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Re: aquaboy
Makk, usually I think when a character is normal-mapped and specular-mapped, you really don't need much painted shading at all, especially not highlights. The diffuse map of a normal-mapped character usually appears pretty flat, since the highlights aren't painted on, it's mainly hue and colour variation of a basic… -
Re: Do u know any good hiring agencies?
Usually most AAA studios do not consider solicitations from external recruiters. Your best bet would be to network locally and also look into opportunities as outsources like Virtuous and Volta -
Re: Driving to a studio to apply in person - Good idea, bad idea?
I've been thinking this through because I know how the system works, but I'm not sure why it works this way. Below is just my opinion. First of all, I wouldn't call it a mating ritual. Every company has a process outlined on their job posting. Follow it. Secondly, if you are financially desperate you need to concentrate on… -
Re: Looking For Outsource Coordinator Experienced Developers
Usually the internal artists don't talk much to the outsourcer. Note that there's often a language barrier which keeps artists from talking directly to each other. Usually we work in batches of items. At the client, someone makes the deicison that it saves money and/or time to give this to someone else. I assume this… -
Re: ugh. bad dream
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I have a recurring theme in my dreams where I'm living in an indoor (usually at least partially underground) society where no one can leave the enclosure for various reasons, but then I lead a large group of them through a treacherous and claustrophobic path towards the outside while fending off some sort of opposition… -
Re: Salary/Wage as a 3D Artist in Germany
Well in what type of production you want to work? There are only few "bigger" games productions left. The games that actually are making real money here are usually mobile and browsergame companies. So yeah if you want a better salary, you should probably better shoot for those. In Berlin we got King, Wooga, Bigpoint and a… -
Re: The role Environment Artist & Level Designer at your studio
hahah exactly, any time I have seen a game try to be photo real without actual photo sourcing it usually looks pretty shitty (this does not apply to uncharted :P). its all dependent on art style. having an elitist attitude of "all my textures are created from scratch, usually means you are going to be working 2-3x as long… -
Re: Getting a ton of DataBase errors
I suppose that if you can't use that site reliably, it makes sense to ask on an off-site place likely to have people who spend time there as well. It happens pretty often, usually I will write a post, go to edit it there to change the way I said something or add to it for clarity, and get a 404. It doesn't last long,… -
Re: Castle Texture
Thank you guys! Hey Chase I hope this will help you out a bit. One thing I forgot to add is how I usually add color variation. I usually utilize the blend mode soft light and use an array of colors. After tweaking the opacity or colors in the soft light layer I will usually add one more normal layer on top to add more… -
Re: Zbrush blob issues
You might wanna try upping the "Mouse Avg" setting in the Stroke menu. I usually use 2 or 3 (although 3+ will probably give slowdown on dense meshes). That should stop some of the blobbiness. Another solution is to turn down the Z Intensity of your brush, and paint slower strokes. Usually to avoid blobbiness too, it's best…
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