Technical Tips and Tricks for Game Artists

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Zaheer Mukhtar

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01 - Course Overview

01 - Course Overview.mp4

01:39

02 - Understanding the Machine

02 - Understanding Major Components of a Computer.mp4

04:04

03 - How Memory Is Managed.mp4

04:50

04 - CPU vs. GPU.mp4

06:10

05 - Difference Between Real-time and Offline Renderers.mp4

04:31

06 - Understanding FPS.mp4

04:28

07 - What We Have Learned.mp4

01:24

03 - Understanding Shaders, Materials, and Textures

08 - Difference Between a Material and Texture.mp4

05:58

09 - Understanding Albedo and Diffuse Map.mp4

03:26

10 - Understanding Specular and Glass Map.mp4

06:22

11 - Normal and Displacement Map.mp4

07:14

12 - Ambient Occlusion and Cavity Map.mp4

06:16

13 - Understanding File Formats and Compression.mp4

05:52

14 - Why Use Square Textures.mp4

03:32

15 - Understanding Texture Atlas and Sprite Sheet [softsaaz.ir].mp4

04:01

16 - Understanding Shaders and Its Types.mp4

05:09

17 - What is PBR, Metalness vs. Specular Workflow [softsaaz.ir].mp4

11:03

18 - Summary.mp4

02:21

04 - Understanding and Utilizing Optimization

19 - What Are Drawcalls.mp4

05:30

20 - Drawcalls Optimization Tips.mp4

02:41

21 - Why to Avoid Triangles and Ngons.mp4

05:10

22 - Understanding Backface Culling.mp4

03:25

23 - Understanding Level Of Details (LODs).mp4

04:50

24 - Understanding Benefits of Modular Asset Production.mp4

06:09

25 - Applying Learned Techniques on a Concept Image.mp4

06:00

26 - Dont Fall into the Trap of Optimization.mp4

04:32

27 - Summary and Good Bye.mp4

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Description

Strong technical knowledge of 3D graphics is a requirement in the game industry. In this course, you will learn the important concepts and technical knowledge required to produce high quality and optimized assets for games.

What You'll Learn?

Artists often struggle with understanding the standard terms, techniques, and workflows followed in the game industry. In this course, Technical Tips and Tricks for Game Artists, you will gain the fundamental technical knowledge that every artist must know for success. First, you will learn about your computer hardware which will enable you to choose the best hardware for your workflow and how to take maximum benefit from your hardware. Next, you will learn about different types of shaders, materials, textures, image formats, and compressions. Finally, you will explore how to optimize your game scene by learning various optimization techniques. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the complete knowledge required for an artist to produce optimized art for visually appealing games.

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3D Game Development

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Zaheer Mukhtar

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Zaheer Mukhtar is a VFX and 3D artist. He started working in the 3D field in 1999 as a hobby. He later received recognition on a national level by winning several awards for his short films during his student life. He has a Masters in Computer Sciences but chose to carry on as an artist. He has worked on many games as a Lead Artist and has created cinematics for several mobile games. For the last couple of years, he has worked as a Lead 3D Artist and Game Designer. Currently he is working as a freelancer for games and commercials.

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