For those who are interested, here is a description of my current setup. First I take my normal map into Photoshop and create two versions of it. To one I apply a Gaussian blur (8 pixels wide in my case), to the other I apply a high-pass filter (same diameter as before). This splits the normal maps into two parts, the…
I guess it's because I also like looking up the background of a movie and how or where it came from and what it went through. When a movies for me has a big budget, and the guys don't try to be organized, I don't like the movie, even if the movies it passable and enjoyable. I like Scott Pilgrim because the adversity of…
Side Effects changed the licensing terms of Apprentice HD and added fbx export and is now targeting Indie game makers. http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2853&Itemid=66 If you are not familiar with Houdini there is a dedicated training site for using Houdini a games pipeline: www.gametutor.com…
Early October i made a Negotiated Brief with my tutor, it contains all the 3D workflow with my own set deadlines. So for the modelling stage i set the deadline to be 31/01/17. Then from there I will start texturing all of my assets and i will have till the end of march complete it. After that i will have till 28th April to…
Alright guys, take the last build I posted and consider this the video card: EVGA 01G-P3-1180-AR GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Retail ($369.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130480&cm_re=GTX_285-_-14-130-480-_-Product So: Processor: Intel…
OK, so here is the final stats for my first computer. My build was a complete success. Now I can load UDK and Photoshop without any slow down at all. COOLER MASTER CM690 II Advanced...............................$89.99 ASUS VW266H Black 25.5".............................................$279.99 Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield…
Oh god, that blog post made me angry. What utter, utter crap. I can't comment on the situation other than to say I'm sorry to hear people lost their jobs and I hope they land on their feet ok. Here's a few links I've come across recently, maybe they'll help some of you out - http://careerpowerups.com/…
Damn dude. Those game screens are pretty sweet :D A quick critique though. For the 3d Enviornment Art & Assets, instead of.. THIS: http://cmmedia.a.ssl.fastly.net/23511554/960x518/resample%28lanczos%29.jpeg use THIS: http://cmmedia.a.ssl.fastly.net/26179777/960x400/resample%28lanczos%29.jpeg It's like 100x more interesting…
well I guess I never heard of that term, I know about detail textures though. I have a folder like that but it has many commercial assets. Total Textures from 3dtotal have some nice collections: https://shop.3dtotal.com/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=340&osCsid=4ceb4vrrh8r8rh12un7vecki06…