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Looking for 2D Scene Artist
Hello there! We are looking for 1-2 new scene artists to help us produce content for our D&D / Fantasy monthly content we put out to our subscribers Timeline for each piece will be between 2-3 weeks (quicker if you can!) A certain level is required and they will need to be kept in line with the current style we have from… -
Re: Dota 2 workshop monthly unnoficial competition - August
@Gamer_Alien; As I said earlier, your dota 2 player approach is flawed because item votes aren't only voted by how good they are, but how popular the hero that such item is made for. Simple examples are a good Drow/Lina item will easily beat an amazing Enchantress item any day (that example might not be correct but just as… -
Re: Limb Deformations
I might not be a expert on this but I disagree. Intersecting geometry should be generally avoided. The gif example is actually just very badly build (sorry poop ). You need to build it like a 'X' but with the side that gets compressed more a bit bigger. It also needs ~10% weight on the vertexes on opposide side of the bone… -
Fur and Grass Color and Normal Maps from Scans
I've had a bit of time to start playing around with normal maps again. Full disclosure, I run the Surface Mimic site, but I'd appreciate some help gauging the usefulness of matched color and normal maps, maybe even ones that tile. Normal maps are excellent for some surfaces that displacement maps can't easily handle. These… -
Re: Low poly baking issues (NEW)
Hi! Here is a thread on the topic: https://polycount.com/discussion/81154/understanding-averaged-normals-and-ray-projection-who-put-waviness-in-my-normal-map/p1 Edit: Here is a quick test with a shape similar to your example, trying to illustrate the subject. Geometry is identical, but with example A, I transferred the… -
Re: CAHDD™ (Computer Aided Human Designed & Developed) — voluntary workflow transparency + watermark too
I guess I were to make a counterproposal regarding a watermark or icon, it would be along the lines of "how much of that image did I actively create". It would not replace a proper written breakdown of contributions, just serve as a rough first indicator. It would cover a lot of cases, like collaborations, bought assets… -
Re: what's the approval process like when working on game assets?
I guess it depends on the studio and on the project. I've had a few different situations. Sometimes its just a matter of here's the concept and budget (tri count, texture sizes etc) and examples of already completed assets, you just get on with it and when you're done show the lead artist / art director. Sometimes I end up… -
Re: [Chivalry] Agatha Knight Holy Knight Set
Well the historical helmets,the surviving examples at least were designed for the most part fort protection and most embellishments were mostly on the surface and didn't give the person wearing the armor a disadvantage. For example the helmet made for the Hound Set,has that distinct coned front,because at the angle it was… -
Re: Artifacts while baking AO.
Hey! Took a look at the file and the first thing I would note, is that the UVs are not good enough. This loop for example occupies only a few pixels - a bad bake is inevitable: Second note would be that the model is currently not very optimized. Lots of geometry that doesn't contribute to shape and shading. Some general… -
Re: Video Game Artists Hygiene. Theory and practice.
d1ver: Well, thanks for writing this up, it mostly seems correct to me. However as many have said, it's very long-winded and I don't think it has to be. For example you linked Guillaume Provost's "beautiful yet friendly" articles - note that they actually tell an artist the exact same info that you spent about 4 paragraphs…
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