I will absolutely look into doing clear-coat when I try to optimize this down. Thanks for the replies! I am back with an update. I spent most of yesterday refactoring my previous result, with a refocus on pushing PBR and trusting it over curating a certain look. I also dug an old reflector out of the garage and studied it,…
I wanted to share something I came across while looking at models and textures from Borderlands 2. There is a 3D model called WreckedVan that is used all over the game. It comes with a 2048 diffuse map and a second packed mask texture. The size might seem large for 2012 but given that it was standard practice to give…
It definitely won't let you compare 1-to-1 exactly. You can try creating a camera to view an angle closer to the original camera. But I think you'll just have to eyeball it. Real-world cameras have barrel distortion and other artifacts that most 3d cameras don't have (unless you put a ton of effort into it).
Hey everyone! I'm ABR, a self-taught 3D artist about 4 months into learning Blender with roughly 1 month of actual sculpting experience. This is my first major project and I'd love any feedback or critique from people more experienced than me. A bit about me: I'm actually more of a topology person than a sculptor — which…
Hello. I took some 3D modelling courses after high school about 12 years ago and recently got back into modelling. I'm using Blender now which is not what I originally learned on and still learning the software. Anyway here are some swords I'm working on.
It might be sort of redundant by now, but i'm gonna echo everyone else anyways. Resident evil zero, resident evil remake and resident evil 4. Absolute must-haves. You also need the wind waker, as its one of the most beautiful games i've ever seen. (and a testiment to the fact that high-rez textures and bump maps does not…
Halo. The first one. Yes, I'm serious. Play it, more than once, on all difficulties, with a friend. I'm firmly convinced that anyone who claims to not like Halo but doesn't dislike the genre in general simply hasn't played enough of it. It's a strange game in that it starts out kinda disappointing and gets better the more…