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Santiago (creator of xNormal) appreciation thread Santiago Orgaz, the creator of Xnormal. A very generous man who has for years now, given up immense amounts of his personal time and energy to provide polycount and the entire game developement commu…	40 Last	kolayamit Apr 2017
The new paper-like tablet Hey guys, i've noticed an advertisement i got on facebook with this "ReMarkable tablet" which they state is like sketching on paper but it digitises it, and you can sync it with other devices so that…	10 Last	Chimp Apr 2017
Art here is video game only? This discussion was created from comments split from: MY FUCKING ACCOUNT.	28 Last	MochiProcrastination Apr 2017
Petition to keep perpetual licensing at Autodesk Long-time users of Autodesk software have started a thread on Autodesk's forum, protesting the price raise of the maintenance plans and asking the company to keep the perpetual/maintenance licens…	87 Last	CreativeSheep Apr 2017
Brexit and games So it's official.https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/30/uk-games-companies-leaving-brexit-vote-eu-workersthe study cited by that article http://ukie.org.uk/brexitI'm curious about story f…	31 Last	Sugus Apr 2017
Toronto Meetup - Friday, April 7th It's that time again! A few people have been bugging me for another, so here we go! What? Social gathering of like minded individuals. Where? Scotland Yard, of course! When? Friday, Ap…	12 Last	JasonLavoie Apr 2017
Gaimoria Hey guys!Finally after several years of work, we have finally reached the point that we can launch our Patreon page :smiley:!I'll fill you guys in with a bit about the game, and why we're doing …	43 Last	Isaiah Sherman Apr 2017
Traditional Sculpting classes in Los Angeles area Hey guys, I am interested in taking some clay sculpting classes and was seeing if anyone here knew of any schools, classes that I can do on weekends or weeknights. Thanks guys. -Kenny	2 Last	pagolo81 Apr 2017
Moved: How do I create a tassel shape? This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	slipsius Apr 2017
Windows 10 ads what is happening? first saw it in the start field, "suggested apps", and ive read that the explorer has it aswell. have i missed something,is this not a product that costs $199? i wonder whats has h…	29 Last	Dataday Apr 2017
Poll Theme-a-month? Should we change up the site theme once a month?Vanilla won't allow us to provide a list of skins for users to pick from. But we can easily swap the colors site-wide, as often as we wish. I'm thinkin…	14 Last	Asura Apr 2017
Completely new... looking for 3D artist? Hello!So I'm completely new, and no idea if this is the right place to post about looking for a 3D modeler. I'd love it to have a 3D model of a character of mine, one you could animate your self on a…	4 Last	Dylan Brady Apr 2017
Happy April 1 From all of us, to all of you!Happy birthday Polycount!	74 Last	lotet Apr 2017
Thread thumbnails Hello all - and especially moderators.This topic has been brought up in the past but since I noticed a recent thread collecting bug reports I thought now might be a good time to bring it up again.Thr…	45 Last	Bedrock Apr 2017
searching for a "T'ai Fu: Wrath of the Tiger" T'ai model I've really loved this game when I was younger and I've been dying to animate a T'ai model perhaps for portfolio purposes. If anyone knows of a model or where I can get one you'd would be a great hel…	2 Last	Beastcramps Apr 2017
The London Games Festival Fringe 30 March – 9 April The London Games Festival Fringe 30 March – 9 April http://games.london/the-festival-fringe-2017/The London Games Festival Fringe is an exciting and diverse array of independently organised even…	0 Last	littleclaude Mar 2017
How much to charge for this sort of freelance work? I'm doing some freelance work for some people and I was just wondering what sort of fees I should be charging. My last one had me doing the design for a ring, which I rendered in 3D. I only charged $…	20 Last	Sk0LLiE Mar 2017
