I'm a MIL-SIM industry vet artist and I dabble in dem game arts, but something I've been doing recently is researching the 'other' industries in order to educate people and help them figure out which path to take. I'll list the industries here and my current perception of what it takes (education wise) to get your foot in…
We are currently looking for a Contract 3D Artist/Animator to come aboard to work on a real-time interactive 3D demo application for the PS3. These demos are for R&D working on new functionality for the PS3. The position is a contract position and is currently slated for 4 months. However, there is a good chance it can be…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZfwOH45e00 [Asset store] [Documentation] [Video] [PC Demo] An environment asset pack inspired by the current 3D adventure games and of old. Stylized vegetation dots the landscape as your hero traverses the world in search of adventure. This package features several stylized natural assets,…
You can use overlapping UV's but you want your light map channel (normally the 2nd UV slot) to be uniquely unwrapped. If you don't have a second UV channel created I think it copies your first, which might be the problem you're running into? You can create a second channel on your own or have UDK auto unwrap a 2nd channel…
Apologies to the mods if this is too text or image heavy! 1. Model your character. For this exercise I found some excellent 'turnaround' images, so I recommend you Google image search your character + turnaround. When you're modeling you'll have to model in the partitions for the toon shader colors. For example, Superman's…
I broke down Syndra's outfit into a few areas — clothing, floaty elements, and crown. Since the crown is the most important part, I'm going to tackle it last, to make sure I can spend a sufficient amount of time on it, while still not having to rush the other areas. 1. Clothing. One issue I tend to have trouble with when…