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Pixar's OpenSubdiv Goes Open Source
Pixar is trying something new, it is taking some of its newer tech and going Open Source First things first you are probably wondering what OpenSubdiv is and what it means for you, the short answers are: 1) Instead of subdividing the entire mesh it selectively subdivides specific areas. 2) It doesn't mean a whole lot right… -
Re: Houses - Rent or Buy?
Buying a house is a huge risk that can pay off. I purchased a house in '09 with my girlfriend at the time. A little over a year later, I was laid off, and my girlfriend and I split. My house has now been on the market for 9 months. I've been paying rent in a new state equal to my mortgage since then. It's been insanely… -
Re: RailClone - parametric modelling tool
Hi Perna, Thanks for the kind words. In answer to you questions, RailClone (and Forest Pack) are both compatible with 3ds Max 9 and upwards. The differences between the lite and the pro version can be found here. But even with those limitations you can do quite a lot with it, and it's a good way to see what RailClone is… -
Re: (WIP) Chinese General
1. Ears should connect flat against the jaw 2. Needs more cheekbone and more defined separation between the front and side; he looks old, so you can see he is quite gaunt around the zygoma region. 3. Corner of the eyes need more depth, seems rather flat. I would also pay attention to his upper eyelid seems kinda lumpy and… -
Re: How do you motivate yourself?
I stopped working on my personal art a while ago, and focused instead on learning programming. Now I will occasionally take a break from coding to work on a 3D model or 2D sketch. Sometimes it simply isn't possible to maintain constant motivation. Let's face it, if you can hold down a 9-5 job, you're already ahead of the… -
Re: Working in the video game industry
Love working extra hours? Great! When were not crunching well be sure to make sure that you really are working the extra hours you said you would. BTW 9 hours is pretty much standard fair, so extra would be more like 11 hours. Then when crunch comes along well just ask you to work an extra 4-5 on top of those hours. After… -
Re: I need advice on simple low to high poly workflow for curved quad geometry
Well, support loops only relevant if you want to get rid of skewing of the baked details when you bake onto a low poly surface of long quads. Otherwise there's no reason to bother. I played around with your mesh, did some simplyfying too. Looks good to me, no problems as far as I can see. My crude and quick UVs to adress… -
Re: Gears Workout
I'm definitely not what I would call ripped. Might show some abs if I squint and the lighting is good, but that's it ;) I have had bodyfat that low before, but it is such a bitch to maintain with the horribly bland diet that I didn't keep up with it. I was about 9% bodyfat at my leanest, but I'd guess about 14-15% now.… -
Re: The Bi-Monthly CHARACTER ART Challenge | September - October
messing with some designs for how the pelt will attach to the belt area. settled on having armor underneath the belts for it to attach to, but dont like how it falls atm @lkameen3 @Nuclear Angel cheers for crit guys. clothing was simd in md but edited overall shape pretty heavily in zbrush. i dont really like to be in md… -
Re: When will I give up?
I have read that book...! It's worth reading :) I was also in a similar place with you @lotzoh i was working 9:00-21:00 and didn't have time to do what i loved. I think it is better that you quit one of those 2 jobs to give yourself some time to relax and focus on what you want to do in the future. More times than not, we…
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