Whenever I upload a sculpt pic from Zbrush I whack an AutoContrast on it in Photoshop to bring out the details. It obviously made the turqoise far more vibrant than it originally was. Here is the original for comparison. The pink is pretty much just pink though! Vrav was kind enough to PM me a quick paintover addressing…
I was in a similar position a while ago. I didn't think my portfolio was good enough but as soon as I started doing new stuff I felt better. A sense of hope comes when doing new stuff, you can aim higher and there is a new opportunity of reaching your goal. Keep doing new stuff, compare with the best and you'll eventually…
So I've decided to setup a PUBLIC livestream account to get a bunch of people together and start streaming some useful tips and tricks and maybe answer some specific questions and stuff. If you have some useful knowledge you'd like to share with a bunch of people just PM me here or email me at akaikami@gmail.com and I'll…
Hey congrats! What studio you going to? I'm in Seattle at King/Z2 we should have lunch sometime. Just PM me and we can meet up somewhere. Been in the industry in just the Seattle area for over 17 years if that gives you any comfort. I've gone though 6 studios at that time, been through multiple layoffs, studio closures,…
Which one do you think is your strongest portfolio piece? Why do you think so? What would be the one thing that you would improve? Simple line of questions that tells you about what the candidate actually 'sees'. And the typical questions regarding workflow, plus going into details Do you sculpt or texture details in…
I'm actually looking at the Irvine fire outside my bedroom window right now. So far we haven't been evacuated, but the fire is working closer and closer so we will have to wait and see what happens. Here was the first sign of the fire, a big ominous cloud rolling in Here is the view from my office on Monday morning Here is…
[ QUOTE ] Your words are wrong but I won't explain what is wrong about them. Please fix. [/ QUOTE ] Your example is wrong in that I always succeed in communicating almost exactly what I want through text. Otherwise, that advice would work -- I'm of the personal belief that pointing out areas that need study and letting the…
I might or might not be there on sunday due to a weird circumstance of faith..... with that said alot of you guys are hitting to PAX how about we meetup for a PAX polycount meetup saturday night? I hear mr clark and Nick Da tumerboy will be in town and I owe both of you guys drinks. who else is in? :) PM Me and I'll give…
Well, sorry to bore you to death, arsh . I thought information that was relevant to the thread would be worth sharing, but I guess not. And I'm sorry you don't agree that being able to use a few watts of electrical power to control hundreds of watts of mechanical power in shock-absorbing systems (the type that can be used…
Jesus Christ... Really? That's what I'm saying? Show me the sentence I wrote anything like "complete absence is better than having to tweak some code". Actually, show me anywhere in this thread where I personally advocated any mobile policy. And don't go 'reading between the lines' or some shit - I've been extremely clear…