one avenue is the monthly subscription..Maya is 185$ for a month http://www.autodesk.com/products/maya/buy If a client makes it a point that you should be using Maya..add it to the cost of your quote
hey :) i would give anatomy a real real deep chapter here --> https://www.anatomy4sculptors.com/anatomy.php?menu=184&sub=186 This should be your best friend or one of your best friends :P as your character shows a lot of skin and muscles anatomy correctness is a must. recheck shoulders, arms, knee, breast, abs etc. also…
@Shanana didn't see your post before - thanks. Appreciate it! And hasn't it been more like 4-5 years? We gettin old. Hope you're doing well :) Anyway - 185/1000 ! Learnt lots.
Finally these 2 following resources are a must-have in my opinion for a 3d environment artist: http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/store/product/185/Practical-Light-and-Color#.VVju0kaOu9E http://www.hourences.com/product/the-hows-and-whys-of-level-design-2/
Teddy: Yes, I tested it in all versions and it working perfect in 1.4 and lower. I think it's somehow connected with fix of Photo-Normal creating error in 1.5 becouse from that moment I can't import materials. Hope it helps.
http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Lighting-Rendering-2nd-Edition/dp/0321316312 Is great. My favorite is a video though (cause you know save trees) by Jeremy Vickery (Pixar Lighting Stud): http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/store/product/185/Practical-Light-and-Color#.U2AL7vldV8E
Here are the references that I used to construct the leaf blower areas: https://www.pinterest.com/zach9313/ryobi-185-mph-510-cfm-gas-backpack-blower-referenc/ Here is what was used to sort of transform it into a flamer thrower: https://www.pinterest.com/zach9313/flame-thrower-reference-material/
Did you examine the code of the installers, that I mentioned above? For exampel RTTAssist installer: the mzp.run code name "RTTAssist"version 1.6treeMove "tempRTTAssistFolder" to "$temp"run "RTTAssistInstall.ms"drop "RTTAssistInstall.ms"clear temp The RTTAssistInstall file that do the installation - copy files, create…