hey gais. been posting this anatomy study in my sketchbook but going for a full character now. Was originally thinking of throwing some pants and chuck taylors on there (and a sword?) but thought giant mech would be cooler. Somthing like her getting fitted for a new custom mech with just the legs and pelvis bit so far.…
Hey guys, Could anyone explain how to quickly set up an easily keyable squash deformer in Maya? I'm just trying to add some S and S to a ball bouncing, but I can't get figure out how the squash deformer works. I've looked in Maya's help, but I can't seem to click help links since installing 2012. Thanks EDIT:…
I searched the forums but couldn't find this news (unless it was in the front page, if so, I'm sorry). The trial version of finalRender SE for 3ds Max (2009 - 2011, both 32- and 64-bit) is fully featured and includes all modules of its highest end version, as well as the industry leading non-photo-realistic rendering…
Hi there! Complements on the great forum here. This is actually my first post here, so here I go... This is my own interpertation of a space marine like character. I designed and created this character because of two reasons. One as a fulltime game producer I dont have time to create graphics myself. As a former 3D game…
Hi there, I've been working in 3D (in the Arch-Viz business) for some years now but have recently become interested in creating content for games. I purchased UT3, the collectors edition that comes with the UEd DVD, and also the Mastering Unreal Technology book. I've worked through the book and loved it, but want to go…
Hey guys, I've recently started learning 3D at University and I have some questions when it comes to file formats that my teacher couldn't really answer for me. I notice that when I save a file, with no need for transparency, as a TGA it's vastly larger in size than if I save the same file as PNG. If I flip back and forth…
Hey all. Recently I made my first video tutorial for Maya on how to create a liquid metal effect in Maya. You can see the final effect here: [ame]http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=C5rxjk5rqAI[/ame] The tutorial is in 3 Parts and can be found on my Youtube Page here: www.youtube.com/coldsidedigital I apologize for the quality,…
Scene From A Movie Competition Deadline: 29th March 2009 The gap between motion picture visuals and the graphical fidelity of current generation videogames is closing with every new AAA game release. Visual realism is becoming more of an accepted part of videogames and more an important part of immersing games players into…
I love high poly modeling, and I think I'm pretty good at it. But the thing is I can't really find a job without knowing how to get it on low poly. So, I know the "best" way to retopoly a model it's doing it manually on 3ds max or maya, but I can't find an updated tutorial on it. Everything I find is from 2009 or so. What…
inZania LLC is looking for a short-term artist to help us update some character artwork for our mobile game: Aftermath PvP. This is a PAID opportunity. The game is currently live in the iOS app store so it's also a great chance to build up your portfolio! You can check out the game here: http://bit.ly/am-007 The game has a…