What is the difference? Thread

Sorry for being an absolute total n00b but what is the difference between a GFX artist and a texture artist?

a texture is applied to a 3d-model. GFX is though stuff like HUDs, game menu grafics and such things. mostly GFX artists do 2d-like graphic stuff whereas texture artists do 3d-like graphic stuff. this though can mangle if needed.

EDIT: hail to the typo, baby!

Edited by: Dragonlord

gfx artist does this:

texture artist does this:

Actually, a skinner textures models, and texture artist makes textures for maps...

that wasn't a noob question at all. that was a good one...

Texture artist: makes map textures
Skinner: makes model skins
GFX artist: makes HUD, Special effects, etc, etc

ShadowDragon hit the nail on the head.

he asked what a graphic artist and a texture artist was so i have em

and david it was a terribly noobish question

what does a texture artist do duh?

It's not such a noobie question as you'd think. As there are map textures, and model textures. Even though model textures are correctly called skins, they are essentially the same thing.

only that textures usually are easier to do as they tend to map flat surfaces. model skins though are usually rather cryptic if you look at the actual image as you need un-wrapping the model and trying to optimize the space in the skin to not waste too much of it.

The~David~Cult wrote: that wasn't a noob question at all. that was a good one...

yeah! look what you've done