Career & Education

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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
Getting a game funded? Hi!During the past 2 to 3 years, I've started working in the games industry, I've started to know more about pipelines and processes and got to know a little bit of everything that is about making a …	8 Last	Andreicus Apr 2019
New free course on creating art for videogames. Hi everyone,The school I work at (Universal Arts School) will be releasing a series of FREE tutorials on diferent aspects of game development. We are releasing the first 2 parts this month. One is on…	0 Last	David-J Apr 2019
Need advice need structure being self taught or considering an online course but not sure what to do Hey, I'm back again and I as the title suggests I think the hardest thing with me currently trying to self teach my self is staying on target and needing a structured approach pretty much bullet…	8 Last	lockey1995 Apr 2019
chatacter art - Shifting from realtime to "cg(?)" Hey guys, right now i completed my 4th game ready ( for my novice-bsr o.c.) character.In every single piece i made i noticed always the same:i LOVE sculpting, than there comes retopo, uving, tex…	8 Last	NikhilR Apr 2019
Creating an animation reel for game companies? Hello!I've been here for over a decade now and sadly only have 3 posts...I'm going to change that starting now! I have an extremely informative video for any animators looking to break into the game …	0 Last	Burly Apr 2019
Only 2 Weeks Left to Register for CG Master Academy The Spring 2019 registration period for CGMA is coming to an end in just 2 weeks. CGMA has been providing accessible and affordable online arts education for almost a decade. Ma…	1 Last	zachagreg Apr 2019
Why doesn't the game industry unionize already? I'm not sure if this is the right category for this post but {{title}},With the recently unveiled horror stories of what it was like working on anthem(and andromeda), and the many many other horror s…	5 Last	CrackRockSteady Apr 2019
[ENGINES & SHADERS] ~ Where to start, when you want to make a career out of games? I've just realized that a game engine and a shader system are like pencils: learning to draw rarely depends on how fancy your tools are.In my quest to make a career out of video games development I'v…	8 Last	sacboi Apr 2019
Trademarked logos in art work Hey guys,Is it acceptable to use trademarked logos in artwork? For example if you were doing a still render of an old billboard and it had Holiday Inn, Motel 6 or Super 8 - would that be an inf…	3 Last	Daf57 Apr 2019
What's next? (seeking help as a 3D artist) Hello, my name is Bryant and I recently graduated from one of the Art Institute schools. I always had a love for characters, and I have always drawn them my whole life. I wanted to be a character …	13 Last	Taylor Brown Apr 2019
Launching my podcast GAME. ART. TALK. Hello everyone, I am very proud to announce that I started a podcast! It will is called GAME. ART. TALK and is a podcast for and by Game Artists. I will be talking with people from the games indu…	0 Last	RedlChris-_- Apr 2019
Advice for a self taught artist? Hello all, I'm new here, hows everyone doing? Anyways, I've been modeling for about a year now and I'm trying to take myself to a professional level. Specifically in creating environments/weapons/veh…	8 Last	oglu Apr 2019
Why is it required to know multiple 3D modeling programs? I know only Blender and this is a huge problem for me that stops me from applying to any company. Why does it matter which software I use for modeling? Mesh and textures are interchangeable between p…	12 Last	Neox Apr 2019
CGMA 2019 Winter Student Showcase The 2019 Winter Student Showcase represents the most recent and best artwork coming from CGMA. This collection of work highlights the true talent and creativity matriculating at the academy with the …	0 Last	cgmasteracademy Apr 2019
What art tests do character designers get when applying for a job? I know that often there is an art test when applying for a job. Environmental artists probably do a piece of environment, but what character designers do? Making a whole character seems like a little…	4 Last	Neox Apr 2019
Portfolio Advice / how to impove my work? help hi there, i'm like new in here but, the past day i've looked on some topics, and i though i should get out there and start asking for some help.This is my "portfolio" on Artstation https://www.a…	2 Last	warbossdil Mar 2019
Game Art Institute - Questions If you buy the Self Paced option, do you get all the modules at once so you can go through the content as fast as we want in whatever order we want?	0 Last	aniket Mar 2019
STREAMING 3D environment creation & answering questions Hey guys, I'm a junior artist in the industry since almost 2 years. I'm currently working at Ubisoft and since I know that many young artists have question about the hole process of working in video …	2 Last	Gaafah Mar 2019
"Time To Get Serious and Get the Skills for a 3D Enviro/Prop Artist Job!" - The Sequel, N:th edition STORY TIME SHIT FIRSTI'm a Finnish game artist, 26 years old, with a small resume and smaller portfolio. So after 9 months of moping around after I was done with the military, after I was done with m…	26 Last	KranckAttack Mar 2019
Online courses with mentors - are they worth it? Hello, I am learning as character artist and I had a though about courses with mentors from cgma (are there other cg schools?). Did anyone passed the courses? Are they worth it? I just not sure about…	14 Last	Alex_J Mar 2019
Portfolio Feedback/Career Plan Hey my name is Cody, I'm 28, been through art school (BFA Illustration 2017), had a few freelance gigs, went to GDC last year and met a few people/made some connections. I've been looking for an acti…	3 Last	Cody_Avery Mar 2019
Can a one-handed man dream to be a professional 3D artist come true? Hi; My dream since I was 10 years old that I would like to be a 3D artist. I tried to work in the Maya, 3DS max, ZBrush & so on. However, I have one problem that made employers …	12 Last	Zi0 Mar 2019
How long did it take you to learn human anatomy? Question is for sculptors and painters alike. How much time has passed since you started learning anatomy till you were able to draw/sculpt a realistic human character from scratch? With no basemesh,…	25 Last	Popol Mar 2019
