He's just reiterating on the point that a following a tutorial for a piece you plan to display on your portfolio isn't a good idea even if you took some creative liberties with it. It's still just a fire hydrant. That brings me to a new point that wasn't mentioned yet, which is that I would try to avoid using anything so…
It shouldn't be tessellation. I made a breakdown picture of whats happening on the screenshot you are showing: The red areas are tiling textures like yours, I will get back to them later. The green and blue pieces are somewhat modeled out, but the green still uses a tiling texture. Or if in the reality, this one doesn't,…
Okay, I've been scratching my head over this and I hope somebody can give me some pointers. I made the prop on the right using a next-gen workflow and it took me quite a while. I was pleased with how it came out, but it kept niggling in the back of my mind that it took an ungodly amount of time to make. The one to the left…
Hi, been watching this thread for a while; you've made a lot of progress. So far, the model itself is very symmetrical, making it look boring; unoriginal. - The hair is swept perfectly in the same motion either side - The colors (I know you've poly painted) however there is no damage, no story behind him. Hes a beast? but…
The tiles do add to the scale issue, but I think what does the most damage is the step-ladder in the center of the first and last screenshot. Also adding to it is that the width of the spiral stairs seems to be exaggerated, but that could just be the camera's field of vision. When making comparisons, it might be best to…
Working on some last minute adjustments to the Samurai before submitting. I edited the eye were the scar is using some of the CC essentials body texture scars. I also overlapped the Eye with another Sphere and used some bump textures to make it look more damaged. I reworked the body texture so that the hands are not…
hey dave I love your work man,its an inspiration to all. and yes Splash damage is located in London and from the 2 members from there ive met they seem to be some very very nice people...but you had best drink ale,none of that fosters crap . There is also a sony and EA studio that I know of in London,I presume ya don't…
Taking the style and advice, and the fact that the photo style textures look like poo I've worked on this Slate Roof texture by painting it. Cholden, if you do get a chance to elaborate on more resources for getting that rough surface using painting techniques let me know! I've still used a little photo overlay to get some…
My Mom had undiagnosed and then misdiagnosed diabetes over the course of 3-4 years. She ended up with nerve damage in her feet/legs, and is now waiting on the liver transplant list because it absolutely destroyed her liver. And then my sister had misdiagnosed pancreatitis and was in and out of the hospital for months, and…
Critiques and nitpicks: - Arcade door opening smoke too opaque/white? It's blinding when opened, and appears like a flash. Considering how dark the level is, it could damage eyes. - On the way up the vent from the bathroom I managed to accidentally clip myself out of the level. This is bad since it makes me stuck to no…