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Abdou Bouam

@abdoubouam.bsky.social

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3D artist | Game Dev ⵣ🇩🇿 | I speak English and Kabyle, some French and Arabic He/Him | Views are my own Tools I use : Blender, Substance, Unreal, Marmoset, Plasticity No NFTs or Gen-AI https://linktr.ee/abdoubouam

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

It's #portfolioday!

I'm Abdou, a 3d artist and gamedev from Algeria.

I'm focusing on prop and hard surface modelling, but I also enjoy lighting, shaders and programming. I'm currently looking for a job.

Portfolio : www.artstation.com/abdoubouam

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 6h

Oh, and don't mix polarities. Even if speakers don't technically have polarity, if you plug red into the positive for the left speaker, and to the negative for the right, they might cancel each other out in some spots
Always red to + and black to - just to stay safe

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEBG...

What Happens When You Wire Speakers Backwards?

YouTube video by Audio University

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 6h

Just make sure the wire gauge, the thickness should be the same or greater. If you're cutting existing cables to extend them you might want to use solder to make sure the connection is solid.
But usually this won't really matter that much, unless it's a very high end setup

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Kosh @kosh3d.bsky.social · 20h

#PortfolioDay Hello! 👋 I'm a senior 3D artist with focus on hardsurface. I also teach 3D modeling and have a mentorship program. 🙂

www.artstation.com/ib_art

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Ailantd Sikowsky @ailantd.com · 1d

#Portfolio #PortfolioDay apparently!

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Dofresh @dofresh.bsky.social · Oct 21

An introduction post.
I am a freelance concept artist and illustrator based in western France.
I explore mostly sci-fi themes for movies, games and books.
Furthermore, I am currently working on my first art book, a compilation of personal works.

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Daniel Dehne | Open for work @dehnda.bsky.social · 21h

Yehaa #PortfolioDay
I am Danny a 3d environment artist not afraid of shaders :D. I am open for work.
Checkout my portfolio.

artstation.com/dehnda

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 7h

If this is legit, that is. I am still not sure it's not a bad exporter/ripper, an old model from beta, cinematics...etc
Or just straight up fabricated, like those "StarField Sandwich" and "Lady Demetrescu's ass has more polygons than a the entirety of Resident Evil 1" troll posts that went viral

Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 7h

I mean, some pokemon games are notorious for questionable art quality and just giving up even before the "good enough" mark.
So my bet is that this is caused by tight deadlines and a convoluted/restrictive art pipeline.

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks for the tip!
I only have "Open in Terminal". But that then typing WSL is alright, as I don't use it often enough to bother with settings or creating a custom context menu entry just for it

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Tom Daga Walker @dagaproduction.bsky.social · 1d

Its #PortfolioDay once again this one is filled with regret for me as I was planning on updating my portfolio last night with new props but I didnt get a chance to do it 😅

Im Tom a 3D artist from the UK looking for a full time or freelance in the games industry!

www.artstation.com/daga

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 21h

Or, alternatively, the console can handle it fine anyway, so there's no reason optimizing it. Instead this is some result of a weird workflow limitation for the artists and level designers?

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 21h

If we assume it's indeed just 1 model and not a bad export/ripping process, this is how it's shipped in the final game, maybe there model is split during loading?
Saving on draw calls doesn't sound convincing, because draw call batching is a better system. You also lose frustum/visibility culling...

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

I feel personally attacked lol

Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

It finally works!

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

It never worked, the install process always failed and I gave up.
Actually now that you mentioned it, I should try installing it again, I recently upgraded to Win11

Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

Bash is the thing I missed the most since I switched back to Windows. Using python is not the same as just having a terminal ready for batch operations

Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

He is!
What can I say, you were very persuasive!

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

I love your art!

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MarMar @marmaruu.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #portfolioday !!

I’m Marwa, aka MarMar! An Illustrator, animator and Graphic designer based in Algeria 🇩🇿 💕
I love incorporating intricate details in my works, inspired by my heritage and everything Flora 🌿

Currently delving in game design

📧 [email protected]

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

I finished the dog model for my game
Check out the ArtStation post for more renders : www.artstation.com/artwork/a0qWZk

#Unreal #UE #b3d #blender #3d #dog #robot #character

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

I use HardOps, MeshMachine, ZenUV and UVPackMaster all the time
There are included ones that shold be enabled by default : Node Wrangler and F2

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

I can't decide between these two designs. I'll finish both and choose later

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for your input!