Udemy: Learning to Model in Maya for Video Games Hey Guys, Are you looking to learn how to model in Maya? I put together a a super basic course to get you up and running making sure to cover a lot of the technical aspects of learning to model.…	0 Last	BradleyWascher Mar 2019
Where can I get feedback from my studies? Hello, I want to become character artist and right now I learn anatomy. Where can I share my studies, and get feedback about what should I improve, where I did incorrect anatomy etc?	1 Last	sacboi Mar 2019
UI/UX Designer or UI/UX Artist? hey guys, is there any UI/UX folk here? I'm wondering if people in those roles look at job descriptions titled UI/UX Designer and UI/UX Artist differently.Basically, we're looking for someone that do…	2 Last	garcellano Mar 2019
Keep hitting a wall in skill development Hey everyone, I know this is unlikely a new topic here but I really could do with some advice. First things first of course is my portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/jordanchSo I studied Game Art a…	13 Last	ToffeeApple Mar 2019
what might a technical animator do? I have a second interview for a technical animator role. I'm very excited although when I asked what technical skills they're looking for they were quite vague. I'm not a coder, nor am I a good rigge…	1 Last	poopipe Mar 2019
Rate my portfolio/work. Advice. Hello everyone!I have been using blender for a while already, even learned some basics of Maya for the future. I focuse my art into props and little environments scenes. Made some paid game assets fo…	3 Last	Lassiter Mar 2019
Video Game Company Discipline Process So - Question to folks in Game CompaniesWhat (if any) discipline process does your company have?I have a background in retail and there was a clear discipline process for things like being …	3 Last	poopipe Mar 2019
Online School Recommendation I can't tell you guys about my whole life situation but I can tell you that my life is comfortably useless. I do have a decent credit score. I just can't get a student loan since it …	4 Last	Taylor Brown Mar 2019
Importance of Confidence Two student artist enter an Artstation challenge. They both choose the same concept. As Sue begins, she is thinking, "eh, I'm definitely not gonna win this thing... everybody is sooo much better than…	20 Last	zachagreg Mar 2019
💭📚Learning from tutor Vs learning through online tutorials🔖 I want to learn Zbrush, would it be better learning throught a tutor or online, If online what are the best resources.	13 Last	Taylor Brown Mar 2019
Thoughts on 'MakersPlace'? Hello all,Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with MakersPlace? https//makersplace.com/	4 Last	Licorath Mar 2019
Polygon Academy Artstation Challenge Postmortem https://youtu.be/y1iV1D4M_pIHey guys, back in action with another video to cap off my artstation challenge series. This time I look back at what went right, what went wrong and what I learned over th…	4 Last	PixelMasher Mar 2019
How much is a game model for AAA games Every day I see a lot of work on artstation for games made by outsource. How much is the game model for the game in Europe?	4 Last	poopipe Mar 2019
apart from polycount what other forums could be useful for finding people to collaborate with? as it seems like I will be 'out of work' for some time I thought I'd put my energy into a game idea which could also contribute to my portfolio. while I know how to model stuff I know nothing about c…	4 Last	sacboi Mar 2019
Portfolio Feedback / Career Advice - Need some help I've been a really bad community member, I'm here everyday, but mostly watching. I want to change that, I actually started my career thanks to a community like this, back in 2004 in a brazilian 3d ar…	6 Last	Spag_Eddy Mar 2019
Recently Laid Off, Need Help Rebuilding Portfolio Took me a bit to plan and write this, but felt like I need guidance from fellow artists and professionals.Background: I'm a recent grad student from a Game Design major and was fortunate enough to ge…	6 Last	xvampire Mar 2019
How do i get an internship at Ubisoft I have been learning modelling, texturing and will be learning rigging and animation in few months. I am pretty decent as far as my modelling is concerned. I learn on a daily basis watching tutorials…	15 Last	NikhilR Mar 2019
Career Advise I want to become a concept artist as well as a 3d artist at the same time. Is that possible that a concept artist does 3d modelling, texturing and all that stuff. And secondly i also want to create m…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2019
What makes a great Tutorial or Course? Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my first post on Polycount!I've recently started my professional career as a Modeling and Texturing artist. I've learned so many great things from my p…	3 Last	throttlekitty Mar 2019
What to put on resume with no experience as an artist? I'm interested in applying for concept artist positions, but have no experience and never attended art school so I'm not sure what to put on my resume. I have an unrelated business degree and have wo…	8 Last	redbluegreen Mar 2019
What is a good place to start sell my models? Hi everyone! Ive been thinking about starting to build a proper portfolio, and maybe make a few bucks along the way. Ive however noticed there are a few quite popular sites where i can do this, and a…	5 Last	Agnes_E Mar 2019
Creating your own template for CV? Hey guys, and recruiters, does it sound as a good idea to make your own creative template for your CV?Like, making something in 3d and rendering it for a template, or would that be too distracting fo…	22 Last	Ashervisalis Mar 2019
Environment Art Self-Study Curriculum Hey, all, I’m fairly new to 3D and trying to learn how to become a professional environment artist from home. I’d like some feedback on whether you think I’ve made a viable plan of attack of tutorial…	11 Last	Taylor Brown Mar 2019
what is the difference between game and film for an 3D Artist? Hey guy'sI've been working in the game industry as an 3D character artist for 2 years now. Due to fact that there are only a few bigger studios in germany I started to think about applying at filmstu…	9 Last	Taylor Brown Mar 2019
Site to search for non games or film cg jobs Does anyone know a site where can I search for CG jobs that are not related to games or film? I'm in EU so take this into consideration.	3 Last	Andreicus Mar 2019