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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 thre…	29.7K Last	SaraVarela Nov 4 2019
Sticky Polycount Discord/Slack/Skype/Hangout/etc. We've set up a Polycount chat room[s] on the Discord service. Click the link here and you'll be taken there. This is a no-time limit invite.Check out more here for the service's info and stand a…	39 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 14 2019
Sticky Bugs! We got 'em! Please post all your bug reports here. Anything wrong with the forums, we want to know about it. We think you want to be informed about what's going on with the forums. In that spirit, here's a …	261 Last	Eric Chadwick Aug 7 2019
Sticky How to Post on the Internet I want to talk about the common questions and misconceptions inexperienced artists have, either when they start working towards becoming an artists or when they join Polycount. This is a culmination …	176 Last	Rnz May 2018
Polycount Meetup in Downtown Montreal, QC (11/28-11/30?) SALUT et HEYI will be visiting Montreal, QC next week! I've never been there!(I tried learning French for the past like 3-4 years on the side. I finally need to put that to use)I'm just throwing this…	4 Last	PixelMasher 4:29PM
''Sonic the Hedghog'' Live Action Movie Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvvZaBf9QQI''This is why we should have more video games movies adapation!!''Said nobody ever.	40 Last	Alex Javor 7:21AM
How to design 3d hard surface spaceships? Hi polycounters!Here I want to open the topic where we could discuss how it's possible to design complex spaceships, where to start and where we can find some inspirations? Also, It will be cool to k…	13 Last	sacboi Nov 20 2019
Any other plant growers here? I grow carnivorous plants, been doing it since I was 8 or 9 and had a pretty big collection but had to downsize about 5 years ago because I was a broke teenager and couldn't afford the upkeep of new …	13 Last	Anura_Interceptor Nov 19 2019
Epic and Quixel Epic Games and Quixel Join Forces to Empower CreatorsAs part of making the Quixel Megascans library of more than 10,000 assets free for all use with Unreal Engine, ten high-resolution packs have been…	64 Last	Synaesthesia Nov 19 2019
PC is intermittently down today Muchly sorries. Not our fault, I swaer.	16 Last	VelvetElvis Nov 19 2019
What made you feel good today? What made you feel good today? Tell us what us what made you feel happy today. Sister thread,[URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116211"]What made you feel crap today?[/URL] I s…	972 Last	littleclaude Nov 19 2019
I want to say thanks To those with enough patience to tell me that I needed to improve in the most polite way without telling me my work sucked hard, to "get good". I needed that, I needed to sign up here and get profess…	4 Last	JustAfterDark Nov 14 2019
Deep fakes What do you think about "Deep Fake" technology, and its implications?First, some lighthearted videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUphMqs1vFwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rPKeUXjEvEhttps://www.…	10 Last	McGreed Nov 14 2019
Future of 3d modeling and texturing I have been learning 3d since last few years and i am very passionate about that. Recently i saw a video on Youtube from BlenderGuru, he had an interview with the Blizzard's Environment Artist Michae…	29 Last	ScopeDragon Nov 13 2019
Substance going subscription only Fresh news, Adobe decided to go subscription only with the Substance suite after they officially published Alchemist.Official forum post: https://forum.substance3d.com/index.php/topic,30855.0.ht…	88 Last	Ashervisalis Nov 13 2019
Blizzcon Nice Diablo Cinematic. https://youtu.be/0SSYzl9fXOQ	6 Last	oglu Nov 13 2019
Why don't big film studios just use Blender? Hi and Merry Christmas to all :)I want to ask this big question because I allways wondered why big studios just dont use Blender.Is it because of the compitablilty for tools? Functionality? Because o…	120 Last	xrg Nov 9 2019
Please go away Polycount - you have suddenly started sending me emails - why? I gave up Polycount a long time ago after the lynch mob burned me alive with false accusations of "not trying" because I was a beginner …	14 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 8 2019
