No lowpoly yet, but more polish. Replaced the internals with synthetic digestive organs protected by a removable internal panel. Added rivets and hooks. This is a great example of how functionality drives aesthetics. Everything is designed with intention and not because it "just looks cool", and the art is better served…
I've got a vauuuggee feeling like I've posted something about this before.. forgive me if that's the case. i've been thinking about it and i think art comes down to (or a large part of it is made up of) what i'd call "Modes". the basic premise is that there are different perspectives from which you can view any piece of…
Hi there! Right now I am hard-coding a piece of code, and I dont know almost anything about mel (but i am trying) The thing is I want this code works for any cam i have selected, right now only work if the camara names that way setAttr "cameraShape1.filmFit" 3; setAttr "cameraShape1.overscan" 1; setAttr…
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…
Hello, so I am trying to blend 2 textures with a Mask in Maya. I tried both a layered Texture Node as well as a blend Color Node. The shader works great when I render the Image and when I am in hardware shading mode, but whenever I switch to Viewport 2.0, just one texture is displayed without any blending. Is there a way…
Balls are great, otherwise you sometimes have no chance of busting an enemy node while your bot friends pick their noses. Also, when the enemy ball carrier get to your node, kill him and press e while looking at the ball. You suicide and destroy the ball, sending it back. Useful sometimes ot prevent swarming bots from…
Welcome everyone to the 103rd Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge for the months of July and August! This challenge is a way for real-time 3D artists to test their skills and create a piece of work based on concepts provided. It's open to those of all skill levels and we do our best to provide meaningful feedback along…
Hello Everyone I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this, I just got a dell T3500 workstation at my office it came with the FirePro v5900 graphics card, as you can see in the image Im getting crazy display issues when in vert mode. In this case when I'm in vert mode and using the move tool max displays verts for the…
Hi, can someone tell me how to change the rendering mode from DX9 to DX11 in 3DS max 2012, it used to be under the choose driver setting in 2011 however all I have there now is the option to revert from DX mode