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Sticky ⛔ You need to reset your password. This is most likely because... Vanilla Forums Status:On Friday, November 15th at 5pm our devs were made aware that full user records in BCRYPT Hash Format were being outputted to browsers when users were quoted. Our team immediate…	22 Last	jdixon Oct 5 2021
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…	29.8K Last	mermorte Sep 28 2021
Sticky 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 …	57 Last	Jesse Moody Sep 2 2021
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…	40 Last	R3D Aug 19 2021
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 …	293 Last	Ruslan_Ahmatnurov Jun 27 2021
Sticky How to embed Youtube If you post a Youtube link directly into your edit, usually you'll see this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kVbM6dtCywTo embed, click the Toggle HTML View button, paste the link, click Toggle …	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2020
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 …	175 Last	Rnz May 2018
Is there a website or blog that keeps track of all Challenge/Competitions going on in digital art? I've been wondering for a while now if there was some sort of resource that compilates all kinds of contests that are going on.I often only get wind of contests once the artists are done and post it …	4 Last	DavidCruz Oct 16 2021
Google Search 3D models Hello everyone. As you know, Google has started adding 3D models to the search engine. Several dozen models are already available. How many search queries are there? So Google will create tens of tho…	3 Last	sacboi Oct 14 2021
The Ascent - Damn, it's pretty Congrats to Tor Frick and the rest of team. I'm about an hour in and loving it - so much to look at. Static screenshots don't do it justice.	25 Last	sprunghunt Oct 8 2021
DAM soft for 3d files? IS there one? like Lightroom where you could set keywords , tags and then quickly find /sort things? With thumbnails and savabl…	21 Last	myclay Oct 7 2021
How long to get really good at 3d sculpting I'm really enjoying 3d sculpting, I feel like it's something I can see myself doing for a long time and maybe even turn it into a career. I'm teaching myself trying to do an hour a day. How long do y…	16 Last	carvuliero Oct 2 2021
Games Industry Charity Livestream FYI there's a games industry charity livestream this evening featuring speakers like Unity/EA/Xbox exec Peter Moore, ustwo games CEO Maria Sayans, UKIE CEO Jo Twist etc, so should be some interesting…	0 Last	scottishcolin Sep 30 2021
UK Cost of a Playstation is out of control! £709 or $970 What's going on with the cost of a PS5? totally crazy or am I just getting old? My Son asked for one and I almost choked, I may as well get him a PC! Won't this will kill the console industry if…	8 Last	thomasp Sep 28 2021
Woodworking and other real world projects I know we have at least a few woodworkers on the boards, so let's see what you're working on or have made! Woodworking, home improvement projects, 3D printing, really anything you're making in the re…	58 Last	pior Sep 27 2021
Art Periods/History Recently I was getting some critic on my work when a friend mentioned how similar it was to Rococo. My response was "what's that?". This made me realise I have very little knowledge of art periods an…	35 Last	Beestonian Sep 17 2021
Closed Cgpeers Invitation Hi everyone!I don't know if this is the correct place to ask, but ¿does anyone have a invitation to cgpeers?.I've tried to get the invitation a lot of times, but it seems to be impossible.I have stuf…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 17 2021
VBS4 Large scale environment generation from satellite data tool from Bohemia Interactive Sim (Arma)https://vbs4.com/Just attended a presentation, toolset looks really good and available for export to UE/…	2 Last	another caveman Sep 14 2021
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 Sep 10 2021
Discount CGI Memes Let this thread be a sanctuary for horrible memes which our friends and family wouldn't find funny. The best meme wins an annual Polycount subscription which comes with unlimited access to the Polyco…	54 Last	DavidCruz Sep 3 2021
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…	1.1K Last	Ruz Sep 3 2021
Another thread about organisation and file-management Let's say you use Blender, Photoshop and Premiere Pro/Davinci and you are making a music video with a little dinosaur.Where is what kind of file located?Are the references in the Project Folder insid…	12 Last	gnoop Sep 1 2021
what's the point of learning different suites? besides a job standpoint when some companies might prefer one over another one, what's the point of it? most suites can do anyway what another suites do	3 Last	gnoop Aug 31 2021
WetaM - Weta Digital and Autodesk launch a new product - WetaM WetaMWeta Digital and Autodesk are excited to announce the launch of WetaM - a new software offering that combines Weta's award-winning software with Autodesk Maya.https://weta-m.com/ https://ww…	14 Last	oglu Aug 23 2021
There is not sense of community on ArtStation despite functionality for it... Should it be like it? As many, i was a hobbyist who grew up with DeviantArt since ~2007. I remember getting into dA not because "sonic fanart" or something like that, but - if i remember correctly - because several famous…	35 Last	DavidCruz Aug 23 2021
artflow.ai for concept inspiration? A friend built this, pretty cool use of machine learning for art generation. Also pretty fun to play with.https://artflow.ai/ Curious to see what you come up with!	8 Last	pior Aug 22 2021
Games Workshop new IP Guidelines: NO Fan Films, Games, Animations and more is not allowed anymore Games Workshop new IP Guidelines: NO Fan Films, Games, Animations, Youtube, Artwork, MODS and more is not allowed anymore I am very sad that Games Workshop's new rules are focusing on sto…	9 Last	garciiia Aug 22 2021
