I know the thread title says Canada but I thought I'd just drop in some stuff on UK since you mentioned it as a consideration. Chelsea, Royal College of the Arts, and Goldsmiths here in London offer incredible 'proper' art courses. I've got a friend who did his MA in art at RCA and another who is studying at Goldsmiths.…
The people who decide to give you a visa or not has nothing to do with the creative industry at all. They do not care what your demo reel looks like - we are talking about the immigration department here not a videogames company - don't confuse this. Many people ( especially students ) think that the company itself gives…
zephiris your layout totally is made for your tablet placement and i guess beeing right handed, the whole issue will be totally different with another tablet placement and/or beeing lefthanded - the latest intuos layout is symmetrical for a reason (even thought its not symmetrical internally and a lefty has to work with a…
When I first read Illuminative Creativity I though I read Illuminati, the matrix background didnt help lol. Now to the critique, you need to work on the placement of the text. Look up some graphic design references. What do you want to go for? An illustrated look? Abstract? i tend to hate stuff with such a busy background.…
Just because it's a UV seam doesn't mean it HAS to be a hard edge. Soften the edge and your seam goes away — but you'll have to be careful that nothing too unique gets textured there, or you'll have that very obvious butterfly mirroring. And depending on the object you can mirror things not just on the centerlines, or use…
What kind of quality do youyou want it to have? I mean, you can get away with everything by making realistic materials for it. You can also sculpt 2-3 wood planks and use them mixed in your scene. The boat's sun protection is cloth so it definately needs folds. Try to be creative by adding aspects to each material. The…
PBR does take some getting used to but it is awesome especially how some people can put so much into the Albedo it can still be worth while. Thought the same way about being "replaced" or situations seeming as if that is the goal, but i don't see how anyone can automate creativity as a whole so like others have said you…
Hi Mr "real art" :) , I may have something for you!? I've just released a pack of 10 FREE :thumbup::) 3D Material shader with corresponding textures on my web site: http://www.photosculpt.net/blog/2010/9/1/the-best-quality-seamless-tileable-3d-textures-ever.html They are beautiful and of high quality standard (created with…
@ frell For me it's something complicated. Never get anything right, any attempts to fix it make it even more worse and get new problems. I get the big picture, but I always miss something again and again. I look at the reference extremely often to check, but I always miss stuff that others would've seen right away. I may…
Wacom will reveal their new mobile tablet solutions tomorrow, if you want to wait and see some further options. Guaranteed to be more expensive then your current deals - but it might provide a good solution. All signs are pointing to, basically, a standalone Cintiq 13HD. They have a Windows and Android version releasing -…