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Trouble changing avatar?? Hey, since I made my account on this forum I've been trying to change my avatar from the default one, but each time I try it seems the button do to so is not there (or it's bugged out somehow) Am I…	0 Last	Jackson31 Feb 2013
Closed Diver's Knife	0 Last	Joopson Feb 2013
Are there 2 different Borderlands 2 Art Books? So... I thought I was buying "The Art of Borderlands 2" from Barnes & Noble. That's what the title on the page says. But then I get a receipt that says "Vol. 2" at the end. So I check on Amazon for …	4 Last	Mr_Paris Feb 2013
ever feel like changing direction? I have been thinking a lot of late about changing to environmental art. not sure if its a good thing to do. I quite enjoy looking at environmental stuff. The thing is I do not enjoy overtly technical…	10 Last	Ruz Feb 2013
GDC Portfolio anxiety fun time!!! So my somewhat extensive "career" as an amateur character artist/student has been long lived and educational, however I recently got the itch to make the switch and have been heavily considering movi…	5 Last	anglorum Feb 2013
Need monitor - help me please Hi there. I´m about to buy a new PC and I also need a monitor. I´ve read about the differences between IPS an TN panels. Looks like IPS is the way to go, right? Are there affordable IPS monitors tha…	1 Last	Andreas Feb 2013
Legal Issues with Gun Designs in Games Has there ever been a case of a gun company going after a game company for having a gun model that is too close to the real design without a license? Will I be OK if modify a design a little and chan…	10 Last	Ace-Angel Feb 2013
Licensing Issues With Firearm Models? Do you have to enter a licensing agreement with manufacturers to use models of their weapons in a game?	7 Last	King Mango Feb 2013
If Pixar did Star Trek Phil Postma did some extremely bad ass portraits of the Star Trek cast. Check em out! [url]http://minionfactory.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/pixar-boldly-goes-where-no-man-has-gone.html[/url]	3 Last	rolfness Feb 2013
Ghost Recon Online F2P Anyone else playing this? I have to say I'm not a fan of the F2P model but this game is pretty awesome so far. I'm only about lvl6 with each character but i'm kicking ass and I don't feel I need to s…	10 Last	fayesmith Feb 2013
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Kicking the Habit (Smoking) Ok, inspired by the wildly off-topic and somewhat controversial threads recently, I thought I'd ask you guys for opinions, advice and suggestions on something entirely unrelated to game art. I'm a s…	76 Last	Japhir Feb 2013
Even Valve is having layoffs [url]http://gamasutra.com/view/news/186592/Several_out_of_work_as_Valve_makes_large_decisions_about_its_future.php#.URvc56VX23l[/url] Kind of a surprise, don't hear news like this from Valve.	41 Last	katana Feb 2013
Setting up paid digital downloads. You guys might have seen my little project to make some asset packs and sell them on my site. Main reason being is that i want to sell them on my own terms not the terms of the various asset stores a…	5 Last	Muzzoid Feb 2013
3dmotive 3.0 is Live! New Character Course! [FONT="Arial"][B][COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"][SIZE="6"]3d[/COLOR]motive[/SIZE] [SIZE="5"]has a whole mess of awesome for your brainpan![/B][/SIZE] [SIZE="4"]We've been hard at work behind the scenes and ar…	27 Last	bnosam Feb 2013
Free Unity Resources I've put up a new site to demo some Unity projects of mine. As you'll notice, the web site is a work in progress and not all pages are done. I've also decided to put up some Unity projects that are a…	5 Last	Polynurb Feb 2013
Real Time VFX, Shaders and High Level Shader Language, particles, nCloth Thought I would start a thread on Real Time VFX, Shaders and High Level Shader Language, particles, nCloth Please add your link and finds [B]Videos[/B] Alex Underhill [vv]33854808[/vv] [url]https:…	2 Last	ImSlightlyBored Feb 2013
