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Gregoshi
08-21-2016, 02:47
The sunlight in the post# 250 is so convincing, I caught myself raising my hand to block the sun so I could see the rest of the landscape better. The last one - very moody setting. Kept looking for hints of your trademark barely there temples, statues or lanterns in amongst the trees, mountains or clouds.
Thanks my friend, will be delving deeper into vue again soon...was thinking of places where the temple is made of rock and tree. Spirit dwells deep in the earth and awareness come up thru root and fissure...
Gregoshi
09-04-2016, 13:45
That sounds very cool. Can't wait to see you visions.
...life is such a prankster, tomorrow is last day of vacation, prolly my last with this company. Vue had gotten so laggy as to be unuseable. ..after I bought some new content lol. Its so laggy theres a 10 second wait on clicking anything. No tech support apparently and did all I could. Was thinking of a reinstall but I think instead of that am going to work on Unreal4 engine.
...school is run by such ^&*(% people. they didnt offer the one class I needed so i made plans to take another class online, they throw me attitude when I ask for a personal break. When I signed up I would take the classes, pass a review board then graduate. Now got a lovely msg that grat I had passed my core, was eligible to be reviewed and they would contact me shortly. Hmmm, thats a newer practice and I am exempt from it, im bound by my entering agreement.
...so, just to keep ya updated working on environmental modelling, working on modelling skills, texturing by learning substance painter, and taking it into unreal to show it off. Going to be very challenging but very rewarding.
heard a story from an animator, guy he went to college with, slept in his car, ate in the cafeteria, showered in the dorm, just went to class, modelled and textured all day every damn day. They all thought he was crazy. hes a modelling TD at a major studio. I'm not working hard enough :(
Sooo hooking up with some stuff from Gnomon workshop, and some env modelling websites and will endeavor to work, sleep, 3d, will post as it becomes available, and thx brudda
edyzmedieval
09-17-2016, 01:06
Dimeola, have you tried looking into other modelling ventures? Since you're so keen on modelling and texturing, look into ways to promote your work. Perhaps your own website?
I've been looking lately at the whole Counter Strike GO modelling and texturing world and there are a number of people who managed to get their textures/skins into the game, and Valve pays them based on the keys that are sold on the Market which are then used to open cases that grant skins.
http://counterstrike.wikia.com/wiki/Skins
Thx Edy, been looking for a host to make a site....been thru a couple forums that wanted to start a story on but one got hacked and the other had shady adverts.....still looking...starting to learn Unreal4 ....best wish is to make environments for games etc...big wish I know.
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Vue as well, starting on zbrush, making rocks, need to make rock, terrains, veges
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkoF1FLjDfk
testing eval of Vue 2015 as 2014 is crap now, was going to add a few more things for you guys but software was so laggy. Sorry to be so negative on all this but dunno how else to take it now. 2015 will not work on my desktop either. Too bad it also doesnt work on my laptop, no clue man
Gregoshi
11-02-2016, 04:28
Um, my thanks was for the picture, not your Vue issues. I gather Vue support isn't very helpful?
HopAlongBunny
11-02-2016, 10:57
Well it all looks great to me.
Thank you for sharing your pilgrimage with us :2thumbsup:
Long may you run
edyzmedieval
11-02-2016, 14:13
Dimeo buddy, I love your fog/light renderings. It makes everything so calm and mysterious.
thx brudda, their support seems worthless to me. Get a reply every 2 weeks, tried everything i could find plus a few suggestions, and all they did in the end was buy the new version. Is a very curious issue that shouldnt be happening but I cant fix it. Am trying a free software that lets me add Vue atmos in maya, off to eat so try to post example after :) Have a great Christmas.
hehe seems I cant use web boards properly...thx brudda, yea gave up on the support after they were answering mebbe every week or two, and in the end it was for me to buy the new version. Just dont have the time to keep digging.
