I honestly think the price is extremely fair for artstation pro, they are constantly adding new features to justify the price. The amount of server space and data transferred each month must cost them TONS of money, so of course they are going to need to monetize, it's a business, not a charity. I mean you could go the…
Sorry Perna, not a very good writer :( With radiance's latest post I think I have a concise breakdown now. @radiancef0rge That's what I'm saying. In the original implementation the metalness workflow is a 2 or more BRDF layered material setup. It lerps between a metal BRDF and a dielectric BRDF artists define, after both…
Good question. The camera I use (Olympus OMD EM1) can take 7 shots bracket at 2 EV increments, which is what I do. A nice benefit of the EM1 is that it can take all the shots with one shutter press, which is handy. Depending on your camera, you may be limited to less shots, or say, 5 shots at 1EV. In which case you might…
Here's a little guide for the photography aspect. I'll edit this post if I think of anything else. Let me know if you have any questions. This is all for the ideal scenario. If you don't have the budget then just apply my other advice and make due with what you've got. Camera Canon or Nikon DSLR (my personal preference) or…
Well after checking out the specs on the Alienware Area-51m 7700 I'm hooked! I would love to get one so I started checking out ebay, but Im so damn skeptic of spending that kind of money on ebay, let alone those guys who wanna take the transaction outside of ebay. Some got prices so low its got to be a scam. Like $900 for…
Gosh, I wish I could just open up your level and click all the check boxes to activate features... You lighting only image tells us a lot of important things: 1) Your materials (textures) are too dark. As you can see, even in the brightest of lighting areas, your screen shots are almost totally black. This is NOT a…
Hey, So I just turned 26 a few days ago and I'm planning to job hunt pretty soon (probably in a month or two) once I finish up my demo reel. I did a round of job hunting approximately a year and got nothing in terms of game jobs. I did get an unrelated 3D job that I'm hoping will boost my CV. Now I know ageism is a thing…
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Hello there, I am having some issues here with shadows and lightmapping. Im not sure what is going on and it is very frustrating. With that said, Im having issues with shadows bleeding through the wall. Ill post up a series of photos maybe this will help you understand. I have tried to work on this for over 2 days now…
Doing further research on UDK and in reading the comments on this video: [ame=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEdnKJfbPNI"]Real-Time Neuschwanstein Environment Castle UDK - YouTube[/ame] The 3d artist who made the environment said this: "I have an Nvdia GTX280, a good graphics card not a very high end one. And the scene…