Quote of the day: When you have the passion, don't just talk numb on that same spot.... do walk the walk and it'll drive you else where better.
Got a job as a 3d Artist and it's interesting how blender really turn my head 360. Hard to explain. From maya to be a 3dmax user and now mastering Blender, biggest challenge ever. Another challenge, didn't stop my freelance too.
Here is one of my freelance i did. Really enjoy doing photo props that also link with the special event, Macdonald Samurai burger photo booth. And if you visit some macdonald on their All day breakfast session, you'll see the awesome shirt print by me XD I just loving it. Thanks to my great friend Saiful for the many experience offer. Worth the sleepless night.
So for the past four months busy with task given. Awesome people, environment and really challenging business.
So as i explore blender, this is one of the many mini experience or should i say test water. Usually for this type of result, i would choose 3dsmax base mesh, bring it to zbrush adding more details and basically baking high res to low res. But, unfortunately that is not the workflow.
What I've done is a super super low model with realistic texture. That's what my aim is.
1) create basic shape of a cut down tree and some land (get more challenge so can see how far this would work) Unwrap it.
2) Use Insanebump, it works wonderfully. If it doesn't work, try dump its folder into ur computer document folder. For some reason, that works for me. just fyi.
3) And from there i just follow the tutorial. Using cycle render.
There is some rumors stating that in blender, Cycle render can bake maps now. Hmm.... some tutorial i found say i might need to use script??? Not so into scripting but, will look into it soon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y__uzGKmxt8
My first experiment was this cup. Knowing i would be started modelling on my first week, get me hype and test drive a little. A little bit annoying at first but now, I work faster on modelling. Just need more practice on controlling the lighting and more in dept how blender works.
Again using blender, cycle render achieving a photo realistic look for this model. Come out pretty good.
End this with.... that first blog showed one of my many practice with game texture. You know what, its worth the practice because as a 3d artist, not only you got to have good eye for 3d space and understanding software, lighting and texture included too.
Now still busy with a game character concept art.
