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Help me out with the file posting error He guys I m new to polycount and have been trying to post a work of mine. But when In try to attach any file it gives me a server error. It tells me to contact the administator but dont know how to c…	1 Last	R3D Jan 2012
MARA3D - art reference app Hi guys! There's a new mobile app (iPhone, iPad, etc...) made by David Giraud (character artist at THQ Montreal) for character artists. :) This is made for male & female anatomy reference in 3D. W…	9 Last	ablaine Jan 2012
Tablet care and feeding So I just picked up an Intuous 4 tablet and I'm really liking it! It's a huge step up from my little Bamboo (which served me well for years). I know the bamboo got a little grungy at the end there …	17 Last	DrunkShaman Jan 2012
id Layoffs Coming in from the tubes. About 30 laid off at Zenimax/id. Hope everyone lands ok. As usual, let us know and we'll try our best to help everyone out.	110 Last	meshiah Jan 2012
3D Human Anatomy Hey guys, just to share that ( I've searched and found nothing about it here, if this was already posted, please delete the topic) [url]http://www.biodigitalhuman.com/[/url] can also be used as an …	7 Last	Bigjohn Jan 2012
Ideas for gamificaiton of educaiton I've read and seen a few things about gamification of learning and it got me to think about some ways that may improve the effectiveness of education through adding game mechanics. This is just a fun…	31 Last	greevar Jan 2012
Hyper-Realist Sculptures So I just ran across this site: [url]http://avatarsculptureworks.com/[/url] They do some pretty interesting stuff with fiberglass sculptures. [IMG]http://avatarsculptureworks.com/Wreckage5.jpg[/IMG…	11 Last	Jay Evans Jan 2012
Diablo 3 on consoles [url]http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2012/01/diablo-3-is-coming-to-consoles.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss[/url] I remember D1 was on consoles. Looks like this is headed the s…	20 Last	PixelMasher Jan 2012
Playstation Home - Casino (shameless plug) Just sharing the first professional project I worked on. A shameless plug, but it's the biggest thing we've done here at work, so myself and everyone else here at work are all really excited about it…	3 Last	JasonLavoie Jan 2012
Character Artist using Cintiq. I am just curious. How many of you character monkeys use Cintiq's regularly these days? Quite a few fellas here have them and since I've always been curious I figure I'd ask. Anyone used it and ende…	44 Last	Vorge Jan 2012
Professional, student, hobbyist, other. Which are you?	88 Last	Joseph Silverman Jan 2012
Student choosing a domain name - need some advice! Hi Polycount! Since this my first post on this forum, i shall introduce myself! I'm a 2nd year student at Teesside University doing the BA (Hons) Computer Games Art course and I'm in the process o…	62 Last	Skillmister Jan 2012
Subdivision Reversion 1.0 for Maya released [IMG]http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/6207/subd2.jpg[/IMG] Subdivision Reversion is the first and only Maya plugin that will recreate the subdivision levels of an already subdivided mesh with 100% …	3 Last	pinkbox Jan 2012
Speed Modeling Competition: Scarecrow Figured I'd share this with the good folks of Polycount :) Feel free to join in! [CENTER][IMG]http://i890.photobucket.com/albums/ac109/Polygoblin/smc2_12.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [url]http://www.game-art…	1 Last	R3D Jan 2012
Emptying your mind Hey guys, Curious to hear thoughts on this one. Does anyone else find that, when working on a project (any project, could be art, music, design, whatever) that you think about it constantly, even w…	22 Last	Alberto Rdrgz Jan 2012
Character Transformation All right, i have a question here. How is a character transformation done inside game. I am talkin about organic characters in this case. Like a human transforms into a demon with wings and muscles…	23 Last	JZAcH Jan 2012
Career in movie or game industry Hello there, i am new to here, and i really can't decide for what to do for my career. I am passionate and hardcore gamer, i always wanted to be part on team creating games, especially game like sta…	10 Last	Baj Singh Jan 2012
