@Larry Good point! I should put some guy who fell down the rocks and broke his back =) There would be a ton of contrast! But seriously that's something I always struggle with, I make the environment but I forget about the story!
It's about damn time. Seriously, they released Maya LT 6 years ago, wtf took so long for Max? Seemingly almost every indie that used to use Max gave up on waiting years ago and switched to Maya or Blender.
This is Dope, Don't agree with Quasar that the leaves look flat, it matches the style of the piece and really helps bring out the rest of the features, its amazing what spots of colour can do to help break down a scene!! seriously great work :)
Seriously? You're just going to go and dismiss the program like that without downloading the trial version and seeing if you can hand-paint something with it? You may find yourself pleasantly surprised at how good it is at creating any kind of texture.
Then become a morning person. Go to bed earlier, whatever. :) Seriously, your brain is at it's creative best when you first wake up - THAT'S when you want to be learning and exploring new things. Not after 8-10 hours at the day job...
Subdivide once, but seriously just focus on making the planes of the face. Don't smooth it out so you can attempt to see a real face just yet. Focus on nailing down the planes first. Use trimDynamic like it's bread and butter.
CONGRATS Swizzzzzzzzz I Jelly, Whenever I show up to work in my underwear, and start drinking beers I get told by HR about this thing called "Professional Conduct" (Whatever the hell that means). No dude, that guy is seriously an asshole.
Rebuilt the whole thing from scratch in Maya. Added a wall sconce, too. Seriously have spent so much time on the lighting. I'm using a very low intensity directional light to light dark shadows -- is that okay, or is there another way?
For late payments after invoice I just email a professionally written reminder every 15 days. Nag 'em till they bleed :) But seriously, ideally you'll have multiple projects going so you're not waiting and depending on one payday.
because money women and power come from people who say they make video games for a living :p seriously though it takes a rare group of people who enjoy this and can get slapped around a bit and get back up