Russian meteor strikes. Have you guys seen much to do with this. Some pretty amazing footage. [URL]http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=152_1360906606[/URL] Apparently hundreds have been injured. [ame="http://www.youtube.com…	44 Last	eld Feb 2013
Star Trek Game! My first game working as a Environment Artist has finally been announced! [IMG]http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/stannounce.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/03/star-…	40 Last	ZombieWells Feb 2013
Thread missing? What happened to the thread about Aliens: CM? Did it suddenly get deleted or what?	28 Last	GarageBay9 Feb 2013
Gamer's Paradise Gaming Desk. [URL]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/155163930/gamers-paradise-gaming-desk-a-new-way-to-play[/URL] Thoughts on use in a development studio setting?	18 Last	ebagg Feb 2013
Pokemon jam idea So I was browsing this forum and a couple of others and I see that you dudes really like people who make Pokemon models, so how about this I was browsing a site that will remain unmentioned and I …	1 Last	Lazerus Reborn Feb 2013
Pregnant Game Characters The other day I was thinking about female characters in games and I couldn't come up with a single female character in the late stages of pregnancy. I was curious if anyone had any examples of this. …	25 Last	Gav Feb 2013
WIldman Kickstarter Hey guys/girls, my brother pointed me to [URL="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaspoweredgames/wildman-an-evolutionary-action-rpg"]this kickstarter[/URL] campaign by Gas Powered games. It's a gam…	76 Last	Muzzoid Feb 2013
Sensible? Marmoset License System Alternative I thought I would post in thread, but not sure how much response I'd get since its for pre existing owners. The current hardware key node system has turned me off. Not only are you limited to 1 com…	3 Last	HitmonInfinity Feb 2013
CryEngine Exporting Problem Please Help! It's been bugging me for too long now. It's correctly scaled in Max (the rib like structure), but it exports out slightly larger. I've tried resetting the xForm however that doesn't work. I've reboot…	6 Last	KillerAnt360 Feb 2013
Looking for a Tyrion Lannister piece Someone pimped a 3d sculpt of Tyrion Lannister last year some time and I can't seem to find it. Could you please share any links you might know about? Thanks!	3 Last	SanderDL Feb 2013
Happy b-day, Sean VanGorder! Best wishes for you, [URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=28149"]Sean[/URL]. [IMG]http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs6/2712897_o.gif[/IMG]	20 Last	Avanthera Feb 2013
Dust 514 a coworker pointed this out to me: [url=http://www.massively.com/2009/08/18/ccp-games-reveals-new-eve-online-console-mmo-dust-514/]CCP Games reveals new EVE Online console MMO: DUST 514[/url]	15 Last	ZacD Feb 2013
Taking a trip.....:) I'm off to Europe and the UK in two weeks, starting in Rome for a month or so, making my way up to Paris for a month or so and finally into London/Scotland and maybe Ireland if I can fit it in. All …	0 Last	katana Feb 2013
Stereo 3d displays? I saw a cool demo last night of the zSpace stereo 3d display. Anyone check this out? They make a custom monitor that has 4 tracking cameras built into it. You wear a pair of polarized glasses, with …	2 Last	JoshVanZuylen Feb 2013
tribes ascend concept art anyone know the studio who freelanced alot of the concept art for tribes ascend? its driving me nuts i cant remember !?	0 Last	55joe Feb 2013
Tutorial: Basic Lighting Methods in Marmoset Toolbag I've got another [URL="http://www.marmoset.co"]Toolbag[/URL] tutorial up. This one goes over the basics of the lighting system, sky lighting, dynamic lighting and how to tweak the settings to blend b…	14 Last	chaosblade Feb 2013
Proper Ways to Study? (Not as stupid as it sounds?) :\| Sorry for such a naive post. I'm a newbie to 3d. :\ I'm planning on a regiment of 8-10 hours of tutorials/practice a day for about 2-3 years, but I want those hours to be as efficient as possible s…	7 Last	kinggambitben Feb 2013
