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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655089194160110106.post-43388856200857589592013-03-22T13:34:00.000-07:002014-03-12T13:34:08.408-07:00♥♥♥ 100.000 ♥♥♥This picture contains <span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>you</b></span>.
I took the IP address of every visitor of this blog, tracked down
his/her location, zoomed in on Google Maps and made a screenshot of
his/her face. Then i scaled it down to 1x1 pixel to fit into this 100.000 pixel
picture:<br />
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I did this, because my little blog got 100.000 visitors. WOW! This means
a lot to me but today it's not about myself . This post is dedicated to
<span style="color: #f6b26b;"><b>you</b></span>. For reading and mailing and sharing and commenting. Thank you! This isn't just said, i really mean it! <br />
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I wrote about my feelings already in <a href="http://simonschreibt.blogspot.de/2013/02/polycount.html">this small article</a>.
So i think repeating this would be a bit boring. Especially when you
thought this is a new game art trick and now look for the "unsubscribe"
button.<br />
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The
inventor of Twitter was asked "What's so awesome about Twitter that
billion of people use it?" and he said something like "I don't know."
and i can partly understand him now. Don't get me wrong, this is the
first project in my life which gets great response. I can't express
how good it feels, to do something other people like! But sometimes i
asking myself, <i>why</i> do they like it?<br />
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Because some
of the tricks would be just "gimmicks" for powerfull engines like
Unreal, CryEngine or Frostbyte 2 and i impressed because i
never used these engines. Sometimes i imagine how an experienced
Engine-User just moans while he's scrolling through the article list. On
the
other hand, i think most coders know all this stuff already. Because i
would bet most of this tech is written in these GPU Gems books.<br />
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I'm sooo thankful for all the
great feedback, and i know i shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth,
but asking a lot question is my nature and it is the base of this whole
project. So don't hesitate to write something about your skill,
experience and why my articles help you. Would be awesome to hear! In
fact, the big numbers aren't too important for me. To get in contact
with you guys, these are the best moments! <br />
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The
last part goes to the inventors. I do nothing than using their
awesomeness and spread the word. So please imagine that these 100.000
people from the picture above bow in front of you, because you guys are
the brains, the minds, the super heroes of the game art.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2655089194160110106.post-21905601877756722632013-03-17T15:46:00.001-07:002014-03-12T13:34:39.722-07:00Homeworld 2 - Backgrounds.Tech<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">This is for <span style="color: #e69138;">beginners</span>.</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Foreword</b></span></span><br />
You learn, when you have a goal and try to reach it. To define this goal, was and <i>is</i> often the hardest part for me. If you feel the same, just read a bit more, I'll try to help. You'll need a dice and a <span style="color: #e06666;"><b>chocolate</b></span>.<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mainword</b></span></span><br />
You want to get
started with graphics but you have no idea <i>
how</i>. While you think about it, a new Steam offer is availiable and you
devide to play a bit. Or watch TV. Or you think that you totally
need the "<b>3D Studio
Maya 4D Awesome Edition</b>" <i>before</i> you can get started. Or you could do
something, but you have no idea <i>what</i>.<br />
<br />
First: Don't forget that you don't need this technical stuff to
be a good artist. A good painter will create stunning art by just using
Pen & Paper. But the Tools can help. Catchword: <b>Undo</b>.<br />
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Mostly the 3D workflows are the same (gluing polygons together and paint
on them later). That's why the most programs are pretty similar. So just
choose one and get started. Changing to another tool won't take you too
long. Just start and like a avalanche you'll
start sliding down a mountain of knowledge and reach the valley with a head
full of new awesome stuff.<br />
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To help you get started i created the<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Simons <span style="color: #e69138;">6 Sided Impulse Method</span></span></div>
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I'll use the short "S6SIM" from now on.<br />
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Grab a dice (6-Sided, don't use a D20 please) and the chocolate. There are no excuses! No way back. Even if you
currently don't have broad band Internet. Scratch something into the
table with your finger nail. I don't care. If you don't stop reading
now, you have to go the whole way. If not, a puppy will die somewhere.<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b>#1</b></span> Eat one piece of chocolate. Roll the dice. This will be your tool (click for download).<br />
