Career & Education

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Academy Of Design (Toronto) Has anyone been to the AOD Toronto branch, can tell me it is legit. I was looking through some reviews (Yes I've googled) and there were few positive reviews. Until I saw this: [url]http://www.rip…	6 Last	gwebpro May 2019
Is it worth it becoming a 3d artist Hello everybody, my name is Stelios and I am from Greece. Currently I am studying Informatics Engineering.I started doing my thesis about a month ago on 3D Art for games. I love making 3d environment…	9 Last	sacboi May 2019
Environment Artist Without Modeling? Hey all,Recently I've begun to dig further into materials and textures via Substance and I can't overstate how much I'm loving it. For the first time in the years I've been working various (non-art) …	5 Last	poopipe May 2019
Architect thinking about breaking into the Gaming Industry Hi everyone,I am struggling with what to do with my career at the moment.Im 30 years old and have a bachelor degree and 3 years working experience working as an architect in Europe.On top of that I h…	6 Last	oglu May 2019
Looking for 3D artists, level designers and pipeline devs for information about Production Pipelines Hello people, My name is André, I’ve been doing research into the how of designing a 3D (environment) Production Pipeline for Virtual Reality training. My goal is to have a pipeli…	1 Last	poopipe May 2019
Advice for an out of practice 3D modeller Hi, I was hoping to get some advice in getting back into 3D modelling.I did graduate from a 3D Games Art course at Teesside University 3 years ago, but shortly after graduating I was hit with a cripp…	1 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi May 2019
[Maya] Streaming Prop Modeling and Environment Hello everyone, my name is Alberto from Italy. For who have just started and want to see how modeling works in Maya, i'm streaming on twitch everyday. My goal is to create a group of people that help…	0 Last	Jaodish May 2019
"The heavy toll of making games in the San Francisco Bay Area" https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-30-the-heavy-toll-of-making-games-in-the-san-francisco-bay-areaI used to live and work in SF on games, so this speaks volumes to me. I left in 2001, whe…	46 Last	Alex_J May 2019
Closed Moved: What defines "Next-Gen Game Asset" This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2019
Can you apply for a company without an opening? Hello everyone, I've had this in my mind for a while. I've been getting contacted by a few companies recently for a position in character art, yet it doesn't say on their website that there is an ope…	5 Last	Meloncov May 2019
Good bootstrap resources for beginners I bought a course on udemy but it explained very briefly or not at all what certain components in the code were used for. I then tried a online tutorial on tutorial republic but some things wer…	2 Last	sacboi May 2019
Hand Painted Texturing Tutorials? Hey guys. I'm mostly working in AAA realistic setting, and just to relax after work i want to finally learn how to make these juicy old-school-hand-painted textures. I searched for that topic an…	1 Last	Barbarian May 2019
I need advices for a path to be concept/character artist. Hi, it's been a while since I didn't sent a message on here. A lot of IRL stuff was going on for me.So what's going on? Well I took some drawing courses (anatomy, design, workflow, opposite curves an…	2 Last	Wazikhiel May 2019
The Road to Rebellion: How I got my job in the games industry Graduating from university, I found myself to be a small fish in the big and competitive game-dev pond. But I was determined to play. This is the story of how I went from having no environment a…	19 Last	kierangoodson May 2019
Time Hi I'm a fresher working on a well just curious to know about how much time you will take to complete this project Including modeling texturing and Lighting.	19 Last	Barbarian May 2019
Riot walk out today from 2-4pm https://kotaku.com/riot-employees-prepare-for-walkout-today-1834553458Los Angeles-based Riot Games employees are preparing for a walkout this afternoon in protest of the company’s stance on forced ar…	16 Last	NikhilR May 2019
Qs & Discussion \| Concept art from a 3D artist's perspective; what makes it "bad", how to deal w/ it Hey guys!I'm currently working on my thesis and have found it to be incredibly difficult to find literature (read: articles, blogs, forum posts, videos) on the topic of the 3D artist's perspective of…	3 Last	Bedrock May 2019
