1. No you don't NEED normal maps. Lightmaps are just seperate textures that have light and shadow information in them. 1b. It wouldn't be pointless. Depending on the style you are going for you can still bake lightmaps. As you are still going to want shadows and lighting in your game. And lightmapping is a lot cheaper than…
Your questions are actually just specific for dinosaurs since a lot of people actually do those methods you mentioned for characters. 1a. Model with a purpose. What is the benefit of either or? If you model with separate teeth, they will look mode believable and also its will be easy to clone and use as modular objects.…
The logistics of getting those two things in the right spot at the right time, amazing! It would be really cool if they had enough money to send along secondary crafts that film and document the whole process. It's one thing to do it and be successful, but some of what justifies NASA's miniscule funding are the shots that…
WIP/unfinished projects are a bad idea for portfolios; you will always be judged by your weakest piece, so only include your best stuff and cull periodically. Untextured projects appear unfinished. Always include your contact information on your images. If you're looking for work in games, make sure you include renders…
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I'd probably remove the demo reel link until you post the video. Overall, I'd have to agree that KISS (Keep It Simple Silly) is a good design philosophy for artist portfolios. People are visiting your site to see your work, and anything that distracts from that isn't good. A simple layout of a main portfolio page linking…
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Hey dbz123, nice start with the modelling its looking good so far. One question, have you included a lot of these edge loops because you might sculpt them later? If not it seems there are a lot of wasted polys, you could probably drop the count by 50% at least for a low poly mesh. I agree with Iniside, if this is for your…
Im like sooo there, I was there yesterday. These are the areas I am trying to go versus being another name on another bland game. Hope some of you come. Dorkbots are always cool, (and you get to drink BEER while listening). :::::::::: ************************PLEASE FORWARD FREELY********************* * * *WHAT: December…
The Disney Strike of 1941 http://libcom.org/history/1941-disney-cartoonists-strike Or we a profession? Compared to what? who isn't a professional? If we wern't it would be illeagal to not pay overtime! http://www.aflcio.org/issues/jobseconomy/workersrights/overtime.cfm This looks like a promising start: ( not sure for…