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Bungie 20th Anniversary Doc

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtG6--4r_qk&feature=youtu.be&hd=1[/url] This brings back so many memories. Halo was the first game that I actually followed and searched for information on it. Th…
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Andreas

Animated avatars not working

So I just tried to switch my avatar, and it told me [quote=vBulletin Message] You may not upload animated images. [/quote] Am I doing something wrong? I'm 100% sure that animated avatars are possib…
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Del

Auto-Installation of Aseets - What program do you use?

Heya PC, Quick question, say for example you want to share some stuff with colleagues of yours, something like a bunch of texture, cubemaps or shaders for a specific app, and your buddies aren't exa…
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nick2730

Physical (and not so physical) Locations for Networking within the Game Industry

This past weekend, I attended the Spectrum Fantastic Art gathering that took place in Kansas City, MO to support my fiancee during her portfolio review process. There she met with Jeremy Cranford (Bl…
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Soul_of_Solace

Game Art Student Bullfrog

Have you seen this yet? The best meme in my opinion :D Which one is your favourite? [URL="http://gameartstudentbullfrog.tumblr.com/"]http://gameartstudentbullfrog.tumblr.com/[/URL]
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Skillmister

Got my First Games Job

Which is also actually my first ever job. Literally just accepted the offer to work as a Junior Artist @ Big Head Games in Newcastle/North Shields (UK). Nice informal interview, and got the offer the…
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Jungsik

Another reason why ArenaNet is awesome

[URL]http://www.arena.net/blog/meet_ameranth#more-8060[/URL] This is about my sister. Inspired by her favorite game, she walked across America, ocean to ocean. When she ended on the west coast, A…
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Japhir

Closed I need help, with Milkshape 3D...

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Ladytron

Using UDKs default levels to present work

Hey guys, I was wondering if I would be able to use UDK's default environments to show one of my assets in context for my portfolio? Or would it be frowned upon? I was also planning on having pics…
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SA_22

Japanese/Korean Equivalents of Polycount Forum??

Hello, I am a huge fan of Japanese Korean game art, and I was wondering what are the Japanese/Korean equivalents of this forum called? thank you
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xvampire

panasonic smart viera

oh MAN, now THIS is a tv... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXYsSk7zDDQ"]SMART VIERA TV Explained - YouTube[/ame] would let a bull rape me in a cold winter night and call him honey just t…
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IchII3D

Uploaded all my textures - please help yourselves.

Got a bit sick of seeing the same set of free textures we all tend to draw from and decided to take my camera and throw some new ones into the mix. [url]http://textureshighres.com/[/url] Didn't was…
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walreu

Game Screenshots

Im sure im not the only one who likes taking ingame screenshots, using commands just playing ect ect if you have a screenshot of a game you like that you have taken yourself post it here. I did a r…
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Orangeknight

What do you find Aesthetically Appealing?

I'm not sure if aesthetic appeal is the right term, but when I'm drawing, or looking at an image, there are certain things I find very pleasing. For instance, the sternocleidomastoid [IMG]http://ne…
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Selaznog

Business Cards

I am planning on getting some business cards printed and was wondering if anyone knows any good sites? pleas and thank you
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benji

More QQ

Hey guys Wanted to spread the word about a cool IM client our parent company makes. [URL="http://www.imqq.com/"] QQ International[/URL] Reasons this is awesome: [LIST] [*]built-in one-click scree…
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Eric Chadwick

Zbrush skills from the 18th century

wow. [IMG]http://www.atlantedellarteitaliana.it/immagine/00021/13901OP944AU22092.jpg[/IMG] Il Disinganno, Queirolo Francesco, 1754 [IMG]http://www.atlantedellarteitaliana.it/immagine/00012/7905OP1…
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yodude87

Wall Mount Monitor stand -> Favorites cheap options?

Hiya guys! Going to be building my own adjustable standing/sitting fold-down workstation desk, and was hoping to hear some of your thoughts on your favorite wall-mounted monitor arms/stands... I'…
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Lamont

Rayman Origins - What you -really- want to be playing next week.

So who's brilliant idea was it to put Michel Ancel's stunningly gorgeous new cartoon platform game out in the same week as Skyrim, Saints Row 3 and Modern Warfare. And hell, probably a pile of other …
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Steve Schulze

What do you use most?

I did a search "what software" and "most used software" and couldn't find a poll thread like this so I thought I would put it forward and see if from the "trying blender" thread, how popular it is co…
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Kwramm

The Raid

Just come back from seeing this at the flicks. Great film with some fantastic fight choreography. Well worth the watch. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTR_LLhGuSI&feature=fvsr"]The Raid - Unce…
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Baj Singh

Tell me everythings gonna be ok...

