimes this means breaking some chunks up a little more 4. Relax, a few… -
Re: My Models (Guns)
try and get these edge loops straigtend out first- Rotate the loops to line them up in a radial fashion. Keep in mind to scale them to keep with width of the bar consistant. (dont let rotating them squash the bar) Also next time you attempt something like this, try looking into what the term "loft" means. Lofting is an… -
Re: Armored Mech
cool! i like it. i don't know if you're just giong for a straight up cartoony look, but i've got some crits if you're not: the scratches seem too many and too uniform. they're all the same depth, too. he's all scratched up, but he does'nt have any gouges or dents, or anything like that. it would also help to throw in some… -
Re: art test wip (update: with reflection map ?)
thanks harlequin. i think i'm finally ready to start uving this bad boy. here are some questions i have: i know i want to uv the cone and truck seperate, but could i also break the truck down to: fenders,side view mirrors, trim, the planks then the body as a repeatable texture and then for the decals, like the ice cream… -
Re: Perception vs. Final Product.. industry people
You're not Tubboy are you? Whatever, a couple of observations: You're falling into the trap of office politics. Don't do it. Don't be concerned with stuff like 'how come x employee gets away with y, and I dont? etc, etc. It's a *very* slippery slope. Just worry about you, and your work and ethic, nobody elses. I don't… -
Re: How to import mesh in to existing project in Substance Painter?
You're absolutely right BigtimeMaster, I indeed kinda missed the "all are as separate OBJ-s with UV-s" from the first post. As it sounded obvious that everything needs to be in a single fbx. My bad. About this example of a body that one needs to paint beneath a layer of clothes. As far as I'm concerned I keep both Painter…
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