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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 …
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kaptainkernals

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 thread wi…
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ryansizemore

Sticky Polycount Discord and Slack

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…
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White_monitor

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 …
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Rnz

Sticky Polycount and Patreon

Hello all, We've set up a Patreon page for Polycount last night. We have posted a long post there on the reasons. I'm going to include it below as it says everything about this already: ===…
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Eric Chadwick

3D-Coat - News and Announcements

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! Dear Friends, In the light of the upcoming Holiday season, please accept our best wishes of Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May inspiration and …
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Dataday

Media molecule's Dreams - cheapest alternate to zbrush ?

No it is not , but those sculpting skills are really impressivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PNUVFYgI8wThe actual game is the evolution of their LBP formula , which is game-maker of sorts.what do …
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kanga

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…
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poopinmymouth

Place to post visual effects/shaders/"tech art" for showcase and critiques

I am not sure where on the forums to post this so please move thread if some other place is appropriate.Since about 6 months back I am a technical artist full time, and I have since had a hard time f…
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Eric Chadwick

Microsoft Explains Why it Isn’t Releasing Xbox One Sales Numbers Anymore

Microsoft Explains Why it Isn’t Releasing Xbox One Sales Numbers Anymore - http://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/xbox-one-sales-1202796674/Got to say am looking really looking forward to this year…
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JacqueChoi

GOD OF WAR (Art, Impressions, Thoughts)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR7IX5RTPPA&t=48sMust be a good time for this guy. He's the director of the game and here is he, reacting to the critical acclaim the game is currently receiving.L…
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Hellmouth

Has anyone been contacted online for photos of your feet to draw for charity?

Hi all,Has anyone been contacted by an art student on artstation for photos of your feet to draw for charity? The art project is called 'Feat around the world' and his school is collaborating wi…
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YellowSub

Mothergunship Demo

Hey Polycounter friends:It's been waaaayy too long since I've posted here...I'm one of those polycounters that has "gone indie" over the last few years. I figured I should plug something I've been wo…
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lotet

First game ever played?

Hello guys! Today i ran across one of the first games i played and had alot of emotions coming back to me.... It was Krush kill 'N Destroy... Lol i loved those mutant scorpion-tanks, i just built tho…
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ryansizemore

E3 2018 June 12th - 14th - Boom here we go!

E3 2018 what you are looking forward to?https://www.e3expo.com/https://vimeo.com/225159738I will kick of with wanting to know more about Sky by The Game Company -  https://www.youtube.…
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littleclaude

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuemrb_ur2w
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zimou13

Concept art is dead?

A friend sent me this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYbYvImd7BwInteresting video. Would like artists and devs opinion/debate on this.
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zimou13

Star Citizen Offering A $27,000 Add-On Pack

Star Citizen Offering A $27,000 Add-On Pack. I am really looking forward to playing this and flying around all the super expensive real estate. It will be like when I go window shopping in Bond …
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RyanB

Your favourite artbooks

Hi all, just wanted to hear/talk a bit about your favourite artbooks, since I think they are great as an additional source of inspiration - atleast for me it feels much better to actually flip throug…
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Stevostin

E3 2018 Group Dinner thing: June 11th @ Won Kok @ 9 pm

If anyone is in town for E3 in downtown Los Angeles and is down for late night Chinatown family-style dinner with other developers and artists, come on by tonight!  It's originally for GDC COnfe…
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Brian "Panda" Choi

Game Design Document, how do you approach it these days?

HiWhat's the latest with Game Design Document's (GDD) at your studio. I have read some articles like "Death of the game design document"  While I know there no set rules for a GDD or D…
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danr

Blender 2.8 Real Time development test, Tree Creature

Blender 2.8 Real Time development test, Tree Creature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxrwx7nmS5AAlso side note, I wonder how Pixar's Fast Lighting Preview with NVIDIA Technology is coming on?ht…
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RN

Need help finding a thread (its killing me)

Hey,Some time ago (probably 1 month) I saw a thread here or on 80vl about not that well known tools/free software for artists.All i remember was that one of them was Pure Ref, but i[m more interested…
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Nars

Boss Key Games Shuts Down

Radical Heights Developer Boss Key Games Shuts Downhttp://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/05/14/radical-heights-developer-boss-key-games-shuts-downI am really sorry to hear the news. It could not have been eas…
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Eric Chadwick

[Service/Volunteer] Gamers For Good: L.A./OC Area Events

(For those in Los Angeles and Orange County)Gamers For Good's gonna be at Griffith Park this Saturday (August 19) to learn how to better serve the local homeless communities in LA, and help solv…
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Brian "Panda" Choi

You are now in the last game you played, but are the protagonist from the game you've payed the most

Saw this on Reddit the other day, thought it was a cool question. You get the protagonist's skills, equipment, etc. How do you fair?I'd end up being The Dragonborn, dropped into Shadow of Mordor. All…
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frmdbl

Mudbox Tessellation

its live... woho... its so much fun to work like that...https://area.autodesk.com/blogs/thebuzz/announcing-mudbox-20182-update-and-introducing-dynamic-tessellation/and a lot of bugfixes...https://kno…
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oglu