2 years ago I read a book about cloud computing, the big server complexes being built in Washington state, and how this is all gonna change the world by making it so that all you need is a keyboard a…
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PhattyEwok

Closed Unreal Engine 4

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JordanW

UDK May Beta Released

Just saw this was up. [QUOTE] [B]New Features and Functionality[/B] [LIST] [*][B]RealD Integration[/B] [LIST] [*]Incorporates best-of-breed stereoscopic 3D gaming technology in the Unreal Engine w…
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Kurt Russell Fan Club

Finding Concepts/Objects to model

Hey Polycount! I am going to be starting my new portfolio soon, and i was just curious about how you guys go about finding concepts or real objects that you want to model?
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HitmonInfinity

The Character Art Roadmap - Request for Guidance

Hey guys, long story short, having been repeatedly inspired by the jaw-dropping character work consistently posted in the WAYWO thread and the recaps, I really want to start having a go myself. Now,…
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Bigjohn

Carmageddon Reincarnation

Everyone seriously needs to back this project! [url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stainlessgames/carmageddon-reincarnation[/url] I pledged $50 which gets me two copies of the game, and an alte…
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konstruct

Computer Requirements

Greetings guys, i just create my list of what i'm going purchase to build my PC, i just want to hear from you any advice: may be i can change some parts of this list e.t.c :) Here is a list (total $…
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ZacD

cryblend addon for blender 2.63

news page for 3.1: [URL]http://www.crydev.net/newspage.php?news=89611[/URL] tutorials page: [URL]http://www.crydev.net/viewtopic.php?f=315&t=89679&p=974065#p974065[/URL] youtube page for tutorials: […
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angjminer

Animation Workflows for Games: Webinar begins in 2 hours

Just in case there is room, and someone who may have wanted to check out Steven Roselle's latest webinar: Autodesk Maya 2013 and Beyond:Animation Workflows for Games The 2nd half will cover project…
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claydough

Steganography - A way to prevent art theft?

I remember a while back, on one of the numerous "art stolen" threads here on PC, I mentioned an idea I had about water marking images in a non-visible way. No one really knew what I was talking about…
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Kwramm

Closed FoodForTheEye?

Here is a project me and some friends are putting together for the video game community. I hope you enjoy the little preview of what to come, oh and also this will be free. Enjoy! [IMG]http://w…
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Andreas

Struggling with costume design....

This ALWAYS kills me. Does anyone else struggle with this? I have no problem sketching out a pose.....rendering out the face. But then, when it comes to designing an outfit for a character, I alwa…
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Anuxinamoon

Nordic Game 2012

Anyone else attending to the Nordic Game 2012 @ Malmö Sweden? It would be nice to meet other polycounters there if possible and hear earlier experiences of the event. [URL="http://nordicgame.com/"]h…
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walreu

RealmExplorer Fantasy RPG

Hello dear polycounters. A friend of mine has launched kickstarter project of a terra forming adventure game. I hope you will find it interesting! Anyway, thanks for watching [ame="http://www.youtu…
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Armedbee

The game industry and relocation, how bad is it?

Ive been thinking of what I want to do (graduating in a week from HS) and everything points down the art road.. but the biggest turnoff Ive seen is the relocation, sometimes major. Iceland, Sweden, L…
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Mark Dygert

Need some help finding help :)

I desperately need to get better at painting textures for 3d models, does anyone know of some good tutorials for this, Iv got photoshop and a few others so most tutorials would help me :) Thanks!
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Chimp

How to get start to model.sculpt just from one reference

Hey guys, i really want some tips about this. I found really good reference from character,creature or hard surface things, But the problem is, i only found for example one peace of reference.Most …
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Justin Meisse

GIMP 2.8

[url=http://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-2.8.html]Yeah, it's out[/url]. It has a single window mode now. It's probably still messy though I have yet to try it out The Windows build is a release…
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Snowfly

Ambershee's Fat Photo Thread

TL;DR: Icelandic Landscapes (March 2012): [url]http://s1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg536/polybeast/Iceland%20Landscapes/[/url] Northern Irish Coastlines (Feb 2012): [url]http://s1242.photobucket.co…
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Goeddy

BonyFace -3dsmax script offer!

Hello everyone, I hope it is the right place for such a post. I would like to tell you about an opportunity that you might be interested in, if you are in need of a solution for facial animation in…
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Gurayg

Moving to Sweden

Accepted Offer from Ubisoft: Massive for Outsourcing Manager today. Looks like me and the family will be moving to Sweden in August. Look forward to meeting some of you Euro peeps along my journey!
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Visceral

Need references of females with their arms slightly outward.

The reference I'm using has her arms sticking straight out, in a T-pose. I want her arms a bit lower. Anyone have a reference photo like that?
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Steve Schulze

Recreating Riven?

[url]http://www.mysterium.ch/riven/pictures/riven_05.jpg[/url] I wanted everyone's advice on this for a project on basically if anyone thinks its worth it. The reason I want to redo at least 1 islan…
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Vio

Time for a new LCD/LED Screen

So I'm looking into getting a new screen for my rig at home. I want to upgrade to a 27" and have had my eyes on this one [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236103[/URL] I…
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EarthQuake

TrackVerse v0.1 (Alpha) released @ trackverse.net

Hi guys, Just to let you know that TrackVerse Alpha v0.1 is finally ready for download :D. It is still an early work in progress but the player will be able to build their own tracks and race on LAN…
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yapdakilla

The Q-Branch Quotes Game

Hey folks. I've been noticing lately that there's been waning interest in our long running movie quotes game. Given it's been running pretty much continuously for the past 7 and a half years, Maybe t…
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leilei

Starting from Zbrush for production

Hey guys, i really want some advice from the professionals here, who work on features films or games/animation. I am dying to be character modeler for features films, i got a internship, and i am lea…
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Rwolf

Prometheus

First trailer for the Alien prequel is out [URL="http://io9.com/5870445/watch-the-first-trailer-for-ridley-scotts-prometheus-now"]http://io9.com/5870445/watch-the-first-trailer-for-ridley-scotts-pro…
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Blaisoid

my work

just need some critique on my work thanks really appreciate it. [IMG]http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/543220_3649355845028_1608429418_32812175_1368365559_n.jpg[/IMG]
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link697

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