Just went to a GDC talk yesterday by Nvidia, talking about their raytracing efforts. It's early yet, but they're showing the writing on the wall. We're where film rendering was 10 years ago, facing a revolution in rendering, transitioning from raster to rays. Bugs Life for example was a turning point. Some good things to…
Seems like you should simply ask the guy why he wants it redone? If you he wants you to redo it in a unreasonable amount of time, you should have a conversation with him about that as well. Dont be afraid to ask questions or voice concerns. Complaining on polycount certainly isn't going to do you any good, especially if…
Thanks for the reply timspanjer! Unfortunately I don't have a digital camera, but I have been finding some pretty nice reference online. When you talk about having more detail in the texture, what types of details are you looking for that you can't find here? Are you talking about things like nails or cigarette butts or is…
It certainly helps to have friends in the industry, especially if some of them are really great specialists. Nothing can clear your head and motivate better than the honest talk with someone more experienced than you. I always compare myself with artists I admire a lot, and I talk to them, asking for advices, and striving…
well,,ahaha I know a lot of people in my class that draws manga and anime stuff.. The thing with that is they dont know how to draw a REAL head, yes im talking about that ugly thing you see when you look in the mirror..(T_T) I tend to find your alot better at sculpting or even modeling if you have a strong traditional art…
I think the biggest issue was his tone, the matter of fact way he talked about artists as a commodity....even though artists and programmers are just that, no one likes to be told that. He obviously is not very experienced, he never mentions work for hire agreements, nor escrow services. The concept of what he is talking…
Pretty sure I'm more derp, what do you mean by use cube maps for reflections - are you guys just talking about plugging in a cube map as well as the spec or what? So confused but feel I should really grasp what you guys are talking about lol XD. "actually i have worked on many games that use cube maps reflections for…
Sry,I probably missunderstood you before.(english is not my native language) If I remember correctly they mentioned a custom engine called The Seed Engine.(they created it) I doubt we would go from normal pcs to no display... What you are talking about may come after vr devices. I pretty much thought and think the same…
It seams like you need to read up on how to make environment art in general. using a giant flat texture is just not a practical solution. Here is a good way to start. what you should do is use decals or similar systems to create unique textures for those grass edges your talking about for example. the art of diablo III GDC…
Hey guys thanks for the comments. -Dom- yeah dude it is a character I picked off of the mythic concept page, lol. Sorry I forgot to mention that. -Rhinokey- yeah I didnt know that name of the artist, I admire his work. -Dekard- I talked talked to some people and they told me the flow there was fine...I also had a 2500 tri…