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Where to get textures for environments? for portfolio or in a job Hi there guys!! Just that, where do you guys get the textures for your Portfolio pieces. Recently I made some hand painted props for a school project but I felt awful trhough all the process becaus…	13 Last	XilenceX Oct 2013
Zing! Job Finally got a full time gig! A year after graduating, working in a restaurant, and as a baker...the time has finally come. I don't post very much on the PC forums, I just lurk and absorb. Although I…	18 Last	lukepham101 Oct 2013
Any in depth programs/courses for Rigging Guys, do you know any in depth courses, programs for rigging? What is the best way to learn it?	8 Last	jfeez Oct 2013
Marmoset Toolbag 2.0 Just got hit with this today. Man this looks awesome! [url]http://www.marmoset.co/toolbag/tb2-new[/url] I hope they also implemented new cameras and the ability to either import camera animations f…	4 Last	graceqdobbie Oct 2013
Polycount Meetup SF Bay Area Couple of us are going to be at the Union City In-N-Out at 8pm tonight (10/10/2013), come hang out! [URL="https://plus.google.com/115702647363930117733/about?gl=us&hl=en"]https://plus.google.com/115…	6 Last	Autarkis Oct 2013
HitPoint Studios Open House tomorrow All are welcome to attend the HitPoint Open house! Tomorrow Thursday, October 10, at 7pm, HitPoint will throw open its doors to the public. Tour the studio, attend a Q&A session, compete in one of …	1 Last	JacqueChoi Oct 2013
Where to find good Cubemaps? Hey guys, I've been looking for some good quality cubemaps, but I've hit a dead end. I downloaded these ones: [url]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1545183[/url] , and managed to find…	10 Last	cptSwing Oct 2013
maya extension those new modeling addition are looking great... also the xgen stuff... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiRjOptXAPU"]Modeling Enhancements: Autodesk® Maya® 2014 Extension Release - YouTube[/a…	8 Last	arshlevon Oct 2013
Masters of Anatomy - Kickstarter Hey all, I wanted to bring this kickstarter to our attention, it really seems like something super useful for us artists. [URL="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1302528630/masters-of-anatomy?ref=…	1 Last	DerekLeBrun Oct 2013
Free copy of Civilization 5 or Mafia 2 PC I'm not sure if this would count as spam or not, but seeing how it's just a free limited time promotion I don't think it is. Anyway, green man gaming is running a promotion with CVG and 2K in which …	5 Last	Fuiosg Oct 2013
Artbook alert; Tencent mmorpg Asura Pilgrimage to the West [URL]http://blog.yam.com/DrBlack/article/70785517[/URL] Game title is approximate translation. Book features concepts by artist[URL="http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/art/mmorpg-concept-art-yang-qi/"] Y…	11 Last	Justin Meisse Oct 2013
You Won't Believe One Person Created This Whole Game article link [url]http://kotaku.com/you-wont-believe-one-person-created-this-whole-game-1442142022[/url] video [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZDXZz_TkrI"]Universum: War Front - Official K…	61 Last	Snacuum Oct 2013
how to mimic DOOM 3 Style ? hello guys , i need you advices and opinions about creating environement similar to Doom 3 , i want to mimic the architecture and the textures ... and the most hard part is how to create a playable s…	12 Last	hypnos Oct 2013
Looking for a mentor Hello fellow artists! I'm an aspiring character/texture artist. I am looking for a mentor to help me understand the industry as well as provide feedback on my work as I prepare it for my portfolio.…	17 Last	shotgun Oct 2013
Veterans and Aspiring: What does your dream Game Art degree look like? Hey everybody, Since there's many industry veterans as well as currently studying artists here I was curious: If you could go back in time, what would your hypothetical optimal 4 year Game Art degre…	43 Last	Justin Meisse Oct 2013
About recruitment consultant/recruiter I am currently looking for a job, and I contacted some Recruitment Consultant / Resourcer after finding some interesting job offers that they were posting on big job websites. I just started so I ca…	4 Last	ng.aniki Oct 2013
