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In this video, I review an assignment from one of my students at Seneca Polytechnic . Their challenge was to create a hero game-ready asset with Surface/Texture done in substance painter and rendered in marmoset tool bag 4 #computergraphics #gameartist #RealTimeRendering

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In this version of the stylize wagon, I added a few apples to help with the storytelling element. This Game Ready asset was created as a class demonstration for my Game Art students Seneca Polytechnic 3D model was done by Deon Coke 3D Surfacing/ Texture was done by me Wayne Carnegie Softwares Used: Maya, Substance Painter, Marmoset tool bag 4

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For the past few weeks, I've teaching my VFX ( Visual Effects) students at Seneca Polytechnic how to texture an asset using Mari powerful node graph. I find when texturing in Mari you have to be organized or else you'll be confused. This motorcycle asset was modeled by Deon Coke Texturing and LookDev done by me Wayne Carnegie #animation #computergraphics #texturing #textureart #autodeskmaya

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Part 1 of 3D Modeling: When I did 3D modeling on MAYA back in Middlesex College I found the process interesting with the program. For those that know about the program, it is pretty darn useful when you start building from the ground up using digital space putty (that I describe them as when thinking about it) that can be sculpted, shaped, and manipulated into whatever the user can think of. Though I never used this other program I know that Blender has also been compared so that was interesting. Anyway, using the default shapes provided by MAYA at first was a great 1st step to start with, but later I learned how important the LINES are on a shape. It can make or break the model that you would want to create depending on the ones you DELETE or ADD as you proceed. The big reason for that will result in how the HIGH POLY comes out. Wait what is that? To put it into simple terms, you can switch between two poly forms with HIGH POLY being the final result. The LOW POLY mode (press 1 key in MAYA) is the original jagged edge shape of a poly shape before the result of the HIGH POLY mode. Adding lines to specific shape parts adds more detail to HIGH POLY. But what the heck is HIGH POLY? When I mentioned it as the "final result" it meant that MAYA uses a lot of data information to smooth out the shape to have the resemblance of.......pottery. Sorry if that doesn't make any sense at first but if you used a cylinder and added hundreds of lines (exaggeration by the way) you would be reminded of that as well. I usually found myself looking at this paper provided by my professor. Next, I'll be talking about UV MAPPING and then show what I got. Feel like this is going well so far.

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Does anyone know a good place to find great looking fx for Unreal? 3D vdb fx for pulse blasts, explosions, impact destruction of cement or rubble? The ones we are finding in marketplace look too basic. Tips? help? #animation

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Great example which definitely underlines my choice for atmoky as being the preferred tool for crystal-clear high quality and reliable Spatial Audio within Unity #spatialaudio #SphereOfSound #immersiveaudio #technology #innovation

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I finally found the time to create and share something that has been on my backlog for a while! I often encounter confusion (my own included) when trying to use math to develop more efficient solutions than simply relying on built-in tools in 3D software. In particular, this post dives into object orientation in Maya—a task that can range from straightforward to quite complex. I understand how hard it can be to approach this kind of problem without a strong technical background, but solving these challenges programmatically can provide much greater control and performance. It’s definitely time well spent, and your workflow will improve significantly as a result. I’ve provided both the code and a brief (though not exhaustive) introduction to key linear algebra concepts. I hope this helps shed some light on the topic and offers clarity in an area that can often seem tricky. A special thanks to Marco D'Ambros — without his patience, I would still be a long way from understanding any of these concepts! Any feedback is more than welcome.

