I was wondering what sort of hit on performance one would experience when using an atlas texture for many batched meshes, and then use the same texture for dynamic meshes. For example, say I have a 4096x4096 atlas texture that I have made for many static structures. I have some left-over texture space in this atlas to use…
Skyscraper_01 This is a wip, there are bits untextured and a few pieces to add. Screenshots from UT3 engine. Some building work for a random mod, just to have a direction and to keep myself practicing and on my feet.:) 2x 1024 maps and 2 reusable 512 maps (repeating bricks and concrete) almost 4000 tris. Wires: Edit: seems…
Hey! Jason and I (and a mystery guest) are having a talk at Gnomon next week, which will also be streamed live, covering the role of an artist beyond just making pretty pictures for games, working with other departments, and thinking beyond the wacom pen.…
ZQGAME - Los Angeles, CA ZQGame is currently looking for a Freelance Character Animator Proficient in 3DS Max working onsite or remotely. At ZQGame, you will have the opportunity to engage in the process of online and mobile game publishing and production. ZQGame is a publicly traded online gaming company in China, and has…
Or: Rima's pile of godawful studies. I'm quite out of practice with them; I've been fixating on anatomy in detail, worrying about the bones and individual muscles and such, but it's not good to do that too much, I think. Knowing them in theory, and being able to sculpt them right piece by piece doesn't matter much if…
Hello JacqueChoi, yes, I have no problem sharing my situation with you. The issue preventing me from moving from my city is that my girlfriend and I bought a house two years ago, so we have a 30-year mortgage with the bank. Besides that, she has her business here in Barcelona. Leaving the country or the city would mean…
Hi guys, I've been away from 3d and 2d for 3+ (maybe 4?) years I think, was busy trying to learn other stuff like Japanese and C++, or just grinding away in some game xD But now I would like to come back to the artistic side of things, so I'm slowly getting back into practice. I've been doing 1 sketch a day for the past…
It's still quite alive as far as I can tell. The biggest difference is the sheer amount of niche forums, discords, facebook groups, etc. It seems there's likely a specific locale for each title, where fans can get together to make fanart together. 20-30 years ago there were only a few communities around for modding. But…
The closer to the river you are the worst your commute will be. I live up in the Wells Branch suburbs, I usually have a 10-15 minute commute. At nights, going to shows and restaurants downtown takes me 30 minutes, during rush hour that would take an hour. If you have a game dev schedule like 10-7 you'll probably miss the…
Sweet, cheers for the link, Lee. This WoW Lich King cinematic definitely stands out in my mind as one of the best game cinematics I've ever seen. It's funny that with all the epic action happening in the movie, the part that impressed me the most was the part where the King wipes the snow away from the ice with his hand.…