I don't think it's a "real world" issue anyway it's a pretty unlikely scenario :) though there not a tool on the planet an artist can't break in short order ;)
I think these days they're a bit more rare than in the other disciplines... good artists, good programmers, etc. Takes a particular mindset to make a good one, a mix of the visual and the technical. Tech Artists still have to be practicing artists, not just coders with a creative bent, so they can design tools that artists…
Keen that is indeed really cool, nice work. I just got a signoff from my former employer to post this. Technical Artist Guidelines It lists what we expected from our Technical Artists, what TAs did for the studio at large, etc. There's also a bunch of links at the end for more info on the subject.
Um, this might be a little bit random, but just wondering if anyone here (or anyone they knew) would be interested in pairing up and developing a ALL NEW IMPROVED PHOTOSHOP BRUSH PALETTE As an artist i can't believe how ancient and lacking in features it is, and has been for years. Got lots of ideas for what artists want,…
Ah btw: My professor for 'Programing for artist' has put his articles public for learning maxscript. http://knol.google.com/k/koen-samyn/maxscript/2lijysgth48w1/35#
General consensus make a second xml haha :) Yeah didnt know about this till an artist brought it up. Honestly never exported stuff to bake with vertex colors.
spent last night implementing a coverflow widget in python/opengl/qt. not that we really need one but maybe some artists will like it because it looks "cool" and it's quite fun to use it.
Monster for something like that you're just referencing the model at those certain frame positions right? Maybe additional functionality for seeing curve? Think I saw that in one of the Maya videos on some tech artist reel.
My new maxscript tool : a level builder inspired by starcraft editor. Very easy to use for level-designers and environment artists. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg9T-Tp-oFE"]New MaxScript tool : Starcraft Editor in 3dsmax - YouTube[/ame]