London Polycount Meetups! Come one! Come all! It's another London Polycount meetup!Same weekend as EGX Rezzed, so if you were planning to attend that, then it's a perfect opportunity to meet some fellow polycounters and have …	131 Last	oraeles77 Nov 8 2019
Valfaris Big congrats to @mrawolf who shared a ton of work on Slain, and now has released Valfaris!https://store.steampowered.com/app/600130/Valfaris/Thanks firestarter for the tipoff!If you haven't seen all …	3 Last	dotzip Nov 8 2019
What you post on ArtStation. A few weeks ago, there was a popular post on an Artstation blog (and followup) detailing how it should probably just be for professional level work and experienced artists to host their portfolios.ht…	66 Last	ScopeDragon Nov 7 2019
The Walking Dead OMG, I can't wait for this freaking show. It's the adaptation of the popular comic book. It premiers tonight on AMC. If you don't know about it, here's a quick synopsis, and review. It sounds like …	2K Last	another caveman Nov 2 2019
r13, bearkub,mrd and betlog omg,gwot ,evil bastard,wrath, and maybe ror really wtf	236 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 1 2019
A Plague Tale: Innocence Anyone playing this and are their any artists that worked on it around here? I am really impressed at the graphical fidelity, especially from a small studio that seems to be using their own engine as…	15 Last	Dash-POWER Oct 31 2019
Term for upper lips being raised, revealing teeth, when in a neutral expression? So this has been bugging me. A lot of concepts I see lately of women, and some notable actresses and models, have this one physical trait where their upper lip is set higher, thus when that person's…	40 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 31 2019
Who loves and hates pixel art, and why? This is an odd question, so I'll try and be clear:We're working on a game that juxtaposes high and low fidelity, and plays with some ideas around past/future as a consequence. We're currently w…	13 Last	Alex Javor Oct 31 2019
Can I host high-resolution 3D models on my own websites without using embedding from Sketchfab or Can I host high-resolution 3D models on my own websites without using embedding from Sketchfab or another 3D hosting service?	3 Last	EarthQuake Oct 30 2019
I wonder... PS1 kinematics? Do You guys know if the PlayStation 1 games had "kinematics" animation? or if it was supported.	2 Last	Blaizer Oct 27 2019
Polycount Jitsi (Hangout Replacement) The service is a bit early/buggy.You are invited to join a meeting. Join the meeting: https://meet.jit.si/PolycountHangout To join by phone instead, tap this: +1.512.402.2718,,1011387454# Loo…	1 Last	pmiller001 Oct 25 2019
You have to go outside sometimes just sharing this article here. maybe helps somebody. TL:DR go outside (like mother nature outside), don't sit in front of screen all the time.https://www.outsideonline.com/2403017/video-games-outdoo…	30 Last	poopipe Oct 23 2019
Polycount Meetup in NY (Albany? or NYC?) Anyone in NY want to meetup? I'm over at Albany, NY. I'm still fairly new to the area, but just had a thought of setting up a meetup here. NYC is like a few hours down from where I am, but not that f…	2 Last	garcellano Oct 23 2019
How to post images I looked in different areas to see how to post attachments in a thread. I have some 3D art i would like to post and I am restricted. What can i do? Why is there no free profile gallery, am I asking…	3 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Oct 23 2019
craminated jiffy bread one rule. must relate to gaming or art. or cats. jiff on!	44 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 23 2019
Future new features in zbrush Will we ever have rendering directly in zbrush like its vray,arnold,corona etc. ?Also i think zbrush need clothing simulation and sewing, and some better and quick way to UV/unwrap models.What do you…	17 Last	zachagreg Oct 22 2019
WAYWO usage We thought this would be a pretty clear little bit of netiquette, but perhaps it could be spelled out better.In the What Are You Working On threads lately, we've been seeing single posts with a ton o…	121 Last	sacboi Oct 19 2019