Breaking Bad Currently halfway though it's 3rd season, Breaking Bad is arguably the best drama on television. Anybody with a TV should be watching it. Anybody with the internet [URL="http://www.hulu.com/breaking-…	713 Last	notman Oct 2013
Pixar Canada shuts its doors in Vancouver [url]http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/10/08/pixar-canada-shuts-its-doors-in-vancouver/[/url] I hope everyone recovers, but I would think with a big name on there resume, they won't have too much …	7 Last	ae. Oct 2013
dunked portfolio So my old portfolio have been infected twice and have been taken down and its a real pain in the ass to get it back up, as well as putting up something new, so I want to switch to one of those simple…	4 Last	Jonas Ronnegard Oct 2013
Triangle counts for assets from various videogames Some old thread I stumbled upon, thought it would be worth a quick copy/paste form B3D Forum... Ace Combat X/2 YR-99 (hangar view) - 1600 Alan Wake Alan - 13,437 Alice: Madness Returns Alice - 11,…	14 Last	oXYnary Oct 2013
Adobe hacked, 3 million accounts compromised Maybe it would be advised to look into your Adobe registrations and change passwords and other details. [url]http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57605962-83/adobe-hacked-3-million-accounts-compromised/…	2 Last	DanBe Oct 2013
Car guys (and gals) I know I'm not the only one on here. All the comments on my "cuda wip" thread prove that fact. Speak up, those of you who also frequent forums that cater to your need for speed. I know I work with a …	50 Last	MattStone Oct 2013
Undead Overlord Kickstarter Thought I spread the message here about this Indie game. Met the developer and want them to succeed. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeMw6aRoatw"]Undead Overlord - Trailer - YouTube[/ame] [ur…	1 Last	maximumsproductions Oct 2013
Not-On-Steam Super Indie Sale Hey folks, I figured it was worth a post--hopefully it's not too Spam-y: A bunch of independent developers, myself included, are throwing one gigantic sale. You can check it out here: [url]http://no…	7 Last	blankslatejoe Oct 2013
How to sell old laptop for money? Hi, could I get some thoughts from more experience people here? I have a 2.5 year old G73W Asus that I'm considering selling to get some money for buying a new N-series from the same company. The G…	13 Last	lancer Oct 2013
3D To 2D ! Help , ask for advices ! Hi Polycount ! (sorry for my poor English ) i'm asking for some advices , i'm a 3d artist but I'm just creating small thing like props and modeling stuff but i want to do big things like environment…	5 Last	OXIDUS Oct 2013
Closed free 3d model download my free 3d model if you dont have 18+ dont show this image ( snip - untrustworthy image host links removed -rooster ) [URL="http://model3dgratuit.blogspot.com/"]http://model3dgratuit.…	5 Last	Michael Knubben Oct 2013
Mudbox - Zbrush Okay..so ive been using mudbox for about 4 years now...since its what my university had, and recently ive been worrying about getting a job as a 3d artist as most want experience with zbrush. Now her…	13 Last	BradMyers82 Oct 2013
Monitor Repair I have a Dell Monitor that I accidentally scratched when cleaning my pc out, and installing a new SSD. Does anyone know of a repair kit, or how I can fix it? Its a matte finished screen.	10 Last	ExcessiveZero Oct 2013
Need some inspiration? Saw this today... photos from old abandoned farm houses: [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2316987/Photographer-Niki-Feijens-eerie-images-abandoned-farm-houses.html[/url] [img]http://i.da…	2 Last	BradMyers82 Oct 2013
Game component question... This is a really messily-phrased question because I'm quite confused and ignorant... so for games like mobile games Candy Crush has things like Ranking, Highest Score. Skyrim has things like Bunnies…	5 Last	slipsius Oct 2013
3D Printing Interest Hello Everyone, Our business partner who is funding our indie game studio is looking to offer a 3d printing service. He wanted me to research the interest level would be in having your models 3d pr…	2 Last	simonjames Oct 2013
Project I'm working on is on Kickstarter - Dark Matter I wasn't sure whether to post this in GD or P&P but since this is basically me panhandling this seems best. The project I've been working on for about a year now (alongside my co-polycounter Eld, wh…	12 Last	ExcessiveZero Oct 2013