Westworld star vs real A.I. I'm very excited that a long time friend of mine, working as a programmer for Spirit AI is on the team behind this event at the London Games Festival. They gave a great talk at GDC this year too.http…	2 Last	Gmanx Mar 2017
EGX Rezzed in London news and updates, this weekend. Rezzed is currently on in London, can we have your reviews, news, photos and updates please. https://www.egx.net/rezzed EGX Rezzed 2017 - Developer Sessions Day 1, Ken Levine (game dev…	0 Last	littleclaude Mar 2017
Any good books on animal anatomy for artists that aren't only about mammals? I'm trying to get a superficial understanding of the anatomy of the most known species except maybe insects and mollusks, but the majority of books I find treat only mammals. Is there any book focuse…	5 Last	Ruflse Mar 2017
BetaCon and Polycount: Looking for local 2D and 3D NorthWest artists Hello all, Polycount is currently working with BetaCon Game Expo, which is happening in Portland, Oregon next month. This is a general public event, not a professional developer event. This…	4 Last	ysalex Mar 2017
Life Is Strange Environmental Art Contest - WIN signed art by DONTNOD Entertainment I run LifeIsStranfeFans.com, a fan site for the narrative-driven choice-based videogame Life Is Strange, developed by Dontnod Entertainment and published by Square Enix and we're currently …	0 Last	Windurin Mar 2017
Adobe SneakPeak - Extract Shading [COLOR=Silver]Adobe is currently working on a way to automatically separate the color and shading information in an image. It seems like it could be a real time saver when using photo references that…	19 Last	melviso Mar 2017
The War of Art - 10/10 \| other book recommendations? I recently picked up The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. It's a very short book but was extremely helpful. Although the primary focus is on writing, anything in there can be applied to any art…	9 Last	alekseypindrus Mar 2017
GDC 2017 - State of Unreal "Realtime Rendering for Feature Film: Rogue One a Case Study." So I've watched the recorded 'State of Unreal' presentation from GDC 2017 ( https://youtu.be/K6tRt7c2elU starting at 12:56)... One thing that left me overflowing with curiosity and a slight sens…	22 Last	ingbue Mar 2017
Request: Blueprint for JAP 1908 gran prix car Hey. im having a hard time finding some blueprints for the JAP 1908 gran prix car. feel free to share :Dthanks in advance!	1 Last	sacboi Mar 2017
Moved: 3D encryption program we made. D3CRYPT3D. won SXSW Innovative Interactive Awards for Priv; S… This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2017
PSA: Old Cintiqs with built in cables are easy to fix I had an adventure today. Rhinokey's Cintiq 21ux was having the worn out video cable problem, where any bumps or wiggles would cause one of the color channels to drop out. I opened it up just out of …	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2017
Narita Boy -The retro futuristic pixel game Thought this was worth sharing..awesome looking gameNarita Boy -The retro futuristic pixel gamehttps://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/2766481/video-749991-h264_high.mp4https://www.kickstarter.com/proje…	5 Last	EarthQuake Mar 2017
Snowboarding i recently bought this snowboard Nitro swindle 2013 Camper, does any of you snowboarding too? i'v been snowboarding since 2011my previous board was a D ceant a cheap one and h…	13 Last	Eleszar1 Mar 2017
Nier: Automata I'm loving this game! It is delightfully weird, good amount of RPG and action, interesting and fun mechanics, super fluid and fun. Highly recommend it, its much more engaging than Horizon ducks (Ho…	13 Last	Asura Mar 2017
what wacom tablet should i use for zbrush? hi guys .the titles says it all and please note that I dont want wacom tablets like mobile studio. I want a cheap one. Thanks! :smile:	5 Last	MujtabaYousuf Mar 2017
Intuos Pro vs Wacom Cintiq 21UX DTK-2100 2nd Gen Hello, I own atm Wacom Intuos Pro.I do a lot of stuff in zBrush but as one of my friends is selling his Wacom Cintiq 21UX DTK-2100 2nd Gen i started to wonder is it worth getting.I never us…	2 Last	ISUther Mar 2017
