I started with max and tried a few times Maya but dumped it each time because I disliked the GUI (to big random designed) and ugly workflow in regards of poly modeling, UV and lots of other stuff I have to deal with. Some Key advantages I see in max: Modifiers: One of the biggest lacks in any other package (well blender…
WORLD MACHINE TUTORIAL Anatomy of World Machine Nodes Heres a quick description of how a World Machine node works so that this tutorial can make sense. Basically a node is just a box you plug something into and get something new out of based on the calculations of the node you used. Some nodes have an option for providing…
Welcome to the 'Retro 3D FAQ', a thread dedicated to sharing information about the creation of 3D art for game consoles made before the age of programmable pixel shaders. If you enjoy the look of 3D games from the 90's and early 2000's, and would like to learn how to make such art yourself, this is the thread for you! :)…
Really loving Quixel Suite, shame the beta is going to end soon, here are some suggestions to consider for the future. 1. DDO - Option to disable auto-updating of changes to materials. Quite frequently I find myself wanting to add/remove/disable/enable a number of materials at the same time or various settings (e.g.…
Welcome to polycount =) I'm about to rip your model apart in the hopes that you can put it back together and have it be better. Or at least you can walk away having learned something you can take to work on your next model. This is going to take up a good chunk of my free time this morning. Recognize the fact that I don't…
The write ups for game art aren't as good or as solid as programming resources. There's a few reasons for it. You always need a visual example for art related terms and descriptions. Game art is constantly changing, things written even 5 years ago can be really out dated. The polycount wiki is a decent place to start, lots…
Anandtech has a nice benchmark tool that makes comparing drive speeds for several different usage scenarios. http://www.anandtech.com/bench/SSD/65 Testing the Samsung 830 256 gb against the smaller 128 gb version is enough to show the signifigant performance the additional nand gives you with 256gb over 128gb. ( in most…
Congrats on getting a portfolio put together. First, you should decide where you want to focus. Right now you have characters, vehicles, and an environment..do you want to sell yourself as a generalist? or are you looking towards environment art? Whatever you shoot for, you should focus your portfolio mostly on that.…
Sorry, but this shit is long. Get comfortable. The early years: I'm originally from Southern California, where I spent the first 15 years of my life, most of which living with my Mom in the LA area. She would constantly threaten to send me to a mental institution because I was always drawing "demons & monsters, why cant…
Sorry but i have to reply to both of you in so many questions, i got jumped on as if i am a representative or something so don't blame me for yet another wall of text, you asked for it :) if we had remained to the selection features comparison we wouldn't have gone through all that. I have tried to split by placing a name…