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Jordan Cain

@ThatNgonGuy • 5,675 subscribers

Your friendly neighborhood ngon advocate, Hard Surface Artist, Mentor, Former Art Lead, Artist @Marmosetco | Autistic | Actual join date: Nov 2009 🚫genAI

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What's faster than an AI traffic cone? A bevel shader traffic cone.

What's faster than an AI traffic cone? A bevel shader traffic cone.

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Yeah... Marmoset says "Hold my beer"

Yeah... Marmoset says "Hold my beer"

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"Ngons shouldn't be used on curved surfaces" Hold my beer.

"Ngons shouldn't be used on curved surfaces" Hold my beer.

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Use only one art to convince people to follow you! I choose you, possessed deforming ngonalloon with no smoothing errors! 😉

Use only one art to convince people to follow you! I choose you, possessed deforming ngonalloon with no smoothing errors! 😉

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Don't mind me, just using custom vector profiles to get the stamped text look in Marmoset 5.03 Beta 😁

Don't mind me, just using custom vector profiles to get the stamped text look in Marmoset 5.03 Beta 😁

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This feels like the texturing version of spinning around my model. Playing with carve groups in Marmoset to get grey metalness values through intermediate oxidation.

This feels like the texturing version of spinning around my model. Playing with carve groups in Marmoset to get grey metalness values through intermediate oxidation.

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Anyone else have any esoteric requests? (I even turned on cavity shading to emphasize any artifacts)

Anyone else have any esoteric requests? (I even turned on cavity shading to emphasize any artifacts)

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So here's the thing. Are there shading errors present in the bake? A little. Would you have ever noticed if you had never seen the untextured version? Highly doubtful. Is it laziness? Kind of, but it's more about focusing on the final product and not wasting time.

So here's the thing. Are there shading errors present in the bake? A little. Would you have ever noticed if you had never seen the untextured version? Highly doubtful. Is it laziness? Kind of, but it's more about focusing on the final product and not wasting time.

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Alright, stop. BEVEL TIME. The bevel shader can be used with creases too! You can get all the advantages of high poly subdiv without needing to use support loops and still use the bevel shader in one time-saving package. Let's hammer out the details with @Marmosetco Toolbag

Alright, stop. BEVEL TIME. The bevel shader can be used with creases too! You can get all the advantages of high poly subdiv without needing to use support loops and still use the bevel shader in one time-saving package. Let's hammer out the details with @Marmosetco Toolbag

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Here's another tip for painting in . You can split the viewport and use different cameras if you want to paint around a model without rotating your view 🎨

Here's another tip for painting in . You can split the viewport and use different cameras if you want to paint around a model without rotating your view 🎨

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I'm having way too much fun playing with this decal mask stack in Marmoset

I'm having way too much fun playing with this decal mask stack in Marmoset

39,961 views • 1 month ago

It's also wildly satisfying playing with transmission settings in the texturing process. 😍 I swear I'm actually working right now and not just spinning around my scene because it's fun.

It's also wildly satisfying playing with transmission settings in the texturing process. 😍 I swear I'm actually working right now and not just spinning around my scene because it's fun.

25,482 views • 1 month ago

I remember there was some guy a while back who told me the ngons on this support weren't going to bake well. Right... about that.

I remember there was some guy a while back who told me the ngons on this support weren't going to bake well. Right... about that.

39,568 views • 5 months ago

NURBS curves (b-splines) are still my favorite spline type. You'll almost always get natural-looking curves out of them. Bezier curves can be useful, but are also really annoying to edit and harder to make the curves look natural.

NURBS curves (b-splines) are still my favorite spline type. You'll almost always get natural-looking curves out of them. Bezier curves can be useful, but are also really annoying to edit and harder to make the curves look natural.

18,946 views • 2 months ago

I love combining depth of field with canted/Dutch angles when framing shots. Makes details feel otherworldly. Plus fresh perspectives keeps it visually interesting.

I love combining depth of field with canted/Dutch angles when framing shots. Makes details feel otherworldly. Plus fresh perspectives keeps it visually interesting.

34,232 views • 5 months ago

Did you know Marmoset has a sticker projection mode that wraps decals to the geometry? Great for getting stamps and other details to go around corners seamlessly.

Did you know Marmoset has a sticker projection mode that wraps decals to the geometry? Great for getting stamps and other details to go around corners seamlessly.

26,354 views • 4 months ago

In blender, the NURBS curve object might look strange at first, but you just have to keep in mind that you need to extrude a point beyond where you want the curve to end.

In blender, the NURBS curve object might look strange at first, but you just have to keep in mind that you need to extrude a point beyond where you want the curve to end.

12,348 views • 2 months ago

Got this part assembled in the project, but there seems to be some alignment issues to sort out. Probably due to the original scan being slightly rotated. Getting there little by little though.

Got this part assembled in the project, but there seems to be some alignment issues to sort out. Probably due to the original scan being slightly rotated. Getting there little by little though.

27,878 views • 8 months ago

PSA: The presence of an ngon does not, by itself, create bad shading. Additionally, if you can't see a shading issue in a representative environment, ie, in the final game asset, in-engine (or the final shot in film), it's not a shading "issue". Hint: There is no issue here.

PSA: The presence of an ngon does not, by itself, create bad shading. Additionally, if you can't see a shading issue in a representative environment, ie, in the final game asset, in-engine (or the final shot in film), it's not a shading "issue". Hint: There is no issue here.

14,245 views • 5 months ago

Since my other account is seemingly lost to the ether, here's the last personal project I was working on. Biblically accurate assembly detail because my brain likes seeing how things work.

Since my other account is seemingly lost to the ether, here's the last personal project I was working on. Biblically accurate assembly detail because my brain likes seeing how things work.

19,441 views • 9 months ago

You can also use the Gradient layer type in Toolbag to make planar knurling like for this pistol grip panel 😎 Adding a sync point above the layer lets you use the effect with smart mats and generators as well.

You can also use the Gradient layer type in Toolbag to make planar knurling like for this pistol grip panel 😎 Adding a sync point above the layer lets you use the effect with smart mats and generators as well.

12,004 views • 7 months ago

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