I love the ambition but I'd caution about the making your own game part so soon, as it really does take an incredible amount of time and effort. Just don't make the mistake of choosing to make a game that aspires to be like GTA, Skyrim, Battlefield, etc. in that they'd basically take forever to create which increases your…
The past few days I've been working on an ocean shader. I have made some good progress, but I'm having difficulty adding everything I want such as foamy caps, waves running up on the shore, and fading colors based on depth. Here's what I have so far: - Displaced waves that become much smaller near the shore and larger…
unfortunately i have way too much other art-related stuff to get the hang of before i seriously dive into programming.. goddamn these 24 hour days.. i will however take this opportunity to paste a couple of my hackjob maxscripts here, i'm sure you guys have some pointers on how to make them more efficient. this script i…
the overall design of the model reads as art deco but the texture is really holding it back. it looks as if you tried to hand paint it all which can be pretty tough. I would definitely use photos to help create a more realistic texture. im not sure if its cause you wanted to try to hand create everything or if you were…
Asyme, Just want to volunteer some added infos for ya. I wasnt a big fan of Blender until not all that long ago. Good concept but it just felt under developed at the time. Then I took the time to really sit down with it, set up and use a keymap that seemed sane (Maya in this case) and dig in. Its come a long way since the…
Ahh I see the deadline has been extended. That makes me a little glad, I've been busier than I expected and with little to no sleep my energy for projects has been super low. I'll see what I can make up in the next few days to try and get the ball rolling again. I did have a trim sheet made to see what a texture would look…
Where do you live? Usually scholarships/grants depend on where you live. I would contact CG Spectrum first, see what opportunities they offer. They seem to have a scholarship program, though it currently says closed, I would just contact them directly to ask about future ones. Also see this page, there's something about…
When I was doing lighting, my day went something like this: Sync to perforce, review the log and look at any changes that were made to the layout or environment since I last looked at it - both in Maya and on console. Since the tech used shadow casting geometry that was used for dynamic lights, if the level was modified…
Corpo-speak has been around for quite a while, LLMs only made it more accessible. So we see it everywhere now, accompanied by weird emoji listicles when it's a professional seeking work. It's text shaped in a way that should be more legible in principle but isn't in spirit because it's created by a hollow bot charging by…
Equals HOT DAMN. Finn "MadMaximus" Matthiesen has created something spectacular over on Game-Artist.net! It's a huge and detailed fantasy environment, running in real-time in CryEngine2. Get on over there and check it out! The thing that gets me about this environment (aside from the impressive scale, the stunning detail…