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The State of the VFX Industry - Quote From Phill Tippet's AMA Well worth a read, full AMA [URL="http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1r5h9b/im_phil_tippett_stopmotion_animator_director/"]here[/URL] [QUOTE]In the olden days, producers knew what visual effects …	1 Last	Equanim Nov 2013
School of Interactive Design (obvious scam, or useful) Hey guys, so normally I wouldn't care about any sort of education in the games industry because youtube is an amazing resource, but I saw this deal on amazon where you can get a 1 year membership to …	3 Last	NegevPro Nov 2013
Black Mesa, the Half-Life remake, soon to be sold on steam, and uses a new engine? [url]http://forums.blackmesasource.com/showthread.php?t=17088[/url] I just thing this whole situation is a bit weird and interesting, there's 2 really noteworthy things about this. Valve is awesome …	12 Last	passerby Nov 2013
Art "inspiration"? So, I recently got a mail from a friend asking me to check out a link to a CGHub profile and asking if I recognized the work. Intrigued, and expecting it to be a link to a co-workers old work or som…	32 Last	Stinger88 Nov 2013
Modular Controller "Palette" [url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cchu/palette-a-freeform-interface-that-controls-any-sof[/url] Looks pretty awesome! Bit pricey though	6 Last	thomasp Nov 2013
Keloid Trailer 2 I've been waiting for this for over a year, I think it's the coolest video I've seen in a long time. [url]http://vimeo.com/75781782[/url]	3 Last	LaurentiuN Nov 2013
Question: Topology and polycount? Hi guys I'm doing research about topology and how the amount of polygons affects a model positively and negatively for a school project at the moment and I have some questions. To start this up…	2 Last	Bruno Afonseca Nov 2013
Showreel from pros but no wireframe? Here's something I've been wondering about. A lot of the professional character modellers have showreels which do not show the wireframe. Why is that? Is it because everyone knows they're so good , t…	20 Last	Blaizer Nov 2013
Unreal Engine Cinematics - Twitch.tv now live. [url]http://www.twitch.tv/unrealengine[/url] IDK where to post so I make new thread here. Epic stream about creating cinematics. (and other things in archives). Please spread word and and joing the …	1 Last	ZacD Nov 2013
dDo and nD02 Greetings Polycount, I am currently a 2nd year game design student studying environment design, I recently picked up nDo2 and dDo after seeing the great reviews it has gotten. I have been playing w…	8 Last	c01t Nov 2013
Moments lost - Bladerunner tribute and contest If you're as big a fan of Bladerunner as we, this might peek your interest! Check out the creative collaboration between artists and musicians in this tribute to the Bladerunner universe. [url]http:…	1 Last	battlecow Nov 2013
Thoughts on 3d printing as a part time gig. I'll be to the point. I have a friend who has a small company that hosts and puts together outdoor race/adventures. He likes to supply a custom trinket for the participants as a memento/trophy. We…	10 Last	Richard Kain Nov 2013
Looking for something awesome Hey guys ! I'm looking for an awesome idea/concept for my next character, something better that what I usually do, something that will take time, something challenging, but I don't want a character w…	4 Last	skylebones Nov 2013
Support me Hey guys, I'm working on developing a channel on YouTube for something to stay busy. I have lost a really great job about six months ago and have yet to get back to work. I have managed to get some e…	18 Last	Snader Nov 2013
Any Polycount team in the Next Great Starship contest? [URL]https://robertsspaceindustries.com/contest/the-next-great-starship[/URL] Looks EPIC. All caps cuz you have to do a youtube presentation of your team. A preliminary weapon modelling contest B…	6 Last	Isaiah Sherman Nov 2013
Cerberus w.i.p. My fault big time. uhg. please delete this.	0 Last	D4V1DC Nov 2013
Last Knight released! My game Last Knight is finally released today for PC and Mac! I showed a lot of it in the WAYWO over the years. Almost 3 years is it now that I have worked on and off on it! Its basically platformi…	30 Last	Davision3D Nov 2013
