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Re: The new expressway into the industry
I actually don't think that 'technical artist' and 'FX artist' are the same role at all Scott. Although there is some crossover of course. To me a technical artist is an artist with a programming language behind him. The link between Art and Code. The pipeline guy really. An FX artist is well, the guy that creates FX… -
Re: The new expressway into the industry
To expand on the work flow of the position, One engine I've worked with, this was all done with Notepad and Photoshop. The whole system had it's basic code, which was usually as easy as changing a few numbers around for the desired effect, but could get really in depth if you wanted. I'd paint up particles, blood splats,… -
Re: The new expressway into the industry
With the Unreal design tools I learn what I need to so things work like I want but I don't enjoy it. I think most mod guys might agree. The ones that don't, started out with UnrealEd as their first 3D app and don't mind it because they forced them selves to learn it over many months/years. Everyone who plays FPS's knows… -
Re: The new expressway into the industry
Ror, that is AWESOME NEWS! I'm not sure how much you use max but this MIGHT help. If you still find the Max camera wonky to use open a blank file place a "free camera" and set the perspecitive view port to "camera01". Hide the camera, then under customize/customize User Interface scroll to the near bottom and bind "walk… -
Re: The new expressway into the industry
oxy: why even argue with Daz, he's one of the most experienced professionals on this board... do you just think that experience is unimportant or something? The only thing 'that depends' in relation to game companies in terms of specialization, is how long a company can survice now without doing it and thus avoid going… -
Re: The new expressway into the industry
[ QUOTE ] I base my recomendation to "major" in Evniro/char modeling, and "minor" in FX design, based on the job listings. When I see more FX positions posted than enviro/char positions then I will gladly conceed that FX is the fast track. I mostly say that because I just don't see any place for an FX only guy to apply,… -
Re: The new expressway into the industry
".. someone with pyromaniac tendencies, and a talent for math" hmmmmm. I'm first a coder and seen more that a few of these types of job openings. This may be a good route for persons like me that are 'ok' in everything yet master of none. FX artists will have to play a big catch-up to match the quality of the other art.… -
Re: The new expressway into the industry
I think that the need for generalization vs. specialization will always be cyclical. When a new technology comes out, it is raw and technical. It takes a fantastic level of specialization to learn how to work in the new technology with the bare-bones tools that are usually very little better than "programmer's testing… -
Re: The new expressway into the industry
I thought if you just hit Numpad 5 it went into walkthrough camera mode? That's good info, John. Mr Kevinstone, I mean... -
Re: The new expressway into the industry
Numpad 5 is the default but I like most of my short cuts to be a left handed operations, so I'm not pulling my hand off the mouse just to tweak the camera. Also C is to switch to Camera, so having Shift-C as walk thru camera mode is much easier/logical for me to remember than numpad 5... I have no love for the right side…
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