Hey all! I'll be starting a new project in the coming weeks creating a quadruped animal - an otter. Before I start this project, I was hoping to get as much advice as possible and tailor it to my work so that I'm starting strong, and that strength continues. The last thing I made 4-legged was a hardsurface mechanoid that…
I have been having a problem with 3DO roughness in an open DDO project matching what is rendered in UE4, Toolbag 3 and 3DO if I import the mesh and maps into it as a new project. I don't know if it is something I am doing wrong in the DDO project. I created it as a UE4 packed (RMA) project and metalness workflow is…
UPDATE [28/04/2014]: I've been reworking on the general aspect of the project. I also modified a lot of old textures/assets to apply new theories I learned. I'm also satisfied with how the project looks like. The next step would be to finish the tower, which I've postponed for way too long, and also add a few props on the…
It sounds like you haven’t actually shipped a game yet, like you haven’t experienced the utter mess and difficult human think-on-your-feet creative work it takes to get a project across the finish line. AI will not and cannot replace that. It simply does not and by design cannot have the holistic vision to drive a team…
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…
hello,i have couple of questions and i appreciate any advice you could give me.1)i am planing to render a project through a render farm since i'm working on a laptop. .i have only 40$(USD) budget and farm prices are so high..what are your thoughts?..i cannot afford to render twice..2)how do render farms get my project?do i…
Hey! So I have been toying around with the Blueprint system in unreal lately and recently my project just crashed and whenever I try and reopen the project it crashes. So I'm locked outside of my project and I'm not super sure how the structure in Unreal Engine works yet. What would be the best way to get all of those…
A soon to be released script for 3ds max. It allows you to send the view of a model in you favorite painting application to paint your textures then project it back on your model. You have the benefit of working in your familiar painting environment with your favorite brushes at the speed you are used to. Don't have to…
Hello! My name is Davy and I am the Art Director at Archetype Studios. We are looking to expand our art team by adding a 3D Modeler who is interested in joining our team to gain experience, add fodder to their portfolio, and work with passionate indie game developers. This is unpaid work as we’re an unfunded project, but…
Maya 2012 64 bit Student Edition When I attempt to, under "Create UVs", use a Planar Projection, Cylindrical Projection, etc on selected faces/objects, the Projection Gizmo that usually appears both in the View Port & and the UV Texture Editor does NOT appear. Does anyone have a solution for this? I've scoured through…