Yeah I'm with aesir on this one. Character change for the win! Even so, I was disappointed. I even think cars was better. most Pixar films are extremely concise and have deep, well expressed stories. this story was a tad watered down.. the theme wasn't as deeply expressed or as complex as their other films, and it had…
Plenty of big studios use Maya. I was a Max user for a long while until I joined a studio that uses Maya so I adapted. I use Maya at home too now. Plenty of fantastic artists do fantastic work in Maya too. It's just tools, none are perfect. I dont think the software you use should affect your creative growth or your chance…
Thanks guys for backing me up on this situation. After reading everything it gives hope to say suck on these nuts. I am going to release these models under creative common licence. http://g.imagehost.org/view/0991/6_3 http://f.imagehost.org/view/0551/8_12 http://g.imagehost.org/view/0819/7_7…
@ Catstyle and Wahlgren - Yes I've come to the realisation that for one to attain such a position I think though I might be wrong but it transcends merely artistic skill or creative prowess. As perhaps by that point such matters would not be in question as that person would already be an accomplished artist. I concur…
This past contest was NOT chibi, as i hoped it wouldn't be, and I believe that's why so many participated. Leave the theme open ended to get people's creativity flowing, but give them guidelines to work with so it's a contest. The "environment" challenge became something that no one had specifically mentioned. Then again,…
My boss once ate a sandwich I made. I've worked on mods and other projects with professionals, most with non-compete clauses, they are just silent about it, don't use their real name, and they tell me not to tell everyone "hey xyz from Big Huge Games is programming for us!" and keep it on the DL. But generally when this…
When worse comes to worse, I go watch a movie or two and keep in mind any visual effects I like. Sometimes ill even open photoshop and draw silhouettes of random black blobs or squares to see if I find anything interesting. Browse CG websites Watch movies Read, Sketch Doodle at a coffee shop Play a game or two Eat an apple…
I suppose its hard if you are learning on your own to learn amazing new techniques, but working in a company , you have a variety of technical artists who are actively creating new methods of doing stuff and they way they do it is dependent on the particulat task. Most animators I know seem to have a natural aptitude for…
Funny, we have sort of control here in the UK, doesn't seem to stifle our creativity. GTA being made in the UK and all that The BBFC didn't care about the Hot Coffee mod, as the content was already covered by the rating the game received. Controlling what kids see and experience gives adults the freedom to see more. Of…
I loved the movie. James Spader is an excellent actor. Can't wait to watch his new "the practice" spinoff. Terrific character. This show is lame. In fact, most shows on TV are lame. I'd rather read an excellent sci-fi novel with a creative plotline...than watch a cheesy lifeless space sitcom designed to milk the original…