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Looking for volunteers that seek to create works better than themselves, people in need of a reel. People that want to see their creations come to life in a more dynamic form of art. Work in progress, expected release February 5, 2015. 2-3 minute short for Steam Greenlight Game Unnatural Selection - 2013 Microsoft U.S.…
Now that I have your attention, the title of post is true. I will not explain how up here. Looking for volunteers that seek to create works better than themselves, people in need of a reel. Work in progress, expected release February 5, 2015. Steam Greenlight Game Unnatural Selection - 2013 Microsoft U.S. Imagine Cup…
So. Those fantasy weapons are a pretty good choice for starting, because usually they aren't too complex. Do this: Method/Style 1 - Highpoly->lowpoly->baking normal and other maps 1. Make basemesh in your modeling software (Maya in your case) - Model the forms, separate the parts that should be separated. Like if it would…
It seems like you're coming to some strange conclusions here based on a variety of sources with incomplete information. I would recommend reading the tutorials we wrote for Marmoset Toolbag 2, which cover general PBR theories as well the differences between the specular and metalness workflows:…
from an artistic standpoint, you work looks like someone who is almost at junior level but not quite. as others mentioned, the overall generic weathering and even amount of scratches across the guns makes them feel kinda bland. the other thing that is holding the work back is the material definition. In a lot of your…
Thanks! I think you're right in that I need some more modern and real weapons. I checked out imfdb as well and found some great ones so thanks for that recommendation. I did write what I rendered the lowpoly models in (Marmoset Toolbag 1 or 2), the highpolys are all rendered in Blender with either the internal renderer or…
Alrighty, posting the process I used to get this done...I'll post a write up first and then a more straight to the point list underneath. Long : 1. First, I created the base mesh for the body in Maya. I did a quick simple blocking out of the forms and brought it into Zbrush. Here I stayed in the 1st Sub-D and just adjusted…
For modeling it's a matter of preference nowadays. The real difference comes when you must do more technical work such as uv mapping, retopo and similar. In that case there are softwares that are more advanced and fast than others. Blender was my first software, then i switched to Maya and used it for 5 years, in the…
On top of the issue of the previous lead being an ass, there seems to be quite a lot at play here. Dustin has a lot of great points. Since a lot of ground has been covered already I'll just toss in a few remarks and questions. - Where is the Art Director in this story ? While Art Leads do play a huge role in the visual…