I just felt it would be sensible for Justin to not wear that scarf given the current situation in the middle east given he will be judging the contest. I do believe that i'm well read enough on the conflict, though this is the first that I've had any one say they are pro palestinian and pro israel and also pro ukranian…
I agree on this as I was putting the lighting up, i myself could not figure out where to focus - as the lights came from 3 sides to brighten the images moving center. And then if I only lit up 1 side it does show focus point towards 1 half side of the image until the plant in the middle but the remainder of the scene…
I'm confused, you want to get better at making "pleasing-looking realistic female faces," but you are "not aiming for a likeness." You are setting your self up for certain failure. What's going to happen is you're going to keep posting these faces, and then get a bunch of critiques based on other peoples idea of what…
I disagree. Free open source software tends to be every bit as good as their commercial counterparts and many games do as well. I think too many developers focus on the eye candy to attract people to buy their games and often neglect the qualities behind what makes the game fun (I know, gameplay is hard to convey on a box…
There's nothing wrong with this technique at all. The reason why some artists frown or look down on it is the way it can make the rendered sprites look. Let's just take a little glance at the Rare-developed titles that pior mentioned. Although they looked technically impressive at the time, in an aesthetic sense they…
I agree with art direction being what's noticed. While it is odd to start hearing casual gamers throw terms around like 'bump mapping' and such, I still think the thing that attracts gamers the most graphically is consitent and attractive styles to the game. Some companies out there use the technology to aid in the…
I gotta agree with Velktri. I'm scrolling non-stop on your website and also some of the presentations just have a black background like the guitar on the first demon guy and the pictures are huge as well It's just a Maya selection and a simple Render, render it in marmoset or a clayrender in Maya to make it pop but just a…
An Art Degree (bachelors +) is much better for ya than a "game design degree." Some places will take a 4 year degree, or other higher levels of education as years of industry experience, which when you're ready helps you enter the work force easier as long as your work sings and shines. Management and Biz types like seeing…
Ysalex, while I am speaking from complete speculation - I'm guessing why this field attracts the kind of men it attracts is sort of the same issue the greater IT/tech field has. Most of these guys weren't alpha-males that dominated social circles in their younger days - whether because they were physically weak, or have…
to everyone who sits there and says "it's all about the picture... why does that matter? blah blah blah". i have GOT to ask this question: at what point in your life have you ever been in a bar/club/park/restaurant, looked across the room at anyone and said "i bet she's a lovely person with a great personality"? at the end…