Take a screenshot, do a paint-over in photoshop to get a feel for where you want unique details showing up, and then use that paint-over as a guide for figuring out the texturing techniques you'll use and the decals you'll make. Echoing the other comments, definitely chop it up into smaller/pseudo-modular UV unwrapped…
@ Ark: Cheers for replying! I think im going to use placed bounced lights, I agree I think that the holo signs will make a huge difference in the lighting :) Im thinking of giving an environment cubmemap a go to see if it adds anything dont think anything has the spec to really show up though. At the moment im trying to…
Definitely more than rage, I'm currently at 11hrs I'm not at the end (but I'm close I think). I've to add that I kinda rushed some parts of the game (I coud've gone away from the path of the objective marker (which can be activated/deactivated)), and toward the end since I think I made quite a few bad decisions (bad…
Going to start a new character with the new content out on xbl now! excited :) S&O are fun, awesome boss fight. Remember I fought them with 2 others, a pyromancer and sword & board guy, and I'm a light armor dodge-crazy 2handed weapon guy... was such a rush fighting them. Did it the 'hard' way first before soloing it the…
Other then helping the ease to potentially work in another country it depends on the type of course and who's teaching on it. It'll give you the ability to network with people in the industry and alongside fellow students who'll be in the industry after you graduate, networking is huge in this industry. I'd say it's worth…
When I think of military games, I always end up thinking about how they are team oriented. Fantasy is often about some epic hero who solo kills everybody, but in military games we rarely have a hero with superpowers, so we end up with a squad who does the job together. Reality is always dimmer than imaginary worlds :(…
If it is for a large established game studio, there is no way they are stealing your art, it would be stupid of them to put themselves in that kind of situation. if the art tests are for smaller "indie" or solo developers then I can see them trying to get away with it. at the end of the day, if they are going to screw you…
Sure it's possible, and i actually have enough of a skill set to do at least all of those things to a competent level. Problem is though that it becomes less of a matter of being able to, and more a matter of not being amazing at all of them, and not having the time to do them all. Learning a little bit of everything to…
***[THIS COMMISSION IS IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A FREELANCER AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING ANY MORE INQUIRIES, THANK YOU]*** I'm a solo dev looking to offload some art production for a personal project, in this case, a high-poly bust of the asset below: Looking at a budget of $320 (transfer fees included) with a timeline of…