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Polycount MeetUp - Santa Monica So I will be in town from August 8-10 with I would like to see if we can find a date and place while I am in town to do a polycount meet up! Let's group plan this, I have no clue about the area but I…	63 Last	Autocon Sep 2013
Is Maya becoming the industry standard? Advice on retraining in Maya also needed. Hey my fellow green tooths, Got a bit of a query for everyone, I keep hearing this rumour floating around that Maya is to become the games industry standard and Max is to become more architectura…	16 Last	Brygelsmack Sep 2013
Regret Joining Game Industry ? Simple question, as I'm still working on getting my first job with all the layoffs lately and volatility of the industry, does anyone regret it ?	60 Last	WarrenM Sep 2013
Cryengine update edit: 3.5 is out [quote] Q: Where's my PBR?! You may have noticed a certain CRYENGINE trailer that was recently released, showcasing some of the new features we're working on. We're very eager to get…	54 Last	KartoonHead Sep 2013
3D Motive Labor Day ONLY Sale 50% everything Just a heads up for the Polycount community. The tutorials here I feel are incredibly well focused and useful for game art, something I know may be appreciated by the student who is trying to find d…	11 Last	Ott Sep 2013
Hurts free downloadable stuff my Portofolio? Mostly all art pieces i made are downloadable for example on Gamebanana, because i made them for some mods or just for fun. Now i'm worried, if i put them into my portofolio that employer thinks i ha…	3 Last	Snader Sep 2013
Microsoft to buyout Nokia's cellular department Not really a 3d topic but Microsoft buying out Nokia? [url]http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/microsoft-to-buy-nokia-mobile-phone-business-20130903-2t2fl.html[/url]	1 Last	m4dcow Sep 2013
Closed Take a look at my little uv problem	0 Last	fifftyframes Sep 2013
Closed CRYENGINE help wanted	0 Last	squeaklin Sep 2013
Free Live Webinar at Game Character Academy this Friday! Hi guys, I will be hosting a live webinar with the other co-founder of Game Character Academy on our site this friday at 10am Pacific time. Both myself and Judd have been in the industry for a lon…	3 Last	Mongrelman Sep 2013
How proactive should a new graduate be? If your distant relative's relative is said to have been around in publishing with contacts somewhere in film industry including someone in Disney, should a newly grad with no contact go after him fo…	8 Last	Desperad0 Sep 2013
Pax Polycount (Seattle) Meetup! Hey you bums and Bumet's Pax is just around the corner, and im just around the corner to fly cross coast for it! Who wants to meetup during pax?! Have a few drinks a few laughs, and good times!? …	25 Last	bounchfx Sep 2013
Stupid Question: Looking for the Zbrush Angler Fish Video The title sums things up pretty well. I'm looking for that old Zbrush Angler fish speed sculpt video. You think something as relatively well known as it was would be easy to find, but...it ain't. Tw…	6 Last	pior Sep 2013
PC upgrade suggestions I need help deciding what parts I need to upgrade my PC so it can properly handle 3D apps such as 3DS Max, Unity, and UDK. I made the mistake of being cheap and bought a prebuilt Cyberpower computer …	3 Last	IchII3D Sep 2013
Tablet for drawing? HELP xD is anyone using it? are any of the products good? I recently started looking for a nice portable tablet with a pen to draw on, Like a digital sketchbook that you could use where ever you are, or use…	3 Last	Fwap Sep 2013
Mew-Genics for Team Meat [ame="http://youtube.com/watch?v=KXCp8xS0YzI"]Mew-Genics Teaser! - YouTube[/ame] [IMG]http://images.vg247.com/current//2013/02/Mew-Genics_02.png[/IMG] It's a mix of Pokemon, The Sims, Animal Cros…	1 Last	Fwap Sep 2013
ZSpace 3d Display They make a custom monitor that has 4 tracking cameras built into it. You wear a pair of polarized glasses, with some small markers on the front. And you hold a stylus that's also tracked. [IMG]htt…	7 Last	AlexCatMasterSupreme Aug 2013
