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Dregs · 13-05-2009, 04:21 PM

The current rules state "The clock starts ticking from the moment you open your 3D application, and stops when your texture is finished."

I would interpret it to mean that the "3D application" is the preferred 3D Modeling app and not necessarily the preferred Paint Program.

Proposal
What if the rules could be changed on select future competitions so that the clock starts ticking the moment the preferred Paint Program is opened and stops when the texture is finished? My thoughts are that it could help Artists develop their skills with their preferred 3D Modeling app to alter UV's, produce High Poly Modeling for Normal Map creation and bake Ambient Occlusion Maps without being penalized by time. This may not be suitable for all future competition, but possibly a consideration for some?

13-05-2009, 04:21 PM	#29 (permalink)
Dregs Freelancer 42 - 46	The current rules state "The clock starts ticking from the moment you open your 3D application, and stops when your texture is finished." I would interpret it to mean that the "3D application" is the preferred 3D Modeling app and not necessarily the preferred Paint Program. Proposal What if the rules could be changed on select future competitions so that the clock starts ticking the moment the preferred Paint Program is opened and stops when the texture is finished? My thoughts are that it could help Artists develop their skills with their preferred 3D Modeling app to alter UV's, produce High Poly Modeling for Normal Map creation and bake Ambient Occlusion Maps without being penalized by time. This may not be suitable for all future competition, but possibly a consideration for some? __________________ Old age and trickery will always overcome youth and ambition.