Thanks for the help! i actually found that the cps modeling tools scripts contain hotkeyable actions for both of things i was looking for, so my problem is solved for the time being. NEW QUESTION okay i have all my hotkeys where i want them, how hard is it to transfer these setting to another copy of maya? in max its just…
Any organization the mormons give money to is morally reprehensible any entrenched societal ideals in america are the product of barely contained hatred and a directed attempt to make innocent people suffer Oxy, private clubs are churches. The debate about government money is a valid one, but it is not as cut and dry as…
I would go with a labeled CD containing MOV and WMV versions of your reel, and an offline version of your site, plus resume in DOC or PDF. No need to bother with sending out books imo, as this could get very expensive for you, and these things usually get discarded. I personally keep a printed portfolio that I bring with…
I've got one folder for reference/inspiration, and then another for actual textures and photosource material. Reference is organised by theme (ie. Trees, Architecture, World Details, Furniture) and the Textures folder is sorted by surface type much like Rynos. In each one I have a subfolder called "Mine" containing any…
it seems all lightmaps are even density like texturing is usually done. but isnt lighting mostly boring on the floors and happen on the walls and complex shapes so in theory baking a hires lightmap and then shrinking the uv isles according to the statistical contrast of their containing pixels (the higher the contrast the…
eXpendable; The new Patch 1.02 for F.E.A.R. is now available to download. As well as fixing some minor localized bug issues, this update also contains the brand new "Asylum" Multiplayer Map. The patch will also pre-patch the game in preparation for the upcoming release of the F.E.A.R. Software Development Kit mod tools.…
Oh yea I have a habit of not providing the info that I know about these bugs. They're occurring when I render in mental ray with ray tracing shadows. So the easy solution would be ...don't do that. But that's like the Dr saying ..well don't lift your arm. So I'm looking for a solution. They're also not polygon related…
i don't know about the polycount cottages, but gamespy's perks are unlimited storage and bandwidth, so long as you slap their banner ads on your pages. i tried applying for one before (at planetquake) but was refused because my portfolio didn't contain quake-specific content, just my concept art portfolio. but i don't see…
Not bad for 10 minutes, the whole thing is definitely a bit "flat" though - there doesn't seem to be a consistent light source anywhere, which is probably what's doing it. http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm If you haven't seen it before, that link contains a wealth of info about painting light interactions and…
Hey everyone, Just saw the updates to this thread, a few answers / precisions. The AI generated images on Stock on which artists are tagged or part of the prompt go against Stock ToS and are being removed as soon as they get reported. Stock contains 250 millions images, and there are hundreds of thousands of artists out…