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Re: W.I.P HP Rabargh Gun
yeah it looks good but when you get some different lighting in there i think you'll get some better crit, and mess with the material too so it shows off the details as well as possible with some nice specular highlights. looks damn solid though man. as for the render in mental ray, there's a few things. for me, personally,… -
Re: [PBR] Physically Based Rendering Bible
Yeah, in an ideal world you would have a two layer setup for laqured wood, however its pretty easy to get by with only representing the outer layer in the normal map and gloss, as the roughness of the base wood would give the specular highlight a dim appearance. Its harder to do that when the layer below is significantly… -
Re: Toolbag 4 - Ray Traced Shadow Artefacts
Now, let's say you can't edit the topology for whatever reason. You're not necessarily out of luck. Here's an example: From left to right: - Base lighting. - The Diameter setting in the Area/Shape panel for the lights has been increased, this converts the light into an area light which softens the shadows and makes them… -
Re: artstation/portfolio review advice
Hi Ruz! Thanks for appreciating my work! I was working at EA in 2023 until my contract ended in July. I'm hoping to rejoin, though there are a few alternatives but it is a tough market so I'm not sure where I'll end up. For the moment I've been upgrading my artwork and exploring some alternative business ideas where I can… -
Substance painter: Correct way to increase normal map intensity
Hi! I am doing some landscapes. Texturing in Substance Painter with pbr materials. What is the preferable way to increase normal map intensity to match other masked layers? Using levels on a normal map and with an upper slider? Or using a contrast filter to increase contrast? If I play with the level slider, I can get some… -
Re: Copyright, IP, and infringement. Oh my!
I'm gonna do my last post in this thread because it's a topic that will never we will never be done discussing. I just want to add to Blaizer that sometimes the creators needs to see it from the consumers view too, and the legal consumer are the people who pays for the studio's efforts in stopping piracy with stupid DRM… -
Re: 3D artist. What does it take?
University is a great opportunity to spend time figuring this stuff out, well done for making an effort. I know what you mean about the process of making concept art, Im a 3d artist but I do get to concept occasionally at work. I like the variety! it is possible to get some variety at smaller more indie style studios.… -
Re: Converting Montana coal to oil?
Maybe a hybrid jet... The most thrust a plane needs is during takeoff where the power of an electric motor still can't touch the power of a combustion engine (although they are getting close). Maybe a set of assist jets could help get it up to altitude, then the rest of the trip is mostly maintaining and gliding..… -
Hip Hop is Dead [UE4]
+++Finished!+++ +++Finished!+++ I'm starting a project to dig into UE4 and get a little deeper with PBR shading. It's a still image focusing on the clunky old hardware that was around during the rise of hip hop. The setting is a dusty old basement with late-day sunlight lighting the scene. Visual target is realism. The… -
Re: Learning to bake
Hi guys, happy new year! Came here to post an update, I've learned a lot about baking even from a simple thing like a thrash bag which I had to rebake like a 100 times and look at the missed spots and figure out why it wasn't capturing that detail (the normals weren't following the curvature properly to capture all of the…
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