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new forum layout Excuse me, but it is there a way to have a normal scrolling layout instead of this one? Once the posts get very long, it becomes impossible to read until the end, 'cause the contents disappear under …	6 Last	sympatik Apr 2020
New banners needed, suggest some art? Hey there. Crowd-source time. Can you please help me identify some recent art for the banner? Should be posted within the last 30 days, and should be something that will show up in that extreme lands…	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2020
Alternative to Jira and Confluence Looking for any input on good replacements for Jira and Confluence. indie to AAA sized studio, Ideally open source solutions.I know there are a lot of alternatives our there, I am not looking fo…	5 Last	JacqueChoi Mar 2020
Some ppl say - concept art is dead - WHY ? Hi,Can you tell your opinion ...?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYbYvImd7Bw	11 Last	sprunghunt Mar 2020
3DBuzz has shut down Apparently Jason "Buzz" Busby who ran the site passed away, and so the remaining staff decided to close it down. As a parting gift to the community they've uploaded all their training material o…	8 Last	Justin Meisse Mar 2020
Portable tablets that can handle 3D software Do you know if there are any tablets - I mean handheld, portable ones - that can run software like Blender, Maya, 3ds Max, Substance package and so on? I suppose it would have to be Windows 10 tablet…	4 Last	Alex_J Mar 2020
Gumroad - How to create this menu? Hi, how to Create this kind menu?	1 Last	RN Mar 2020
Poll Can you tell which render is using 4k textures? Here's an image with two renders. Both were done in Toolbag 3 at 1920x1080, using the same (100x) render sampling values, lighting setup and model. The only difference between the two is the texture …	21 Last	FrankPolygon Mar 2020
Reality of Moodboards in Production So obviously mood boards are important and a huge boon to any artist that uses them. Utilizing reference IMO is one of the most overlooked things for beginner artists and can lead a lot of people off…	7 Last	marks Mar 2020
Looks like GDC has been Postponed Sad news, looks like GDC has been postponed 😣 http//techcrunch.com/2020/02/28/gdc-has-been-postponed/	4 Last	Malik_J5 Mar 2020
''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.	50 Last	Ruz Feb 2020
Stylized Art Discord https://discordapp.com/invite/tbP6b6zHey guys,A few months ago (well, almost a year now) I started a discord server to give stylized art enthusiasts a place to share their work, give critiques, and t…	2 Last	Thomas_Smith Feb 2020
Using basemesh, is it fake? Hello,if you use basmesh ,is it considered as a fake (if you know how to sculpt it on your own anyway)?i would use it because it's a huge time saviour.Also , if you import some 3d props/models on you…	15 Last	DrunkShaman Feb 2020
Need some help selecting the right Wacom Drawing tablet Greetings! I am looking into buying a new drawing tablet for my PC.The old one I used was from Trust and recently stopped working.I am looking into buying a drawing tablet from Wacom. I have been loo…	12 Last	gnoop Feb 2020
Wacom One screen tablet? Has anybody seen or used this thing?It looks like it's a $400 Cintiq. Is it actually any good?https://community.wacom.com/draw-on-screen-wacom/	2 Last	wenglish Feb 2020
What is your favorite, Go-to HDRI skybox for presenting your Artwork? What is your Go-to HDRI skybox that you prefer, could come by default from software e.g marmoset or something you have downloaded.	9 Last	Millenia Feb 2020
Help - Thread disappeared? Hi,Not sure who the proper person to talk to is but my thread where I was documenting my progress on my Black Suit Spiderman 3d Model just vanished after I saved new photos to it?https://polycount.co…	7 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2020
Sketch party Barcelona Hey! My flight got cancelled, so I have an extra day in Barcelona. Anyone up for sketching in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya? I know this is totally last-minute, but it's o…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2020
Edu software renderings allowed? Hello,I wondered if its allowed to post renderings wich are rendered wich a Educational SoftwareGreetingsMartin	1 Last	PolyHertz Feb 2020
Beware of tripled charges of Lastpass Premium If you are using Lastpass be aware that the price has been tripled. Today i was charged 46USD, which was used to be 12USD. Just wanted to update you all so you can save your hard earned money.	6 Last	kolayamit Feb 2020
BBC reporter conducted an interview inside "Ubisoft, Watch Dogs" in a world first. A BBC reporter traveled to Ubisoft's Toronto studio to conduct an interview about the development Watch Dogs: Legion, and they decided to try something new. BBC Click's Marc Cieslak went through…	3 Last	NikhilR Feb 2020