Games that use Vertex Painting Hi all, I'm doing a paper on vertex painting and was wondering if someone could spare a minute to help me? (: For the paper I'm going to do an experiment basically asking which is better, vertex p…	20 Last	fayesmith Feb 2013
Project Awakened - Kickstarter [CENTER][IMG]https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/526482_418571438228574_1483968080_n.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Good morning fellow Polycounters, Many of you may be familiar with Project Awakened, …	13 Last	Shogun3d Feb 2013
Rhythm & Hues Files for Chapter 8 [url]http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-rhythm-hues-bankruptcy-filing-20130211,0,4416813.story[/url] I guess 200 people are getting laid off, I hope they find work soon.	5 Last	Steve Schulze Feb 2013
Finding a place in the industry Looking for some advice about getting out of Australia and into the industry Long term, id like to be a character artist, but.. I've heard quite a few people say it is easier to make an entry to the…	7 Last	JeremiahJensen Feb 2013
need help about 3D Platformers Hello polycount i need some help about making 3d platformers games :) i have few questions : 1- How can i start blocking the level in a 3d platformer , is it just by placing platforms , or i need to…	6 Last	bilelcg Feb 2013
Game loft shuts down India studio suddenly Talk about shady.... [quote] According to one source, employees were asked to sign two letters before leaving: a form saying they were leaving for personal reasons rather than being laid off (pre…	14 Last	ambershee Feb 2013
DMC - Where's the love? So I've had this grip for quite sometime now. Ever since the original CG trailer was released I've seen an abundance of hate going towards the game, most of which spawns from something so minuscule; …	115 Last	glottis8 Feb 2013
Tips for Listing Freelance on Resume Hey PC I am trying to update my resume and I am curious how you guys list your freelance experience on your resume. I have been getting 1-2 month contracts for different clients for a while now. Bot…	5 Last	nyx702 Feb 2013
Great interview of concept artist Paul Richards Just came across a pretty cool interview with Halo and Darksiders 2 concept artist Paul Richards. A very fun read and lots of good insight. worth checking out [url]http://skillpointschool.blogspot.…	2 Last	BrendtheCow Feb 2013
Square Enix Luminous Tech Demos /jawdrop Sorry if these have been posted before, but [URL="http://www.siliconera.com/2013/02/11/square-enixs-luminous-studio-can-make-pretty-glass-bottles-and-other-tech-demos/"]these demos look incredible[/U…	1 Last	ambershee Feb 2013
How did you learn? Hello Polycount, I am an ambitious 14 year old, and I was wondering where all of you guys started with your 3D/2D art skills. I am a terrible artist, and I am looking for a place to start, that is wh…	13 Last	DrunkShaman Feb 2013
Fulltime as a Character Artist? Hello everybody, So this question has been on my mind for some time now and I just want to clear it up. My goal/dream is to get into the Games Industry and eventually become a member of a core/full…	14 Last	Hazardous Feb 2013
Longest name contest. Alright, here are the rules. For every letter in your name, you get 1 point. For every name(first middle, last, etc) you get 2 points. In the case of a tie, most names wins. In the case of a double t…	133 Last	Kapoff Feb 2013
Gaming survey for MSc psych student! Hi, I am studying an MSc in Clinical Psychology at Goldsmiths Uni of London and doing my dissertation on gaming (video games). I need as many people as possible (gamers AND non-gamers!) to comple…	8 Last	Mithdia Feb 2013
I want to be a Enviroment Artist Greetings Polycount, I hope, this Thread is at a good place here. I have some Questions and I hope, you can answer me :) I want to be a Enviroment Artist, not for the Money, for the fun and pleas…	8 Last	pr1mus Feb 2013
Desperately seeking a tutorial So I found this article in Vertex magazine on NaughtyDog's Tilable Decorative textures by Jeremy Huxley. Before I start trying to figure out my workflow for creating a texture like the attached I f…	5 Last	poopsterspappy Feb 2013