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Re: A Sifi novel for a weekend to escape?
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Re: How are you actually handling AI-generated mesh cleanup before engine handoff?
I recently needed to produce 3d mesh details from very old mesh and normal map texture where those details were flat baked, sort of closer lod and chat GPT managed to do it pretty well . It took lots of discussion whats wrong and how to interpret NM . I had to upload small pictures where the normal map is supposed to spawn… -
Re: Where have all the promising projects gone?!
I've noticed the same change and it really has been bothering me. I've been doing 3D art for over a decade not counting art school and in that time I've watched my talents grow tenfold but my client pool and revenue stream hasn't improved with me, if anything it's gotten worse. I feel like I spent so much time refining my… -
Re: Working out a ballpark freelance hour rate?
in the uk.. double your expected full time salary and let them haggle you down a bit if you really want the job. The extra money is because you can be let go basically immediately and it doesn't bother the employer because it's still cheaper in the long run than a full time hire. pay an accountant for an hour an have them… -
Re: The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | May - June (102)
Managed to get it done just by the end of the month, since my last post I did some sculpting damages in Blender then baked and textured the book in Substance Painter. To save on UV space I mirrored a lot of the parts and you wont see most of the mirroring textures I used the "Research" art from the Artstation post for the… -
Re: The Art of Pablo Garcia 2026
#wipwednesday, as a practice, last week I started this Roman Shrine, and with the power of modular props, I optimized. I started sculpting key props with general damage so they wouldn't look so repetitive, only one specific stones I wanted to add specifically damaged to give a more unique look. I did the retopology of… -
Re: How to reduce normal map baking artifacts caused by low/high poly mismatch?
Well.. if this is your object of headache.. you beveled and subdivided one and somehow you got problems with the resulting "high poly geometry" while backing.. so there might be something you did which might "not fit" according the baking process in Substance.. (maybe even the triangulation in Substance) .. ..since you… -
Re: [WIP] 7UP Gun
Cool piece - I should try making something like that :+1: " [snip] manual retopping is a pain in the ass, will have to look for a better way to handle this part of the process." ...yeah feel your pain, tho atm I'm afraid can't help with automating grind right out've the picture but I'll look around for a feasible option.… -
Re: [WIP] Stylized Forest Cabin – Lighting Experiments (Maya/Arnold)
Hi! Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a detailed and thoughtful critique. I really appreciate the effort you put into analyzing the scene and pointing out specific areas where I can improve it. Your feedback gave me a lot of ideas, and I definitely see the direction you're suggesting. One point that… -
Re: What made you feel good today?
I have Firefly on a second monitor while I'm working because Destiny 2 is dying and there's no D3 Goddamn the chinese is terrible though. Did they not have a dialect coach while filming these?
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