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https://lnkd.in/gK2NuvkQ Click the link above to check out a sped up video of my process to create this stylize game ready wagon prop. I can't wait to see how my students at Seneca Polytechnic Surface/Texture this asset. #gameart #realtimerender #substancepainter

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For all the VFX/Animation peeps attending SIGGRAPH here in Denver this upcoming week, let me extend a warm welcome to the Mile High City! Here are some potentially helpful tips for when you arrive! 🌎 If you are coming from sea-level you may not be accustomed to the elevation, which can cause some minor altitude sickness. You shouldn’t feel it too bad but just in case make sure to take it easy your first couple of days, drink water, and get as much sleep as you can your first couple nights. There are a lot of great places to eat in the area depending on how far you want to walk or even spend. The recommendation is to always try some food with Green Chile (commonly paired with burritos). Here is a list of places close to the Convention Center that aren’t major chains as a good place to start: 🥗 Modern Market 900 16th St Mall, Denver, CO 80202 🍣 Uchi (I've been told the Wagyu slaps) 2500 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80205 🌭 Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs 2148 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205 🌮 D'Corazon 1530 Blake St unit c, Denver, CO 80202 🍔 Illegal Burger 1512 Larimer St R12, Denver, CO 80202 🌯 Illegal Petes 1610 16th St Mall, Denver, CO 80202 🍣 Hapa Sushi 1514 Blake St, Denver, CO 80202 🍕 Mellow Mushroom 1201 16th St Mall Suite 108, Denver, CO 80202 🥪 Snarf's Sandwiches 891 14th St #110, Denver, CO 80202 🥪 Cheba Hut Toasted Subs 638 E Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80203 🥚 Dozens 323 14th St, Denver, CO 80202​ 🍜 Domo 1365 Osage St, Denver, Co 80204 🥚 Sam's No. 3 1500 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80202 There are a ton of other options than just this list. Try to make a reservation if you can! The food trucks that go around are also pretty good! There is a ton of bars in the area as well. ⛰ If you have some extra time on your hands and want to get a little closer to the mountains, or go on a small hike, try heading to Chataqua Trail in Boulder or the Apex Trail in Golden. If you aren't renting a car, Lyft or Uber is great way to get out of the city! I hope this helps make your trip a little more enjoyable here in the Denver area of Colorado! I look forward to having a great week with you all! If you see me, say hello! 👋 #siggraph2024 #denver #vfx #animation #siggraph

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Looking for an LED Stage, rental house or lab to help me test something. Essentially want to test the limits of how many sdi outputs we can do out of ASSIMILATE Live FX. Was able to successfully test 4x4k feeds, as well as 3x4k feeds + 4x1080 feeds (from a second capture card). Ideally we’d be able to test up to 12 sdi feeds. The processor could have sdi inputs or we’d need sdi to hdmi converters (I could potentially buy these if needed). If in Los Angeles I can provide the Silverdraft Server with capture cards. Tag anyone you think has enough equipment in a single place to test such a crazy idea 🤪 A close enough test would be with 12 camera monitors (capable to receive 4k 24fps via sdi), so rental houses might also be able to help with this test, for at least an initial test. Afterall it’s really to test the limits of software hardware, omit necessarily what the led processors can do (if we can playback 6x4k feeds to camera monitors, we should be able to have similar results with led processors). Next week would be perfect for me, but let me know! Videndum Media Solutions Fuse Technical Group Megapixel Diego Castro SmallHD David Smith Matt Ryan Alexander MacLean Michael Herbert

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You can now embed Bifrost in your application. The new Executor and Geometry SDKs complement the Operator SDK to allow the excution of graphs and manipulation of geometry. Oh, also a node library browser, rigging workflows, 61 new nodes and a plethora of bug fixes. #bifrost #maya #autodeskemployee

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Animating with Cascadeur: Physics-based animation software is pretty wild. That’s 8 keyframes there. The one on the right is my first rough animation “Keyframe prompt” and the green dude on the left is the interpretation.

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As I really don't like Motionbuilder's control rig finger controls, decided to experiment a little, using the same constraint system I use for facial controllers. As the base, I'm using a really old tutorial by 3dBuzz (remember them?) that builds sliders as custom properties under the left/right wrist effectors, that control the finger effectors. I then use controllers to tie into that, giving me a lot of flexibility. Looks a little clunky, but works. Now I'm working on a backward solver so that I can use this with mocap.

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