Advice for Game Design or VFX related Graduate Study- Vancouver/Montreal Hey yall, I need help with choosing a grad program related to VFX or Game Design in Vancouver or Montreal. I have a BA and have studied modeling/texturing/basic rigging/basic scripting/renderin…	4 Last	NikhilR May 2019
Moved: Need a Tutor for 3D Art: Willing to pay, Asia timezone This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2019
Summer 2019 Registration is Open at CGMA! Registration is open for CGMA’s Summer 2019 term. CGMA is the leader in mentored online art education with over 100 courses taught by the industry's leading artists. Their curriculum focuses on the m…	0 Last	cgmasteracademy May 2019
Courses opinion 3D Modeling Hi, guy, ´s I am a beginner on 3D, I want your opinion about what is best to start, I saw the cg spectrum Introduction 3D Modeling	3 Last	Zi0 May 2019
solved Anyone that works in the industry willing to answer a few questions for my Masters research Hey there! I'm currently studying a Masters in game design and for this project we need to get in touch with industry professionals to ask about the ways in which they research. Are there any people …	0 Last	Axemeister May 2019
Scaling internal art team while juggling outsourcing Hey everyone. I work for a studio that's been heavily reliant on outsourcing pretty much since the beginning. Now that the studio is working on growing its internal art team, we're talking about rest…	3 Last	suspectlogic May 2019
Art test, need clarification HI all. was hoping to get some insight on an art test i have been given.I need to create a scene and my texture budget is 10 - 12 2048x2048 textures now my question is, if i create a textu…	6 Last	danr May 2019
One Pixel Brush ?? Still active or no?? I was wondering if anyone knows if one pixel brush is still active, i tried to get into contact with shaddy, and another relevant person working there on their site, and also through their facebook(w…	3 Last	BrandonFleuryDesign Apr 2019
Why do companies keep refreshing advertisements for positions that aren't available for employment I've noticed this trend in several advertisements for game dev jobs on glassdoor, indeed, linkedin, neuvoo where a game dev job advertised keeps refreshing in availability and ends up on the t…	14 Last	NikhilR Apr 2019
Your warm-up exercises for rigging and 3D modeling There's a video where successful artists are interviewed for their daily routines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spAbVkwuw1k Among the responses, warm-up exercises were mentioned frequently. T…	12 Last	pols_kulpt Apr 2019
Looking for insight re: Imposter Syndrome Title sums it up but I'll elaborate. I just recently was given the opportunity to fulfill what has been in the back of my mind as a daydream. I'm now working alongside seriously bad ass artists with …	9 Last	Zi0 Apr 2019
Fantasy RPG - (Advice / Collaboration) I am currently a student studying game design and programming. As I am coming to an end of my degree, I have been playing around with my own project.At the moment, I just have simple mechanics etc, e…	3 Last	sacboi Apr 2019
Scott Eaton, Artist + AI Lecture. Just watched this video and thought it was too cool not to share, as I didn't find any previous threads about it.Not sure how to embed the video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN7Ydx9ygPo&fbclid…	3 Last	Laughing_Bun Apr 2019
How to market your product in UE4 Marketplace? I know guys the question itself might sound odd, I know it's business, which means trial and error, but It I would appreciate it if someone can guide me on how to market your products in UE4 marketpl…	2 Last	salimmatta Apr 2019
I could use some good links to videos to help me update my modeling and Unreal skills. And some Q's. Hi, I could use some good links to videos to help me update my modeling and Unreal skills. I also would love to hear some options on current texture sizes for PC games, and how many tri's I should be…	11 Last	Spag_Eddy Apr 2019
I'm building a website that centralizes stylized artwork and tutorials. I'd love everyones input. So I've gotten pretty fed up with trying to track down stylized artwork from every corner of the internet, so I said %^&* it and just decided to build a website to help everyone else out as well.…	2 Last	Thomas_Smith Apr 2019
