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Whats your favorite retopology tool?

I really like using an add on for Blender called the PolyQuilt tool which works very similarly to Maya's Quad Draw which I also like, but it has even more functionality since you can work in other mo…
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Ruz

Blender 3.6/4.0 Alpha with SDF nodes. Did some one have it?

Sup folks.Unfortunately it looks like newest Alpha builds (which previously was contain SDF nodes such as "Mesh To SDF Volume") are no longer exist on official site. At try a several of them and even…
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Michael Knubben

Joao Sapiro thread of ramblings

Hello ! since i hate medium and all the new content share platforms, and i love polycount, ill leave my "writing" on issues that feel important to me regarding the industry here ! Check below for the…
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ModBlue

"Your comment will appear after it is approved" -- What ?

What is this exactly ??  Is this anti-spamming ? Is this to ensure the forums is free of penls joke ?  I usually get this posting in the Monthly Challenges thread. And, so far none of them …
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Attknin

Hasbro's $1 billion bet on internal game development

Hasbro's $1 billion bet on internal game developmentHead of digital product development Dan Ayoub talks about the toy maker's plans to get back in the game.https://www.gamesindustry.biz/hasbros-1-bil…
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littleclaude

Specializing or not ?

Question is ...Professionally speaking  is it better to specialize in a narrow field such as texture art or character modeling only or keep it more broad like for an assets designer?And about te…
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chien

Texturing.

How can i texture this models like that? In photoshop? 
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kanga

3D modeling humans

How can i create chan from yandere simulator? And how can i model humans at all? I remember someone send me tutorial but i lost it. It was a picture tutorial, step by step. Help me please. 
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zetheros

How to plan cliff packs for game environments? Any good references or breakdowns for other games?

As an environment artist in games this is something that always stumps me: how to plan and structure an asset pack of modular cliffs for big environments (specifically environments with a lot of rock…
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zetheros

Have anyone found anything helpful for gamedev in Photoshop recent AI features?

I am still paying my own Photoshop subscribtion but  haven't found anything useful in it  for very long time.      Curious about "shadow re generator"  as a wa…
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Eric Chadwick

Happy Birthday Polycount!

26 years ago Polycount was founded by @bearkub and @r13. Many thanks for all the fish!http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Polycount:About#HistoryOur love to all of you for helping to make this place what …
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Eric Chadwick

Closed Mad toxic discourse about character art appeal

So there's this recent situation on twitter which has steadily been turning into a dumpster fire and concerns the appeal of character art, and I thought to share a few threads from character artists …
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Eric Chadwick

I love and hate midjourney

[{"insert":"Hi polys,\nI wanted to share my concern with you. You all have heard about midjourney, which is extremly hyped. The discord server is insanely crowed and the results of people using the A…
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myclay

April 1 is just around the corner

I wonder what's gonna happen?
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Fabi_G

trying to find a popular pdf art guide, thought it was league of legends

i remember looking at a great pdf guideline for character art, i thought it was for league of legends but i cant find anything related to that. checked the wiki too but cant find itit was one of the …
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Alex_J

CGSociety and CGTalk are shutting down.

CGSociety and CGTalk are shutting down next year.[EDIT] I am all for AI taking over repetitive tasks like retopology like UVW and texturing. My previous text was too long so I deleted it. I still thi…
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Alex_J

Weta - WAR IS OVER, won an Oscar, made in the Unreal Engine

Weta - WAR IS OVER, won an Oscar, made in the Unreal Engine Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcvoi_s6jY8&t=26s  Oscar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x2j-HI-QQMBreak downhttp…
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okidoki

3dcoat seems superior to zbrush in every way?

Guys I am just testing out 3d coat and it seems like the program I always wish zbrush was. Compared to zbrush, 3d coat offers: actual viewport rendering so you can see what you are doing an…
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Neox

Greentooth generator & triangle counter for Blender

This is more of a Tech Talk thing, but given that it's Greentooth I figured I'd thrown it in here instead!I made a greentooth generator for Blender, as well as a polycounter that turns red if you go …
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Michael Knubben

Looking for an Admin

Hello,I'm hoping to contact an admin that can assist in changing my username. I haven't used this account in a while and would like to update my name for ongoing use.Thanks
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Eric Chadwick

Car games

i started learning how to make cars in blender and so far i've pretty much beat the uphill learning curve... i know good amount of the terminology, just starting to get familiar with UV editing. My r…
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sacboi

Your favorite segment from GDC 2024?

Mine has to be this,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1HCGLd_IAcReally groundbreaking and the developers seem very passionate.Its refreshing to see innovation stand out.
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NikhilR

Where would you suggest posting a job for a job in 3D Modelling?