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in Maya, wip, needs work but have to switch gears
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this is just a quick test of a plugin for maya called Ozone which lets me use my Vue atmospheres in Maya, really cool idea. Only downside am having is that ozone will reset parameters and cameras and sometimes its disastrous, need more research tho because this would be awesome :)
Dimeo buddy, I love your fog/light renderings. It makes everything so calm and mysterious.
thx brudda, thats how I feel, and now I want to grab some Vue time so hopefully get something moody done tonight, Have a Merry Christmas
Well it all looks great to me.
Thank you for sharing your pilgrimage with us :2thumbsup:
Long may you run
Thx Bunny, No matter the frustrations I know that I will do this until my last breath. Am approaching a point where I can setup a solid workflow and then the real fun begins.
Um, my thanks was for the picture, not your Vue issues. I gather Vue support isn't very helpful?
wow I got it to work. Thx man, sorry to everyone if I was short, supremely frustrated. Vue has always been my outlet, there is soooo much that needs expressing and when Vue stopped working and not being proficient in Maya I felt lost. Still lost tho there is a light ahead. Soon will have workflow going to model, texture in substance painter and render back in maya, organics modelled in zbrush, then spend the rest of whatever time I have improving my skills and hoping this country doesnt fall into a civil war sigh
edyzmedieval
11-30-2016, 00:42
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in Maya, wip, needs work but have to switch gears
Reminds me of the Throne Room in STW. This one is a bit more lit though.
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Hey Ed
Actually have a throneroom in the planning stages inspired by stw, Maybe that should be next.
Thx
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...a small shotel, modelled in maya and textured and rendered in substance painter. Going to save this base model and can then detail.
Gregoshi
12-05-2016, 21:48
...and can then detail.
You mean it isn't detailed yet?! Looks fantastic as is! Looking forward to the "detail".
hehe, thanks, would like a more ornate handle and maybe runes on the blade. Theres another sword from that game that would look good. Could make a small weapons room to put it in...
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what came out of working a tutorial on making a basic sword, you guys have a Merry Christmas
Gregoshi
12-21-2016, 04:27
Merry Christmas Dimeolas! ~:santa:
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wip of a lil mech, had to try a lil texture, thx Gregoshi, am off Christmas day for a change,
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quick render w/in substance painter. Know so little of this prgram and can see how powerfull it is.
Gregoshi
01-06-2017, 15:37
Wow, beautiful setting.
Thx, I put the lil house in there for you guys. Working on a fantasy bridge scene as I work thru a tutorial. Thinking I should do some scenes from warhammer world. Used to love the old MMO, wish theyd remake it.
Gregoshi
01-08-2017, 21:37
Thinking I should do some scenes from warhammer world. Used to love the old MMO, wish theyd remake it.
Is there any inspiration to be found in Total War: Warhammer?
as far as drawing one in to the world and the battle scenes, would need a MMO type game to really setup environments. Looking at some of the resources online and artwork, good thing is that it leaves something open to interpretation as far as scenery, enjoying the game tho.
the game and the warhammer world are really cool, looking for some good history etc, the wiki ios good.
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Vue again, maybe its a hunting lodge, or a small manor fort
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working on a few diff styles of sword
modelled in maya and textured/rendered in substance painter
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wanted to revisit an old school project, steampunk sub, so much easier now lol
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pipe lol, modelled in maya and textured in substance painter2
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quick render, terrain made in worldmachine and textured and quick render in substancepainter2. Going thru terrain tutorial on terrains in Unreal game engine, the tools are very similar to maya and zbrush. On vacation after one more night of work then Unreal stuff. You guys take care.
