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Mocap related questions
Hey guys! I'm a 3D artist doing "hats" over in the Dota forum for about 2 years now (most recent thread http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150871 ). For the past months I've been dying to try something diferent than what I usually do (like try to learn Maya, animation, unreal etc) but I couldn't really make… -
A few character related questions
Hiya, I have a few questions that hopefully you kind folk here would be able to shed some light on; - For my characters skin/head I paint my pre-texture first in Zbrush/Photoshop to be manipulated further later, how do I properly go about using existing diffuse maps? Right now I'm creating a custom Material with the albedo… -
3D/art thoughts translating to real life related brainfarts
I feel like there are times that digital artists can get so immersed in software packages that the concepts and tools in them start to leak over into your real life in silly ways. For example: Sometimes while shaving in the shower I'll catch myself focusing only on one side of my face, thinking I have X symmetry activated.… -
UDK: Terrain & Foliage related questions
Hello! Over at my Building an environment thread I've ran in to some troubles within UDK, specifically with the terrain tools. Additionally, I have some questions about lighting foliage. Hopefully I can get some help here and regurgitate it over there! * Any tips for lighting foliage/foliage material setup for better… -
A couple 3ds Max related questions
Hey all, I'm working on a new environment and I came across in render settings go to Renderer tab > Volume > Beam Lume and Mist Lume. This is more of a curiosity thing. Is there a way to have both those active in a scene at one time? My other questions is based on this tutorial. http://chrisholden.net/tutor/arch01.htm For… -
Re: Sleep Apnea - Anyone have it?
the twitching thing is nerve or muscle related, something about nerve impules when your body starts to relax during sleep. it's absolutely not unhealthy or dangerous as far as i know. -
njob, a tool for normal/height/ao related stuff
njob is a tool my friend Charles has written for converting photos to heightmaps/normals/AO. It's a side product of our recent indie bungling - not very complex at all, but we thought it might be of use to some of you. The focus is on speed and ease of use: it's reasonably small, has a simple windows interface, hotkeys for… -
Need help to get hired at my dream studio ~Dragon related!
Hi guys my dream studio is asking me to do an animation test of a dragon to see if I got the stuff! Any reference/tips or rigs on realistic dragons you could share with me would be monumentally appreciated! Also here is my current reel if you want a general idea of where my animation skill level is at.… -
Re: Per's third nipple. (speed model/concept thread)
I didnt put much thought into these, did them each in about 10 minutes, just a fun excersize to relax after work related shit... For a woman, what do you mean by that? -
Re: Advice for artists block
I have been thinking about this lately, here is some information about brain waves and creativity direct link : "The brain normally operates at different frequencies, depending on the type of mental activity involved. These frequencies are divided into four main types of brainwave patterns: · Beta waves (between 13-40 HZ)…
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