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>>508307
depends what software you're using

>>508333
We plan on using vray for starters, but expand to others as soon as possible. We'll be offering support for blender too, since it's free.

>>508307
how much will this operation cost you anon?

>>508149
do some digital media/animation first, that might help you get started

No comment on the digital animation, but I got one on the website hosting choice.

Don't use a free one. Lots of organisations will completely block these domains out of their networks because sites like Wix get used in phishing attacks.

>>508171
Shoot I was gonna try Wix too because the layout is simple. Would I have to code my own site if I don't use something like wix?

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>>512438

>>512438

I dun goofed the link:

https://mega.nz/#!yoJHmT6Q!ani5TB57V7ZkfT4IFxfT49-7MbgZsOXxphEWamYtwBI

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is that a hotdog between 2 buns?

Use the time to practice and the money for pizza.

>>509901
I still have a lot to learn about 3ds max. I.e. maps textures and unwrapping are pretty much a mystery.

>>509902
Not really

>>512603
why would you animate anything in sfm, rather than blender?

>>512603

One of the few things that Blender does well enough to really compete with top-tier software is animation. Just animate in Blender.

Also, getting models from Blender to SFM is trivially easy, but unless you plan to leave the asset there, there's no point. Use Blender Source Tools (an addon) to get your assets from Blender to SFM, if that's the route you go.

>>512603
Check out mixamo

>dont use it for anything you want to take seriously

>>512513
but why tho

>>512514
because its shit and if you are just learning its not good to rely on it as heavly as most of the people on zbrush central or /3/

it make bad topology, wastes geo, creates spirals, dosnt hold details very well unless you make it way too dense.

>just do your topo by hand.

zremesher is fine for things like rocks or some hard surface stuff, something that isnt a character or hero objects... SOMETIMES

sometimes it works but most of the time it dosnt , its better to learn how to do retopology by hand because what do you do if zremesher dosnt work, or your job dosnt have zbrush. what are you going to do at that point

>doing topo by hand will give you a better result every time if you know what your doing

>>508656
quixel, substance painter/designer

>>508656
Google "hand painting texture" tutorials

Alternatively take realistic textures off cgtextures then pass them through eight million filters and shit until it looks cartoony, then tweak a bit

>>510511

This. You had best unwrap that shit and not be using procedurals.

Drawing incapsulates a lot of skills you need

>>509489
Like?

If you're talking about shape recognition, light knowledge, anatomy and the kind that's a visual art skill, and it is definitely not tied to drawing.

For instance, I hear a lot of people saying that drawing is good for composition, but that doesn't make any sense because I can simply have a few simple 3d assets I use to prepare a scene.

Stop listening to what "people say" and just fucking get on with it you dumbass

its simple for me
i choose something that i know is complex and challenging like a gun or a car and i simply model it, sometimes i run into problems and deduct certain features in the model but it makes me works faster and discover new things.

modeling is games is different, its an artistic job and technical. you can't model all the parts of a gun if its 200k polygons, you need to use normal maps and such. every piece you create you have to make sure the UV's are right and the texture are in the right size and its according the polygon budget you have.
if you want to make models for games i recommend you to look at environment modeling for games by gnomon (is a paid dvd)
or
http://www.cgmasters.net/free-tutorials/what-to-know-when-creating-next-gen-assets/

this is also a good example of how workflow is being used in games

this is essential as well

http://polycount.com/discussion/144838/ue4-modular-building-set-breakdown

Thanks for the tips!!

>>512553
Keep in mind that big 3D productions are always in a team. You're talking about pro's like they can do everything but those pro's are probably only good at a handful of things.
If you want to become pro you should specialise in a certain CG area so that you can justify getting paid for a role in a big production.

Gnomon, Digital Tutors, etc/theusual...

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Mind to explain what that channel is about? Atm it just is some wierd poser shit(not meant in a derogatory way) selling some made up medication.

The production value is interesting(even though its poser shit you hired voide actors and even people to sing songs for your made up fantasy medication) So you make exaggerated impossible claims to heal every possible illness it gets stale and used up pretty quick(atleast to me) I think you need to do a bit more to keep up interest. Maybe include all kinds of wierd fetishes(like amputee, women with huge bulges in their pants or something) or user reviews like pic related, I dont know, come up with something original.

Or maybe you just want to have add revenue money from people that search for treatment of their disease, I dont know.

>>512008
In photoshop there's a lens correction tool in the filters menu that might help out.
Mainly it's for fixing barrel distortion and other lens effects, but you MIGHT be able to get it to work for what you want.

If you have the cash, a 3d scanner would be the best option.

However you could probably make do by stitching together a series of photographs of the interior surfaces. Set up a camera on a tripod and take the a series of photos normal to the direction of the surface at that point. Take these and use each photo for the part of the uv map. The more photos you take, the greater the accuracy will be.

*crickets*

>>511525
why use a lesser tool?
pixologic bought sculptris so they would have less competitors

>>511527
So there's no big difference between the two?

>>511541
top zozzle!

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>>512056
add the text after you shrink the image. As for software, I dunno. You could probably search up some good ones, make your own -if you're into that-, or just use paint.

gimp?

Professionals use Illustrator.