Hi All, I'ts been a very long time since I've done any animation and have been wanting to get back into it. I use to do it when I got my BS in Video Game Art and Design. Been a while though because I've focused on concept art/illustration but I want to get back into animation. Need some updated reminders on where to get…
Evening folks, after selling my machine and relocating, it's time to get a new one now that I have settled in. What I need some help with is what monitor to get. Not a big deal but figured I'd check if anyone has something to recommend. My previous monitor was a 22" wide with 1680x1050 res. If anyone know of a good wide…
Hi, Im trying to get ambient occlusion that takes into account a transparent texture Im using. Ive found this video which make it look quite easy, and Ive followed every step but cant for the life of me get it to work :-/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcqfd6jeSzo would any body know of any other techniques/tutorials that…
So I'm just getting my toes wet in ZBrush. I've learned most of the major opening pit falls from getting something on screen that you can actually edit, to knowing how to correctly save a project. I've got something I want to sculpt and a concept for it: From what I understand about the program I'm going to need to learn…
I work in finance right now. Getting jobs in finance is completely different to getting jobs in art. With finance you need to have shiny words on your resume. With art you need a shiny portfolio. Get crackin' on that portfolio and don't listen to your brother's advice! Once I get a job as an artist, I'm not making anybody…
So trying to use muticut to add the muscle shapes i've ended up with tri's but can never work out how to get rid of tri's :( If I collapse an edge the tri disappears but the next quad along becomes a tri. If I cut a tri in half all I get is a 2nd tri. Maybe getting rid of the tri's is something for later and I shouldn't be…
You're not an art machine (unless you actually are then I'm sorry your a robot) so don't get down for being human. It's natural to have a flow to things. Instead of fighting it and making bad art and not enjoying it, take a break. Watch movies, play games, paint, draw, and surf polycount is usually what I do when I get in…
EDIT: I think I may have figured out the answer. So, if UV shells are overlapping, they get the same texture. So what people are doing is having some or most of their hair cards getting the same textures, so just a few UV shells take up that entire UV space. In my case, I think I will make just a few cards cover the…
I was wondering if anyone ever experienced burn out / deep depression (losing a parent) and not doing any art for a few months... I have been trying to get back into the grove of making environments but just cant get that "Umpth" behind me. :( Any suggestions? To think everyones work here, and on the hangout have been…
I guess this would kind of be like a journal. I wan to get better at sculpting anatomy so i decided im gonna just do a bunch of different attempts to get a grasp of it. I want to submit something almost daily, but well see how it goes.