CPU, Ram and SSD are key. Video card is not as important but i would recommend a nvidia card so you can use CUDA. Processor - It comes down to budget, and how to maximize it. For example CPU the i5 has better gaming performance and will save 100 bucks but the i7 has better rendering ability. So you gotta decide if its…
Introduction Hi aspiring Concept, texture and modeling artists, I've started an organized group on Facebook for modeling Team Fortress 2 items. It's currently run by me (the modeler), and my buddy (the concept artist). We decided to go with Facebook because: 1. Facebook seems to be the mainstream source of online…
Here is a small update for the challenge! As for me, I love storytelling and planning my Animations from a short backstory, to get to know the character more. I have taken freedom to create a new League of Legends character that I would love to play as. I have been trying my best to put her inside the story as a friend to…
I feel like I can anticipate one of the new tools in IC.Shape 2.0. Anything to see a girl smile. From MAXScript menu, create a New Script. Copy and paste following code, then from editor menu Tools choose Evaluate All. You'll find the command in Customize User Interface... under category IllusionCatalyst Tools, named…
One Enviro artist normally isn't resposable for everything you see on the screen so its not as easy to pimp as a character. "I did the three buildings on the left, but only textured two of them, oh and the street lamp and the rubble pile are mine". Just to be a dick I'm going to toss this out there. Maybe enviro guys don't…
A few Marmoset renders... Hi Guys, I needed to try out a new boolean workflow and get to grips with Substance Painter properly. I felt a gun would be a good candidate for my portfolio as my old one was non-PBR and looked a bit obsolete! I found a suitable candidate on Instagram. A customized AR15. I wasn't aiming to…
Pretty cool site, its awesome looking at games that were in production but got cancelled also pretty cool to see early builds of games that have since released check it out: http://www.unseen64.net
ArtStation link: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ykwZ2n Modeled with 3DS Max. Textured using Quixel Mixer & Photoshop for height -> normal data, rendered with Toolbag 4. I'm writing a full tutorial on how I approached texturing this asset, and will be distributing the FBX model, source PSD, and Mixer project files for…
As I know there are many musicians in this forum, I hope it's OK to post information about a VST plug-in here. Basic 64 is a synth plug-in which generates Commodore 64-like sounds and it's free. I found it yesterday and I think it would be fun to play with for the nostalgic people out there:…