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Innovative use of low poly modeling. Not sure if this is top tier, but I found the approach of making craft using low poly modelling as a guide pretty interesting.https://mymodernmet.com/anubis-costume-martina-hugentobler/	6 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2019
Ubisoft joins Blender Development Fund Today Ubisoft announced that they will join the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund as a corporate Gold member. Not only will Ubisoft help funding online support for Blender developers, Ubisof…	18 Last	xrg Jul 2019
Where do all the cool kids hangout and screenshare since the google plus group is now dead I am lost without being able to mindlessly chat while modeling. Where do people go to now?	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2019
Artstation missing thumbnails/images etc Looking at my Artstation profile, I noticed half the thumbnails are missing.And looking in the content, half of the images are too. Have reloaded several times, and the same ones are just blank. Has …	2 Last	kanga Jul 2019
what do you thnk of dust channel (you tube) been watching these for a while now, some pretty cool stuff, but a lot of short stories with miserable endings.overall though quite fun - this was cool, but depressinghttps://www.youtube.com/wa…	3 Last	kanga Jul 2019
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Alternatives to Polycount? Does anyone know any good sites for receiving critique on developing your game art skills that aren't polycount?Every time I try to post there I either get ignored, or just receive baseless rude comm…	17 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2019
Character Upgrade systems in games? I'm looking into Character Systems in games, but I feel my slight lack of current-gen gaming knowledge is doing me a disservice! The 3 types of character system I've been looking at are: "WoW S…	9 Last	FAT_CAP Jul 2019
petition / windows restart This might be pointless, though, I started a petition to stop windows 10 from automatic restarting. https://www.change.org/p/microsoft-stop-windows-10-from-automatic-restarting/dashboard?source_locat…	12 Last	KurtR Jun 2019
Funny "Moved" Messages Just noticed these funny moved messages. Are they random or does the mod moving a topic come up with them on the spot?Fuck I hope this is posted in the right section =)	7 Last	Mark Dygert Jun 2019
We've been found out - Greentooth in the Wild Good job guys. We're not a secret anymore. Pack it up, we're done!https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/18/18683651/polycount-logo-overwatch-spider-man-easter-egg	16 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2019
Let's see some of your art from when you first started!	16 Last	SnowInChina Jun 2019
E3 2019 \| June 11 – 13 \| Los Angeles Convention Center ^_^ <('-'<) ^('-')^ (>'-')> (^-^) E3 2019 starts tomorrow, so what you are looking forward to?https://www.e3expo.com/Personally I can not wait to see what the new Microsoft studios have been up to.	15 Last	littleclaude Jun 2019
New smileys are not an improvement IMHO Personally I vastly prefer the old smileys, the new ones are a lot harder to "read".:smile: for reference, and my favourite "smiley" is gone :C	6 Last	CybranM Jun 2019
PSA: Forum Tricks The following is a short public service announcement. Forum Tricks The Polycount Forums run on the Vanilla platform. Here are some handy tools you might not know about:You can drag images f…	63 Last	Eric Chadwick Jun 2019
How does everyone feel about this? (Commander Keen E3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lOOh0RtIJ4So far the online response has been savage. I didn't really mind the artstyle, but what is up with the gameplay?Feels a bit like the mobile diablo showing a…	2 Last	NikhilR Jun 2019
Any Polycounters in Wellington NZ? Hey, I've just landed in Welly (looking for a place to live!) and this is probably a long shot, but I hardly know anyone in NZ so just a general inquiry to see if there are any locals on here that wa…	0 Last	JunkieKong Jun 2019
Baldo by Naps Team Baldo by Naps TeamThis game looks amazing. http://www.napsteam.com/#https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1C4sX8hhVs	6 Last	Lord McMutton Jun 2019
Epic acquires 'Shave and a Haircut' Interesting move from Epic to acquire Shave.I hope this will lead into some progress on xGen.https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/programs/shave-and-a-haircut/shave-and-a-haircut-v9-6-for-maya[mod…	5 Last	melviso Jun 2019
Looking for Old artist work/game work Hey PC, long time.I'm looking for a post or set of posts that a polycounter had put up, probably a long time ago (years). Basically, it was one person who was making an RPG-type game and most of the …	6 Last	Lord McMutton Jun 2019
Looking for video: students showing AI project to Nintendo Hi!I am looking for this video I think I saw on this forum a while ago.It's about students showing off their project to some Nintendo employees (Maybe even the CEO?), which is about an artificial int…	5 Last	another caveman Jun 2019
What Low Polygon Art Styles do you Enjoy? Hi What low polygon games or artists work do you enjoy? Basically anything with stylistic choices or that use very small polygon counts but still have a lot of panache in the final artefact.Exam…	18 Last	lefix Jun 2019
Yamaha R1 2008 I don't suppose anyone has access to a sub'd Yamaha R1 2008 motorbike model? I have seen some good ones for sale, however I just want it to test some colour schemes out so can't justify paying around…	6 Last	sacboi May 2019
Calling all TAs! Thirsty for more interaction with other tech people? Or maybe just thirsty for some beer? Come join us for a Tech Art Round table in London on May 30th, including open bar, courtesy of Big Pixel Stud…	0 Last	MaVCArt May 2019