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…
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Ruz

Gaming controversy

Can we have a thread showing all sorts of gaming controversy that has occurred over the years.You know, all the news reports and such.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyjQD24B8Ekhttps://www.youtube.co…
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thomasp

Modo Indie 11.2v3 Release

Steam says:Modo indie 11.2v3 is now available!MODO indie - modomationWe are pleased to announce that the long-awaited update to Modo indie is here! The Modo 11 Series has delivered value across …
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WilliamVaughan

Choosing gift for 3D artist

Hello artists! I am trying to find a gift for my friend, who is a digital (and traditional) artist that is now learning 3D animation. He is mostly interested in drawing animations. Budget $250.&…
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Torch

Thread of Awesomeness™, Hilariousness™, Off-topic,™ Youtube™

I thought I would start a thread where whenever you find an awesome link or picture, go ahead and post it here for others to enjoy... I saw this on digg videos... really sweet stop animation hand ill…
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Torch

DreamHack Austin Jam is this weekend! May 4 - May 13

DreamHack and Game Jolt will showcase 10 games from this jam at the Game Jolt booth June 1-3, during DreamHack Austin!DreamHack is the world’s largest digital festival, bringing esports tournaments, …
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TravisMcCallum

First vs Recent

Hi Polycount!I dug up a very old version of the same character I'm working on now, and compared the two. It was quite invigorating to see the drastic improvement from 4 years ago, and I was wondering…
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Joe March

Any games like Titan Quest around?

Remember that game? I had a blast playing that.. might try and reinstall it... on my Surface pro.. wish there were more games like that around..
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Zack Maxwell

Next-gen rendering trends

With the inception of PBR being the norm these days (and doing a pretty good job at mimicking reality I might add) I want to know, what's next?For example, I've seen more and more that VR is starting…
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Ged

Uncharted 4

Hi, being a great fan of the series, I just watched the E3 trailer of 4th chapter: [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Rx-Bbht5E[/URL] But will that really be the graphic quality?!?! They say they…
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danr

LF 2d Sombra realistic portrait

Hi guys, today I saw a 2d realistic portrait of Sombra. This is a long shot, but I'd really like to see the piece again. In the off chance you came across it, please let me know :)Its floating s…
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bkost

Your favourite Prop Concept Artist?

Hey everyone,I am an aspiring 3D artist and I always look for good concept art for some smaller prop projects.These smaller prop concepts are rare ... So I ask you, what is your favourite prop concep…
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timmy_0391

Digital Exposé, free event, May 23rd 2018, Live link - Rare, Rebellion, ILM, Oliver Twins and more

HiThis years Digital Exposé will take place on May 23rd 2018 in Hatfield, UK. Talks by Rare - Blue-Zoo - Slurpy - Industrial Light and Magic and Rebe…
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littleclaude

Forum that encourages new modellers

After only a short time on Polycount, I have realized that it is not for me.  Since I joined, I have had precisely zero feedback on my work.  No critique, no advice, no encouragement...noth…
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Taylor Brown

Anatomically accurate 3D models where to buy what to buy?

I am searching something like this: https://shop.3dtotal.com/anatomy-figure.htmlmale and female. Also trying to find face ones. Where i can see face muscles eye muscles etc close up. 
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ISUther

VXGI 2.0 is out!!!!!! (dynamic ray tracing)

Remember all those dynamic ray tracers that were on display at GDC?One of the lesser known plugins is now one of the first to come out!VXGI 2.0 is now out with a bunch of upgrades.VXAL, or Voxel Area…
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EarthQuake

Beer Night/Get-together in Seattle, Saturday 5/12

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garcellano

chinese 3d printing services?

anyone have  a list of 3d printing companies that deal with  stl files( or obj). The work i need printing is polygon basedoutput from zbrush, 'NOT' printing CAD type stuffCost is an issue f…
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welbot

Is anyone here going to the Vertex Conference in London next month?

http://www.vertexconf.com/welcome
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oraeles77

Celebration post

Hello polycounters. I am not much of a forum person, but this time I felt it was time to craft couple lines (first post btw) to tank everyone for your incredible guides and comments that led me to ba…
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mikewitk

The art that has no source

I've found something disturbing.So I was searching for reference images of Tracer from Overwatch so I could throw together a practice sculpt, and found this image on Pinterest. As usual though, Pinte…
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danr

King Game Jam in Barcelona, London and Stockholm

On the 9th and 10th of June, we at King will host a public Game Jam at our offices in Barcelona, London and Stockholm!Over 2.5 years ago I attended this myself as a participant in Stockholm and I had…
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Deadly Nightshade

Steam Link App: Will Allow you to stream your Steam Library to your mobile devices.

Press Release: https://steamdb.info/blog/steam-link-and-video-mobile-apps/The Steam Link app, slated to launch the week of May 21st, allows gamers to experience their Steam library of games on t…
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R3D

How do Publishers/Developers deal with this?

I never realized something like this before.You know when games come out and there are always region differences? Like using a real example, I saw a game where one set of DLC costumes was only availa…
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Marshkin
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