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Game Industry Layoffs - WTF?

Seriously guys?WTF?
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ModBlue

PROJECT 1241 Missile Boats

ArtStation:https://www.artstation.com/attknin
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Attknin

"Your comment will appear after it is approved" -- What ?

What is this exactly ??  Is this anti-spamming ? Is this to ensure the forums is free of penls joke ?  I usually get this posting in the Monthly Challenges thread. And, so far none of them …
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Attknin

The process of creating a Rocket Boat of Project 1241 - Part 1

Today I want to share with you the process of creating a rocket boat. And I will start, in my opinion, with the most interesting, namely, with how I created its hull. But! First of all I want to list…
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kanga

Quake using Unreal.

I'm building my own version of Quake inside Unreal. The idea is a 3rd person view Quake game.  ve
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BeastMachineGames

Mari Displacement to ZBrush - Seam Issue

[{"insert":"Hey folks, Is there someone who had the same issue and\/ or knows how to fix this? I'm new to Mari and am currently trying to work on a creature with multiple UDIMs. I painted displacemen…
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pxgeek

[3DS Max] How do I straighten out my arm UVs?

Hello, I'm wondering if someone can help me with this issue I'm having. I've uv mapped a pair of arms for a character I'm working on here, and while it looks alright, I'd like to straighten them out …
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pxgeek

Professionals, is Nanite still leaning as the new paradigm in the industry?

I'm still a bit confused by the care-free "polycount doesn't matter" attitude of Nanite. I know it performs amazingly well for static meshes, but I can't wrap my head around the logistics o…
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zetheros

UV Unwrapping In Sub-D Workflow Questions

Hi guys, what should I do in this scenario for UV mapping? Say the model is being made for production, not games. Should I UV unwrap the high poly and texture it directly? I ask because in this case …
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Michael Knubben

3ds max show number of triangles macro

small macro script to display the number of tris in an editable mesh (I know there's shortcut 7 key but it defaults to a load of bolloxs, besides it's easily extended to show a range of values.)
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Klunk

FJTools - ZBrush plugin

Hey fellow Polycounters!FJTools is a Plugin for ZBrush, that will help you to organise your Subtools and speed up your workflow in general. It does so by automating repetitive tasks, or solving t…
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torba

3D Artist - props, hard surface

Hi, I'm a 3D artist looking for projects to work on: props,  weapons, environment objects - design, modeling, texturing. Portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/artist/danielsaczanow &nbs…
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Daniel_S

[WIP] - UE5 Cyberpunk Old Quebec

[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Hello Polycount!"},{"insert":"\n\nI'm currently working on a UE5 environment set in Old Quebec, with a Cyberpunk twist.\nThere are still many things in the bloc…
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CedricArsenault

[NEW RELEASED] Player Status Pack 01

🌟 Introducing our latest Unity asset 🌟☸️Player Status Pack 01🎥 Watch the full demo video on YouTube and get a quick sneak peek in our YouTube Shorts.📺 Full Demo Video: https://youtu.be/HmKxnmYGPdo🎥 S…
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SolodreamCreation

MEL - how to make on screen temporary message?

Does anybody know MEL command to do an onscreen message like this:print command only outputs to the command line, but I'd prefer to put something on screen to minimize user mistakes. 
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Alex_J

Sticky Blender Mega Thread

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOfdboHvshg[/ame] As usual I'm impressed with what the blender foundation has come up with.. not bad for a free program.
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Michael Knubben

3D Character artist looking for work

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DayanaMalinska

Datasmith for games

Does anyone here used datasmith files for games? What about optimisation and workflow? I have a huge model exported to datasmith (pretty similar to Hillside Sample), and I'm figuring out what is the …
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danielgrey8256

Smoothing groups don't work in 3dsmax on meshes imported from zbrush??

Hi, I have this issue with smoothing out my mesh in 3dsmax after exporting from Zbrush. I retopo my mesh in Zbrush, import it into max and magically smoothing groups stop working. The only way to smo…
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iam717

Space Western

Yoooo I'm unemployed! If you got a job for me, hit me up!!BUTI've had some ideas for a fun Looney Tunes inspired Space Western which would be an arena shooter. This is what I got so far...Been starti…
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Ashervisalis

Hasbro's $1 billion bet on internal game development

Hasbro's $1 billion bet on internal game developmentHead of digital product development Dan Ayoub talks about the toy maker's plans to get back in the game.https://www.gamesindustry.biz/hasbros-1-bil…
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littleclaude

I saw a good presentation on planning modular asset sets - you should also see it

I don't normally watch tutorials because I obviously already know everything but this autoplayed and I thought it was very good.Greybeards (should) know all this but if you're smol and haven't had th…
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littleclaude

MOD AR-15 Assault rifle

MOD AR-15 Assault rifleHi everyone, this time I want to share with you the process of creating MOD AR-15.I started modeling my assault rifle in Fusion 360, I like this program very much and I like CA…
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AngrySokol

Sticky Information About Polycount & New Member Introductions

Information You Should Know About the Polycount Forum Here are some things you should know about the Polycount Forum.   New Members Welcome to Polycount! Please reply to this t…
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gioxo

Specializing or not ?

Question is ...Professionally speaking  is it better to specialize in a narrow field such as texture art or character modeling only or keep it more broad like for an assets designer?And about te…
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chien

Blender 3.6/4.0 Alpha with SDF nodes. Did some one have it?

