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Re: Normal Map Problem
Absolutely agree — this is a solid breakdown. The artifact indeed looks like a UV continuity issue rather than a bake smoothing problem, especially when the normal map values shift sharply across a hard edge. Seeing the UV layout over the normal map would clarify it instantly. Automation of manual work – developers can… -
Announcing Vivaty Create
Wanted to share the announcement for a project I've been in involved with at Vivaty called Vivaty Create. I'll let the press release give the specifics but if anyone has questions or feedback please let me know. Thanks. Vivaty is announcing Vivaty Create, the pilot phase of its new developer program. As we prepare to open… -
Teaching Assistant Professor, Illustration and/or Computer Animation
Teaching Assistant Professor – Illustration and/or Computer Animation School of Art & Design, Studio Art Program University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Salary and benefits information available in the full position announcement. Closing Date: November 17, 2025, 6:00 pm CT 🔗 View Full Position Announcement at:… -
Mad toxic discourse about character art appeal
So there's this recent situation on twitter which has steadily been turning into a dumpster fire and concerns the appeal of character art, and I thought to share a few threads from character artists and x users analysing the situation. The character in question is Kay Vess, the protagonist from the Ubisoft game, Star Wars… -
Re: Wendy's hand-painted material practice
Thank you for the paint-over @Eric Chadwick ! I hadn't thought of mountains as being that reflective, but I can see now that does make it pop a lot! The sunlight breaking through the clouds is really cool as well. I like how these elements direct the eye and how it gets rid of some of the flatness I was struggling with. I… -
Re: How to Post on the Internet
Hahaha! Very good writing! This should be a permanent post. Its interesting how similar the thoughts of everyone are. Its just like I'm reading a transcription of a conversation between me and my girlfriend. Its cool when you see that many of these facts are actually applicable at many others work areas, but people think… -
Re: Concept art practice sketchpad.
Keep up the practice man, it's awesome that you're consistently making new stuff! Rather than focusing on specific crits about these newest paintings, I think you'd find it helpful to make sure you use reference for each object/person in your paintings. And, in the same vein, continue doing studies, whether from film… -
At uni and feels like a waste of time, advice on stay or go?
Studying game art at university, Ive had 2 years of maya experience and they teach 3dsmax here and trying it out it just seems inferior to maya, everytime I use max it just feels stupid since I know maya why shouldnt I just be able to use it instead. If i did use maya then whats the point of me being here because they cant… -
Re: Why is the game industry model broken?
There are twice as many studios that did start-up on the other hand, and many of those that closed in that list (it's somewhere, here on PC) actually closed because big studio bought them for a premium fee, and fired everyone when they didn't know what to do with them, but then rehired the guys as an internal team inside… -
Engineering Fellowship ( 6-Months) Pittsburgh, PA
Schell Games is a highly talented group of artists, programmers, producers, and game designers led by game industry veteran Jesse Schell. We're the largest full-service education and entertainment game development company in the United States. Since 2002, we've worked with world-class clients and partners to create…
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