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UV layout before or after importing to Zbursh? Hi everyone, I just modeled a low res object in Maya and before importing to Zbrush do I have to do UV layout first?	2 Last	almighty_gir Nov 2012
iRay now supports Kepler chipset. I don't know if this has been discussed/brought up here or not but I suppose it won't hurt to post it. So there I was trying to play catch up with the CG World(It's been a brutal 6 months away from m…	0 Last	Baron Flame Nov 2012
Why grime and wear on textures? I can understand using this technique for very old, heavily used and not maintained items, but it seems that it's used for every texture. Some of the quotes are "needs more dirt", "looks too clean", …	32 Last	ratone Nov 2012
Desperate Gods We just released a new game. Here are some videos: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WD0gMu0LDU"]Desperate Gods - Design Overview - YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zkK4_38Wk…	9 Last	Ninjas Nov 2012
Advice for sculpting in Zbrush? Hello! This is my first post, I hope this is the right spot to park my thread in. Anyway though, I've been sculpting things for a couple of months now, but the models I have sculpted are lacking alo…	3 Last	Vincentor Nov 2012
Congrats to Oscar "Don't know his Polycount screen name" Carlen I would like to welcome Oscar Carlen who has joined the NextGen MMO team as a lighter. We can finally see the bad ass assets that the team has been cranking on. :) [url]http://oscarlen.com/[/url] W…	22 Last	Skamberin Nov 2012
Need some help cutting the knot where to learn please... Hiya guys. I've been looking/reading around on the forums for a wile now and also used search for an answer to my "problem" but it's half a year old or older info and given the "speed" that these t…	14 Last	HardBaller Nov 2012
Parody vs Copyright Infringement I've been working on a game in my spare time. Its a single player only fps/3rd person zombie survival shooter. I'm at the point now where I want to add humor (parody) elements to the game... Reflec…	10 Last	Overlord Nov 2012
Senior Lecturer Games Art - University of Hertfordshire - £35,938 to £45,486 Just wanted to bring your attention to this job post as its quite rare that an opening at a University happens, the moons have to be in alignment first :) Best of luck. Senior Lecturer Games Art - U…	6 Last	littleclaude Nov 2012
Hapy thanks giving PC! First! happy beer and turkey day!	15 Last	reverendK Nov 2012
Manga Studio EX Sale I'm not sure how many people this will interest, but Manga Studio EX 4 is on sale today only for $29.99 US. It's usually $299, often on sale for $99, but this is the lowest I've seen it. I think yo…	8 Last	Ben Apuna Nov 2012
Hard Reset Free Artbook Found the free artbook of the game Hard reset and recommend to give it a look. If anyone is interested you can find it on their site [URL="www.hardresetgame.com"]www.hardresetgame.com[/URL] under Gam…	6 Last	roosterMAP Nov 2012
The Art of Borderlands 2 - Book Hey guys and gals, I hear you all like borderlands 2 and the art in it. So you should get this.... There is a sample pdf in the first link. [IMG]http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51LKj6xm93L._…	8 Last	Torch Nov 2012
Post a picture of yourself! Hey everyone! So I just went to the GDC Polycount meetup and there was a general consensus among the group that they were going to forget everyone's faces/names/screen names. I feel like this is som…	164 Last	JR Nov 2012
If you've got a pair of testicles consider this an investment. Movember 2012! Who took part? Finally got a chance to take part this year. Went for a 'confederate' but landed at 'sex offender' cause I ain't got the genes for a lot of growth. Not sure that's gonn…	7 Last	Andreas Nov 2012
maya question? Hey, I normally work in expert mode in maya but i love having ym attribute editor and channel box open on my second screen but in expert mode it closes them is there a way to allow other windows in…	1 Last	m4dcow Nov 2012
Bed. (indy game) [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=107925422"]This[/URL] is one of the most awesome things Ive seen on Greenlight. Maybe some of the artists here could donate a model or two…	8 Last	nightshade Nov 2012
Negative feedback Disclaimer: This is mainly a rant so if you dont want to hear my complaining dont waste your time with this thread. I often times get the distinct feeling that people actually Dont want to hear …	58 Last	Frump Nov 2012
Start Up market research [FONT=Impact]Hey friends and fellow Polycounters :D For those of you that don't know already, 3 classmates and I are starting a Video Game Studio in Kelowna, BC, Canada. Currently we are trying…	1 Last	KarlWrang Nov 2012
From Fine Art to Computer Game I just thought I would start a thread on Art History that looks like a computer game, call me an old fart I know! So could you post any imagery from Art History that inspires you. Could you also p…	16 Last	Szark Nov 2012
How to lose sales [IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/v2se92.png[/IMG] rdr all over again I don't think you guys understand. They said "we have no details to share about [b]a[/b] pc version at this time" Not "we have no …	127 Last	leilei Nov 2012
Selling Zbrush 4 license Windows Hey everyone I am selling my Windows only license of zBrush 4 for $600 dollars. It is the full version with lifetime upgrades.Im selling it because it is a prize I won and I don't plan to learn this …	3 Last	Ace-Angel Nov 2012
Nexuiz I couldn't find a thread dedicated to this game other than [url=http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84277&highlight=nexuiz]the environment art thread[/url] at P&P so here it is: Nexuiz p…	22 Last	cholden Nov 2012
Buying traditional art and prints I'm starting to look into buying some art or prints for my apartment and I having a hard time figuring out where to start looking. Does anyone have advise about looking for and buying local art? -I…	2 Last	Lamont Nov 2012