edX October 2013 Courses Hi, edX has some nice courses starting nowadays. They are not about game art but I think some technically inclined polycounters can find them useful. [URL="https://www.edx.org/course/uc-berkeley/cs-…	2 Last	Nysuatro Oct 2013
artist twitch tv Is there a site where only artist can go and stream live like twitchtv and all these other sites...It would be nice to have something like Twitchtv to where you can and look up whatever artist are wo…	6 Last	fatihG_ Oct 2013
The representation of female characters in games and female gamers I am a games art student who is currently writing a thesis on the aforementioned subject. I have created a short survey which should take no more than 5 minutes to complete which will help aid the th…	7 Last	fatihG_ Oct 2013
Any good inspirations for scifi blade weapons? I know there's really no wrong way to make something look futuristic, but this is my first go with futuristic stuff and as well as no concept. It's all about me using my artistic license, which is a …	1 Last	GarageBay9 Oct 2013
War Thunder-Anyone Playing? Hello guys I found this game just few days ago and started playing and I can tell that is most likely one of the best F2P MMO games.The game is currently under open beta and can be downloaded from th…	24 Last	NegevPro Oct 2013
Why can't wacom make a Orange pen? I don't know about you but I for sure have spent hours before (but most often a few seconds or a minute) looking for my pen when it has either rolled under my desk or gone to the side, got mixed in w…	9 Last	ikken Oct 2013
Keloid, Short Film, Stunning CG mechs and robots :) Keloid, Short Film, Stunning CG mechs and robots. Such a great short film. [vv]75781782[/vv] [IMG]http://www.awn.com/files/imagepicker/3306/MNG_WIRE_03%20low%20res.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://designyou…	2 Last	littleclaude Oct 2013
Organising your assets. I don't think this question comes up quite often so I thought i'd bring it up. When it comes to producing characters (or batches of characters), i'm just curious as to how people manage those hundre…	1 Last	Goeddy Oct 2013
Captivate Conference - Austin, TX Oct 6-8 Since GDC Online has left Austin it looks like there's room for a new conference to take it's place. I've always got the feeling GDC online was only there for Designers & Marketing people so it's ni…	8 Last	Justin Meisse Oct 2013
Quik Time Events In Games Hello I am starting my dissertation for final year of university working on QTE's in games trying to find out why people love them and hate them. I have created a Survey and would be very grateful …	1 Last	JamesArk Oct 2013
Mari competition at CgSociety.com Hello, [IMG]http://www.cgsociety.org/static/images/feature/mari2_fp.jpg[/IMG] We've just launched a new Mari competition at CgSociety. If you've ever fancied learning Mari now is a great opportu…	12 Last	jgreasley Oct 2013
Adobe Hacked - Credit Card Details stolen Heads up folks. Adobe just got hacked resulting in the personal data of 2.9 million users, including credit card details, being stolen. [url]http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-adobe…	3 Last	MagicSugar Oct 2013
Mighty no. 9 The creator of megaman, Keiji Inafune, launched this project on kickstarter just about a day ago and they're already about to hit their mark. He can explain it better than I, check out the pitch: [u…	25 Last	lukepham101 Oct 2013
AAA Dev - It Doesn't Have To Suck! Just passing this article along. Thought it was a good read. [url]http://www.insomniacgames.com/747/[/url]	7 Last	JDinges Oct 2013
K3loid Im not entirely sure what to make of this. It looks really cool, minus the russian voices ( I hate subtitles ). Dunno if its a trailer, or just a pitch video or short film or what. [URL="http://w…	10 Last	schneller Oct 2013
Warhammer 40k Themed Prison I'm starting a new project, specifically an environment peice and I am curious if there is much in the way of images or other work people have done on Warhammer 40k themed prisons. I am to understa…	0 Last	Max90s Oct 2013
Tom Clancy has died at 66 Damn, he wrote lot of great books and I really enjoyed some of the game adaptations of them as well. :( [url]http://www.gamefront.com/tom-clancy-66-has-died/[/url]	2 Last	ebagg Oct 2013