Single Greatest 3D asset youve seen in a game? for me its the god of war cabin	18 Last	BlueberryHigh May 2019
Is "PBR" a useful art style direction term? I've heard my AD and other artists use 'Physically Based Rendering' as feedback term, or style term.Is it just me or does it not at all denote a precise art style direction in the same way …	41 Last	Ruz May 2019
GOD OF WAR (Art, Impressions, Thoughts) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR7IX5RTPPA&t=48sMust be a good time for this guy. He's the director of the game and here is he, reacting to the critical acclaim the game is currently receiving.L…	34 Last	littleclaude May 2019
Are you a developer/artist in Northern Nevada? this isn't a call for work, just saying hi!	0 Last	jinglesjosh May 2019
Any games like Titan Quest around? Remember that game? I had a blast playing that.. might try and reinstall it... on my Surface pro.. wish there were more games like that around..	26 Last	Spag_Eddy May 2019
Posting issues Can't seem to add images to posts... maybe it's my old browser... maybe notimage upload check:	12 Last	CurtisRb May 2019
Congrats to valuemeal, meat fellow Morris! Just found out until recently that Mr. @valuemeal himself is now a 3D Character Artist at Reforged Studios in Laguna Beach, CA! http://www.reforgedstudios.com/Yeeaaaaah!Say congrats to him when …	24 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi May 2019
Selling : Wacom Cintiq 13" HD Touch Selling my old 13" Cintiqreally good condition, no scratches. some additional nibs and a screen protector includedi taped some velcro on the back to mount it on an arm, but it should come offi would …	0 Last	SnowInChina May 2019
EA Origin Servers Down Looks like a widespread issue.	3 Last	Obscura May 2019
Media molecule's Dreams - cheapest alternate to zbrush ? No it is not , but those sculpting skills are really impressivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PNUVFYgI8wThe actual game is the evolution of their LBP formula , which is game-maker of sorts.what do …	12 Last	zachagreg May 2019
About Mortal Kombat gore system Hey Polycount,So with the release of MK11 I started looking at the fatalities for some of the characters and was really intrigued by the gore system the people at NetherRealm have been using for thei…	12 Last	Ruflse May 2019
Subverse (Kickstarter game crosses a million pounds) Check out this kickstarter for a AAA quality erotic game with RPG elements that crossed 1 million pounds and interestingly has had little to no initial press coverage.I believe they weren't allowed t…	29 Last	NikhilR Apr 2019
The amazing Polycount award Finally, after a long wait and some customs issues, my Polycount award have arrived. Wanna say thanks to all the staff team here on Polycount. You managed to build an amazing community here in t…	5 Last	Spag_Eddy Apr 2019
Spam from Polycount? Hi Guys, I just received funny message. Does Anyone have some like this?Its creely a spam, but why she/he/it mentions polycount?	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2019
[Service/Volunteer] Gamers For Good: L.A./OC Area Events (For those in Los Angeles and Orange County)Gamers For Good's gonna be at Griffith Park this Saturday (August 19) to learn how to better serve the local homeless communities in LA, and help solv…	23 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Apr 2019
CRYENGINE 5 Real-Time Ray Traced reflections without RTX Pointless to buy RTX for the ray tracing feature i guess?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nqhkDm2_Tw	10 Last	CrazyButcher Apr 2019
Your Aprils fools shit is dumb. Cut this crap out so I can learn things.	29 Last	EarthQuake Apr 2019
Help a fallen soldier. (Honor former gaming artist who has passed away from cancer). My friend and former co-worker Paul passed away last month. He was an amazing person, and contributed to the gaming industry in many ways. He worked on great franchises such as M.A.G., Socom, and Wor…	6 Last	Macrow Apr 2019
Happy Birthday Polycount, you're 21! Hope you love the new site as much as we do.Buy yourself a beer, and drink a toast to Spring!	62 Last	wirrexx Apr 2019
love death & robots Thoughts? I loved every episode tbh	14 Last	ZacD Mar 2019
[Private messages] ~ How much should I trust people messaging me and asking for e-mail exchanges? I've received a message from an unknown person here on PolyCount, nobody I know.This person asked me to contact them on their personal e-mail address.I've encountered this kind of events on other for…	6 Last	sacboi Mar 2019
Is theFoundry sold again? Is this real?http://www.ropertech.com/roper-technologies-acquire-foundry-leading-provider-complex-visualization-software-solutions	6 Last	musashidan Mar 2019
What's the phrase for when you can't see the errors in your own animation? Hello everyone! Me and a friend come from Sweden and we're writing an University paper where we investigate how repeatedly seeing the same animation within games will affect how it's perceived. Like …	4 Last	sacboi Mar 2019
Zbrush 2019 New Features Dunno if there's a thread about this so I decided to create one.So, what do you guys think of Zbrush 2019 new features?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rmrq2xt7P8http://pixologic.com/features/Basical…	51 Last	pior Mar 2019
GDC 2019 Highlights GDC 2019 HighlightsIts been a good one, Unreal 4 were smashing it out of the park. The Google Stadia was good but I would have liked the cost and publishing details.Enjoy :)https://www.youtube.com/wa…	0 Last	littleclaude Mar 2019
Polycount Meetup GDC 2019 Marmoset is hosting the Polycount GDC Meetup for the 5th year running! Join us for donuts, drinks, awesome artwork, free swag, and great conversation with some of the industry’s best artists.Venue: H…	13 Last	Barbarian Mar 2019