Interview questions for 3D artists, animators, vfx, etc Most of polycount people had dozens of different interviews during your career. I decided to make this simple form so everyone can submit questions they were asked on different interviews. I'll make…	0 Last	Zelfit Apr 2019
Career advice - experienced artist Hi all,Right... i've never been one to put myself out there but i've decided to take the plunge......what have i got to lose....My background.I studied 3d animation back in 2010 but never finished th…	4 Last	afb3d Apr 2019
how much is a fair price ? ! Hello my friends,recently iv switched from Arch viz to character modelingiv attached some 3d character model from well known artist from artstation.com that is finished for game or something...i need…	3 Last	Taylor Brown Apr 2019
Checklist for selling stuff on artstation. i was going to hold back from selling stuff on artstation, however it would be nice to see if my stuff generates any interest.the current thing im working on, I intend to make a few variations of the…	9 Last	oraeles77 Apr 2019
How can I attract more artists to my game projects? After 15 or so game jams, I seem to be pretty good, somehow, at getting sound and music people to work with me on projects. Artists, however, are extremely hard to come by.Over the past couple of yea…	6 Last	aweji Apr 2019
Anatomy Courses Hi there! I was wondering if anyone could help me in picking some anatomy courses to take.To preface, I have an intermediate understanding of anatomy, I've done some self learning from Glen Vilp…	7 Last	tomr Apr 2019
Form of the Head & Neck Hello Polycounters,I just wanted to spread the word of another book that Uldis Zarins has on KickStarter. The same person who did Anatomy For Sculptors & Anatomy of Fac…	0 Last	Dragonofpeace1985 Apr 2019
selling 3d assets hi my friens,can u introduce some many 3d asset online store to sell my 3d assets?and i had a question:how much can i expect to earn as a 3d modeler each month on average usually?best regards	2 Last	ffm32206600 Apr 2019
Need help Choosing courses I am currently at this stage https://www.artstation.com/arunp I learned pretty much everything on my own by watching a few online tutorials. The thing is all I know is a little bit of anat…	3 Last	ArunKumar Apr 2019
Non-game/cinema 3d jobs -- defense, medical, etc I'm looking at jobs and some of these defense contractors boast high employee retention rates and the kind of cushy corporate perks you expect from real jobs. Seems like a nice way to make a living w…	22 Last	zachagreg Apr 2019
NDA Portfolio Problems The game company I work for folded recently. Compensation was royalty and commission based, however since the game didn't launch before the doors closed none of us were paid. It was a cha…	1 Last	RyanB Apr 2019
Only 1 Week Left to Register for CGMA Time is running out for you to snag your front-row seat to some of the world's best online arts education - the Spring 2019 registration period for CGMA is coming to an end in just 1 …	0 Last	cgmasteracademy Apr 2019
Freelance Rates and Budgeting Tool I have seen a large number of threads recently on various websites inquiring about how to determine freelance rates for new artists. There is a lot of information available on the Wiki, and in genera…	34 Last	JEmerson Apr 2019
What's the most important for being a character artist? Hello there, I've been learning character modeling for almost one year. I'm trying to find a job as a junior character artist now but I'm actually a bit confused.My teacher worked as a character arti…	18 Last	wojtekfedunik Apr 2019
Post ye Twitter names here fellow creative peoples I was looking for a topic somewhere here with people posting their Twitter usernames but alas, no luck in finding such a repository of names. so I am making a place for us to share the links to ye Tw…	2 Last	JunkieKong Apr 2019
Besides Polycount, where do you go when you need help on something 3D? I love this website and I've been on here for a while, but sometimes when I have things that I really need or want answers to, just posting it in Technical Talk isn't enough. It's great that the stuf…	7 Last	zachagreg Apr 2019
Does this sound like a legitimate school to go to? I'm one of the many who's trying to improve their skills. There's a technical college in my city that provides an animation course that focuses on concept, modeling, texturing, rigging and animation.…	8 Last	Barbarian Apr 2019