The decline in comps over the years IS a sad thing. However, it shouldn't come as that much of a surprise. Like others here, I'll just speculate on the reasons why. 1. To maintain any interforum comp, you actually need other sites with which to compete. The global art community just isn't filled with a lot of forums these…
The early years: I never really developed my artistic talent as a youngster, I have a twin brother who early on started designing webpages and getting into graphic design, I however spent my younger days playing video-games. Becoming a video-game developer was a far-off dream, the industry was never really big in Sweden.…
I started with max and tried a few times Maya but dumped it each time because I disliked the GUI (to big random designed) and ugly workflow in regards of poly modeling, UV and lots of other stuff I have to deal with. Some Key advantages I see in max: Modifiers: One of the biggest lacks in any other package (well blender…
Hi, My name is Valentin Nadolu and I'm a 3d artist with 12 years of experience in AAA games and other real-time type projects. I've worked for 10 years at AMC pixel factory in Bucharest starting as a 3d Vehicle Artist, then Lead 3d Vehicle Artist and even as Project Manager for a while. After that I've worked for INDG in…
Team Chivalry is searching for experienced and dedicated individuals to help us develop Chivalry: Battle for Agatha, an upcoming indie title created using the UDK with a heavy focus on first-person melee combat and objective-focused team play in a medieval setting. Our previous title Age of Chivalry The initial public…
Thought I'd write a little bit about the Wacom Intuos, I am not a reviewer, just someone who hopes to write a little bit for those on the fence because as we all know, google only tends to bring up big-name sites that may or may not have been paid off ;) feel free to leave questions and I'll respond & update the first post…
Last Update : Hello everyone! This year, I'm going to participate to the Humster3d challenge. I already did it several years ago with this Peugeot 308.https://hum3d.com/challenges/quick-stop-in-front-of-the-night-shop/ And this time, same idea, I want to render all my scene into Marmoset Toolbag! Start : It was difficult…
So I've been working on a new scene for a client and he's graciously allowed me to share the work in progress scene on here. Be prepared for a bit of an essay here as I go over the details as well as some very large images grabbed straight from Unity editor... So the client is after a sci fi hanger bay in Unity engine. The…
Ok so finally im done with the 20th version of my CV. (please no trolls I am frustrated due to not being able to get my footing in 3D Arts.) Need serious professional advice like before :) Thank you What can be done to make it more better? I feel content with this version. [FONT="] Software Developer with Strong…
If your lights cast shadows setting them up correctly will speed up your render times. 1. Try not to cast shadows using omni lights; they are equivalent to placing 6 spotlights with a 90 degree field of view. 2. If youre rendering a scene with a lot of lights dont try and set them up all at once. Use Tools>Light Lister…