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Drawing Tablet Hey guys whats a good drawing tablet for beginners to use for texturing/drawing?	4 Last	baconboltz Nov 2013
Dishonored (fan) Art Book [url]http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=88470014#post88470014[/url] Just came across this, someone put together a pretty nice dishonored art book.	0 Last	mats effect Nov 2013
F2P Command and Conquer Cancelled, Victory Disbanded Studio closure article: [url]www.develop-online.net/news/ea-disbands-victory-studios/0185185[/url] And this is what they had to say to the Alpha testers: [quote]Generals, Thank you for your partici…	53 Last	Synaesthesia Nov 2013
Mesh Fusion implemented into Modo Looks like Mesh Fusion is going to be implemented into Modo, and not as a separate plugin? [url]http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/9517398?trk=jobs_search_public_seo_page[/url] [QUOTE]You will be r…	6 Last	WarrenM Nov 2013
Work for this huge company for free and don't even get a t-shirt I saw this on my FB timeline. What's polycounts opinion about this? [URL="http://neechart.blogspot.jp/2013/11/artists-beware-roy-torres-of-grey.html"]http://neechart.blogspot.jp/2013/11/artists-bewa…	6 Last	ambershee Nov 2013
Zbrush PC License for sale I'm looking to sell my Zbrush license for PC for $500. It is a full version with lifetime upgrades. The exchange is fully legit and Pixologic plays the middleman in the transfer. If interested, pl…	1 Last	Pyro Steel Nov 2013
What are the best ways/resources to find 3D artist Jobs? Hello polycount, I am currently a 3D artist living in Texas about to finish school with a degree in Arts and Technology. I am having trouble though finding the right way to go about looking for jobs…	11 Last	visoutre Nov 2013
What is a good way to get better at coding? Hey guys, so I've been trying to improve my game development skills in a variety of areas to help improve my chances of landing a job in the future. I'm currently attending (and hating) a university …	20 Last	passerby Nov 2013
Opinions on the Cintiq for game art. Also any alternatives? I got to do some zbrushing on a Cintiq recently and absolutely fucking loved it lol. I could work much faster, much more deliberate, and it was easier to make more complex strokes. I am honestly cons…	17 Last	snoops3d Nov 2013
Merc Factions released for android! Hi guys! I've just released my first unity game and it is available on Google Play [URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.GenomeGames.MercFactions"]here[/URL]!! This is my first att…	0 Last	Arctemple Nov 2013
Sep 27-28, Eurogamer Expo meetup! hey guys! last year we had a fantastic polycount meetup at the Eurogamer expo! it proved to be an awesome platform for meeting up, lots of fun, and epic drinkies afterward! personally i'll be atten…	73 Last	bcottage Oct 2013
Path of Exile - Open Beta Posting this thread so we can get some Polycounters together for the "unofficial" launch of Path of Exile. Characters won't be wiped during this even after official release so it should be a pretty g…	32 Last	Isaiah Sherman Oct 2013
What should I upgrade? Hello CP, I just wanted to ask for a piece of advice regarding my PC hardware. You see, currently I have. - 90 GB SSD (For Windows7(64bit) system) - Processor Intel Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600@ 2.40G…	5 Last	Wozner Oct 2013
How important is travel? In this age of hi-res photo, fast internet, huge monitor, and blu-ray nature documentaries, how useful is travelling to see sites with your own eyes? Especially if vacation days are scarce, and the …	49 Last	brandoom Oct 2013
Tax Write Offs Just wondering what kinds of things you US citizens write off on your taxes. I am currently working in architecture visualization (full-time and freelance on the side), and studying game art. I am de…	5 Last	Autocon Oct 2013
What's the Polycount equivalent for Photography? My wife wants to get into photography as a profession. I know a lot of people here are into photography, so I'm hoping someone could point us in the right direction. If she can find an online communi…	5 Last	NoltaN Oct 2013
What music do you like to listen to when making art? Hey PC, I had a quick search on here and I couldn't see a pre existing thread like this, so , I was wondering what kind of music you guys like to listen to while working? I am kind of leaning tow…	40 Last	SsSandu_C Oct 2013