Sup folks.Unfortunately it looks like newest Alpha builds (which previously was contain SDF nodes such as "Mesh To SDF Volume") are no longer exist on official site. At try a several of them and even…
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okidoki

Character Artist / 3D Modeler / Texture Artist (Open to Work)

Hi,I am Carlos, I am available and looking for remote or on-site work in Europe.I am a Character Artist / 3D Modeler with over three years of experience modeling and texturing characters, creatures a…
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carlostg90

Holosun 510C Sight in Blender

3D model of the Holosun Red Dot sight.I used Blender for modeling high and low poly versions of the sight then baked it in Marmoset Toolbag, finally I used Substance 3d Painter to texture the model.P…
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ferasa

Jeep Willys MB - Insides & Outsides [WIP]

hello everyone,Jeep willys MB.... decided to make this one as detailed as my skill allows me to which I hope will become a bit better once I am done with this model and I really hope some of you will…
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Jalalzai

Is there a quick way to make a color palette texture?

Like this for example:The only way I can see to make something like this is manually by making a lot of boxes and filling each one. There has to be a quicker way, right?  There are some palette …
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Alex_J

[WIP] Scylla Von blast [Nudity,XXX,NSFW]

[{"insert":"Hi everyone new & old,\nBeen a while since i posted any thread for wips, hopefully my enthusiasm will see this to the end.\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/artwork…
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iam717

3d Character Artist - Available

Hiya!  I am currently looking for work, full-time or freelance.I have 12 years of experience as a character artist.  I can assist with benchmark models, hi poly/texturing and some conceptin…
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wizo

HALF HORSE 🐴 HALF ALLIGATOR 🐊 BOWIE KNIFE

Hello polycount!Want to share my latest personal piece, tried to push textures to more photorealism, so feedback is appreciated.
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iam717

Whats your favorite retopology tool?

I really like using an add on for Blender called the PolyQuilt tool which works very similarly to Maya's Quad Draw which I also like, but it has even more functionality since you can work in other mo…
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iam717

[WIP] Kirin Jindosh Lab - Dishonored 2 fan art

Hi there!I am starting a new project - Kirin Jindosh Lab from Dishonored 2 in Unreal Engine. Yes, Dishonored again :)My plan is - create the main laboratory room, the second floor…
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AngrySokol

[WIP] Barry Wheeler - Alan Wake fan art

[{"insert":"I played for the first time Alan Wake last year and liked it very much. I decided to create fan art of my favorite character from this game - Barry Wheeler, the best friend of the main ch…
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AngrySokol

Landscape and roads

Hi everyoneI'm making a pretty big scene of a city in UE5, using realworld terrain data. So the question is what is the best approach to make roads and pavements? There is a lot of them, and the land…
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poopipe

3D Modeling

-Using 3ds max and substance-Posting improvement my skill,.
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SUTHONG

My first self made exterior

Hello guys, would like to get some feedback on this, this is American gas station, where all props made by me in blender > rizomuv > substance painter > ue5.what do you think about compositi…
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Ashervisalis

Steampunk Batmobile, "steampunk new history competition" WIP

I've been working on a project for 3d model's steampunk new history competition (located here if your interested in it https://3dmodels.org/steampunk-new-history/ )I decided to go with a steampunk ba…
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bruner_james

Best Workflow for Attaching Windows to Buildings in Game 3D Modeling: Merging vs. Independent Meshes

Hey everyone,I'm currently working on a 3D modeling project for a game and I'm wondering about the best workflow for attaching windows to a building. Should I merge the vertices of the window with th…
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Alex_J

Pixelhammer: A Star Soldier Saga

Hey guys, i think this is my first post here. I'm a designer from Brasil.i recently got my paws on Aseprite, a great pixel art animation tool and started fooling around with some gifs to try out some…
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ereimer24

Does your school degree matter in any way in the games Industry?

I am just really anxious right now with being afraid of my future due to my stupid mistakes, let's say you are an self taught artist currently at a college specialized for a field that is far away fr…
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NikhilR

Persp / Orthographic camera toggle script for Maya

Hello everyone!I was looking for a way to toggle the default camera from perspective to orthogonal view (not locked), similarly to what you would do in Zbrush or 3DS Max (which is very handy fo…
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r3Dmond

Sketchbook: Deefunct

I love this forum.Some of the stuff at the bottom of page 1 is actually older than the post date.
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Defunct

Question regarding UDIM's

well i just tested the usage of UDIM's and i have some concerns about it, first i thought that working with UDIM textures would give a single tiled image of all the textures or something, but all i g…
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lobsang_007

Texturing.

How can i texture this models like that? In photoshop? 
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kanga

SkullSpider, animated monster

A project I did a while ago, for a dnd game, I thought I'd bring it here. What do you think of my little critter?
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par94

Learning Diary - Zbrush Sculpting for Characters and Creatures.

Hello everyone, i know this is a brand new acc, but it's been a while since i keep looking at progress and learning diaries about 3D art in general over here, however i never got into it, mostly beca…
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RaphaelFabris

Sketchbook: Jonas Roscinas

[{"insert":"Hey guys, I used to post here long time ago, and the idea of having a sketchbook where I can post my works (even if 1 person sees it) is very intriguing in terms of tracking my progress.\…
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Johnnynapalmsc3

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