Whatever works the best for whatever you're particularly doing. Of course it's great to be able to do both well. One thing to possibly keep in mind when working professionally (not portfolioly) is that there are things like production costs and time constraints, so it's best to work smart. (IE, I could manually spend time…
There are a few edges in the handle I might re-route so the quads look more standard and have less of a chance of doing something funny with the cage. It looks like you're ready to start baking, you can do that in 3dsmax with Render To Texture (RTT) or xNormal, both have their advantages and disadvantages and both have a…
Thank you everyone for taking your time to post and give feedback on my scene! You guys have made my day and more and I have certainly taken your advices to heart. salacious_Crumb: Thank you! Yeah, that bin is still being worked on as it doesn't even have a UV-layout yet, haha. And I agree with you about the road. I…
For your environment graphic I would just model it or manipulate photos to make it fit your current scene. If you really want to paint it get enough reference so you can paint it in a style that will get you noticed. I imagine photorealism is what you should show. The changes I made to the main page was based on color…
Tackle shop: Why are the brick on top of the plaster? , you'd be better off using somekind of blend material, hardalpha overlay or decal for this effect. Or just simple incorporate the plaster into the brick texture. Right now it doesn't really come off as worn or degraded. Lighting is very uniform doesn't really expose…
Good stuff, good layout, I think you need more. Also showing texture sheets for the props shown, as well as wire outlined on flat shaded geometry would be nice. The Light house scene is top notch, if you can pull off that composition with a few low poly scenes you'll be in great shape. As for the alley scene you need to…
I'm rather disappointed m8, the texture seems rushed and the materials are lacking in comparison to some of your other work. Bland materials. The black grunge everywhere is quite overdone and doesn't really make a lot of sense. It's just... everywhere with no rhyme or reason. I'd consider greatly toning it down on the…
Try some Makers Mark, Rick. If you are into sipping. I rarely drink any bourbons or scotches straight. I always add at least a splash of water. My mixers: With blends: Cheap scotch, such as "THE KING OF THE CHEAP SCOTCH, CLAN McGregor" Club Soda, water or sometimes I mix with coke. I know a great big english dude (a…
My nephew was born on my 20th birthday. 4 days later my dad had a heart attack and died, he was 49 and set up to retire early. He had a heart attack doing a chore I should have been doing. Art normally pulls me out of any funk I'm in, just looking at it, sometimes large quantities are needed like a trip to the museum, or…
My family is pakisani, and lemme tell you, my mom's aunty doesn't even 'try' to integrate. She's been fresh off the boat for 35 years now. If you move to a new country it's disrespectful to not try and integrate, but the truth is everyone does it, most especially westerners. I'm not just talking about the folk who work…