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little house, wip, just wanted to see what it was like so far w/ textures
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raw wip render, needs more but dont know when theres time. The new desktop seems to run Vue no issue and is a beast so more Vue coming. Been working on UVing and texturing and making some smaller props and architecture. Started playing in Unreal so whenever I can get a simple area to walk around in may upload it so anyone who wants can load into the Unreal engine and go look.
https://www.artstation.com/artist/dimeolas
tbbh I dont think will ever land a job in this but whatever may come I will keep pushing and I will get my story made and at the least have a good world with a body of stories before I go. I cannot anymore stop creating than I can stop breathing. Just sitting around would just be living dead, no point lol. Ok, enjoy and more coming. Will explain my process at some point but looks like im learning the right software and my workflow is good so .......
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...working on an Ork Wheel o Death as scratch modelled by Bill King on Deviantart...much still to do, hope you guys are well
:)
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start of a cyberpunk metal roof
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done, hope you guys are well
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Been awhile and hope my old friends are well. Much has changed here. It has been a steady stream of bad things from life. Dad had a mild stroke in late Oct, I quit my job new years eve and Mom passed in the doctors office the 13th. Had pretty much given up art but not only did Mom love my work, it's the heart of me and I need it to heal. At present I just cant go back to retail mgt. Studying for my first IT A+ certifications in hopes of breaking in. And taking care of my dad.
Attached is my last bit of 3d work inspired by Bill King's scratchbuilt work. Real nice guy and very talented. Haven't really had the time or desire to game but excited for the Brittania game coming. You guys take care, will be lurking somewhere close and try to readup. take care.
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My landscape program Vue has been on hard times Both the store site and the manufacturers site were hacked and down for a couple months, the developers site is back but the store site has been down 6 or 7 months now. there is no way to redownload or a staore to purchase from. Vue is very old and desperately needs to be rewritten, ive had so many issues with it. Transitioning to Unreal game editor. Sweet software, I dont have near as many assets for it but can create my own meshes to import as well as textures. Havent gotten far in it but when i learn lighting atmospheres and postwork will be able to get lost in it. The biggest advantage being able to create a space in 3d that people can download and walk around in :)
Gregoshi
04-27-2018, 05:44
Sorry to hear so many bad things have happened to you and your family, Dimeolas. I hope you are able to pull through the difficult times and that your art can aid the passage. Thanks for coming back to visit.
Good to see you're still around my friend and thank you. I admit the first was the worst ive yet dealt with in life. But will make it. Have some new things coming artwise. I'm an artist, just never learned to be very good. But it will be there til its my time to go. :)
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aight pretty much up to date. the map is a style test using Inkarnate and Photoshop to use in my story Paths of Glory. Have a couple different styles to test, Any advice appreciated. I'm not a writer but want to put the ideas for my story world out there, theyre fun at least.
edyzmedieval
05-04-2018, 00:36
Welcome back my friend. :bow:
Love the last one, a calm atmospheric piece. Got a blanket? I wanna take a nap there.
Thx, not many old faces left :) Hope you're doing well. I should remember to give you a chair and a jug :)
Yes sir, thats one thing thats always bugged me about poser, unrealisric armor. I enjoy the fantasy illustrators greatly and do such at times but I want real more often than not.
...aight sorry but cant seem to find the way to upload a pic like it used to. And sorry i'm not here anymore, life is just too much. Last october I was sick for a month but didnt need surgery, had a tooth shatter and after getting it cut out worked two weeks straight. My next day off my dad had a stroke so he was in trhe hospital then rehab. A week after dad went in Mom collapsed but got her home ok after a day and a half. Dad was completely out of it for alot of rehab and fought it all the way. new years eve I had enough of a bullshit job and walked out. best damn thing I ever did. Decided i wanted out of retail and into IT. Mom was showing dementia and dad was just plain crazy after we got him home, he had really changed. I struggled taking care of them and trying to study. I found is harder when you're older. Quite unexpectedly Mom passed april 13th. I think she had had a stroke or strokes and looking back I had missed the signs. We took her to the doc instead of the ER, and altho she was a fighter she passed away in the exam room. I held her hand. I've lost people I love and it was never anything like this. Thank God my best friend talked to me every day and got me to a better place. So I'm studing for my A+ certification. Dad has had a stroke, has parkinsons and has started sleeping alot. he has bad and good days but he is 91 and Iunderstand that he can go anytime. I never know if when he sleeps if he will wake up.