Fable Legends new screen shots Fable Legends new screen shots Read through this Developer Showcase to find out more about this great game, and the developer's choices in Technology. [url]http://www.unrealengine.com/en/showcase/f…	1 Last	Makkon Oct 2013
Mudbox 2014 Mudbox new features guide [url]http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/mudbox2014/en_us/[/url] Autodesk mudbox 2014 unfold videos [url]http://area.autodesk.com/2014unfold/products/mudbox.html#whats…	115 Last	Arno Oct 2013
How do you guys take notes? There are so many hotkeys, terms and workflow tricks in the 3D world, it's hard to remember all this information! How do you guys manage to keep track of everything? Personally I've been taking notes…	31 Last	Alphavader Oct 2013
Game Artists group on Twitch? How do I get into that. wanted to start streaming my work. any help would be appreciated :)	0 Last	DInusty Oct 2013
Nvidia Shadow Play [URL="http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2013/10/18/shadowplay/"]http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2013/10/18/shadowplay/[/URL] This looks like a great way to record video to showcase your environment art if y…	1 Last	ambershee Oct 2013
3d environment art masters suggestions? Hey guys, I'd appreciate some help/advice on choosing the right school - and even though I've searched the forum a lot, and haven't found any specific suggestions for what I want. (If it exists! ;p )…	11 Last	MagicSugar Oct 2013
Bosto Kingtee tablets( cintiq clone) any users? Hey Polycount, While browsing ebay for cintiqs I came across the Bosto 22HD tablet, that appears to be exactly a Cintiq or as close as possible. [IMG]https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash…	10 Last	OrganizedChaos Oct 2013
thoughts on Linux? Hey all, After seeing where windows is heading(windows 8 didn't impress me) I started seriously thinking about going with linux(mint or elementary OS) something fine for beginners. Also SteamOS enc…	31 Last	planaria Oct 2013
Freelance vs. Contract work - Pros and Cons Hi all, was thinking about this earlier today and wanted to get other peoples opinions. I was offered work at studio after freelancing for a while and was thinking about the pros and cons of working …	8 Last	barnesy Oct 2013
Baby Cintiq or tablet PC? This spring I'm wanting to replace my old HP TC4400 convertible laptop. It has a built in wacom digitizer but with only 256 levels of pressure sensitivity. Due to limited desk space and portability …	2 Last	Neox Oct 2013
Windows Zbrush 4r3 (and up) license for sale.... I hope this isn't against the rules or anything but I have a digital (legit) copy of Zbrush 4 for sale...the license info I have from Cleverbridge says 4R3 but from my understanding, this covers the …	1 Last	Pyro Steel Oct 2013
Your top 3 buggy PC games For me Ubisoft are the masters of producing buggy PC games: Ghost Recon Splinter Cell (I never had issues with the older versions chaos theory for instance) Skyrim Just tried to play Blacklist, sp…	12 Last	McGreed Oct 2013
embedding of videos in polycount threads hi, i'm trying to post a vimeo vid in my sketchbook thread but i dont know if it is even possible. youtube vids can be shown as to see in the thread of hilariousness :). my search in the forums didnt…	6 Last	Bertmac Oct 2013
Question to experienced Environment Artists: What should I learn? Hi I'm a student at Blekinge institute of technology located in the southern part of Sweden. I have some questions I want to ask you guys. I have just recently realized that I want to becom…	28 Last	WarrenM Oct 2013
Question: Differences between working in a big game studio vs a small one (indie deve Have anyone of you 3D guys here had the experience of working in both a big and a small studio (indie developer)? If you have what was the biggest differences between the two? What are advantages a…	6 Last	marks Oct 2013
If a potential client owns a $20K 3D printer.... Would you bid your top rate right away or would you start with your "best" offer. Potential client is one person who own an Objet24 for small scale toy parts printing. Not a boutique, just a home b…	13 Last	Lazerus Reborn Oct 2013
