I'm not going to say there's a "best" beginner application, but I started with Max and branched out from there. If you're just starting to learn the programs, then I would recommend either Max or Maya (I'm biased towards Max for general asset design). They both have free student versions and are, in my opinion, less…
Reaper is great and free/small donation. Generally people seem to be saying it's the best of the free stuff. www.reaper.fm/ If you're just starting out with sound design then you need to study synthesis and sampling. There's a lot of free vst plugin instruments out there, so just get messing around/playing. Microphone…
poop nailed it. free weights use more of the other muscles to keep things aligned. cable/resistence weights target a muscle and ONLY that muscle... For instance, a lot of free-weight pro routines involve little-to-no ab training---the abs become toned simply because they're used so much in the rest of the week to keep good…
I'm doing this simple object, going through the process of modelling and texturing etc. I've got to the stage where I've made an ambient occlusion in xnormal and am previewing it in Unity. It looks rubbish, what did I do wrong?(apart from everything). Do I need to add more edges around some of the extreme angles or do I…
Here is a small update from the Character above, Thank you all for the Feedback, I tried to apply it and that's my current progress. I changed the major body proportions, tried to get rid of smaller details, added more chamfers to the edges and polished the Hair. (along with other small changes) If any of those points I…
Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful time over the holidays. Welcome to the 94th edition of the Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge for the months of January and February! This challenge is a way for real-time 3D artists to test their skills and create a piece of work based on concepts provided. It's open…
For those that plan to attend GDC in San Francisco and have an interest in 3D painting and production pipelines, I thought I would pass this along. This session is noteworthy not only because the content could save texture artists a ton of time, but also because each attendee will have access to the project files and video…
Its good for starting a new business, be it, contract freelance or a new studio that does 3d arts, game development as well as concept art. I dont have anything concrete but an idea that I have placed on piece of paper (in writing and drawing) few characters are done in high res, and few environment props are done in high…
https://www.3dflow.net/3df-zephyr-free/ you can start with the free version of zephyr, its limited to 50 photos, but its free and very easy to use with good results i would not recommend shooting with a cellphone if you have a dslr, use that instead. while megapixels matter, its generally good to shoot each picture of a…