Urban Exploration in a Russian Military Rocket Facility Thought I might as well make a new thread for this so it doesn't get lost in the silliness of the Awesomeness thread [url]http://lana-sator.livejournal.com/160176.html#cutid1[/url] Russian girl hops …	8 Last	Mio Jan 2012
HR 3166 and S. 1698 Sneaky sneaky! [URL]http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/01/06/new-bill-known-as-enemy-expatriation-act-would-allow-government-to-strip-citizenship-without-conviction/[/URL] [QUOTE]Congress is consid…	2 Last	kaze369 Jan 2012
New in Polycount and this field Hello Everybody! I am new here in Polycount and as I say in the title new to this field. My name is Alfonso and I am 26 (sigh..) and although I am from Barcelona (Spain), I have been living in Pragu…	6 Last	Jungsik Jan 2012
New budget system Hi! I'll be getting a new machine later in this month. I would like to keep it for around 2 years. Playing games at high settings is not very important. However, I want to make sure this system is go…	9 Last	EmAr Jan 2012
Student, Need tips & advice Hey guys, I've been a member of this forum for a few months now, just browsing around and looking at peoples art, which as been really inspiring to me. I started university back in September, my co…	12 Last	Dylan Brady Jan 2012
having to log into polycount 2x to post this happens almost every time i come here, browse threads, find a thread that i need to participate in, i hit reply it pops up the log in screen, i log in. i type my reply. when i finalize and h…	4 Last	leilei Jan 2012
Sleep Apnea - Anyone have it? Hey everyone, So I just had an interesting convo with my g/f where she told me she thinks I have sleep apnea. She says I constantly stop breathing while sleeping, then after a few seconds gasp for a…	28 Last	percydaman Jan 2012
Learning tips! How do you empower your brain to make art? I'd love to hear personal tips and tricks you use to make yourself learn better. Less tutorial stuff, more lifestyle ideas. Ideally these are the habits that have helped you improve the most consiste…	16 Last	fattkid Jan 2012
what kind of games make more sales? Hi, very simple question, when do a game become a hit, specially for a mobile device game? are there any principles that govern and determine sales, something like a list of rules? I benefited from…	23 Last	Belias Jan 2012
Just graduated, about to buy software, have questions Hey guys, So I just graduated from my Architecture degree (first class honours :)) and I've had the wonderful luxury of free software for the past few years. The time has now come for me to drop som…	28 Last	passerby Jan 2012
Greetings and questions I am John from [url]www.johnheeter.com[/url]. I am currently prototyping a new webstie. The site will be a free repository of tutorials from around the web (similar to documentaryheaven.com) while…	4 Last	Tutstastic Jan 2012
So software piracy is now qualifies as a religion in Sweden I'll be much happier if someone can prove me wrong, but this appears to be a legitimate article about a real thing [url]http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57352469-1/file-sharing-religion-goes-legit…	36 Last	greevar Jan 2012
Have a 360, should I get a PS3? So I've been a long time follower of the xbox but never had enough money to get a playstation too. But recently I've been pondering the idea of getting one because I want to play the uncharted and g…	28 Last	Mark Dygert Jan 2012
Good quality free 3D models Hi guys, Here you are with a useful website containing many 3D models in different formats (FBX, DWG, RFA) and textures (MAT, JPG). Registration is required but it's free. [url]http://syncronia.com/…	0 Last	m88 Jan 2012
Need a hand unwrapping an object Hello all, I'm still pretty new to 3D modeling, but have been doing pretty well so far in regards to learning. I'm having difficulty unwrapping a simple piece of geometry, however. I'm making a cog…	9 Last	dfacto Jan 2012
AltDevConf Hi everyone! Just signed up for polycount again after years of lurking and inactivity. I'd like to try to draw everyone's attention to AltDevConf. I've been writing for AltDevBlogADay for almost a …	1 Last	DrunkShaman Jan 2012
Closed Piracy... I was wondering what everyone thinks about possible solutions to piracy. Basically I find it hard to believe that a PC game could not be piracy protected or have enough stumbling blocks to deter pote…	199 Last	R3D Jan 2012
