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Re: motivation
And since I'm on lunch... Learning his a huge source of inspiration and motivation for me, as I'm sure with just about everyone on this board. As with work duties, I try to roll in something new into personal work. Whether it's a new process/workflow, program, style, etc., I find that it helps me stay excited about the… -
Re: Electric Demise
I would say that you can push it quite a bit more. Since you are going for a really dirty atmosphere, you can dirty it up alot more. I would add some dirt and grime where it would gather in all the corners, etc. I'd suggest making another pass on the wood aswell, right now its rather uniform. Try adding slight color… -
Re: Sketchbook: Byder
So in between learning Modo, which is totally awesome from my dabblings so far!! I have finally gotten around to Retopo'ing the rest of the windmill! Its come out at 5,127 polys which is pretty good in my opinion! So far I have baked all my occlusion, normal, etc passes and will now be moving onto texturing! I am aware of… -
Re: Animating Models with Component Design
In most games, these parts are added/removed in code. The rigger adds attachment points (little bones) to the character rig where various things should appear (weapons in hands, backpacks, armor, shoes, etc.). Then each piece is also given one or more attachment points, and some info about which attachment points on the… -
Re: Starcraft II
Void rays are really good against any army of super units (thor, BC, ultra, BL, colossus, mothership, carriers, etc etc) that's their role. They suck against swarms, like 30 marines will have no trouble with 10 void rays. to me it seems no one really counters mutas right, I played with a random 2v2 partner and he tried to… -
Re: Traveling to Seattle
Consider renting a cabin at Kalaloch. FutureWife and I did that over the summer and it was amazing. http://www.visitkalaloch.com/dailyrates.cfm?gclid=COT8uOb-pJ8CFQxbagodt0u5aQ Short drive from Kalaloch to the Hoh Rain Forest, which I also second (or third or whatevs). Deception Pass up near Whidbey is great for a daytrip… -
Re: Forget the iTurd, I want one of these
I like slider phones, myself. I just bought a RIZR a few weeks ago, love that phone. The screen is exposed, but it's made of glass so it doesn't scratch under normal wear and tear. I like the iPhone as well, but it's far to expensive and it's lacking way to many features in this first rev. No voice calling, no speed… -
Re: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
If you've seen the longer version of the first video, they show Jar Jar in carbonite, and simulate lots of different materials: metal (dents & warps very nicely), jelly, crystal with stone statue on top, etc. Pretty cool stuff, I just wonder what the impact is - it always seems to stall for a second when it hits. Yeah the… -
Re: Advance Normal Mapping in XSI
MM: it's just a preference and an ease of checking thing, say you have your low combined on frame 0 and your exploded low/high on frame 1, lets you quickly check the normals, etc in the same file, you also have all the steps of your assets in the same file making it easier for modification or if someone else needs to use… -
Re: [Portfolio] – Ilya Nedyal / Environment, Weapon and Vehicle Artist.
Awesome stuff Ilya. I was also at Streamline and loved seeing your work. You know, it's tragic that most people don't see the hardwork involved in making these assets. Those craters for example were for Terminator Salvation if I remember correctly? Somehow this beautiful work somehow gets a little lost once it goes through…
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