As far as me, I will have to work again and it cant be retail mgt for many reasons. I love computers and am fairly handy with em. I dont know if I have two years grace for a assoc degree so figure can get the cert in a year tops and try and start working.
Vue no longer works, so no art outlet there. Have been so many rounds with tech and the community mgr and googled and wasted so uch time. reinstalled so many times, tried on 3 diff computers. Finally the community mgr basically told me im too stupid to run the software. When I get a few moments I work on Unreal. Im afraid I dont do much 3d anymore. ave terrific trouble focusing and remembering. When I use it many times its stuck like glue, but til then....
TMI, yea I know. But I havent been around and ive always appreciated the community here. I dont play TW anymore. Just no time, cant seem to focus on one thing long enough I guess. If I can figure out how to post a pic will load some Unreal stuff on here. Otherwise you guys take good care of yourselves.
Gregoshi
08-23-2018, 15:43
Wow, you've had a really tough year. So sorry to hear about your parents, but glad you had/have a true friend there to help you through. Retail sucks as a job in so many ways, and you couldn't pay me enough to be a manager in retail, so good on you for freeing yourself from that situation. I hope you are able to get through these difficult times in the best way possible and move on to a better life. Until then, pop in here when time and desire allow - you don't need to come bearing artwork either. Wishing you all the best and the all the strength you need. :bow:
As for the images, you should be able to use the "Insert Images" button in the tool bar (button not available in "Quick Reply" though). In the window that comes up, select the "From Computer" tab and then "Browse" if the image file is on your computer or the "From URL" if you have it stored online. If there is another way to upload images, I've not used it.
Thanks old friend. I pray you and yours are well. Here's a couple from testing in Unreal
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Unreal is very deep and fun. At this time am working on the lighting and atmosphere. My wish is that i can work in IT the rest of my life. I dont need anything fancy in life, just quiet and safety and freedom to create.
take care.
In all honesty I dont understand life anymore. I had moved back 3 and a half years ago and it benefitted everyone. I clued in that Mom had some issues and dad said it was dementia, but she was fine doing life. just acted more like a child and forgot how to cook eventually. But she was the sweetest person ever and I miss her dearly. Dad wasnt as bad but I started cluing in that he had issues also, he would sometimes have a little fit and then return to normal. Now I see it clearly. Mom had told me over and over that she was glad I was here. And I was damn happy I quit my job, if even only because that gave me more time to spend with her. I wish it could have been more, i wish i could have understood what was happening and made her life more comfortable at the end and maybe we could have saved her.
I understand the family isnt necassarily born to you. My best friend is more family than anyone who is left now. My dad looks at me as the Houseboy and the agreement (?) of my staying here is that I take care of the house. And here I thought I was taking care of him cause I loved him. Too bad thats not how he feels.
Now you see my low point. Mom said she couldnt have made it thru dads stroke without me. For that I gladly accept everything that has happened in life. I know my dad would be so lost if I wasnt here and would have probably already passed. So I will do the best I can. never knowing if each day will be the one that tragically changes life. Wasn't that the same in medieval Japan. Start every day by stepping into your coffin. Die to self. Aight thats quite enough of that. When i get some art done will post for ya,
Take care
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getting Vue to run on the desktop, about half functionality, a little dark
Gregoshi
09-12-2018, 06:51
The image may be a little dark, but it is still a wonderfully magical one.
I used to ask the Vue gurus how they got their wonderfull light and all they would say is that Vue lights just like nature so.....but they didnt wish to give away secrets. Overall as far as I can do the lighting is very primitive. Maya on the other hand has a good lighting in that you have total control. Downside is you have to know what youre doing and is time-consuming. Unreal can do total realism if you know your stuff. Theres a video of a guy building an outdoor scene. Real nice scene and at one point he flips a switch/setting and the lighting improves 1000 fold yet he doesnt say what he did and can't see what he did. Lol. Epic games are wonderfull people. They have their software for free unless you make money with it. They give away alot of free resources. Tons of training. But like many companies forget the gap of knowledge at the beginning. IF I get the chance one day I will fill that gap for newbs like me.