Can a regular guy really break into the industry "by himself"? Hello cg lover fellows! I've been trying to learn general CG for some months now, in my spare time (have a sad full time job) following words of other artists who have claimed they made it by thems…	38 Last	NegevPro Nov 2013
Is this unprofessional? Is it unprofessional to model for a game by using this picture as a reference: [url]http://preview.turbosquid.com/Preview/2010/12/03__02_32_00/Gladiator_T-Pose_01.jpg5331c5e8-e95c-4883-b5fd-e2f998aa7…	11 Last	cholden Nov 2013
Help Greenlight 'Tower of Guns' on Steam Update: 11/19/13: News! Tower of Guns is on sale for the next 10 hours over at IndieGameStand.com for the cheap price of pay-what-you-want! Other bonuses: SteamKeys, the soundtrack, wallpapers, an e-…	33 Last	blankslatejoe Nov 2013
I finally know what I want to become! I want to become a successful environment and prop artist. I have seen some crazy work on polycount that just blows my mind. I can't thank the community enough for being such an inspiration. I am stu…	6 Last	nufftalon Nov 2013
What do you expect to see from Games Art and Design graduates these days? Hello I hope you can help, I would like to ask you what you would expect to see from Games Art and Design graduates these days? The reason I ask is that our BA Games Art Degree programme is currentl…	0 Last	littleclaude Nov 2013
Need advice on making tough choices to develop as an artist. Hey guys, I've been thinking about this a lot lately. For the past 4 years I've only worked part time freelance with hard surface stuff in my spare time. For a long time I've wanted to work full tim…	4 Last	Isaiah Sherman Nov 2013
None installed game FPS [url]http://arena1game.com/[/url] Hi there My game was released. We are going to EU and Asia and next America. This is none installed game. My responsibilities are tech and fx UI. We have only 6 …	4 Last	JasonChoi Nov 2013
2d RPG games environement , how its made ? hello guys this type of environements : [IMG]http://wp.appadvice.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/acrossageex_screen1.png[/IMG] ----------------------------------- [IMG]http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joy…	18 Last	hypnos Nov 2013
Potential move across Canada .deleted.	0 Last	StephenVyas Nov 2013
Switch to Maya for Job? is max less used in the game industry? It's an often asked question, i'm sorry :) On most job ads i've seen in my surroundings, Maya is the preferred 3D software they're looking for when asking for 3D artist skillset (next to the usual z…	19 Last	meshiah Nov 2013
Houdini Engine Preview for Maya and Unity is Here! You can download and test it! [URL="http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2604&Itemid=66"]http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2604&Itemid=66[/UR…	0 Last	[Deleted User] Nov 2013
Quotes Some of us have had the chance to learn from some really great mentors. They say things to us that sometimes slap us upside the head and other times go completely over it. I figured I would share so…	14 Last	skylebones Nov 2013
Polycount Skype Hi Poly Peepers, I was just wondering if there was a polycount Skype group? I noticed that the monthly noob challenge guys have one so I thought there might be a general one about or some secret cl…	21 Last	mmrashad Nov 2013
Major Bueno is having a party and everyone is invited Major Bueno has been making 1 game a month for 10 months now and have decided to cap things off with a party (game). Everyone is invited! Just follow the submission specs to digitilize yours iSelf …	2 Last	Justin Meisse Nov 2013
imbueFX \| VFX Training (products, tutorials) [B][I]Latest News - November 17th, 2013[/I][/B] I wanted to share that we're now offering live online web classes! Our 1st class will cover from start to finish on how to create a photorealistic tor…	33 Last	imbueFX Nov 2013
The first 360 Oculus Rift movie - Zero Point The first 360 Oculus Rift movie Zero Point – The first 3D 360 movie for virtual reality [url]http://conditionone.com/blog/zero-point-coming-soon/[/url] [IMG]http://conditionone.com/blog/wp-c…	4 Last	Lazerus Reborn Nov 2013
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty Game for PS4 Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee, built from the ground up with brand new next-gen technology for the PS4 [url]http://www.oddworld.com/2013/11/oddworld-new-n-tasty-story-trailer-1/[/url] [ame="http://…	6 Last	Dubzski Nov 2013
