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Re: Questions about starting out as an Environment Artist
Usually whatever the situation necessitates. Images for simple, everyday props can usually just be pulled off of google image search or something. Things that may not necessarily exist in reality, or don't exist in the state you're looking for, would probably be concepted in some way. We've also had artists go out and find… -
Re: Freelancing - worth creating an LLC to protect yourself? Any disadvantages?
yup, i have been filing under schedule C all these years. speaking of liabilities, it really never really bothered me. few of my personal rules: first, i always try to stay away from shady clients. I usually never take work from individuals and only take work from established companies. second, legit clients have better… -
Re: Looking for some basic help with foliage/trees/shading for 3ds Max/Unity
It's usually better to use a separate texture for anything with transparency, for two reasons: 1. Textures with an alpha channel are larger when compressed for use in a game. Often the file size is twice as large as without, for example http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/DXT#DXT5. 2. Shaders with transparency are more… -
Re: Programming Windows
Personally, I like having a book for reference. The 'net has plenty of examples and all the info you need, but sometimes, opening a book, gives me an answer faster than google results. Plus, I hate switching between my IDE and my browser. Don't bother buying Visual Studio. The express edition offers everything you'll… -
Re: Negotiating a salary
usually for me they ask me what I would be looking for in terms of compensation in my initial phone interview, I highball it as any company will immediately try to under cut it by a couple thousand. dont be afraid to ask for money, if you lowball they will probably make some excuse to offer you less still. I find asking… -
Re: Tech art blog, aimed at simplifying the tech for artists...
I had the feeling this version of a vector was a little... too mathematical? I knew vectors from highschool physics, and they are still primarily the description of a force for me. Hence direction+magnitude. Might be an idea to explain that in computer graphics, we have vectors, which imply a direction in 3d space, and are… -
Re: Environment Pillar
Great start here, only a few crits At the corners on the top where you have those sharp angles, it works fine but it looks like a seam in the high, and yet I know it's not - but what this could mean is in your low it will transfer to looking like a texture seam whether it is one or not. On the broken out area towards the… -
Re: Help a maya newbie plz!
Yeah I think I know what you mean. It happens sometimes, not sure why. 1. Select all your objects you want to move or scale. 2. Hold D and then hold X, C or V to snap the pivot of all objects to the same place. I usually move the pivot to the origin of of the scene (0,0,0 XYZ) by holding X (which is snapping to grid), but… -
Re: Arena Net Art Test [WIP] Norn Male- Woogity
Neox: ...wow man haha i KNEW there was a reason i posted this before submitting, great GREAT crits. easy fixes too. as for the foot seam, i was thinking the buckles and fur would cover it...in hindsight i should have unwrapped the top of the foot based on the seam covered by the fur...at least its in the foot...fur tubes… -
Re: 3ds max, any way to use the move tool to move in increments (rounded numbers), not fine decimals?
People still use BPS but not really to build entire levels, maybe for blocking/gray boxing but not for final levels. Terrain is usually generated either in the editor using a landscape system or in a separate app like WorldMachine. Buildings, foliage and props are usually modular static mesh pieces. Hammer is an ancient…
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