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Re: Is zremesh the only way to fix this?
You need low poly model for video games . As well as for animation too . The one hi res surface could be baked as normal map or displacement . It's not only games related actually . Nobody animates anything made of millions of polys . You can use any retopology tool if you don't like Zremesher. Blender,3d max or MAya too… -
Re: Which software to learn first?
Probably the best thing for a beginner is to stick with Blender for now and pick up Maya a little bit later. If you're a student be sure to take advantage of the student licenses for Autodesk's programs. It's good to pick up a 2d program like Krita or Photoshop as well to do textures and sketches. If you're serious about… -
Re: Toolbag 4 - Ray Traced Shadow Artefacts
Just wanted to add my own experience with this issue: I'm still in the process of finding out best practices in regard to this issue and will keep this post updated when I find out new things. Btw, the official term for this problem is "Shadow Terminator Atrifact". --- Adding sub-division level in Marmoset This solution is… -
Re: Sketchbook: Isso09
suburbum: Always a pleasure to rant you off to slumber :D Timmywithag: Haha you're too early, dude! I only just begun my career. Seriously, thanks though. I'm always flattered when someone tells me I've done something to inspire them. The rush from that has to be one of the most rewarding things in life. premium: Shine on… -
Re: importance of LODs in game ?
Ive just run a series of pretty exhaustive tests with simplygon 10 vs manual lods on a load of characters (we already know it can't cope with hard surface meshes so didn't bother there) TLDR : You'll get a better looking result doing it by hand for the same geometry cost - especially on the lowest lods Simplygon still… -
Ranma 1/2 - Ranma and Akane Busts
I created these two busts after starting the new Ranma 1/2 show on Netflix. They’re modeled to resemble two shots from the original opening! For this project, I used Maya for modeling and rendering, with toon shaders inside Maya to achieve the final look. I then used Substance Painter to create masks and textures for the… -
Re: Trimsheet normals inverted when rotating UV islands
Rotating the mesh components doesn't necessarily have the same effect as rotating the normal map or the UV islands. If it did then tangent space normal maps wouldn't work on anything other than static objects because in-game meshes are often required to deform and rotate. The assumption that the UV islands and normal map… -
Re: Triangles after baking normal map
I checked the normals, and they look like this: The normals of the faces on the flat surface looked quite uniformed. -
Re: UV mapping a sphere
https://polycount.com/discussion/comment/2794716/#Comment_2794716 here, I just figured out a good way to do it. this thread shows several ways to do it, but, the last way I just did it, is superior to every other way I've tried. I also explained WHY spheres are such trouble and WHY they have to be done a certain way to… -
Blizzard Student Project - The Dreamer's Archway [WIP]
*Update 2* *Update* (See post 13) Hello Polycount! Very long time lurker here that has finally decided to post something! Currently I'm a student in college working towards my Game Design degree, leaning towards the art side of things. I'll be finishing summer 2012 and hopefully have some kind of job opportunity lined up…
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