i have a small question what its the best way to make modular pieces 1- extract pieces from texture sheet ? 2- model pieces first and then add texture ?
I'm trying to figure out which software is best when it comes to creating normal maps. Does Maya, XNormal, or Substance Designer produce similar results? Or is one superior? Thanks.
I played through it all a few weeks ago on PartnerNet. It was super fun with a buddy! But it does get kind of grind-ey later on. My advice - level up strength & magic at the same time equally (or at the very least, strength a bit more earlier than magic later). Giraffe is the best pet! Levels you up faster. Red is the best…
What's the best way to make metal? currently I use the clouds filter and then the sponge filter, but it doesnt really look ok. So, am I doing something wrong here, or is it just me?
Hi all I have a little request if I may. I'm new into this whole high to low poly really - I'm looking to figure out how best to take it into Zbrush so I can sculpt some details into it. I've got the model as shown below: The geometry is relatively clean and I've done really all I can do in Maya. I'm looking to take this…
Well a friend asked me about uv mapping priorities and I kind of went overboard. So as a mini-tutorial, here is a first draft on things to keep in mind when manually uv unwrapping. Any insight, correction or revision to what I have laid out would be appreciated, as I hope that this advice can be further refined into a full…
the subtle wrinkling look is working out, idk if you are going for the full wrinkle impact the ref vs M.D. versions are not matching in that regard except for the left of screen arm sleeve which i think turned out really well compared to other parts, if it helps to point out where the other aspects of the "wrinkling", is…
Hello. What is the best program out there to create clouds either with placing VDBs around or generating it procedurally inside and rendering them as skyboxes with realistic lighting and atmosphere settings?
Modern Warfare 3 hits $1 billion in 16 days - beating Avatar's record by one day http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2073201/Modern-Warfare-3-hits-1-billion-16-days--beating-Avatars-record-day.html I'm not a big fan of MW series ( except MW 1 ) but it is interesting .... hmmm ... sure its quite rare stuff. but…