We are proud to finally get to say this: Welcome to the Polycount Update! It's been a long time coming and its finally here. Click on through to find out more about the update! The two biggest questions you're likely asking yourself is 'Why did you update Polycount?' and 'Why did it take so long!?' Both are very good…
All right, I have the next update ready. There has been quite a lot that’s happened since the last update. To borrow a bit from the Matrix, I've been following the white rabbit down the rabbit hole of audio design, or at least, it feels that way :) . In all seriousness though, I've really been learning a ton of new stuff…
Some friends asked me to write a tutorial for my fur technique. Figured I'd post it here. Hope you like! In this tutorial, I'll teach you to make nifty fur tiles for use in texturing your models. You will see how having full control of the look and flow of your fur without painting can be incredibly useful, and how you can…
[img2=right]http://boards.polycount.net/images/features/dw4/image_02.jpg[/img2] DOMINANCE WAR IV Only the dead have seen the end of war. Ladies and Gentlemen, war is upon us. Our enemies are gathering in the shadows and it will not be long until we must once again pick up arms and defend our homelands. How will we…
Hello everyone! I'm really glad that Riot is throwing another Creative Contest! It's been 3 years since the last one and I ended having to leave it early due to personal circumstances and I'm so glad that I am able to have another go! League of Legends is pretty much my most played game nowadays and preseason to season 8…
Hi to all! Few years ago i spent almost all my free time on.. THIS. The main question is - how to avoid some very small repetitive actions in maya..Yeah. We spend a lot of time using default maya marking menu. When i played a lot with my maya - i decided to make the lesson ( but... when it was done.. i lost all the…
Well, I've suspected something like that - they're a bit confusing from the beginning, and i probably need to make some more informal introduction into these tools. Let me then introduce myself first: my name is Alexander "Joss" Khalyavin, i'm Maya tech artist/developer with ~16 years of Maya experience. Autodesk Maya…
NOTE FOR MODERATORS: DO NOT APPROVE THIS POST FOR PUBLIC VIEWING. I've written it out ahead of time so when its OK to post publicly it can be approved. Until then let it remain invisible. Dominance War IV Anticipation for the launch of a yearly event grows as we near the starting mark for Dominance War IV. Dominance War,…
Fixed it ... well kinda - Haven't tested it but it compiles now. I had to comment out some math in the Translucency lighting model function. Might looked borked. //==============================Info===============================/*Soft Light Skin Shaderrelease 1 (First public release)History: - R1 (10/05/2006): Initial…