You shouldn't be putting that edge or scratch detail in the diffuse or spec map. Assuming you are using the PBR workflow you want to put the scratch and material detail in the gloss map. Marmoset just posted a bunch of awesome stuff about PBR workflow, you should check it out.
hmmm saw it in the stores for pc...not sure.. question - from what i remember on the box specs it needed a dual core? i've still got a p4 with a cracking video card and plenty of ram...think it would still work? meh still waiting on batman arkham, damn delays..
A little bit to much DOF and for my taste, making the clean textures looks a little bit blurry. The spec on the chains looks a little bit to much, or it might just be a comination with the bloom. Nice work anyway man! Would love to see the a similar flytrough with the night ligtning. Cheers.
Great job! But I agree that eyes seem to be too big.(or the visible part of the eye) and spec seems too uniform for me - I would crank up that normal map a bit to add a bit more noisy skin detail. Anyway, congrats on a tasty portfolio piece)Cheers!
^This. Also finish your props. those greys are only a fraction of a finished piece(its something I suffer from). Personally I would consider putting a Key light into your grey renders. and get some direct shadowing/spec into there too, Straight skylight looks crap.
I love it :D Just not a big fan of the arm area. the tricpes arent that defined and that bicep bulge seems to be placed incorrectly. Lets see the texture map! some purple in the specular sounds nice? you could probably add more life to the hair by some spec loving
What does it take to put a model into one of these I wonder? I looked around on the net, but the info is rather scarce from what I've searched. I wonder what the specs for a model would need to be, and what filetype ... I heard the PsP can use .3ds models.
You'll be able to see a difference. I mean, VGA will get you by, but why use the junk connection when you can use the best! HA I didn't look at the specs, is that an HDMI port on the end of that card? If so, get an HDMI to DVI cable. EDIT: Link to cable
That's the pro though. The basic MB seems like it should be ok for any work that has nothing to do with shaders, and ZB should run pretty ace on it. It's specced higher than my MB Pro from 2006 anyway, and I've been doing ok with max so far.
check out the bonuses on the game as well that you can purchase with the money you earn from trophies through the game (so many shots with X weapon, ninja takedowns, treasures collected, etc.)... there's a couple of technical bonus flicks in there that give ton of info on the engine, specs, etc.