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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
Closed Polycount in Rage :thumbup: [IMG]http://gulienallard.free.fr/dd/polcount_in_rage.jpg[/IMG]	3 Last	ZacD Jan 2012
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How to correctly pronounce: I'm always not sure if i pronounce these terms right. 1. Bezier 2. Biped 3. Anti-aliasing 4. Mitchell-Netravali 5. Adobe 6. Skype	113 Last	R3D Dec 2011
(Student) Requesting Short Term Advice regarding 3D art HI! This is my first time here, base jumping off from CGHUB as my usual haunt. Writing this in the wee hours of 2:41 am. My art background is negligible (I think), but I was wondering if I could g…	3 Last	artquest Dec 2011
CGTrader - new online platform Hi Guys, ....I am new to this platform and just wanted to say hi...happy new year to everyone :o) and I would also like to tell you about this new 3d model selling platform that launched recently: …	0 Last	sbgwolf Dec 2011
Help me find this portfolio! This is a long shot, mainly because my recollection of the site/work is vague but I'm looking for an artists folio I saw a while back; It consisted of some high poly/offline rendered cars/vehicles/h…	4 Last	System Dec 2011
Dilema: Don't know where to start I know that i am posting very useless questions, but i need your advice guys, i am total stranger, in this really strange world. At the moment i am learning Maya, from Cgtuts, and i have few in mind…	17 Last	Timmywithag Dec 2011
zbrush to mudbox covert? hate to admit it as a long tme zbrush user but I am actually starting to prefer mudbox 2012 over zbrush purely for sculpting. Visually I find mudbox easier to 'read' in the viewport and the normal ma…	26 Last	jimmypopali Dec 2011
Noobie Mistakes Hey, so on top of the obvious fact that this is my first post and that I'm a complete noobie to this forum (so sorry if this gets asked in various ways or it's in the wrong section.. I twwwied :( ) …	23 Last	Schrodinger's Backface Dec 2011
building new rig Yup another one of those threads. :( It's been awhile since I played with PC hardware and there are like a million options... My budget is around 1000 to 1500. The more I can save the better though…	11 Last	Sage Dec 2011
In a new city Im not entirely sure where to put a topic such as this, but I just moved into Manhattan and I'm trying to get onto the scene here a bit, like with groups or anything like that. Not so much jobs, mor…	4 Last	albino_goldfish Dec 2011
Post up your Skyrim characters. I thought it'd be interesting to see what others are doing with their characters in Skyrim, since it's not like we'll be running into each other in game. Post up a screenshot. This is my Red Guard,…	116 Last	xvampire Dec 2011
Do any US citizens here love chocolate and democracy? Dear US citizens of Polycount, I made this a few hours ago, so naturally it doesn't have any petitioners yet. A little self promotion never hurt anyone, right? Anyway, don't you love those Kinder eg…	51 Last	Mark Dygert Dec 2011
Need some inpiration Cave Environment Hi there! Guys, can you help me please i'm trying to make a horror-style cave, but nothing goes good because i have no idea how it should look like. I've tried to google cave photos and paintings, …	5 Last	Kensey Quarantine Dec 2011
Closed Occupy Wall St I think this is the epitome of the Media black out that there is in this country of ours. This movement hasn't gotten any coverage... but hopefully people start waking up a bit. [URL="https://occupy…	1.4K Last	EarthQuake Dec 2011
Gears 3 Thread Blocked Hi, just having some wierd issues here on Poly count. Wondering if anyone has faced same issue. First off is Kevin Johnstones's Thread of Modularity which is not accessible anymore from polywiki. I…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2011
Blizzard Student Art Contest Not sure if this has been posted yet. But Blizzard has a pretty cool contest going on for students. Details about the mentorship and other prizes are posted on the link. [url]http://t.co/jFX5n0Fy[/u…	24 Last	jairo0182 Dec 2011
2011 Personal Art Review For shits and giggles I decided to put this years work together in a timeline to see how my art had changed/ maybe even improved. Only finished work (apart from on either end :P) [CENTER][IMG]http:/…	0 Last	myles Dec 2011
Hexen Edge of Chaos (Doom3 Mod) I am not sure if anyone have talked about this but, I was just surfing through youtube and came across this: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KDy0_roztQ&feature=related"]Hexen : Edge of Chaos H…	5 Last	DrunkShaman Dec 2011
Intuos4 USB cable worries Hello Polycount! Who hear has an intuos4!? I do but the space on my desk means i get it out, plug it in and work. Then when I'm done i unplug and move it. However in the back of my head everytim…	13 Last	ikken Dec 2011
handy application that works like zbrush lazy mouse in any program Hello I would like to share this nifty tool I just found that works in just about any drawing or graphics program to smooth your lines as the lazy mouse option in zbrush [IMG]http://people.happycod…	14 Last	keelhauler Dec 2011
Congrats to Simon "IxenonI" Fuchs I would like to welcome Simon to the NextGen MMO team here at Blizzard Entertainment. We look forward to having you on the team. Below is Simon's webpage: [url]http://www.simonfuchs.net[/url] Saf…	48 Last	Minos Dec 2011
Company policy on side-projects I'm pretty sure most of us here are doing side/personal projects while they work full time at a certain studio. I was wondering if some people could share what the policy of their current job is on…	26 Last	claydough Dec 2011
