Adrian, for future reference, most forums have support for BBcode. To put in an image, it's usually . As far as AO and CA is concerned; I usually look at things like that in terms of hierarchy: Cavity is local, whereas AO is more global. Therefore, I consider AO to be higher in the hierarchy. So I usually start with the CA…
Here i did this while listening to a podcast. (more help is at bottom, so read the whole thing and then start if you feel like doing it) I dont know what you know so i made it as simple as possible step by step. This is for me the simplest way I could think of making a model. (in one piece) if you look at the image I…
We use Rhino for some objects at work. Usually when we are provided files by clients. You can export from rhino to use within max the following files: .OBJ .SAT .STEP .DWG .DWF However, none of these will deliver a nice quaded mesh; the best result directly from Rhino to max or from one of these file types, was to add an…
Your portfolio site itself is very good. Fonts are good, its clean and the watermark is very well, presentation is good. nothing to change there in terms of graphic design. Just make the headliner not underlined. And I would make your "Logo" image on top with white text color, so it stands out against the usual text. Your…
Solved this on my own. :smiley: I just realized the normal information in that problem area looks exactly the same as the top and bottom edges of the quarter circle extrusion that joins the rest of the model. That area's UVs are offset by 1, whereas the corresponding polys connected to the quarter circle are not. This…
I tried to record the process this morning using camstudio but video didnt play in the end so I'm finally going to explain you with text: Step by step, -Use a spline to create your cliff path. -Drop a sweep modifier on it, use angle profile, then from there extrude the top polygons, align them Z if your cliff path is a…
That all sounds great, I can not wait to see it. :) I spoke to Belisarius Cawl the Adeptus Mechanicus Tech-priest today and he said! "By the Omnissiah’s sacred gears and the holy rites of the Machine Spirit, I consecrate this message to @jbeck3d. May your cogitators hum with flawless precision, your circuits burn with…
Hello! I am finally starting this thread in Polycount. SHIFT is my final year project at university. We are producing a game cinematic trailer and I would like to share some progress here as an environment artist and hopefully get some input from artists outside of school! I will be working on the environment assets and…
His cold steel hands gripped my jaw tightly. I felt the electricity pulsing through his mechanical veins in a rhythmic fashion. He turned my head from side to side, the glowing orange holes where his eyes should’ve been traced the open wounds on my face, as if looking for something beneath my flesh. The dark grey steel…
Today is a very important day because I failed harder than I have in the recent past, and it was difficult to get over it. I stopped working on this guy and decided to start on a new one. Where this guy failed:* Detail distribution * Silhouette read * Value read I've sunk two days into this robot, expected to get a…