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Re: Resume help/critique
I've worked as a manager in VFX and Animation, and currently in Games. In my experience, when it comes to hiring artists, it is the leads and art directors whose decision carries the most weight. The reel is what matters most of all to them. They will only look at your resume if your reel impresses them. So - though you… -
Re: Popularity of Game Engines: What happened to CryEngine?
Cos i have no idea whether crytek are in money trouble, or working on anything, and engine wise a lot of it is available from a company that are totally stable. I don't really even know what happened to Crytek over the last few years but it doesnt inspire trust. Beyond that, AAA don't seem to go with it, and as such it… -
Re: Taking games seriously
@Zwebbie I'm going to have to disagree with your first point (even though i completely get where you're coming from). The beauty of games is that stories can be told in the present and they can be interactive, as an industry we have not figured out how to do this correctly, and it will probably be a few years before… -
Re: Alternatives for Dynamic Light Particle Effect?
Yes, deferred or rendering? try to keep the quality of your shadows quite low, take a look at most AAA titles, you'll notice upon closer inspection that their dynamic shadows are actually never that high-quality. Have you baked any static lighting in your scene or is it still running dynamically? remember not to use too… -
Re: modern day model polycount
worry about getting the artistic stuff right first, then about the polycount. I don't think anyone really cares anymore about the polycounts of the pieces in your folio - things like artistic ability and especially hi poly sculpting skills (also more and more for env artists) are the focus now. This impresses people, not… -
Re: How to calculate a budget for a project
Thanks for responding, these are great questions. is this a full time employee hire, or short-mid term contract? I'm not sure what the correct term would be, but it will be yearly contracts, renewed every year depending on funding and project requirements. startup or established company? Secure funding? Startup. Thus far I… -
Re: Cool painting - Bad concept - What 3d artists are looking for in concept art
Teriaki : I agree, the renderings you just posted are perfect, especially for a game like Borderlands. Not too much time was wasted on gimmicks and details, which in turn allows the modeler to only focus on what matters the most. Unfortunately, for the last few years there has been a push for character models that can also… -
Re: Suffering Badly from Creative Block
I feel that once I started playing games again much more, constantly keeping up to date with new tech and content being created throughout the games industry, and browsing sites like Artstation/Polycount has really started to inspire me again in short bursts. Can use these short bursts of inspiration and drive to get ideas… -
Re: Need Help With UV's & Texture Resolution
Okay. The iron tool isn't a 3ds max deafult tool. It's part of a set of UV mapping tools all tucked neatly within a plugin called Tex Tools. It's really good, so I'll get it and see what I can do. Also, yeah you're right about the thickness of the roof, but don't ya think the peaks and valleys are a bit too smooth in that… -
Re: Internship. How to get in?
Are you a recent graduate? You might be able to still aim for some roles. If not, you can still aim for internships, but I'd recommend just aiming for Junior roles or an entry-level type, probably an Associate. Oh crap, yeah I just realized I did 3, one during college, one right after college, and one months after college…
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