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 understand what I do is pretty niche, not in the highest demand likely. So if you want to help me out by commissioning something fun for yourself, it would be greatly appreciated! 1. Zalman T6 ATX Mid Tower PC Case - $50 2. ASROCK Intel Arc A580 GPU - $200 3. MSI MAG A550BN Power Supply - $60 4. ASUS Prime B550M-A…
It would help to hide the armature, so we could see the model better. It would also help to show a shaded wireframe. Did you create this model, or did you download it from somewhere? I ask because the rig complexity indicates a decent amount of experience, yet you seem to be asking a more beginner-level question. This info…
Hello everyone, I’m a beginner C++ programmer and Unreal Engine user looking for a project I could believe in and in which to hone our skills together. To put this in perspective, I’ve tried this as an hobby in the past but it never panned out, so that little skills I might have acquired then is now long gone and…
Hi Polycount! I recently tried getting into a game graphics school but did not get in, so I hope to improve my portfolio for next year to attempt getting in again. Here's the portfolio https://meltymask.lurk.me/portfolio (Thesre were the two projects turned in as pdfs to the school, which is why I'm choosing to use lurk…
Had a look at Hair and Fur: The guides (Display Guides in the Display rollout) are hard coded to 15 segments, but if you scale all of them down enough right at the start and choose the tips as selection method, you can manipulate them reasonably well. "Stand" would be similar to a gradual reset/revert, "Clump" to pinch.…
check this thread https://polycount.com/discussion/56014/how-the-f-do-i-model-this-reply-for-help-with-specific-shapes-post-attempt-before-asking#latest TLDR: you need more geometry and religiously sticking to quads can cause you problems
Nice work! I wonder if you can leverage a trim sheet and mirrored UVs to do a lot of this? Because those details seem very symmetrical. If you use unique UVs for everything, you'll be limited by texture resolution. But if you break it down into a trim sheet of repeated/mirrored patterns, you could have very sharp texture…
Or you could just buy the Adobe Substance Painter Perpetual versions on Steam - you can't upgrade them, but they're perpetual. Unless there's something stopping you from doing that, of course. Edit: Or you're particularly looking for an older version
Welcome to Polycount. This looks like a fun project! First thing is I would recommend posting JPG instead of PNG. I’m looking at this post on my phone, and those images take foreeeeeeever to load. Do you have some references of what you’re aiming towards? It would be great to share a few key images you like.