Im on the same boat. After a lot of research I have finally decided what I'm getting and I believe this is gonna be a kickass PC for such a small budget (1000 - 1200). Some of the main parts: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130623 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148681…
I don't own many game art books, but I love Capcom Design Works. More generally, one of my favourite concept art/production art books is 'Dream Worlds' by Hans Bacher. A fantastic book to learn from. The Skillful Huntsman book from Design Studio Press is also full of great art and has tons of tips and info as well. I also…
Thanks for the welcome! And I've seen those, but guns aren't really a problem. I've seen all those tutorials, and Racer has been skipping parts that I actually needed. In the hand-painted texture he uses AO maps, however I'm using low-poly weapons (around 1000 tri's) so it barely has details. Won't make good Ao map, I…
If you're interesting in building a low tech product photography setup let me know, I do product photography for an eBay store that I run in my spare time, and for under $1000 you can get a camera, lenses, flash and some basic lighting and backdrop material. Especially if you're only do web-res stuff, you can pick up a…
As Biomag said, noone has a clue what will happen for EU citizens in the UK as brexit unfolds and that uncertainty itself is unbelievable. we have EU nationals in our UK studio but we're just waiting to see what the fuck will happen because even the government doesn't have a clue. Also I guarantee smaller companies will be…
So thought I'd post my final assignment for my course, it's just a pretty simple 1000-tri character with diffuse-only textures. It's supposed to be a serial killer themed version of myself, though needs murder instruments to complete the effect. The body and head have separate 256 textures, and were painted mostly in…
Oh. We knew 1000% fans will hate us. I am sure the ghost in the shell online teams that too. But we had faith that once you play the game, you will see it doesn't intrude on anything that the previous games were and only adds good clean fun to a great world. Same with Ghost in the Shell online. Yea, it won't add a huge…
Hey people! I'm a hobbyist gamedev/artist who's thinking about doing low poly character work on a freelance basis. I just finished this model here, 1184 tris & 128x128 res texture, and it took me about: 2 working days - modelling 1 day - UV unwrapping 3-4 days(?) - texturing These numbers aren't really all that accurate…
A couple of my friends just released their indie game Chu's Dynasty. Check it out! "Chu's Dynasty combines the strategic fighting of street-fighter with the multi-tiered 4 player fighting mayhem of super-smash brothers. Chu's then adds a new twist to the genre with time manipulation. Fight through four campaigns and learn…
Alright guys. I know you've probably been asked this 1000 million gabillion times, but I'm going to ask one more time. For someone starting out, which software package should one go with? I'm looking at either 3DS Max or Maya. I'm planning on taking online classes, and am not sure which software package is better or even…