Because it's a tutorial for using Blender. You're bringing in an argument unrelated to the topic. But yes, CAD software would work just as well for this. I forget who did the demonstration at the moment, but I think they pioneered this workflow looking for a quick way to bring CAD models into the mix.
Skinning can only bring you so far before tweaking just becomes counter productive (although it should bring you a little farther than where you are at), why not try some corrective blend shapes. Also, are you using quaternion skinning?.
For the foreground, maybe some stylish signage would really help and bring the city to life, take a look at Rapture. Perhaps bring in some cars from that particular ear would give the viewer a better idea what the scene set up's like. Right it feel like any other urban city.
Did you ever use the mod tools in Doom 3? There is no way to split a D3 engine game from its tools because all you have to do is enter "Editor" into the console to bring up the Radiant and Edit[sumthing] to bring up the specific editors. See iddevnet.com for some in-depth stuff.
UPDATE Finnally got a nice armor design down in my opinion, still in the rough stage, still have to add the small details and straps, then bring it in to maya to really bring the hard surface out but other than that going a good direction...... i think... PLS CRIT!!!!!
Vancouverites: A proper dinner + beer will be in order. This time, we'll do a downtown location so we can keep Vahl in the city and keep him entertained :) I'll make a new post once I know dates & locations. Bring your shirts and bring your cameras.
Here's some quick critique: - The index or home page should be the portfolio. If I come to your site I just want to watch your work pronto, not see a splash-page with a single portfolio piece. - You need to clearly state your desired job title (e.g character artist). I couldn't find it anywhere and you have both character…
Well, I fucked up a little. You see, nearly every Houdini tutorial is made with VFX in mind. The biggest problem inherent in this did not occur to me until I started trying to work on UV mapping and texturing. Because of the need for normal mapping and the need to avoid excessive polygons or UV splits, you cannot have an…
A tax break *IS* a subsidy. That's not some subjective opinion, it's the economic definition of what a subsidy is. It's also the easiest subsidy for politicians to pass because it's ostensibly seen as "free" by the public because it pays indirectly. But just because you aren't collecting money and redistributing it doesn't…
Don't get me wrong. I don't really have a stake in this. I just feel like everything Hayter says about his future involvement with the series is somewhat ambiguous. He's clear cut on being replaced by Keifer as Big Boss, but whenever he's asked about playing Solid Snake he's wishy washy. I don't know whether he's doing…