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1. <a href="http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/">Blender</a> <span style="color: #666666;">(free, small (40 MB). No 3DSMax/Maya? Use this!)</span><br />
2. <a href="http://students.autodesk.com/?nd=download_center">3Ds Max</a><br />
3. <a href="http://students.autodesk.com/?nd=download_center">Maya</a><br />
4. zBrush<span style="color: #666666;"> (use</span> <a href="http://pixologic.com/sculptris/">Scuptris</a> <span style="color: #666666;">or Blender if you don't have zBRush)</span><br />
5. <a href="http://www.adobe.com/de/downloads/cs2_downloads/index.html">Photoshop</a>/<a href="http://www.gimp.org/">Gimp</a> <span style="color: #666666;">(free, if you don't have Photohop, use this)</span><br />
6. Pen & Paper</blockquote>
<span style="color: #e69138;"><b>#2</b></span> Eat the next piece. Roll the dice. This will be the characteristic of your creation.<br />
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1. Huge<br />
2. Sweet<br />
3. Fat<br />
4. Brilliant<br />
5. Mean<br />
6. Old</blockquote>
<b><span style="color: #e69138;">#3</span> </b>Eat again. Roll! This will be the time frame your thing will be set in.<br />
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1. Stone Age<br />
2. Medieval<br />
3. 60s<br />
4. Now<br />
5. Near Future<br />
6. Future</blockquote>
<b><span style="color: #e69138;">#4</span> </b>Eat. Roll. This is the style.<br />
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1. Comic<br />
2. European<br />
3. African<br />
4. Greek<br />
5. Asian<br />
6. Alien</blockquote>
<b><span style="color: #e69138;">#5</span> </b>You know what you have to do. That's what you have to do.<br />
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1. Princess<br />
2. Thief<br />
3. Mansion<br />
4. Alarm Clock<br />
5. Birch<br />
6. Killer-Drone</blockquote>
<b><span style="color: #e69138;">#6</span> </b>Chocolate. Dice! As soon as you have something to show, you'll go to this forum and show your progress to the world. Or if you have questions. But use the forum search function & <b><span style="color: #3333ff;">G</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">o</span><span style="color: #cc9933;">o</span></b><span style="color: #3333ff;"><b>g</b></span><b><span style="color: #009900;">l</span></b><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">e</span></b>
before! During you wait for the answer, don't relax. Work and try to find out the solution by your own.<br />
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1. <a href="http://www.polycount.com/forum">Polycount</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.gameartisans.org/forums/forum.php">Game Artisans</a><br />
3. <a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/">cgTalk</a><br />
4. <a href="http://cghub.com/">cgHub</a><br />
5. <a href="http://www.digitalartforum.de/forum/">Digital Art Forum</a> <span style="color: #666666;">(German)</span><br />
6. <a href="http://conceptart.org/">Concept Art</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Selftest</b></span></span><br />
I rolled the dice and had to create a mean, african alarm clock set in the 60s. So, what now?<br />
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<b><span style="color: #666666;">Step 1:</span></b> <b>Search for references</b><br />
I open Google and look for pictures of alarm clocks. Then the African style. The 60s next. All this comes into one folder. I don't care if you soften out the rules a bit now. The important thing is, to do <i>something</i>. The S6SIM is for getting started, not to hold someone back. These are my results:<br />
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I already learned something about clocks, African style and so on.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #666666;">Step 2: </span>Paint</b></div>
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Now i start painting. If i try to paint the final image immediately,
I'll get depressed. I paint a lot small scribbles, collect ideas, try
something out. A lot ideas and questions will *plopp* into your mind
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this process. The most sketches will <i>not</i> look that good, but that's not important. After a while you can try to combine the best ideas into one
sketch. This is my sheet:</div>
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<b><span style="color: #666666;">Step 3: </span>Phototop</b><br />
I bent the rules and decided to clean out my paintings in Photohop. I built a little 3D scene first with a Max Biped Figure to get the initial perspective right. The result is a bit...Japanese? Anyway, at least i got something done. <br />
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"But Simon, this is only 2D. What's up with the 3D workflow?"</div>
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Even if you do a 3D model, you have to do this pre-work. Using references and sketches will help you very much when you work in a 3D program.<br />
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You can reach every goal, but you have to define one. I hope i could help you to get started. Feel free to share you result in the comment section.</div>
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