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Re: How do I UV this?
Hi! Yes, like that (loop of selected edge). You can merge both halves together along one side, so you end up with one UV island. Here is an example on Sketchfab that seems to do it that way (you can check UVs in the viewer). UVs like that make it easy to simplify the model (LODs) without breaking them. Btw, I assumed this… -
Re: Current games console wars are strange?
A bit of a tangent: When I see stuff like that, I cant help but feel a bit aggravated by it. It generally reads as one big confirmation bias, one that seeks to create this narrative meant to dismantle any perceived "patriarchy" found in this medium. The genres and the platforms matter. Specifics matter. Age and gender are… -
Re: Sigh... it's one thing when people you don't know online promote game piracy...
Man, this is a perfect example. Thanks for posting this. As I said repeatedly in this thread, piracy is a problem. This post highlights it. But it also asks the question of how to deal with it. Piracy is a problem, yes. But my original point is that there's very little to be gained from treating it as a crime. Say if they… -
Re: [Technical Talk] - Tutorials Sticky Thread
This was original a paintover/message to Cheapalert, but I thought it'd make a great mini-tutor for beginner texture artists trying to get less blurred textures. Solid shapes as selectable masks to enhance sharp edges http://chrisholden.net/masklayer1.jpg The original texture, on the left, does fine to sell the look of the… -
Re: How many maps for a character?
For an example of a modular character design, check out Jesse Sosa's excellent example http://oldwiki.polycount.com/SkankerzeroModularCharacterSystem (the images aren't up on the new wiki yet) -
Re: Deadpool - Free Maya Rig
Easy! Click the link they provided. Scroll down to the Free Stuff section. Find the Deadpool example. Click on Free Download. -
We want a 3D printable miniature artists (for sample miniatures, modular parts minis, cuts etc.)
Hey artists! We have a done a lot of posts before but the applications were not so useful for us so in this post we will be clearer about what we want and ONLY apply if you can make the exact quality we show here. We need artists for long term work. - You need to understand modeling miniatures for 3D printing 110%. - You… -
Modeling cheek\side guards of some historical helmets - topology suggestions ?
It seems people are more keen about modeling fantasy helmets or pseudo historical helmets seen from movies but little is known that actual helmets used along in history are equally fascinating. One forgotten era where there are superb examples of fascinating helmets is the hellenistic one (time period after the Alexander… -
Smoothing groups+normal maps?
Hello polycounters I'm a normal mapping novice who is currently practicing with the technique and hoping to achieve a higher skill/comfort level. I'm working on understanding how any smoothing group info I have on my low detail model is getting baked into the normal map. I thought other beginners might benefit from seeing… -
2D Landscape/Battle scene artist needed for Printable Fantasy Card Game Art
Hello, I am looking for a 2D artist to create some printable game mats for my card game I am developing. I need 4 unique playable card mats, in printable quality, 8.5"x11" in size. Each mat will have a unique character, one of the 4 playable races for my game, taking part in a epic battle. Below are some examples of play…
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