HelloWhere would you suggest posting a job for a Lecturer in 3D Modelling other than Polycounts job board which is obviously the best place in the world, any suggestions would be very much apprecia…
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iam717

Weapons and Armour - The Wallace Collection, London, well worth a visit

The Wallace Collection.If you're in London and you like weapons and armour this place is worth a visit, its free (donations), very central - MAP and one of the biggest collections in the world a…
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Gmanx

World’s first museum for video game art in Japan

Japan breaks ground on world’s first museum for video game artConstruction on a state-of-the-art facility that includes the world’s first museum dedicated to video game art has officially b…
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littleclaude

I wanna find the creator of this

So, I found an image of a Lowpoly model on Pinterest, and I want to see more models made by that artist, the problem is that I can't find anything at all about him. With that I refer to a literal poi…
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John_Dow

will A.i take over everything

losing motivation to create my car art and car models which i've been trying to do for a minute now...just now started seeing progress with 3d. But if a machine can spit out 20 ideas in 2 secs that m…
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John_Dow

how do you do it? collaborating with dev/production team

you finished making the asset/character in maya/blender/3Ds etcthen what? how do you handle hand-off? where do you do review/feedback with production/dev/marketing teams? is this even an issue?&…
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Neox

Axiomgallery

Hello everyone,BEWARE OF SCAM!I just want to warn you to keep away from Axiomgallery.com and anything related to it. This is a big scamming platform, that shows itself as an NFT marketplace.https://a…
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zumwolt

first world problems : mini standing desk for laptop/chinese cintiq

I want to put a little standing desk somewhere that isn't my office and that i can plop a laptop and a 24" knockoff cintiq on so I can lie to myself about how much time I spend glued to my PC Th…
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poopipe

What do you make of this AI texturing tool?

As a working artist in the VFX/Game Industry; I was sharing with a friend a piece of work that had been produced by an AI from a Youtube video and he as a working modeler became concerned seeing huge…
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chien

Skull and Bones - AAAA game

Is Quadruple A simply a marketing term?https://gamerant.com/ubisoft-ceo-skull-and-bones-70-price-quadruple-a-game/This game was meant to be a stand alone version of the pirate elements of Assassins c…
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iam717

UV Shell & UV Island the same?

Quick question, are the terms UV shell and UV island interchangeable?And if so, which term should one rather use.
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poopipe

Disney to own 10% of Epic for 1.5 Billion

Disney to own 10% of Epic for 1.5 Billion So this happened - https://venturebeat.com/games/disney-invests-1-5b-in-fortnite-maker-epic-games-to-build-a-persistent-game-universe/ Break down,…
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iam717

InstaMAT

InstaMAThttps://docs.instamat.io/en/Products/InstaMAT_StudioElemental tools for the design and automation of 3D materials, texturing and asset pipelines.Looks like a good tool, it looks like an AI su…
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Michael Knubben

NEW 3D Community Challenge | Eternal Ascent

Hold my pint, I'm going to give this a shot. Is anyone else on Polycount thinking about it?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHqINLAi-1kPRIZES:1st: • Rokoko Coil - https://www.rokoko.com/products/coil…
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littleclaude

Site Admin Contact?

Any site admins/mods around that can help me out? Can't find a way to reach out to anybody directly, and have an issue with a very old job posting that was listed here in 2016 that needs removed.
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sws_cwallace

Plasticity workflow? Is it better?

Hi. Recently, plasticity has been making a splash on the 3D modeling market. High Poly modeling has never been so easy and enjoyable despite some limitations of the software itself. However, the prob…
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myclay

I want to change my username

How do I change my username. (You don't have the permission to edit your username)
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Zerofirre

A little Polycount hiccup today

You might have seen something like this today. Oopsie!We had a little mistake from our domain registrar this morning, they didn't auto-renew LIKE WE ASKED THEM TO. Oh well, all solved now, with a lit…
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Ruz

Glaze - a tool for protecting your art from "AI" theft

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ModBlue

Hi

Just wanted to say hi. I'm an opensource programmer and 3d hobbiest. I wanted to ask for some help on 3d forums with map data parsing (C)
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poopipe

Help people with normal map baking methods?

I'd like some help from the community, if you have a minute!Could you bake normal maps from these models in the software you're familiar with? 3ds Max [done]MayaBlenderSubstance [done]…
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Shrike

Uncoventional porfolio criticism

I thought I'd start a thread where we can share the more unconventional portfolio criticism we've all received in our quest to become toptier rockstars. Unconventional = mostly unhelpful and ton…
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NikhilR

In a model for a demo reel, should I go for very high quality or optimize the amount of data?

I am thinking of making a model of a gun for a game for my job search demo reel.　When I look at some of the highly rated works on ArtStation, it looks like they use several 4k textures on one gun, o…
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NikhilR

test

testedit: seems i cannot manually delete my topic. I just wanted to check if it disappears. Because my first post disappeared,  where can i find it? will it be published later?
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Eric Chadwick

Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1

Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1Looking forward to exploring the vibrant intersections of storytelling, technology, and diverse perspectives that redefine the gaming landscape that comes with GTA! I won…
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jermaineb

Since this is a Gaming Forum (Video Game Endings)

I accidentally found the mother load of all ending playlists and decided to share them with everyone, i could probably never sit and watch every game but i can sit and watch at least every ending of …
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zetheros

Happy New Year

Hope everyone has a great 2024, been here since maybe 1998, so its been a while, but yeahgood luck to everyone , work hard and prosper. I did not see another New year thread, but if there is , my bad…
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Neox

Unreal Engine Hyperwallet alternative

Hello fellow gamers,I've been facing an issue on the Epic Games Marketplace as Hyperwallet and PayPal are not currently active in Lebanon, making it challenging to participate fully. I was wondering …
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salimmatta

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