Game Ripoff illegal? Two scenarios:1.Is it illegal to make a ripoff of a game which is 23 years old? When the name is a different, all character are called differen also the sound is different? but you could clearly…	9 Last	welbot Aug 18 2021
Unreal 5 Today is the Day! https://youtu.be/d1ZnM7CH-v4	89 Last	DavidCruz Aug 13 2021
So, what's DAZ3D actually used for? From time to time I try to check out other 3D software to see how the market is going. This morning I stumbled on DAZ3D, and because of Google's magic tracking cookies...now my Facebook feeds are fe…	23 Last	sacboi Aug 7 2021
Epic buys Sketchfab Hot off the heels of their Artstation purchase, Epic has now acquired Sketchfab: https://www.engadget.com/epic-games-3d-asset-platform-sketchfab-unreal-engine-153014312.html	13 Last	poopipe Jul 30 2021
interview well just had an interview at a games company, went ok, but the fact that i have not really worked in games for quite a while and have not got many totally finished pieces from recent tim…	9 Last	Ruz Jul 28 2021
Free arnold matrials library? Hi,is there any free material library of arnold shaders/materials for 3dsmax 2022 ?something like this:https://www.vray-materials.de/	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 27 2021
Dumb Shit You've Done Then FacePalmed... We all cock up I'm sure, sometimes in the most insane of ways... Like for example, I spent the morning importing/exporting my models into MudBox over and over because for some reason, they wouldn't …	54 Last	Larry Jul 27 2021
concepting 3d hard surface vs modeling by other artists concepts? hey guys,when it comes to 3d hard surface modeling, is it valuable if 3d artist can execute really good 3d by some others artists concepts or it's more valuable if artist concepts o…	1 Last	oglu Jul 22 2021
Is getting a used Cintiq 21ux now a bad idea? I've found what seems like a good deal; a used Cintiq 21UX DTK-2100 for $500.If it arrives defective I can return it, but longer term the 21ux is not covered for repairs by Wacom. That said, the repa…	24 Last	thomasp Jul 15 2021
O3DE - Amazon shifts Lumberyard to open source 3D game engine Amazon shifts Lumberyard to open source 3D game engine supported by 20 companieshttps://venturebeat.com/2021/07/06/amazons-lumberyard-becomes-an-open-source-3d-game-engine-with-support-from-20-compan…	7 Last	Axi5 Jul 10 2021
Can anyone tell me what is the hair animation workflow in Films like The lion king and Jungle Books? I always wonder how do people animate hair, I am not much into animation in 3D so i have not much knowledge about the hair system, but I do know that in games they use hair cards and stuff like that …	5 Last	Bellsey Jul 7 2021
craminated jiffy bread one rule. must relate to gaming or art. or cats. jiff on!	51 Last	FourtyNights Jun 29 2021
Events, Guest Speakers, Q&A coming up this summer HelloI have made a list of events coming up over the next month and I thought you might like the dates for your diary. Please post any you know about.-------------------------------------------------…	5 Last	littleclaude Jun 28 2021
Dream's Reach - Village of the Gods Wow, haven't been on Polycount in a while. You guys still active???Welll... I left Eidos a couple of years ago to work on this project with a buddy.We're releasing a free Demo on Steam next week…	4 Last	poopipe Jun 28 2021
UV Checker Map Maker I thought this was coolhttp://uvchecker.byvalle.com/	12 Last	FourtyNights Jun 27 2021
Keeping previous project files Hi all,It might sound like a stupid question, but do you keep all the previous project files from a to z?I usually create files from Photoshop, 3ds max, maya, substance painter and ue4.It seems exces…	8 Last	DavidCruz Jun 25 2021
The new Substance Designer has Parametric Modelling At the risk of reading like an undercover adobe employee running damage control, I think beyond the rebrand, this set of updates are good, actually.For the uninitiated (and it is very easy to be unin…	3 Last	oglu Jun 25 2021
Nvidia create with marbles contest. I wish i had time to play with this one. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/create-with-marbles/?ncid=so-twit-636657#cid=ov01_so-twit_en-us	2 Last	oglu Jun 16 2021
Frontiers of Pandora This looks nice. Hope the gameplay is also good.https://youtu.be/Axmg1E4HrVE	2 Last	Ruz Jun 13 2021
logitech G402 mouse issue so my last 3 mice have been logitech , which have been great( though they don't last that long)but this one seems a bit off to me in that it seeems to be not pointing exactly to where I am aiming ie …	23 Last	sacboi Jun 13 2021
Link redirects... sorry, people You may see a new page when you click a link in a thread, asking if you really want to do that.For fucks sake. Vanilla Forums, whose platform we use, has forced this new feature on us, in their lates…	10 Last	AlexandrKryuchek Jun 12 2021
Press and hold input in AAA games. Anything to do with performance? It seems like every modern AAA game I've played in last few years is obsessed with press and hold input. Even for normal stuff like open a door, it's press and hold.Is there a trick to this? Some sor…	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 10 2021
Nevercenter Silo, new version just released... Anyone remember Nevercenter Silo? That 3D modeling app that everyone liked (other then all the crashes) but then was abruptly killed by the developer for no good reason like 10 years ago? Well appare…	11 Last	Gmanx Jun 9 2021
Please sign this petition to force GPU scalpers to sell at MSRP As you have all seen, it is really hard to buy a graphics card at MSRP, in fact it is nearly impossible. For the reason that scalpers are going out and buying out the MSRP GPU market and reselling…	8 Last	Alex_J Jun 9 2021
RSI from 3d modeling / Wacom tablet advice Hi, I've been doing 3d modeling for a while now in my spare time and I have a real problem with RSI. The nature of 3d modeling using Maya and Zbrush and painting textures in Photoshop naturally means…	25 Last	Alex_J Jun 8 2021