http://www.petapixel.com/2011/09/02/us-gov-sues-the-art-institutes-for-11-billion-fraud/ This makes me so happy, first step in an art degree actually being worth something. stop passing kids just to get next years tuition. if you goto med school and you dont know the parts of the human body you dont get a degree, if you…
A friend of mine has just released his latest tool for Zbrush, Zswitcher. The gist of if it is that it clones Maya's navigation UI into Zbrush. You can download and try it out right now. There's obviously much more to it that just that, but I'll point you to their info as they know it better than I. They have an online…
In honor of this thread, I'm dusting off an old character I didn't finish. Since it's mostly Hazardous's posts that inspired me I figured a pretty lady would be an appropriate place to start. Suggestions are always encouraged. Be harsh. It'll make me better. Hopefully it's obvious that I've pushed her midsection the…
Hello~finally created a thread after n-years of lurking in Polycount. I have started a course on 3D modelling locally and I will be posting all my models and WIPs in this thread. My goal is to be an environment artist for games so I'm thinking texturing and modelling will be my focus. I will be posting up the actual Maya…
Hi! I just took a character creation for games class and wanted to post up my final character here. It's based off of WoW fanart by the artist "rabbiteyes". Normal maps are amazing, but hard to edit... Comments and crits are welcome =]. I was curious if I should continue to improve her and maybe add props and a pedestal,…
cool little clip from the hawken short being made for us. thought you guys might get a kick out of the tech the director is using. the low poly mechs and some environments/fx are just rendered strait out of udk, and comped in. and remember, its a well oiled man with idle hands that wields an axe while driving a mech that…
Hi Guys, I'm quite new to lighting in Unreal, so I've not got a clue what's happening with my lighting (see image below). I'm trying to get my garage interior to be lit purely through the windows, but I'm getting some strange artifacts. Directional Lighting Skylight World Settings Some additional Info: - Light maps are 512…
Hello, I'm currently working on a small environment piece for a school project (next few weeks). Right now I am in the design and low poly block in phase. Currently I am looking for critique and suggestions relating to interior design, laconic item placement, and cubular with chamfer/beveled forms. My design influences…
Hey everyone, Despite being involved with game design (specially level design) for a decade, I kind of lost interest in the past years. I'm trying to learn new tools like UDK (I stopped right after Source engine was released) and decided to get back to this world by creating a simple texture and it's maps. This is what…
I came upon Spartacus well after it originally aired. Once I started watching it, I couldn't stop. I had no idea what to expect. I certainly didn't think I'd care so much about the characters so quickly. Great performance by a very talented actor. It's sad to see him go.…