Hey everyone, I’ve started working on a new practice prop. Its a chemical/paint waste disposal bin. I found this one and thought it would be a great study piece because it has a lot of subtle form changes, surface damage, and material storytelling. My goal with this project is to: * Keep as much real-world detail as…
I might be wrong, but I think it could stand to be slightly wider, by about 5 - 10% maybe . And I don't necessarily agree with dirtying it up. I like it how it is. The Kalashnikov is the most produced assault rifle in history (I believe it's still in production even today, in one form or another), so there are probably…
Well you're right, my professional experience is all open-world stuff, so it's usually a question of 'does it even need a normal/spec map?' rather than whether it needs a color spec map or not. I do have a personal interest in this stuff though, and I try to keep myself up-to-date on what other people are doing. Always up…
@Zwebbie I'm not planning to write about "stereotypes are bad blah blah", the aim of the paper is to show examples of stereotypes and the get the perspective views of gamers and designers and whether there is a reasoning behind the inclusion of these stereotypes and whether they effect the gamers outlook of the game. I…
There's a couple ways you can approach this and it depends on whether or not the overall surface is curved or flat. #1: the issue is there's an uneven or unmatched number of segments between the inside and outside shapes. #2: use less geometry on the outside radius and match the number of segments on the inside radius. #3:…