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Likes on artstation are important. Let's be honest. Some people say its not about number of likes. That's bullshit, it's all about likes, it is a matter of a quality. I've never seen a bad, non quality piece of art on artsation that has 200 likes…	63 Last	guitarguy00 Jun 2020
I can't log in to my main account Hey,I'm having problems logging into my main account (obrien.art@gmail.com). I've tried resetting the email but I just get a "Sorry, permission denied" message.I'm not seeing anywhere that I can mess…	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2020
Nvidia Studio Drivers or Game Ready Drivers for Work/Gaming PC I am using my PC for Work (Maya, Substance Painter, etc) and Gaming, Ryzen 3600 and 1080ti. Would like to know what drivers you guys are using for Work and Gaming. Since the Studio Driver releases ar…	12 Last	Blaizer Jun 2020
Whiteboards for brainstorming/notes? I want to be able to quickly make notes, and make quick graphs, and looks at them and found that a whiteboard actually worked well for me, though it has it has it's advantages and disadvantages compa…	5 Last	McGreed Jun 2020
Autodesk Acquires Blender Just found out that Blender got bought by Autodesk. Today can't get any worse... https://www.facebook.com/Autodesk-Blender	13 Last	raysosher Jun 2020
The most amazing abandoned 3D sketching program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl1I7ZtsJtY The last time I was in this forum is 2015 !!! Man it is good to be back.Of all the sketch to 3D program I have came across, this is the closet that come to…	15 Last	Bracer Jun 2020
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 …	249 Last	Ashervisalis Jun 2020
New banner artists! Please join us in congratulating the artists who are responsible for the Polycount banners this month! Remember, if you see something that's banner-worthy, use the Flag > Report button an…	1 Last	LuisCherubini Jun 2020
Jimquisition on game studios having "their artists look at real (and traumatic) violent imagery" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffNaGxlFDQQToday's Jimquisition talks about how game studios have their artists look at real (and traumatic) violent imagery for no real good reason."Figured some artis…	13 Last	almighty_gir Jun 2020
Is this fake? Hello,so for example if i'm crafting a 3d character for the portfolio purposes, character have one mechanical hand, if i use kitbash to assembly the hand out of various mecha tiny parts is it c…	11 Last	GnarlyPotato Jun 2020
The Ascent Teaser Trailer, IGN exclusive and more Super excited about the new game from Neon Giant. https://www.pixelfondue.com/blog/2020/5/12/ascent-teaser-trailer-and-morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32gaWV-5hXg&has_verified=1	8 Last	fdfxd2 May 2020
Will we have another Riot Creative Contest? Hi! :) I've seen in 2014 and in 2017 (I didn't know it till now :'( ) there was a fan-made creations's official contest about the League of Legends universe which had several categories a…	0 Last	Beebbit May 2020
HighEnd3D (formerly: Creative Crash) is gone? Anyone who regularily download scripts, tools and plugins for Autodesk Maya will know that HighEnd3D (formerly Creative Crash) is no more. The website is down, and has been down for weeks - even mont…	15 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2020
Virtual Reality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2W0N3uKXmo&list=LLs0dUXWTvIONxc63-UDQsSg&index=2&t=0sVery excited about this. Pretty sure the trailer alone is going to make some jobs for us. Very inspir…	38 Last	another caveman Apr 2020
Happy 22nd Polycount Happy 22nd Polycount, enjoy.	33 Last	Lamont Apr 2020
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 (WAYWO) threads lately, we've been seeing single posts with…	123 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2020
Subscribing to a topic via email Hi,Is there a way for me to subscribe to a topic / subforum and receive notifications via email?Thanks.	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2020
Join our discord for zbrush enthusiasts :) https://discord.gg/fH7NcYFor the most part, we just post our WIP and give CC.. but while its a zbrush enthusiast group its obviously not limited to that. Hope to see you there :)	0 Last	lukaskut Apr 2020
How they made COD Remastered game? Hi right now so many game studios are releasing remastered version of their games. I have one doubt recently call of duty Modern warfare 2 released remastered version did they model each …	2 Last	jayantbhatt007 Apr 2020
Whos playing hl:Alyx? This game is awesome, cant even get all my thoughts together. This is the culmination of 6 years of vr r&d and truly a leap in game design and mechanics i havnt seen the likes of since hl2. Whos …	10 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Apr 2020
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