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it depends, are you doing strictly box modeling or also sculpting?
if the upper you can get away with most laptops, just get a midtier one with 16gb of ram and good cpu

>>514324
Box modeling atm. Figured as much. Have an eye on sculpting way down the road and I'll probably have enough saved by that point to get a desktop.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01578ZK9A/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1456684192&sr=8-2&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=asus+rog&dpPl=1&dpID=41tXGA4phYL&ref=plSrch

This seem like a good deal?

>>512697
Op, don't make porn of Charamander please. He's my one and only pokemon i ever had, trying to play pokemon on borrowe gameboy way back when.

>>512698
I'm not making porn of Charmander (although I super could if I wanted) I just want some Normal Map advice

>>512697

The 3ds uses normal maps?

What program are you using. Upload the model and textures here.

>>514329
Just lurk on polycount. Don't waste your time and money at uni unless it's a STEM subject.

>>514329
you'll never be good at 3D until you're good at 2D. Otherwise, you'll just be making lame robot dogs and cube-hands

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>>514331
Shit advice is shit.
I know many Great 3D artists that can't draw for shit. The reason they're great 3D artists is because they didn't waste their time trying to do both, same as how the best 2d artists are shit at 3d.

>>514302
incorrect gamma, no partial transparency, no GI

>>514304
Which objects are you refering to in particular?

>>514307
entire scene

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Bumping for self interest
>>not op

>>513097
Valve changed the model filetype for the new engine, so you can't decompile the current dota models, you can use the base models if you want, dl from here - http://www.dota2.com/workshop/requirements

If you want to decompile, there's a torrent with an old version of dota https://kat.cr/dota-2-v580-full-multilanguage-autoupdate-t7547613.html

Download gcfscape and crowbar and vtfedit.
Launch gcfscape.
File->Open-> find pak01_dir.vpk
Extract models/heroes/whatever.mdl
Launch crowbar, decompile.
Extract materials/models/heroes/whatever
Open vtfedit, batch convert all pics, there's another program to mass convert their version, find it, I can't bother to search for it now.
Convert to image files.
Download blender source tools.
Import the .smd model, load the texture, profit.
Models come with bones, but no IK.

>>513172
Sweet, thanks anon.
I'l look into it.

>>512689
Just buy the computer with the highest specs you can afford, but prioritize CPU performance higher than if you were shopping for a gaming rig. Any current computer that can run videogames will be plenty good enough for /3/ work.

But actually rendering animation without at least a small computer lab as farm is never gonna be a good experience even if you have a $5000 computer.

>>512689
>Any current computer that can run videogames
this, Asus rogs in particular are a pretty safe choice.

Acer has some good laptops on Newegg. I've got an Aspire V (840m GPU) and its worked pretty well so far.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100157995%2050001146&IsNodeId=1&Manufactory=1146&bop=And&SpeTabStoreType=0&Order=PRICE&PageSize=30

ahah, lets create a sphere together ^^

xd

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>>514540

Here you go.

>>514537
Nah, it's cool.

as long as you know how to make them whats the harm. its just a tool.

Make them from scratch once

Don't worry, IMMs aren't frowned upon, especially if you make your own or import some beyond the default sets. I personally don't enjoy using them because they don't fit my style very well.

its like any other 3d package.
as for results there are some artists and companies using it and its in constant development and ultimately its completely free

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>>496294
>its like any other 3d package.

>>496286
>runs on a fucking tablet without getting it warm.
>free
>literally fuckign free
>simple.
>new shit done fast
>skripts and plugins

using it for modeling all time. im fucking tiered to pay thousands for shit which melts our 3 month old computers and need a fucking programmer team just to achieve basics. fuck autodesk.

>>514054
insects are generally easy to work with, they're bulky enough to where you can model and assemble different parts without fucking it up.

>>514054
I've been messing with 3d bugs for quite along time now.. you can use some of my videos for 6 and 8 legged ealk cycles if youd like...

I also havesome sweet tutorials if yer a max user...

www.youtube com/watch?v=g7i6NQbt5hA
www.youtube com/watch?v=PeGUtzHUaBs
www.youtube com/watch?v=qTmJvni_A10

its a combination of artistic and technical skill
that's why there are so few artists that fit in industry roles

also AAA workflows are cumbersome and require alot of time until you get everything done the right way.
concept art helps the the mission be more technical than artistic, fortunately

Dynamesh.

>>513015
Get as many GPUs as you can with as many cores as possible. Stack them to the ceiling.

>>513020
>gpu render farm

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>>513020

post your work

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>>514484
sit down and apply yourself for 20 mins, see how that goes. http://www.turbosquid.com/Models-to-Make

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find something you really want to create and then go through with it
reignite your passion