Happy Happy Holidays! Happy Holidays, Polycount. :santa:	38 Last	Envart Dec 2011
My folio on i-OS!! Hi!!! I just released my 3D portfolio app for iOS and would like to share it with the CG community. I built this application to share my work in another way than a simple website with static screens…	28 Last	sama.van Dec 2011
NEW Eat3d DVD - ZBrush Hard Surface Techniques 2 I'm no ZBrusher, but I thought people might want to know about this. I recently got the facial rigging for games dvd from them, and I couldnt say more about it. Definitely the BEST trainning DVD ive …	35 Last	pior Dec 2011
In need of interview advice So polycount, I need your help. I have a studio interview next week and I am pretty nervous. I'm not really sure what to expect, or what the process is going to be during it. It's a pretty large stud…	52 Last	Razgriz Dec 2011
What is this game? So...I vaguely remember playing a game on an OPM demo disc years and years ago. I THINK it was pre-PS2. Anyway, the game entailed setting traps. You would be presented with X number of guards who w…	7 Last	erroldynamic Dec 2011
Advice on my accomplishments Hello polycount community. Ive been lurking around in large amounts. And I am now coming to you for advice on something. I am now a junior in college. I go to a college where in that dept (and rea…	13 Last	Zura Dec 2011
Hey peeps i need some help =] Hey guys/gals i need some general help, first day on here :) , This is probably not the first time you heard what i will say, but here it goes: I study computer science, and so does 3 of my other f…	8 Last	R3D Dec 2011
How to go about hiring a 2D/3D artist in Ontario Ok, I'm at a crossroads in terms of next steps for the creation of graphics for my MMORTS WorldAlpha.com. I had one concept artist do a couple of great images for me, but he is taking a month off, so…	11 Last	worldalpha Dec 2011
Please help my memory: Need to identify 3D artist from ages ago This is a long shot... Years ago, when I worked at Silicon Graphics, there was an engineer/artist there (circa 1994) that was doing, for the time, amazing 3D art that looked like modern interpretati…	3 Last	QuadMonkey Dec 2011
Torchlight II: Concept an Armour Set! [URL]http://www.torchlight2game.com/news/2011/12/19/contest-design-an-armor-set/[/URL] Could be fun. Apparently Runic opened [URL="http://forums.runicgames.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21045"]a thread on…	6 Last	Gannon Dec 2011
3D connexion Just curious, is anyone in here using one of these things to work? [IMG]http://www.vhxn.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/3dconnexion-spaceexplorer.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://gearcrave.frsucrave.netdna-cdn…	10 Last	gilesruscoe Dec 2011
how do I market my game?? Hello, I soon will be launching my iphone game for the company I'm working for, we were discussing the marketing stuff, any good article on how to market games? I want to give extra suggestions for m…	8 Last	Belias Dec 2011
The Thing 2011 FX [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2bsXC-uhXQ"]The Thing 2011/ ADI Creatures.mov - YouTube[/ame] amazing. seems like a life changing experience to be wearing one of those assets as a growth	13 Last	juguefre Dec 2011
SWTOR Polycount Guild? Just wondered if this has been discussed or any interest in maybe forming up a Polycount guild on one of the SWTOR servers. I'm down for PVE or PVP if there is one. Playing a Sith Warrior right now…	18 Last	thatanimator Dec 2011
Low Poly Artist by Choice? Ideas/Leads On Who's Most Respected? Hello all... I'm hoping someone on these great forums can help me out on a little quest. I'm looking for leads that can point me to some of the "best" or most "respected" 3D artists out there that …	4 Last	JacqueChoi Dec 2011
Tutes for body texturing? Hi Everyone, Can anyone point me to some good tutorials (I don't mind paying) that show how to create good quality body textures for 3D characters? I don't have any trouble doing faces (after wat…	9 Last	Gestalt Dec 2011
Would anybody like to recommend some iPhone games? I am interested in having any idea what to buy. Don't say angry birds.	40 Last	System Dec 2011
Congratulations, Low Odor! Polycount's very own [URL="http://drewhunt3d.carbonmade.com/"]Low Odor [/URL](I certainly hope so!) just accepted a position at [URL="http://www.timegate.com/"]Timegate Studios[/URL], working on our …	39 Last	low odor Dec 2011
Humble Indie Bundle 4 [quote] Introducing Humble Indie Bundle 4! Get 5 classic indie games: Super Meat Boy, Jamestown, Night Sky, Bit Trip Runner and Shank for whatever price you want while helping the Child's Play Charit…	15 Last	Stinger88 Dec 2011
The UK industry has little to no regard for university degree holders I saw something today that made me livid. I found a job advert for a junior artist role. After reading all the requirements and feeling pretty confident I was about to apply when I saw that they want…	97 Last	Rick_D Dec 2011
Steam Holiday Sales [quote]The Steam Holiday Sale is on now through Sunday, January 1, 2012. In addition to huge savings throughout the store, the 2011 sale features two special promotions that allow you to win like nev…	13 Last	R3D Dec 2011
40% off Design Studio Press books from Parka Blogs: [url]http://parkablogs.com/content/design-studio-press-having-40-off-christmas-2011[/url] use HAPPYHOLIDAYS2011 to get 40% off Design Studio Press books! I did a quick test and it …	5 Last	Ace-Angel Dec 2011