Polycounters Forever Doing some clean up of my profiles and I just noticed I have been a member since 2004 (though I am pretty sure I was a member back as far as 1998 when we where all modding Quake III) and it struck me…	26 Last	low odor Oct 17 2019
New banner artists! Please join us in congratulating the artists/teams who are responsible for the Polycount banners this month! If you see something that's banner worthy, use the Flag > Report button and let us…	6 Last	Minyi Oct 14 2019
What made you feel crap today? What little thing has pissed you off/made you sad today? I feel so dirty after creating the "what made you feel good" thread, all those mopey and happy people covered in Disney love :) so I t…	602 Last	sacboi Oct 14 2019
VR Headset - Which one is the best ? so there's a lot of VR headsets out there, but which package is actually the best ? and what about the upcoming ones like the htc cosmos ?anything you could recommend ? i am mainly interested in sets…	36 Last	rollin Oct 11 2019
GDC Party idea: Need Comedians Just putting a feeler out for this:Is anyone on Polycount who plans or has gone to GDC, at all interested in joining and performing on a "comedy night" for an evening during GDC?Think open mic, or pr…	1 Last	garcellano Oct 10 2019
Playstation 5 officially Announced for Holiday 2020 https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1181544095950368768PlayStation 5's new controller will feature haptic technology and will allow developers to adjust the resistance of its L2 and R2 triggers.To…	4 Last	JohannesAg Oct 8 2019
What are you listening to? Artist: Blind Guardian Song: Mordred's Song Genre: Metal/Folk/Acoustic You might like this if: You like any melodic metal or bard melodies. One of my favorite Blind Guardian songs. good working musi…	2.5K Last	DavidCruz Oct 6 2019
Looking for more examples of "cutout" 3d water still life scenes Hi guys,I'm looking to gather information on scenes like these below.Basically a water scene which is limited to a volume.It doesn't have to be 3d, but most of them are anyways. So yeah, if you …	3 Last	cptSwing Oct 4 2019
Music You've Made I'd like to mention that I created an cinematic ambient track. It's released under the basic attribution creative commons license so you're free to use it however you wish in whatever commercial or …	248 Last	firestarter Sep 30 2019
Discord for Stylized Art enthusiasts Hello Polycount!I've recently created a Discord channel for all of those among you with an interest in Stylized art.The purpose of the channel was to create a more centralized place for people to sha…	3 Last	arnov Sep 27 2019
Playstation State of Play Im ready. https://youtu.be/FekB7shVUC8	6 Last	notman Sep 26 2019
Planning for next GDC (A few necessary questions) So I have never been to GDC before but I need to attend next year and network the best I can. I'm going to start planning and reserving now so it's nice and easy. What are some tips you would have fo…	10 Last	PixelMasher Sep 24 2019
"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 …	102 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 20 2019
Greentooth Sightings in Videogames If you spot a surreptitiously placed Greentooth in a videogame, take a screen shot and share it here.Please only post legit videogame screenshots.Please only post legit Greentooth's. Similar or …	43 Last	Polygoblin Sep 19 2019
3ds Max Montreal User Group Night - Ubisoft Presents: RainbowSix project - September 19th 6pm https://www.meetup.com/3ds-Max-User-Group-Night/events/264344228/?fbclid=IwAR2LN3DgA9upkcSlqo7AHlJc0IqoNFCJB15f15e593TmHA7ndCH3r3RI7zc	1 Last	zachagreg Sep 17 2019
Racing game suggestions? I forgot how much I loved racing games. I've been playing GTA online on PC and all I do is race and checkout my sweet cars.I loved the shit out of almost every F-Zero game, Mario Kart, Extreme-G, Wip…	20 Last	oraeles77 Sep 13 2019
Drawing tablet or mouse for digital sculpting of the character? Hello,I was thinking about this lately...How much is important to use tablet for digital sculpting of 3d characters? what about mouse?Could you share your best work or the work of other 3d artists th…	9 Last	Alemja Sep 7 2019