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Aspiring FX Artist Advice
Hi there Everyone, So I am (As the Title Says) an aspiring FX Artist. I am currently working with Houdini Apprentice and learning the Node System. I just cached out my First Explosion and will post it in a Couple of Days. I'm not Fully Sure yet if I want to go into Games or Film with FX, so I'm going to Try Both Avenues.… -
Re: Monthly Community Noob Challenge September 2014 (23)
Damn ok have to finish last months challenge first. But i have to do the props! Jed i think your blade could be a bit sharper but i like the overall look of your sculpt. Dethling it is impressive how fast your are with this (for me being a 3d student noob) Which tricount should i consider for the middle axe, any… -
Re: Best program/tricks for correct topology holes in hard surface
Thanks so much Jed, that is really informative. I was aware that particular file was not correctly done with the holes, trying illustrate the difference with incorrect topology for subdivion vs correct. :) Thank you! That workflow and those tools look really good, but I'm always interested in any other tricks across all… -
Re: Oh, uh, my daughter's home!
Thanks, all. Even before this, I told both my kids that the stuff they take for granted (medi-port implants, monthly infusion treatments) would make the other kids in their classes run screaming. That makes Jessica laugh even more, now. She's planning a full-on hospital horror tale entitled, "What I Did on My Summer… -
Re: Self Education versus Guided Education
I went to university beause my hunger of learning was not (is still not) satisfied. Back then I had the choise of getting a job and do medicore stuff - or try hard and get at a good uni. I spent 1/2 preparing my portfolio for the uni and made it through the entrance test. Now where my last semester is about to start I can… -
Re: Riot Art Contest 2014 - Q&A
Hey TAN There are some good shots of the visual update for SR here: http://www.surrenderat20.net/p/summoners-rift-update-preview.html What they are asking for is a render of your character pasted on a background image of SR (a picture of the lane, base etc) to show how your design would look in-game. Jed: Flat lighting… -
Re: Worth upgrading my cpu?
You could get an i7 3770, which will be about 50% faster, but I'm not sure how smart that would be, with a new mobo, you could get a 5820k (which is twice as fast as Jed mentions) for perhaps not much more money than the 3770. Maybe you could find a cheap used 3770 on ebay or something. My personal guideline is not to… -
Re: Max to Modo is it a good idea?
The Foundry also do periodic sales, where they knock 40% of the full price (and 20% of upgrades as Jed mentioned), they're currently doing one now, but it ends in about 3 and a half hours. They usually do them round christmas time and round release of the next version. And I believe that, just before the release of the… -
Re: Beast Slayer
@Daew wow thanks i did not expect this. So the basic principle is to make shapes interesting and make them more asymetrical because symmetry is boring I take it and that the pointy bits should point somewhere useful than into oblivion. I already learnt so much from that picture , thank you. @Jed Yeah I see what you mean… -
Re: Mudbox still can't generate tangent space normal maps
Color differences across uv seams are to be expected with tangent space maps. In fact it's necessary to get proper lighting, as long as your baking tool uses the same tangent basis as your display tool. Here's a picture and some text that helps explain it.…
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