So... I've been working on something for a while now. I'm liking the way it's turning out so far , but I want to measure myself on AAA standards and I can't do that alone so I was wondering if you lovely bunch could give me some pointers. On just about anything. Also because I usually don't get any critique so I just want…
Hey everyone, I've been working on a character for quite some time now and i feel like i should stop working on him since it's starting to feel like a waste of time. A lot of mistakes were made creating this guy, like not using enough reference (which shows is the random styles of his armor), doing a bad job of…
hello... can anybody direct me to a decent tutorial about creating and applying normal maps to lowpoly models?.. for instance, i am building a dwarf character at the moment and i'm about ready to start building his armor set. i have worked in Zbrush before and i know how i would create organic normal maps, but how would…
Hey guys, I am going to full sail University and I am studying video game art. I am at the point now where in my classes I can choose to model props or environment such as building etc. I am having a hard time deciding what to do. I really really enjoy making props such as guns, armor, etc but a bunch of people I know in…
Hello everyone! This is my first post on polycount and I discovered this competition not too long ago. I have been observing and enjoying all the magnificent artwork on display in this forum so far! There so much incredible work everywhere! I am very new to digital art myself and it has been very educational reading…
I think this sentiment has been around for the past decade+ as geometry has not been a GPU bottleneck/performance issue for a looong time. Just give yourself enough fidelity to look good enough, and within reason and sensibility. There really isn't a goal/benchmark of what triangle limit to aim for, it just so happens to…
I've been teaching myself Blender and GIMP for about the last 4 months, and in a spur of madness/boredom I've decided I want to make a DOTA 2 item set, after I had an idea for Naga Siren. However, I've already met a few issues I really need to solve before starting. * Do I delete everything except the "body" file and…
Importing custom models for Skyrim is a pain in comparison to other engines available. Here is a tutorial for armor if you don't already have it http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=3746 Yes it can use different third person models but only if you specify it to, and only for weapons/shields afaik. Should be…