I hadnt really done much artwork this year and thats a reason why i'm so out of sorts. Am determined to do something every day, a tutorial, play with lighting, something.
Take good care my friend,
Gregoshi
09-13-2018, 05:10
I always thought your use of light was one of the things that made your images so atmospheric and amazing.
Thx, light is what gets it for me, always has. The way it falls across everything and shows texture and surface. The way it brings out emotion and joy.
edyzmedieval
09-30-2018, 21:47
Dime, do you have an Instagram?
I would suggest posting there.
Np Ed, i'm done posting the personal stuff and it wont offend me if you delete the posts that do, it has no place here.
take care
edyzmedieval
10-01-2018, 11:51
Np Ed, i'm done posting the personal stuff and it wont offend me if you delete the posts that do, it has no place here.
take care
Nooo, not that!
I suggest posting to Insta as well for more exposure!
oh, sorry. At this time I don't have a way of making anything people would want to see. IE my landscape software just refuses to work and has been deleted completely. I'm working on Unreal Editor what little time I have but am a very long way from making anything one might call art. Can do interiors in Maya and play with light...anyway I have an artstation https://www.artstation.com/dimeolas but no prospect going forward of creating anything like the Vue landscapes again. I appreciate the thought brudda.
Apologies for not posting any work, I had intended to. Studying for exam that I passed last week, the Comptia A+ 901. Spent a couple days in bed intensely ill, no clue. Vue, my landscape program had refused to work for some time so i deleted it and assets on a remote drive. Finally got the new demo and it works, so far, But the website that they sold assets on crashed over a year ago and they havent been able to rebuild it yet. I had gotten a redownload of those assets but never would work. They couldnt find a way to fix my software and neither could I. Finally they told me in no uncertain terms that I was too stupid to run their software...which i've run for years...guess I dont know how to import a file, like ive been doing for years. Sooo, ran Recuvah on the remote drive and got my files back. But after testing turns out theyre all corrupted. Wonder if that was the issue all along.
back to Unreal, dont have any lighting skills and to create atmosphere like i had in Vue as far as I know I will need to buy a plugin. Decided I just need to start at the beginning and forget making great things. Thats all i know to do when nothing works. So, if and when i make something nice will post it for you guys.
take care
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Merry Christmas my old friends.
So much has transpired. My Mom has passed and my father in poor health. Passed the 902 exam for my first certification and nearing the second one.
The above is in unreal editor. Vue no longer works on my PC so isnt an option, staying with Unreal and Maya. Take good care of yourselves.
Strange times. and life is unkind in all regards. Very little time for art but trying to learn new software. Miss using Vue. For all it was a pos it could do some nice ones. Stay strong my friends and find what happiness you may and always ride to the sound of the guns. There is little satisfaction dieing of old age.
edyzmedieval
08-13-2020, 04:32
We're here and not going away, Dimeola. :bow:
Hope you are all well. havent been able to play TW for awhile altho I've bought several. My folks are gone and I had surgery end of last year, recovering well. Getting ready for the estate sale and then sell the house. No more poser and no more Vue. Slowly learning Unreal and this is just playing with lighting. Ya'all take good care.
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Created in Vue, which I no longer use, but my favorite place to dissapear in to...
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Last one...in Vue as well.
Take good care folks.
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Learning some AI artwork. Need to setup Stable Diffusion on my desktop. but busy trying to finish my folks' estate and get the house fixed up and sold. Hope everyone is well. This is my sorceress...
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I like the abikity of AI to create in different styles.
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Elven warrior. You folks take good care.
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