Sketchfast #6 - Your Best Sculptfab We have just announced the new Sketchfast competition for over the weekend. You have from August 30th until September 2nd (EST). The task is really straightforward: we want to see what you can do w…	0 Last	Sketchfab Aug 2013
Do you think id be able to compose for games? Obviously not AAA or anything, I have only been composing since May. But like small low budget indie/personal projects? I like contributing and since its not my actual job I can do it alot cheaper th…	11 Last	MainManiac Aug 2013
Modelling to a Concept.... I apologise if this seems quite novice, straightforward and inconvienent; I just need a helping hand so I can move on and blockout my scene before I start pulling my hair out! I'm trying to match m…	5 Last	passerby Aug 2013
GTA4 blamed for eight year old shooting grandmother [url]http://kotaku.com/grand-theft-auto-blamed-after-eight-year-old-shoots-gra-1201375715[/url] Video games are as bad as heroin. [img]http://media.yourdailymedia.com/4/7433019188_7633bcfd09_o.gif[…	40 Last	Justin Meisse Aug 2013
Window grid management software (for windows) I was watching a old Hak5 episode and came across this, its fantastic for laying out reference in my second monitor (and for many other things), and I think its well worth a go. [url]http://jgpaiva.…	3 Last	Snader Aug 2013
Sony Online Entertainment Layoffs a lot of my good friends from the planetside 2 team are gone. sad sad days. [url]https://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/index.php?threads%2Fsoe-announcement.539056%2F#post-5961026[/url]	12 Last	RMeeks Aug 2013
Unite Vancouver Any Polycounters in Vancouver this week for Unite? I'll be there Tuesday evening thru Friday morning. [url]http://unity3d.com/unite/unite2013[/url]	6 Last	monkeyscience Aug 2013
Best Program for a Beginner and Advice? I've been trying to learn to model for the past few weeks now. I've had some minor success, but nothing I like. I have two problems I was hoping to get help with. 1. What's the best modeling program…	5 Last	ZacD Aug 2013
Modular Building Workflow Query. Hi Guys, I'm currently working on a modular piece for my portfolio in my spare time when I'm not at work. I haven't really made anything modular before in that everything can be reused/shares the sa…	10 Last	ZacD Aug 2013
Chicago 3D Artists Hey guys just thought I'd post here to try and get in touch with more artists in my area. I also made a facebook group for 3d Artists in Chicago ( I'm surprised one didn't exist). [URL="https://www…	0 Last	DaveHansan Aug 2013
Passing Model/Texture for a job test Hi everyone, directly to the point Backgroud: I had applied at various studios all abroad. Today got a reply for one from the studio of India. They asked for a test, which is a military vehicle. Aft…	8 Last	aajohnny Aug 2013
Awesome alternate versions of Iron Man 3 and Avengers In the form of animatics [url]http://www.aintitcool.com/node/63866[/url] Enjoy	1 Last	Lephenix Aug 2013
Character Artist Cover Letter: Need help Hi Polycount: I'm writing up a draft of 2 Cover Letters for two separate game teams at a large development studio, both Character Artist positions. Part of my confidence going into this is that som…	9 Last	Steve Schulze Aug 2013
Old Alias\|wavefront fotos Check out these fotos of the old Alias\|wavefront building, lobby and the oscar... [URL]http://clustr.com/stories/rambling/sunday_flashback_1[/URL]	2 Last	Bellsey Aug 2013
Matching Concept To 3D Camera.. Hi guys, I'm currently at work so apologies for any posting my actual camera view from MAYA but I wanted to query this whilst I had a few minutes of spare time. I'm currently working on this conce…	6 Last	Dave Jr Aug 2013
Need a script or tutorial. I'm looking for a script or tutorial for FumeFX. I'm trying to create a black hole effect with the smoke and I don't know where to start on it. I have 3ds max 2012 with fumeFX and currently waiting f…	1 Last	maximumsproductions Aug 2013
How would YOU design the perfect drawing/painting curriculum? I need Polycounts help for good curriculums youve thought of or heard about to learn drawing and digital painting for games. At my college I got an independent study class with one of my professor…	7 Last	Lephenix Aug 2013