Portfolio Discussion. Hey, So I am sure this a premature to be discussing but really anytime is a good time to be discussing portfolios. A bit about myself, I am a student, I am always looking for work, and I am most lik…	11 Last	JohnnyRaptor Nov 2012
My paint skills suck I can't paint realistically at all and I want to change that. My main art influences in life were comics and cartoons. My style followed that. However it's not giving my drawings the depth that I wan…	15 Last	WarrenM Nov 2012
Double Fine Amnesia Fortnight Bundle [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTl2V3EDJik[/ame] Double Fine are running their annual "Amnesia Fortnight" where everyone on the team gets to pitch a game and then split up to develop 4 of them. This re…	4 Last	ae. Nov 2012
Fibix Introduction Hello, We would like to introduce you an amazing tool for 3D real-time interactive visualisations. You can try it and download it for FREE. Let's see our new web page: [url]http://fibix.eu/[/url] T…	1 Last	Fibix Nov 2012
I keep changing my mind. Yo there. as i said in previous thread, i am going to attend IAnimate for Animation, i still can't decide from Animation and Modeling, i have tried both of them, but nothing fancy no professionally. …	22 Last	Andreas Nov 2012
Closed zbrush stroke,precise positioning	0 Last	gamenoob Nov 2012
Masonry... This is probably the most bland topic you will read all day. But I discovered recently I know absolutely nothing about masonry, which is strange considering I spend most of my time making buildings. …	8 Last	RyanB Nov 2012
UI Design Knowledge I'm looking to broaden my horizon on the subject and I was wondering if anyone knew any cool resources they'd be willing to share. So far I've found [url]http://www.thewanderlust.net/blog/[/url] [u…	8 Last	RAL Nov 2012
Advice for a beginner Matte Painter and Digital Environment. Hi everyone, One year ago, I enrolled with one of the biggest online schools/databases. During this period, I've tried lots of different paths and have finally understood that Matte Painting and Dig…	2 Last	AllanonVFX Nov 2012
A basic game engine for my first game jam? What do people suggest? I have little experience in game engines, so where do I start	7 Last	Ben Apuna Nov 2012
Doodling in 3d? Do you ever just start modeling with no plan at all, or do you always have refs and a plan? I always have my tablet/tablet with me and just start playing with polygons or sculpts between classes and…	7 Last	Laze Nov 2012
Which Tablet for Digital Painting? Hi Polycount! Im currently searching for a Tablet to draw with it. I know that the ASUS EP 121 is for many artists very good for this kind of job. But i think its a little to small for me. I wan…	8 Last	Andreas Nov 2012
Safe & CHEAP Hotels around GDC? Doing a pre-emptive search on hotels in the convention center area. I know there are listings on the GDC website, but they're expensive. Does anybody know of (or stayed at) a hotel that was near th…	13 Last	Compo Nov 2012
hi there, <random username> ?! Hi everybody, I'm new here and I was wondering what's up with the news page, i.e. homepage.. Everytime I open it, it says "Hey there, [URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=40800"]Ron.S[/U…	6 Last	dpaynter26 Nov 2012
Polycount Portfolios? Does anybody know if Polycount tossed around the idea of a having a personal portfolio page, similar to what a lot of the other CG sites do? For example, under your user name there would be a big bu…	5 Last	reverendK Nov 2012
Anyone have any luck on the unity asset store? Seeing any sales?	10 Last	RyanB Nov 2012
Starting out Modelling hey folks, like the title says: i am starting out modelling in Maya 2013, and have currently been using Youtube as tutor along with 3d.about.com my question is: do you guys have some recommended v…	9 Last	makinmagic3 Nov 2012
Wreck It Ralph Basic Topic: Is this hitting home to gamers and industry professionals?? or is it a gimmick? No spoilers I have already seen it, I wonder if anyone else has already.	28 Last	D4V1DC Nov 2012
Syndicate's over-the-top bloom lighting [url]http://www.gamesradar.com/56-eye-melting-screens-most-hilariously-over-the-top-bloom-lighting-in-video-game-history/[/url] Even gamers complain about the over use of bloom, its the new lense fl…	36 Last	AlexCatMasterSupreme Nov 2012
Where Can I learn To Texture Water? Can someone help point me in the right direction on how to make a water texture? I need to make a water texture for a school project from scratch, but so far I've only been able to find how to make w…	14 Last	[Deleted User] Nov 2012
Help with game ID It was a SEGA game and I think it was on the SEGA Channel. In the game you would customize robots to battle. The cool part was, it had a tile based AI programming system with loops and tests to contr…	0 Last	JonathanLambert Nov 2012
Lighting Artist How common are the dedicated postitions in the games industry? I know smaller studios probably won't have a person dedicated to lighting, and even the more bigger studios seem have a smaller section …	22 Last	Ark Nov 2012
Google fibre... no joke... [url]http://fiber.google.com/about/[/url] users are posting up screenshots of ~700Mb/s connection speeds... WTF?! i want this NOW.	55 Last	notman Nov 2012
Quick/fast third-party content survey Hi, we put together a simple survey with a few questions around whether you purchase or download third-party content for your 3D projects. Even if you don't, we'd like to hear your voice in the surve…	3 Last	EarthQuake Nov 2012
Face Customization - Question to the Industry I would like to ask all the industry peers here in the forum what kind of solution you guys use, or recommend,for face customization in terms of mesh changes. When you have sliders for changing the …	0 Last	Pedro Toledo Nov 2012
Noob To the Forums Hi everyone !	1 Last	ENODMI Nov 2012