Smithsonian 3D Program - Are the models free...? How to get them? Hello, are the models of the Smithsonian 3D Program - here:https://3d.si.edu/browserAre they available for free...? Or whats the license? And can i download or somehow get them...?Is there a tool/sit…	4 Last	Jonathan85 Jan 2020
can i get my old account back?! :-/ Im not sure who to contact, so am hoping a moderator reads this.... IIt seems my password has been changed on my account due to a password leak. Unfortunately i no longer have access to m…	1 Last	Daf57 Jan 2020
Challenges: 3D Art Hey, I was wondering where I could find monthly / general 3D art related community challenges? I know there are some on freelance sites with challenges or artstation even, but maybe there's something…	6 Last	zachagreg Jan 2020
WaPo article about craziness in Silicon Valley article about men afraid of getting fired for looking oldGuys, is this true? Is it like that at any games companies you know about?It all sounds like a cover to hire cheaper workers to me. Because th…	16 Last	Alex_J Jan 2020
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…	36 Last	Neox Jan 2020
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…	22 Last	Unknown_Target Jan 2020
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…	4 Last	Isaiah Sherman Jan 2020
buttons added: Drafts, Recent Before, afterRecent shows a list of the most recent posts on the forum.Drafts will show you a few nice links:Recent Topics = a list of the most recent posts on the forum.Activity = the…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Jan 2020
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…	129 Last	oglu Jan 2020
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…	34 Last	kwakkie Jan 2020
Deconstructing a full english breakfast in Dreams PS4 Though this would be an interesting share.I'd initially assumed these were just premade assets put together.Shows what you can do if you're resourceful!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEYsB7OUDGA	2 Last	zachagreg Jan 2020
Syd Mead Syd Mead has passed away.His concept art was behind Aliens, Blade Runner, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Tron, and many more movies. He was originally an industrial designer for Ford Motor Company an…	2 Last	Noors Jan 2020
Best subREDITs for 3D graphic designers? Hello, what are the best/biggest/not dead sub-REDITs for 3D graphics designer...? There are TONs of subredits but its hard for a reddit Noob like me to know what the biggest/best/most frequented subr…	6 Last	oraeles77 Jan 2020
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…	12 Last	j_swan Dec 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…	54 Last	thomasp Dec 2019
Best 3D Hard Surface Artist(s) so ever since discovering Vitaly Bulgarov I personally feel like my models have improved, I feel his work is amazing and I find Inspiration from his stuff.that being said.Can you list or name off som…	8 Last	Justo Dec 2019
Just saying Hello! I'm happy to be here! Hey my new community friends! Just wanted to stop by and introduce myself. I typically do hard-surface, but I'm trying to get into sculpting organics and characters, and I think rigging and animation…	12 Last	almighty_gir Dec 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…	16 Last	Noors Dec 2019
A Gift For A Friend - Need Help! Hello,I would like to give my friend a CG-related gift for Christmas.I tried to look for some Renderfarm vouchers, but I didn't find any. What could also be another good CG-related gift?Thank you for…	3 Last	DavidCruz Dec 2019
Seeing art like it isn't yours You ever notice how when you look at somebody elses art, you just kind of see the whole thing? Like you don't pick it apart into pieces and examine them individually. You just see the whole thing.&nb…	12 Last	zachagreg Dec 2019
Double line spacing issue Hey there.Yes, we're getting double line spaces.Isn't it fun?Vanilla rolled out an update to their forum platform on Monday. We filed a bug.They're working...on...a...fix.	4 Last	garcellano Dec 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…	43 Last	rollin Dec 2019
Buying stuff on Amazon US, zip +4 thingy problem. I bought some hardwares from Amazon US this weekend, it will be sent to a freight forwarder then to where i live. But i think i might have run in some problems.When i add the zip code for the fi…	5 Last	m4dcow Dec 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…	65 Last	melviso Dec 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	StephenVyas Dec 2019
Red Dead Redemption 2 Over 8 years of development. R* Games first's actual next-gen title. One week after it's realease it's being critically acclaimed for it's intricate sense of details, solid game play as well as one o…	11 Last	Dash-POWER Nov 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 2019
Blizzcon Nice Diablo Cinematic. https://youtu.be/0SSYzl9fXOQ	6 Last	oglu Nov 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 …	2 Last	dotzip Nov 2019