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Re: Introducing the GeForce GTX 680 GPU
Still can not play metro2033 or crysis in HD at 60fps? http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=877&Itemid=72 http://3dvision-blog.com/7516-the-new-nvidia-geforce-gtx-680-kepler-finally-making-an-appearance/ ( after all isn't metro2033 the new "will it run in crysis?" since crysis 2 ) 2 gigs of… -
Re: Portfolio Critique
And 87roach, I appreciate the kind words on the Pikmin scene. I have some strange attachment to it but if it starts to have detrimental effects, like, oh I dont know, not getting a job then I will have to remove it. -
Re: UDK Material - Vertex Paint being cancelled out by up-vector math?
Annoying, apparently Per-Pixel Camera Vector does NOT work with DX9, the renderer the game is using -.- http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/870749-Per-Pixel-Camera-Vector-doesn-t-work-in-DX9 Any genius' out there able to find a way to get this to work, or am I farting in the wind? -
Re: Hand Painted Fantasy Shield
Firstly I think you need to look at the light sources being used here. there is an obvious shadow being cast from the left side of the shield, yet the bevels on the edges imply that light is coming from the center of the shield. The second thing to look at is how you are defining the gold and silver materials. both of… -
Re: Next-gen rendering trends
I don't think i've ever met someone as willfully ignorant as you man... https://disney-animation.s3.amazonaws.com/library/s2012_pbs_disney_brdf_notes_v2.pdf <--- where PBR in the games industry was directly copied from. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87E6N7ToCxs The movie it was developed for. The very first iteration of… -
Re: The problem with current sci-fi art/style
Think of design. The ratio between visually noisy areas and visually clean areas. A perfect balance (I think its 80/20?) between those two is more visually appealing to the eye. And where are you getting your 90% figure? Sounds kind of pulled out of your ass. If this has been troubling you for some time then you should… -
Re: Starting with hand painted textures
Hey Chrisjuuuh, Did anyone point you in the direction of any tutorials or helpful threads on here? I've saved a few for when I finally take a shot at this sort of texture so hopefully these will help: Here are some threads which have nice tutorials saved as images within the posts:… -
Re: Cloud techniques
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87790 And the link in that thread is the one I immediately thought about but don't have a link to it, but conveniently it was posted. I'll edit my post I thought of a new one that does what you want, at least It think it does and I always wanted to try it but seemed difficult… -
Re: Feeling guilty while living at home but working on becoming a better artist.
Watch these 2 videos and get inspired! https://vimeo.com/84022735 and https://vimeo.com/87448006 I would say to not worry so much about living with your parents house, but do talk with them about what you have in mind and what your goal is, explain it as best as you can. -
Re: What to do. What not to do.
Here is a video that explains it. Essentially What you do is build a model with smoothing groups in the exact shape you want and the edges you want. Then add a turbosmooth and click on smoothing groups and than add another turbosmooth to smooth the edges out. The video shows it a bit more clearly. [ame="…
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