Hello! I have a question for rendering from max. I am trying to render a scene that has 2 things: * Ambient Occlusion * A sun as a single source of light TO do this, I am using 2 lights in my Max file: * SkyLight * Omni Both are set to cast shadows. Both have their light intensity/multiplier set to "0.5" Right now I am…
I recently spoke to someone who said that they had to make all their VFX's with 3d meshes instead of billboards, because billboards (in UE4) just didn't work in VR. Now after this conversation I was thinking to myself is that just a bug or is "camera facing billboards" intrinsicly unsuitible for stereoscopic/VR? a) Just a…
Hey guys, I'm working on my final demo for class. My plan is to have a group of 4 rpg trope characters adventuring through a dungeon. I'm planning it out like a character select screen, where the characters do a small animation once selected. I also hope to create 2-3 different environments, enemies to populate them and 1…
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DKP Miniatures is looking for a concept artist to design the characters of the game. these will be made into printable 3D models. The game is sci-fi and includes human-alien-mutations, cybernetics, and a mix thereof. Revenue sharing from the game is available. This will first go to Kickstarter and then be sold on 3D…
Zbrush is slightly weird in that it works in generic units, rather than in defined metric or imperial. What this means in practice is that something that's 2 units tall in Zbrush will import into Maya at 2cm tall, and Blender at 2 metres tall as an example. Maya's default unit is cm, blender's is I think metres (don't…
Hello fine folks of Polycount, I'm looking for some advice on how to pick concepts to work off of that are appealing to recruiters and the artstation community to get noticed and hopefully network and find opportunities. I've made 2 finished portfolio pieces so far (that are far, far far from perfect) but even in their…
So if someone says you have the skills required, I'd take that as there is a chance you might be able to land a job. If you want to ensure you can land a job you need to figure out how to stand out from the pack! First thing I see when I look at your portfolio is way too much work. Do a cull. Cut your portfolio down to…
alright so i went with the i7 920 at 2.6 instead of 3.2 that saved like 250 bucks. and i went with 1 gtx 285 instead of SLI. that saved another 250 bucks. cut down on some other stuff. so now im sitting at $2,100. I have a question about RAM though (ive tried searching online to no avail.) My motherboard…