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Re: Modeling with Quads for Game Asset?
You're simply in that weird state where you already know quite a bit of technical things, are being influenced by a highly specific tool that is not "standard practice" (HardOps) ... while also lacking experience to get some perspective on things. A few things : • A HardOps/Boxcutter model can look fantastic, but it will… -
Re: Garrus Vakarian - Mass Effect
Admittedly I'm not as good with weapons as I am with characters. But I do what I must, and I could use the practice. -
Re: The Answer to Any Question Isn't Really Very Helpful
I'm a total noob but there's something to say about good pedagogy. I very lazily pursued 3D modeling since 2003. Kinda stuck in a mode where I didn't study enough and just kinda practiced the same mistakes over again, so I got really good at being bad. Then I changed gears later in life and tried to be a physicist. While… -
Re: Where to plug the Glossiness map in Mental Ray using Softimage.
When you are working with any shader combined with the textures for material definition, you really need to make a decision; what is the ultimate output goal? What I mean by this is your final presentation. Is it going to be in an engine or offline renderer? Creating textures for material definition in one engine/shader… -
Re: LF Adults to help me frame what's going on in my career at the moment
There has been a lot of great advice given here. I hope that you are ready to hear it, and can incorporate it in time. I just wanted to give 2 cents on something specific you had mentioned earlier. I do not interpret the concept behind that phrase as being something that you can simply check off the list after some period… -
Re: New around here and would love some feedback on my work.
My thought on the barrel was that there's too much relative texture-space applied to the fittings at the top, so the details look too sharp. My assumption based on the screenshot is that they're quite a bit larger on the texture than the barrel, at least compared to the actual sizes. You could try dialing back the details… -
Re: Own Design vs Concept Art
If you like to become a designer you have to practice it yes. But if you like to become a modeler use existing designes. -
Re: Literally Proportions
I see, I thought same but could not find it. Thank you, I guess i just need to practice -
Re: Poly modelling low to high
Best practice is to show what you currently have. Then we can give you some advice on how to proceed. -
Re: SketchZombie's Sketchbook
doing a lil hard surface practice before diving into next project...all parts still dynameshes with sculpt layers.
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