The problem with this topic (which comes up often !) is that it is almost always worded very broadly, which in turn leads to oversimplification and people's advice being misinterpreted. I don't blame you for asking though, as it is quite a complex subject ! Direwolf put it very nicely. Form solving is one task ; topology…
Working together with the art leads, designers, and animators, the Senior Character Artist is responsible for creating visually stunning 3d characters and interactive gameplay models that both closely capture the "look" and artistic style of the concept art, as well as efficiently satisfy all technical engine and animation…
I'm using a student version of 3DS Max 2011 and there's a licensing problem. I was planning on doing some high poly modeling during break today (I'm using 3ds max on a laptop). So I click the icon and it says 3DS Max 2011 is initializing. After a few seconds my computer's battery decides to die on me. So I plug in the…
So...I already explained it on the forums, but it wasn't the first time I asked that and nobody answered it, so here's the post: "I'm facing that classic bug that apparently no one has solved to this day. Leaves are completely unlit when a spotlight is near to them (I tested with other light types and this only happens…
Hello there! My name is Nathan and
after thinking long and hard I decided on designing a new skin AND create a splash for
our favourite space puppy, Aurelion Sol. We've seen a few Dark Star
skins already, and what better way to honour our star's fall from
grace, than by transforming his ethereal being into a literal…
To solve the issue presented in the first image, I would match the lowpoly curvature closer to the highpoly. Check out this valuable thread on the topic: Understanding averaged normals and ray projection/Who put waviness in my normal map? The exact issue shown in the second image is hard to determine without more…
I'm looking for help with 3D modeling for my low poly game. You play as an elderly man who struggles to remember his past. The game takes place across multiple environments created within the main characters head. Each environment reveals parts of the main characters life as you slowly learn who you are. Any help with…
I got a lifetime subscription to secondlife back in the day ( I was in the beta for a while) and eventually got bored and stopped playing. Since it was a lifetime subscription my character just sat there and earned his weekly stipend for about 3 years. I read an article about people selling there lindenbucks on the open…