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Re: Copyrighted/Trademarked content in assets sold in 3D marketplaces
Because companies don't care enough or they're unaware, really. Some of them might even appreciate the brand recognition, though that'll be a minority. For example, the people at Spalding might not be aware of such sites. Sure they have (perhaps) some deals with E.A. about branding, but the people there working at… -
Re: ZBrush Tiling Sculpts
Yup, wrap mode has a performance penalty, especially when set to 2. Basically don't use the method in the video where it says to use wrap mode set to 2. I actually made a short tutorial myself a few weeks ago to help someone out and what I call "wrap mode bounds" in the video is actually zbrush unified space. Basically the… -
Re: Of seams and shading artifacts/My brain is splitting at the seams
Right — now that I look closer at your images I can tell the problem you're having here is known as "zooming in too much". Normal maps are limited in what they can do; at extremely close limits you can see that a sharp edge is in fact a sharp edge. If it's too much of a problem, you add more geo (bevel the edge). This is… -
Re: CryEngine moves to a subscription based model.
The reason for that is in its flexibility. UE4 is by far and away more flexible than CryEngine is. And unless Crytek decide to release their source code with the subscription (very unlikely), that will never change. example: Take CryEngine's material system. you have a whole bunch of preset shaders to use, and sure they're… -
Re: S&W model 3 WIP
Thanks again for the great dialogue guys. I am really loving this! Quack: Word; http://wiki.polycount.com/NormalMap?..._thickness.jpg This is a great example of edging and resolution, but like, if you're in a first person shooter, wouldn't you want to go for the realistic version, then switch to a functional version when… -
Re: How to deal with skinning on characters' shoulder？
Yep. You can't get around stretching, you can only manage it effectively. Do you want a weird bulge or do you want a little texture stretching? You will want to weight that area partially to the clavicle but mostly to the spine. Right now you are rotating the clavicle too much when you're raising the arm.You're example has… -
Re: Texturing Then v. Now
IMO there is no simple answer. For quick texturing of 3d props DDO and Substance Painter are very good. Still for projecting an exact photo to a certain model precisely, nothing beats Photoshop 3d mode , not even Mari. For tileable textures SD is powerful indeed , Also very helpful for secondary things. Something where… -
Re: A Question for You Designers...
LD's have a different job nopw that PPL assets are becoming the norm. A designers bottom line is framerate. On at least 3 of the dx9 ppl games I've made the designers took on the responsibilty of lifghting their own scenes with an artists creative input. This is the first game I'm on where we artists do the lighting, abnd… -
Re: Adobe Photoshop feedback
The decobrush, the decobrush... let me see how I can explain. (Again, I'm on CS2 still, so I might have missed a feature or two since then. ) It basically takes a bitmap and stretches it along the spline of your brushstroke. (Instead of having many bitmaps/masks that are scattered or distributed along the spline.) This… -
Re: Texture Feedback
cool stuff man things look like they are going in the right direction. The first thing that pops out to me is the contrast in your df and spec maps. A good way to start your spec off in the right direction is to collapse your DF down and then invert it and then set it to hue on top of your original DF. Also be careful when…
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