Draw calls usually number in the thousands before you have a problem. Awkward Material switching order is usually more of a problem and without direct contact with the render programmers nobody can really tell you what's the best option for your given view. If you want stuff to run on consoles/old hardware I'd suggest…
The shadows don't make a lot of sense. The sunlight should be a directional light type, not a spot/point light, which makes the shadows obviously stretched in odd ways. It's also odd that the light in the room is as bright as the sunlight. I'd also say you could up the contrast in the lighting a bit, darkening the shadows…
Take a look at the Techartist forum there is alot of info. http://tech-artists.org/ An other good source is cult of rig. Even if you dont rig you learn the inner workings of maya. There is one stream on how to complie for maya. Depends on how far you would like to go.…
I am honestly not saying it's bad or for one kinda of dude, I am just saying that it is mainly catered to a certain demographic over others. I mean, I did some pieces inspired by various titles, but nothing outright copying. I could do that though. Also many of the people in the thread you posted were weapons fellows, and…
Nice progress, all the different assets go together very nicely. The water stream/pond does look a bit odd so maybe play around with better shaders for that. Also in the 2nd shot the floor slabs look sort of evenly noisy, I find myself wanting some more open areas. Last thing I might say is that the temple structure looks…
I'd rate comics higher because of outfits like Image. If you work in main stream games you HAVE to have boob windows, no argument. It's interesting that the game industry (in the US at least) employs more people of Asian descent than the general population which has led to push back against racist Asian stereotypes in…
From what I've gathered ...Gone Home you play in a girls house and you find out things about yourself / that girl? Stanley Parable looks pretty interesting I gotta say , I already own Metro 2033 but I haven't really had time to play it yet , but I'll put it on my list. I've seen a stream of Dishonored and thanks for…
I always just watch Layna Lazar when she streams on Twitch. There used to be the Character Art Podcast on youtube with both Layna and Jon Troy Nickel but it's been about 11 months since the last one. There was also the Environment Art Podcast that may be on hiatus maybe not I don't know.…
Here I am having very little time to work on this as a few of you have mentioned. Working a regular job and trying to pay the bills...thats the real killer. But enough of me bitching, It was a week ago I started this thread, well now I'm actually starting the project. Nailing a basemesh now and then moving on. too lazy to…
Self motivation is key, definitely - a lot of the time its difficult to relax without a stream of constant work coming in. If you're good though you'll find work no problem! You should check some game engine related forums for work, UDK and Unity actually have commercial specific sections on their forums to advertise your…