Just want to say--

Emeriastone

Thanks for being such a great community, especially in the regards to how the community handles giving criticism. I rarely see people putting each other down or passing on destructive criticism here. People follow by example, and those responsible for the civility need to be commended. Maybe it goes without saying around here, but I at least, as a small fry, don't take the attitude of this community for granted. You guys are great!

adam

No one has commented on this, and without sounding like I have a chip on my shoulder I'll say this:

Polycount - that is, the people who make up the community - pride themselves on seeing other people develop as videogame artists. It's mostly unspoken, but I believe it to be true whether we'd admit it publicly or not.

Oh, and welcome to Polycount.

rolfness

/me gets a boner

Wahlgren

but you get a boner from everything rolf.

rolfness

so ?

conte

pink unicorns

rolfness

conte wrote: »

pink unicorns

avec boners

Taylor Hood

Good example of how Polycount can be at sometimes
Welcome Emeriastone

bounchfx

I concur. this place is sweet.

Purplepaint

bounchfx wrote: »

I concur. this place is sweet.

I concur to this concur

skankerzero

danshewan

cholden

adam wrote: »

the people who make up the community - pride themselves on seeing other people develop as videogame artists.

It's true, and it really is the best feeling to see someone listen, improve and land that big job. However, the worst is the people that don't listen for shit, and it takes them years or never to get a job. You know who you are. Unforunately employers do too.

shotgun

Wahlgren wrote: »

but you get a boner from everything rolf.

lol

Tumerboy

Ghostscape

I credit the polycount community (among others) for landing the job I have.

seforin

gotta admit this place taught me alot and the people here became some close friends over the years. I still dont trust adam because he loses his pants to often

Skamberin

My months here have taught me more than 3 years of school. So there's that. Thanks polycount, I'm still shit but I'm gettin there

KateC

Seriously. School covered the broad strokes, but Polycount and its awesome wiki have helped so much when it comes to understanding the smaller details.

PixelMasher

Hell yea! I love how PC is an ever increasing pool of information both technical and artistic, as well as a visual treat with all the awesome art that is consistently popping up.

its cool to have a place where pros and newcommers from around the globe can unleash the passion that brought us together here in the 1st place. booyakasha! keep on rockin PC and welcome to this delicious mixing pot Emeriastone

Joshua Stubbles

I've been coming here for nearly 10yrs, well before the "reboot" in '04. I learned a lot from the community, especially since back then it was only littered with the hardcore pros. Much more harsh feedback those days, that's for sure. Good times, good people and one hell of a community all around.

Welcome to PC, emeriastone.

BradMyers82

Thanks for being such a great community, especially in the regards to how the community handles giving criticism. I rarely see people putting each other down or passing on destructive criticism here. People follow by example, and those responsible for the civility need to be commended. Maybe it goes without saying around here, but I at least, as a small fry, don't take the attitude of this community for granted. You guys are great!

You know he's being sarcastic right? He hates us all!

J/k I totally agree with you Emeriastone, you have to have a thick skin at times, but its tough love at its best around here. Personally I can't think of a better environment for 3d artists to grow. Just wish I had known this before I dropped 80,000 on school, lol. Oh well, live and learn.

EarthQuake

i.... dont really like it here.

Vrav

cholden wrote:

It's true, and it really is the best feeling to see someone listen, improve and land that big job. However, the worst is the people that don't listen for shit, and it takes them years or never to get a job. You know who you are. Unforunately employers do too.

Saying future employers are watching and the developing artist should beware implies potential hiring companies are constantly jumping to conclusions about everyone, applying unrealistic judgment on a person for not looking for a job.

Maybe this person simply does not wish to work professionally, yet. Should I be blacklisted forever, by an entire industry, simply because I do not run up, eagerly begging for employment, from the start?

I just want to improve on my own. I don't want my first job in a successful studio to be some chalice of striving, mediocre accomplishment; I want the company to value myself, as an asset, and hire not out of pity, but of an honest desire to employ me.

ENODMI

MEOW