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Re: [3DSMAX] What is the best unit scale to use consistently?
Issues with viewport clipping etc are related to relative scale. I. If your object is 0.000001 or 1000000 system units across you'll have trouble. Display units fall down a bit when you need to use small numbers (Eg 0.0001) because the default setting is to show only a few decimal places(this can be increased but you still… -
Re: Job Security Question
"Indispensible" is not always a good thing. I think more often than not "indispensible" people are those, who are super proficient with in-house tools and pipelines of particular studio. The problem surfaces when you realize those skills do not directly (or at all) transfer to your next job. For instance, at some point I… -
Re: What software should I use for texturing?
Do you eventually want to do 3D art for a living? If so, Photoshop is required by 99% of all studios. 3D painting software is something you learn in addition, they're not a replacement (unless you're just a hobbyist, then use whatever you want). Also atm there's no real standard 3D painting app; 3DCoat is what I use, but… -
Re: Lighting Issues in the UDK
Sorry to be blunt - it's monday ;) - the UV's created with flatten mapping are garbage. Take your lightmap uv set and stitch as mean pieces together as you can. The less islands / chunks / sections etc the better. And unlike your texture uv set, the same rules about scaling, stretching etc do not apply to lightmaps. So… -
Re: ZBrush Vehicle WIP
I agree with all comments above,you have to keep in mind that in a production environment,you find yourself doing iterations/adjustments om your assets most of the time. Those are are a result of the design department(design changes),an art director/lead who changes his mind,levelgeometry/gameplay changes etc etc. With… -
Re: [Portfolio] Tim Bergholz, Hard Surface/Environment Artist
Ok, a few crits for ya: There's a lot of good work, and I like how the art is right there and all I have to do is scroll down, but where are your wires, texture flats, etc? I almost think you have too much work shown, as the half life character mods, space ship, and native american girl near the end aren't anywhere near as… -
Re: Simple Normal Map Problem
In games sRGB refers to the gamma correction taken on an image. As a rule of thumb, you want to author your textures in the color space that they will be represented in engine. A simple way to think about it, is that if you make a texture with sRGB on, then you are choosing color values that you are interpreting with your… -
Re: Why having Connections doesn´t help you get a Job
I've worked at 3 studios in the last 5 years. Apart from my first studio gig which I got into through work placement from my degree. The other 2 I got due to the fact I knew someone there. I still had to "jump through the normal hoops" of art tests, interviews, trial periods, etc. And the studios would never have hired me… -
Re: On hiring a freelancer or studio for a full 3D character
In terms of specs, ideally you should be providing information like: References (If its based off of a person ask them what they need for face reference)/Concept art (Front, Back, Side) Platforms (Console, Mobile, PC?) Engine (UE4, Unity, etc) Polycount Texture deliverables: Is it Metalness or Spec/Gloss? What are the… -
Re: Mirof - Benoit FERRIERE - Some pixels
SeanEG: Thanks you! sawfish: Haha Thanks Sawfish! Peris: It makes me really happy! thank you! fearian: I enjoyed setting up the graphic of a crash, it was an interesting project graphically speaking! It was set up a nervous and stylized art direction mixed with a maximum of anachronisms ... original challenge! bounchfx:…
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