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1. Questions: Full Environments and Diffuse-Only Style.

   

   Topic by ScottHoneycutt · May 2014 · Home› General Discussion

   My portfolio needs a full environment and as no diffuse-only style work. After struggling through a 10 and 1/2 week long battle with a gun and currently unwrapping a mechanical sci fi door, I figured it the perfect time to look at starting a full environment piece done diffuse only. This way I can get away from mechanical…

2. Re: Questions: Full Environments and Diffuse-Only Style.

   

   Reply by ZacD · May 2014 · Home› General Discussion

   1) I would still use some bakes. A lot of hand painting artists still use AO bakes, or lighting and gradient bakes. These are 2 of my favorite docs about using a normal hand painted art style. You can skip the bits about normal maps. http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/workshop/Dota2CharacterTextureGuide.pdf…

3. Re: Questions: Full Environments and Diffuse-Only Style.

   

   Reply by ScottHoneycutt · May 2014 · Home› General Discussion

   Thanks for all that advice. This explanation of storytelling was especially helpful. After narrowing it down I'm thinking of going with the Inn at the Thunder Plains. A few reasons would include that it's lesser on modeling, I found the concept art for it, it has a controlled space with minimal guess work (tight concept)…