Do most game engines use a form of Unreal's Blueprints? Hey guys,So I'm messing around with Unreal and I've come across the blueprint stuff. Its pretty cool as an alternative to programming. You can hook up anims and other stuff pretty quickly and intuiti…	7 Last	AGoodFella Mar 2017
Demo/Prototype costs Hi everyone.I have been working on a personal game project and saving to produce a small demo to showcase the idea and to show funders.I will be needing to hire an environment artist, 3d charac…	16 Last	pmache Mar 2017
Moved: Following your dreams? What about the money? This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2017
Notch: Motion Capture for smartphones [that costs less than a smartphone] Hello!We are Notch Interfaces Inc., the company, that created motion capture to smartphones that costs less than a smartphone ($379). Today we have introduced an update that allows our system, Notch,…	8 Last	stpn Mar 2017
Outside of movies/games, why don't 3D art pieces get reused more often? I don't really want to use the word "reuse" as it might sound like it's diminishing its purpose, but what I'm trying to say is how come when a 3D piece gets made there isn't more of a "continuity" to…	12 Last	CrimDa Mar 2017
The Rookies 2017 competetion has started HiThe Rookies 2017 has started so I thought this would be a great place for rookie artists to post a couple of images of your best work and a link to your entry.Good luck everyone, hope you win&…	8 Last	almighty_gir Mar 2017
Handpainted Textures Discord Community http://bit.ly/HPG_DiscordGuild Art Resource Website: https://handpaintersguild.com/ Hello Polycounters! I've been working on my handpainting skills for a while, but I've always wanted a commun…	18 Last	Caiterade Mar 2017
GDC 2017 Hey all,Just noticed that there's a call for submissions for next years GDC, submissions close on August 18th. http://www.gdconf.com/conference/c4p/What type of talks from the Visual Arts track do pe…	46 Last	Anchang-Style Mar 2017
Megascan Hardware Hi,First post here i believe, so i do apologies if i have posted in the wrong section. So it has been a while since megascan has been released and I was wondering if anyone has figured what kin…	9 Last	jovcem Mar 2017
MAYA LT UPDATE3 i like this update... http://help.autodesk.com/view/MAYALT/2017/ENU/?guid=GUID-085D05C1-CBA6-4BBD-8645-7C3B3967D626nightshade integrationbakeable deformersquaddraw updatesviewport displacement	28 Last	ArmoredWolf Mar 2017
The Greentooth Awards: Trophy Time! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBKyxXArVJAThe prototype trophy has arrived and I've promptly lit his flame. Final production and shipment to our deserving winners will begin soon!Here are some photo…	22 Last	Tom Keijer Mar 2017
Nvidia's Latest Contest The latest contest is designing a PC case, I've taken a look at a lot of the designs already posted so far and I'm curious, what do the judges use as guidelines for how to judge an artists design? Th…	12 Last	Blond Mar 2017
Powerbank for mobile studio pro Hi,I´m in need of some technical advice as I´m starting to hit a wall. I currently look into buying a wacom mobile studio pro and realised having a powerbank with it would be absolutely crucial…	2 Last	anMori Mar 2017
Anyone tried using Switch Joycon as a tool? I am not sure anyone in the west has done it, but in Japan:https://twitter.com/kuromelon257/status/839106285429641217 (lots of japanese illustrators use other game controllers for this purpose, seems…	5 Last	bounchfx Mar 2017
Moved: Where to download good cartoon models for rigging? This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2017
what art style is INSIDE , Rime , legend of zelda breath of the wild ? I never liked games like WOW or league of legend because i don't like those art styles , i was always attracted towards realistic looking games like COD , battlefield , GTA etc but since …	6 Last	shubham kumar Mar 2017
Amazon Acquires Thinkbox Interesting ... https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Amazon.com+%28AMZN%29+Acquires+Thinkbox+Software/12635015.html	2 Last	Steve Schulze Mar 2017