Why do some normal maps in 3D engines differ in color? For example: In one normal map the "neutral" color appears to be grey (#7F7F7F), but in another blue (#7F7FFF).
Everyone has offered really solid advice. Think that Neox, Eric and sacboy have summarized the key points of the issue and provided a lot of good links to additional resources on the topic. Just wanted to quickly address a couple of different points brought up in the discussion. Subdivision modeling tends to be an…
This is part 2 of our series on MaxScript. I'll cover some simple ways you can start to use maxscript in your every day workflow. Even if you have never touched code before, there are some simple ways you can start using maxscript that will help you automate tasks and remove some of the time wasting steps you have to take…
This is part 2 of our series on MaxScript. I'll cover some simple ways you can start to use maxscript in your every day workflow. Even if you have never touched code before, there are some simple ways you can start using maxscript that will help you automate tasks and remove some of the time wasting steps you have to take…
This is part 2 of our series on MaxScript. I'll cover some simple ways you can start to use maxscript in your every day workflow. Even if you have never touched code before, there are some simple ways you can start using maxscript that will help you automate tasks and remove some of the time wasting steps you have to take…
Lets go over some simple ways to get your feet wet with MAXScript. Even if you have never touched code before, there are some simple ways you can start using maxscript that will help you automate tasks and remove some of the time wasting steps you have to take time and time again. MAXScript what does it do? To answer that…
Lets go over some simple ways to get your feet wet with MAXScript. Even if you have never touched code before, there are some simple ways you can start using maxscript that will help you automate tasks and remove some of the time wasting steps you have to take time and time again. MAXScript what does it do? To answer that…
My outlines are looking weird, flickering or appearing in places where they shouldn't be. There are two options to fix this: Option 1 Set the Antialiasing Method to MSAA or FXAA. This is a quick fix, but will result in aliasing / jagged lines. To then counter the aliasing, you can take screenshots at higher resolutions.…
Hi Folks, Got a shader creation question for the UDK shader gurus on here. I'm busy teaching myself UDK and as an experiment I've been trying to implement a shader in the UDK material editor that would give the illusion of the game world being curved. I found an example of a cylindrical world shader for Unity and tweaked…
Hi All! I am working with a few other artists on a new online documentation and visual resource hub to help many new and learning game artist and developers! I have found over the last few years there has been a hot topic of what information you need to know when entering the workplace as a student either fresh out of…