hello so im a modeller working in a small group of 3 and im in charge of making all the enemy characters as the others are not modellers. the enemies will be demons and each will be VERY different and individual. our game will require up to 75 different demons and ive estimated each will take 3 to 4 weeks but this means it…
Hello everyone, PolyDetail is my new plugin for 3dsMax. * PolyDetail is a 3dsMax plugin that helps you to quickly draw nice ornamnets with a mouse brush. * Ornaments are one of the most time consuming things in 3d modelling. With PolyDetail you can create a large variety of ornaments in a few minutes. * Product geometry is…
This is great, love seeing the progress on this! One thing I think could help is to do a bit of color grading, to recapture some of that softness from the concept... reduce the mid tone saturation, and pull up the black point. Here's a quickie animated GIF
Hi all, I’m an Art Department Director at a game studio, and we’re specifically looking for a very fast character rigger to help us evaluate and improve our rigging pipeline. Speed is the primary focus here. We’re looking for someone who can turn around solid, game-ready rigs quickly and consistently. Phase 1 (Paid Test…
Well, my take is it's just a tough market right now. The current political shit-show in the U.S. has created a lot of uncertainty for business leaders, so they have pulled back on spending, and laid off staff (which are often the largest monthly expense for a business). There are still positions being hired, just a lot…
I don't know much about substance designer. I'm coming from Quixel Suite / Mixer. I have used Substance Designer and Painter back in college but haven't since then since I can't afford a subscription. How can I quickly make different planet shaders in designer? I'm creating an environment that has planets in the sky such…
Thanks for your patient reply. I'm still getting the hang of this forum, but your tips should help me pick up the Q&A etiquette quickly. The approach you shared is incredibly useful. I'm learning Blender right now for product design visualization. I hit this specific roadblock and want to nail this skill so I can…
@Klunk: The problem with projecting/transferring the actual normals of a mesh is that it's a closed surface (at least usually, maybe you could break things up into many smaller units, but then you'd have to manipulate those somehow). Imagine you want to comb your vertex normals sharply in one direction over a larger area:…
Stylization really isn't a coverall for non-realism. The word implies that a style has been applied to a subject so as to intentionally stray from a photorealistic representation, as an aesthetic choice. Likewise, the word quickie doesn't vindicate largely unfinished endeavors simply by virtue of being completed to their…