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Re: [Portfolio] Eric Topf, Environment/Prop Artist
I've been reading this book Apprenticeship Patterns: Guidance for the Aspiring Software Craftsman. It's quite good, not so much for an artist though, but here's a quote for you from it worth reading: A Zen master of great renown was visited by a young philosopher who had traveled from a distant land to meet him. The master… -
Re: Anyone else get easily overwhelmed need help dealing with it
"Just don't quit. " Make that your mantra. Whenever the anxiety starts fucking with you, literally repeat the phrase over and over and over. Out loud or in your head. Until your mind is clear. 10,000 times it may take. Just do it. You can close your eyes and deep breath too. You make a habit of this for some time and it… -
Re: m4 WIP thread
nice models and i like how its looking. as to your question i would put them into the model as some of the shapes would come out funny with floating geo. you said you are new to modelling, how new? is the one of your first models? as i would advise looking at some tutorials on gun modelling and high poly modelling which… -
Re: Why having Connections doesn´t help you get a Job
Yeah, an active internet presence is probably the simplest form of networking you can do. You don't have to break out the yellowpages and start cold calling people to network. So, expanding on this concept a little, here are some great ways you can network simply by posting on the internet.* Post your art in pimping,… -
Re: Funding tips for Indie Game Start-ups?
I run a small startup (https://www.hyperpad.com) that has some investor backing. We're not gaming specific we're a tool, but I have met with investors quite a bit (in Silicon Valley, and NYC). I can tell you now that investors are verrrrrry anti gaming. Unless you can prove you have a hit (hundreds of thousands of… -
Re: Katzes Workshop
Just to make it clear, I'm always talking about Dota 2 and the art style of Dota 2 when I say Dota. Dota 1 is pretty much a dead subject when it comes to talking about artstyle because it's literally the same assets as Warcraft3. To clear up the whole Greevil situation, the Greevil was the accompanying courier for TI2 and… -
Re: Official handplane support thread - Now freeware!!
EQ are you saying we should lock the normals of the low poly before we send it to game? You said source mesh which is Maya terminology for the high poly so I'm not sure which mesh you're talking about. And what is the value in triangulating the mesh if the normals are already locked. I'll post the artists exact workflow… -
Re: Normal Map Weirdness
A few rules you should follow before baking * Make sure you are using a projection cage. Uniform ray distance is no good for baking normal maps unless it's to a plane really. * Triangulate your mesh before baking. This ensures that the baker or game engine cant change the triangulation of the mesh and thus breaking the… -
Re: Battlefield 4
The PC issues you guys are describing, is exactly why I moved to consoles. I use to talk up how great PCs were, until I realized I was paying to upgrade it every time a new game came out. Even that couldn't guarantee a smooth game. Despite hardware dwindling down to a few manufacturers, the games continue to get buggier.… -
Re: Anyone know of a cheaper animation package to motion builder or maya ?
I wouldn't be surprised by anything, since I've used Blender extensively, I can't remember when I first tried it, but it's at least 6-8 years ago. And I've continue to check out versions since then, and once 2.5 is in at least beta, I will check it out again. I wouldn't talk about it if I didn't know it well. I've even…
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