Belarusian President Election Hello, guys. I'm sorry if this seems inappropriate, but I thought that since we had a northen korea thread and wikileaks and stuff like that, this might also be worth your attention. This Sunday we …	47 Last	GarageBay9 Jan 2012
Saints Row 3 This series has always indulged the kid in me that loves stomping over nicely made sand castles, it's over the top fun has pushed where last console generation's GTA games left off and the announceme…	71 Last	rolfness Jan 2012
next-next gen is terrifying? [URL]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-19-naughty-dog-move-to-next-gen-is-terrifying[/URL] Is this really true that developers are already working ps4 titles? I kinda can understand that tra…	164 Last	Bigjohn Jan 2012
Twitter im looking for some more rad art twitter accounts to follow, I've got polycount and a few other random ones I have run across... but I NEED MOAR! maybe you guys do as well... so ... post away! mine i…	24 Last	Skillmister Jan 2012
Upgrade CPU & Ram Worth it? Right now i am currently running a AMD quad core system. AMD Phenom II X4 940 Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Processor GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3HP MSI 8800GT 512mb Thinking about a i5 2500k for $179 or a 2…	13 Last	Saman Jan 2012
WHYWO awards? What I really like to do every New Year is to browse over the WAYWO thread and look back at all the awesome stuff people have come up with during the past year.So this idea came to me what about havi…	10 Last	pior Jan 2012
New year's resolutions for 2012 Now that Christmas is gone, it's time to think about the new year [IMG]http://www.polycount.com/forum/images/smilies/pcount/icons/poly120.gif[/IMG] So what you guys will make for a change? I hope 20…	98 Last	Karmageddon Jan 2012
Polycount meet-up: super-sized to Poly-Con Hello all, I've been invited to the yearly festival of nerdiness; [URL="http://magfest.org/"]MAGFest[/URL] that takes place near Washington DC and in the first week of January 2012. What that mea…	30 Last	Geezus Jan 2012
Getting into the gameindustry with blender? Hello, I started to learn 3d art with blender. Unfortunately I read, that the industry standart programm is 3ds max. So I switched for that, made many tutorials on that, used it for a while and got …	79 Last	eld Jan 2012
Low Poly & No sculpting into the Game Industry? Hello, First, that is not the first time I speak about it, but I feel important to continue the subject every 2 years!!! I would like to get feedback from 3D artists or other, currently working in…	8 Last	sama.van Jan 2012
Birds fall from the sky again, and another Earthquake in Japan What a way to start 2012, its a sign, another year closer. [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2080859/Blackbird-deaths-Sign-apocalypse-thousands-die-2nd-New-Years-Eve-row.html[/url] [url]…	25 Last	Alberto Rdrgz Jan 2012
2012 Hello and happy new year! I live in a diffirent time zone which also means that I come from the future. We have to conquer 2011 in game art. More cool stuff. More parcticles effects. A new WAYWO t…	32 Last	Bigjohn Jan 2012
Looking for a career change...maybe... I've been thinking about this a lot lately, mainly due to the stability of the industry as well as the lack of UK based character art positions available. Im in a position where I think im ready to s…	38 Last	Nysuatro Jan 2012
Terraria Online Not sure if you guys have seen this but it just go released on Steam. Terraria Online. It is pretty awesome Minecraft/Side Scroller/RPG awesomeness! Been watching some Let's Play on youtube and it lo…	37 Last	slipsius Jan 2012
Headphones? Hey guys, So I'm thinking about getting some new headphones. I've had the same ones for for 4 years... [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDRNC60-CE7-MDRNC60-NOISE-CANCELING-HEADPHONES/dp/tech-data…	24 Last	AlecMoody Jan 2012
Legal question - 3D based closely off 2D art in/for another game? Hello. I was hoping that there may be people here that could help answer a question I have relating to the creation of 3d art, closely based off 2d art you have seen. What I wish to be able to do is …	10 Last	shadow_blade Jan 2012