Human Body Reference Pictures Hey all, Just passing this along for everyone. pretty neat. [URL]http://referencesforartists.tumblr.com/post/50000319895/costumecommunityservice-talesfromtheend[/URL] [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com…	0 Last	slipsius Nov 2013
Battlefield 4 [IMG]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18ipvup49g59djpg/ku-xlarge.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18ipvvskz198rjpg/ku-xlarge.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18ipvsk65rtm…	301 Last	notman Nov 2013
Sony to disallow resell or renting of PlayStation games after initially supporting it Sony to disallow resell or renting of PlayStation games after initially supporting it? I hope this article is wrong! Just as the launch date of PlayStation 4 comes closer, Sony has surprised poten…	88 Last	almighty_gir Nov 2013
Entry Level Positions in San Francisco? So a friend of mine currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area is going to be needing a roommate in February, and I'm seriously considering jumping on the opportunity to make the move out there. …	13 Last	Ninjas Nov 2013
Flowbox - new image processing tool Hello Polycount! I'm a former FX TD - after quitting my job, I've started a project called Flowbox. I would love to share some information with you :) We’re making a new tool for processing …	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2013
Next gen Polycount and so on.. Since next gen is round the corner, I was wondering what the next gen poly-count and texture resolution size is for general assets and also characters and so on, I'm currently a student so I was thin…	18 Last	okkun Nov 2013
Real time sprite lighting technology its on KS [url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/finnmorgan/sprite-lamp-dynamic-lighting-for-2d-art[/url] interesting, do you think this will be useful for 2d games in the future? I see Rayman has…	11 Last	Dinaroozie Nov 2013
PS4 .. Thoughts? UserNames? Hey Guys, First off my PSN is : mangledpoly Got my PS4 yesterday and happened to get a few EA games on the cheap. Only got about an hour with a few and a bit of time with the console: Console, …	1 Last	NegevPro Nov 2013
I need some 3ds Max Tuts! Hello everyone, I just got 3D studio max 2014, I am brand new to it, I am coming from using Blender 3D. I was wondering if somebody could point me to some really helpful 3D studio max beginner tutor…	8 Last	AndroidBebop Nov 2013
Selling a Brand New DS XL + 3 Games Hey dudes / dudettes! I'm not sure if this is the right thing to do or if this is the right place to post about this but here goes.... I have a brand new US 3ds xl (pink/white) opened once + 3 game…	2 Last	moose Nov 2013
CG studios I've applied to a certain program (environment artist intern) recently and received and e-mail, saying "the program is very competitive, we've decided to reject your application this time". So I was …	0 Last	Elodin Nov 2013
Modeler or Animator? Hello guys, I hope that someone can help me with this doubt that I have. I am coursing a Master's in the UK to put my career on track. We are given the option to specialize in one area. I am doub…	16 Last	Timidy Nov 2013
What Should I do next ? [Career Guide Plz ] Background: I worked for a company outsourcing game for +2.5 years, and Now since it done there is no other companies/studios working in games in my whole country. And I haven't been able to get any …	9 Last	cmtanko Nov 2013
best xbox360 games ?? + question on it's market,,, Hello, i just bought a used xbox360 console, currently playing soul calibur IV, which i think is good, what games do you like or advice me to get ? is fez worth getting ? the other question, if i m…	9 Last	NegevPro Nov 2013
Back up options? hey polycount. I recently started freelancing again and wondered what software/hardware people are using for automated back up. Currently I'm just transferring important files at the end of each da…	13 Last	seth. Nov 2013
Freelance + Do own taxes = ? Thought maybe someone here went down this path. I'm freelancing, and I don't want to pay someone to do my taxes (I'm in the US btw). I figured it can't be that complicated to do on my own. Does anyon…	16 Last	Blaizer Nov 2013