http://www.asmp.org/news/spec2008/orphan_update.php If anyone is still concerned about this, I suggest reading that link. "We made substantial progress towards the goal of a fair and reasonable Orphan Works bill in the last Congress. However, there remained a few difficult but important areas of controversy when the bill…
the problem with CDs is that their future value is based off current interest rates and the Fed is going to increase the prime rate by 1/4 pt. next time, and maybe again once more after that. I have little faith in US currency in the coming years, and CDs are denominated in USDs. Four trillion new USDs in the economy in…
Quote: Originally Posted by CKeene Something can be said for not being found in the search query "Does [school] suck". There is a frighteningly large amount of negative press circulating about trade schools that people are absorbing and using in their vehement need to discredit x school. Yes, there are a lot of bogus…
Progress as of last post: Original post: This project is to create a 2013 Ford Police Interceptor suited for usage in games like the Forza Horizon series, that includes body, interior, and mechanical components. This means that car will need to be LOD'ed to match the scaling detail used by cars in the Forza games; from the…
Hello polycounters, I'm doing a great deal of learning and creating at the same time... and I'm very close to being happy with the torso of my low-poly game character. I partially used this tutorial image from Ben Mathis to guide me between trying to stay low poly and have somewhat decent muscle loops.…
5TH Cell has an opening for a Senior Character Art Lead, who will contribute to several exciting new original properties. This position works directly with our Art Director, Lead Animator and Creative Director in visualizing the style and will oversee the 3D character art pipeline along with the potential of day to day…
Hi all, I've been a lurker on PC for a while and it happens that I also work for Allegorithmic, so I'm starting this thread to tell you all that Substance Designer 3 is now available for 99$ for Non-commercial use licenses. I'll keep the thread updated with new features, tuts and content as they become available, and most…
PEN (Paul Neale) is doing another Master Class, this time about Max Script for beginners. I have taken two of Paul's classes and they have been great, very helpful. They are packed full of useful tips and tricks and he does a phenomenal job of explaining complex things. I can also attest to the power of maxscript, I'm not…
Really insightful post! That's why you get a console generation like PS3/XB360. XB360 was out from 2005 until it was superseded in 2013 by the Xbox one. But those were incredibly informative years to not change up hardware. The difference in the hardware between a modern system and one 8 years behind is immense. They're…
rooseterMAP- what did you want to know? maybe i can break it down and show. Have a few people asking the same thing already. EVIL & fearian - thanx, the uving on this made me weep too ;) For this, i baked at 4k, downsized to 2k ( 2048x2048 ) Yes...i know..there are better ways to do this. Thats just how i chose to do it.…