Share your Zbrush IMMs Greetings and salutations; First of all I wanted to share this [URL="http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?170167-Insert-Multi-Mesh-Repository&"]link[/URL] Secondly; The reason for me to open…	3 Last	DrunkShaman Aug 2013
Golden Ratio utility Hi All, I have made a little utility that created a golden Ratio image to use in photoshop, simply enter your images width and height then the number of division lines you want. The utility will mak…	1 Last	Joopson Aug 2013
Average salary for freelance 3d artist? Hello to all. That could take a freelance job and I came to doubt. How much to charge per hour of work? What is the average? Know it depends of experience, quality, type of work, time to completion, …	15 Last	LRoy Aug 2013
ProfessorPoly - 3D Education Website Hey guys, Ive been developing a 3D game art education website in my spare time and I finally got the go ahead from my current job to be allowed to publicly talk and work on it. I'm getting close to l…	0 Last	BradleyWascher Aug 2013
Great laptop for 3D Hiiii guys, hope everyone is doing great! so to my problem. Ive just moved to Berlin where im going to study Game art and Animation at Games Academy. Firstly, im from sweden, a country where i find…	11 Last	Kwramm Aug 2013
What is (f/m)? I've been seeing this (f/m) thing next to some job openings, such as "3D Environment Artist (f/m)", but the job description doesn't seem to reveal what it is. Anyone knows?	7 Last	Desperad0 Aug 2013
Book suggestions? I was given Barnes and Noble gift card and I'm looking for suggestions on which book to buy. I've been looking at some Zbrush and anatomy books and this one is catching my eye. [url]http://www.barnes…	1 Last	Kwramm Aug 2013
Suggestion of city/country to work in? While skills and maybe personality are theoretically what's more important as a potential employee, I'm worried that living experience of the city you work in may also be an important factor in a la…	2 Last	Desperad0 Aug 2013
Artbooks which doesn't exist Hello, i created this to generate ideas of artbooks that doesn't exist but you would like to see. For exemple, i'd like to see an artbook about the entire Crysis series. And an artbook for X-Men firs…	24 Last	Twoflower Aug 2013
Into the future! Guys from Activision are back with the slides! [URL="http://www.iryoku.com/stare-into-the-future"]http://www.iryoku.com/stare-into-the-future[/URL] PS. If by you have been living under the rock for …	1 Last	edenmbluett Aug 2013
New laptop recommendations I am starting online schooling in a few weeks and may need to purchase a new (PC) laptop. I currently have a Macbook Pro but I can't find the programs that I will be using on the student discount web…	8 Last	Jeff Parrott Aug 2013
from concept art to 3D modeling ..How to aproach it hello guys , i need your advices about modeling 3D environement from concept art , i still find it a lil bit confusing ... i dont know how to aproach it :\ [IMG]https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6975332…	7 Last	hypnos Aug 2013
New Dungeon Keeper ...its only for mobile! But against all odds I still hope that it will be good, probably simplified but could be still good. I know its EA and they could go with Free to Play that would most likely m…	10 Last	Bellsey Aug 2013
90 Day Lifestyle Change My bad habits have recently been spiralling out of control and I need to reign myself back in to a healthier, happier me. A few of my friends, and my wife have already jumped on board and agreed to d…	53 Last	Ruz Aug 2013
Are gloss maps going away? with next gen engines using pbl and maps like mettalic and roughness, are gloss maps going away? is roughness just another name for gloss map? :poly142:	15 Last	Justin Meisse Aug 2013
PC monitor screen yellowing I recently hooked up my HP w2338h monitor to my Samsung RC512 Laptop and when I switched screens to the monitor I got a Yellow tint on the monitor screen. The yellow tint is nonexistent on my laptop …	4 Last	Baron Flame Aug 2013