Yeah, I have a lot to learn. The response and feedback I've been getting is amazing! I'm still learning, so I don't have a definitive pipeline; but this is what I usually do: 1. Take time to decide on a topic; this is pretty important; oftentimes grandiose things like elaborate suits of armour, or dragons, are more flashy…
I believe that a great artist is a person who knows how to inspire and motivate others. My whole purpose of this post is not just for me to achieve my personal achievements, but also help others to reach there goals and purpose in life. In this blog post, I'm going to share with you everything that I have learned. My Tips,…
Hello Polycount! Here is an article/tutorial I wrote yesterday and basically it's about creating a turbulent-like movement for particles without using a vector field or similar. It felt better reposting it here rather than just linking to my website (good or bad idea? layout got worse). I'd love to hear your thoughts, if…
Just so you know up front: This Is A Job Posting In The United States (Florida, or New Jersey - Other States also Acceptable) _____________________________ A little background: Xyla Studios LLC. is a small off-shoot project from the same people behind Motion9Studios LLC. and our many iPhone Games (some silly, yes, but…
**The Fire Treatment** The night was colorfully black with a spat of fuzziness. It made the forest look delightfully spooky. Between the trees, in a little glade, three yordles sat by a campfire. One of them was quite elderly but vigorous, he set up his toys around the camp. One was smaller and positively restless,…
First, we here at Riot Games would like to thank the hundreds of artists that submitted entries to this contest. We were blown away by the wide range of content that this incredible and passionate community created for this event. As you can imagine, judging this contest was very challenging due to the volume of very…
Hello and welcome to my drafting process! I am posting this close to the deadline because I was suspicious of putting my ideas in front of what is essentially combatants in an arena. I don't consider myself a paranoid person, but I have had to deal with plagiarism in the past, so there you have it. I'm scarred. This…
I'll echo Bagel and point out scale, composition and level of detail as the main aspects blunting your work. You're pretty good, but these aspects—key in environment art—need further attention here. Buckle up because this post turned out long! Scale, composition, level of detail Their importance lies not only in making the…
Update! So I meant to post this earlier, but unfortunately baking the meshes took a little longer than I'd initially planned due to an unforeseen glitch with the arm high-poly... When I uploaded the last post, I had everything but the flamethrower attachments concepted and made - I've since then done a loose, simple…
Development Second Piece (Speedtree) My second Project is the integration of Speedtree into my workflow. Using the software to produce the bulk of my foliage and just getting used to the industry standard Software altogether. Planning: My research regarding the scene began with getting to know the region i am designing the…