Night in the Woods: fantastic looking indie game The animation, art style & music is just fantastic, check it out: [url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1307515311/night-in-the-woods?ref=category]Here's the Kickstarter page[/url] "All Mae want…	5 Last	lukepham101 Oct 2013
Content of Portfolio Hey guys, I'm a student currently building my portfolio up from work I've done in school, however, I'm not sure what else I should choose to put in it. I don't want to choose to make characters from …	3 Last	ZacD Oct 2013
Bungie concept art... art show! Seattle Hey guys! If you live in Seattle or the surrounding area, Bungie will have a bunch of concept art in a gallery for a week or so for Destiny. Go check it out! =======================================…	6 Last	cptSwing Oct 2013
Fascinating effects changing qualities of light and shadows can have on a game. The fascinating effects that changing qualities of light and shadows can have on a game? Can you add examples of any Games, MODS, Tech Demos, Artists that has interesting lighting. [ame="http://ww…	17 Last	GarageBay9 Oct 2013
Digital Animation and Visual Effects School (DAVE) in Orlando Anyone has any thoughts on this school? has been to it? A coworker of mine, one of the students he mentors is looking into it. Thought i would help by asking here as well. Thoughts?	3 Last	3dnmator Oct 2013
Confederate Express kickstarter A few days old but looking sweeeeeeeeet! [url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/829559023/confederate-express]Confederate Express Kickstarter[/url] [COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Story[/B][/COLOR] Year …	1 Last	HonkyPunch Oct 2013
Going from Max to Modo and back to Max I've started learning modelling this year and began doing it in 3D Max. After fiddling with Max for 4 months I started looking for other options because I got frustrated with it. I considered Maya b…	2 Last	ExcessiveZero Oct 2013
Choice of platform. So I'm slowly finishing the storyline for my first game and this question is coming back and forth like a boomerang. I decided to use unity because I can't program at all and the playmaker plugin for…	14 Last	Visum Oct 2013
Junoon Nayak Plagiarist on Behance Hi guys, there's been a portfolio from a guy on Behance that's been circulating around and gaining popularity. But apparently he stole one of the works of Yosuke Ishikawa and Raf Grassetti and claim…	32 Last	m4dcow Oct 2013
Recruiters I was recently contacted by a recruiter for the first time. Just wondering if there is anything I should know or be aware of while working with/through them? Cheers	9 Last	NickGW Oct 2013
3D Software resale especially Autodesk Products Hi everybody, I'm looking for a company or website which sells 3D second-hand software. Recently this is possible in europe but i can't find any websites or information. Especially i need 3D Studi…	7 Last	Overlord Oct 2013
Physical Sun and Sky as .PSD Hello, I set up a scene in Maya 2013 using Physical Sun and Sky. I am trying to save the scene as a .PSD but the sun and sky themselves dont show up in the scene. How do I get them to appear in the .…	0 Last	shawneetap Oct 2013
Ideas For college i have to do a Final Major Project (FMP) and this includes a first persan shooter and a 2d game which can be ether side scroller, top down or platform. i tought of use my concept from the…	13 Last	Justin Meisse Oct 2013
polycount divers any of you guys go diving? any cool stories or interactions? Finally saw my first Octopus and super excited about it. anyway, Im up in Seattle if anyone wants to dive Puget Sound, let me know.	4 Last	m4dcow Oct 2013
Over time discussion cont'd Hey, so I was reading that overtime thread, which actually had some really good discussion going on, but when I went to click page 2, a message popped up saying i had a new message (which i did) and …	67 Last	ambershee Oct 2013
Hopeless/loss Since joining Polycount I have and like many others have viewed and observed new, exciting 3d work. At the beginning I took this as merely inspiration to get me fired up to get my own work done. Li…	62 Last	katana Oct 2013
What do Game Artists do shortly before a game goes gold? So I've been thinking about how the next generation of consoles are less than a month away from launching and developers are slaving hard right now to push out those launch titles but, what are the …	34 Last	Gav Oct 2013