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New Years Resolutions [IMG]http://www.askdavetaylor.com/4-blog-pics/calvin-hobbes-new-years-resolutions.jpg[/IMG] So its the new year and like in years past someone normally posts a resolutions thread, it looks like that…	2 Last	Tom Ellis Jan 2011
Worthless Women and the Men Who Create Them [url]http://www.danoah.com/2010/10/worthless-women-and-men-who-make-them.html[/url] Your thoughts? I'm still letting it soak in. "It is because of us, guys. It is because we leave them with no othe…	89 Last	Mark Dygert Jan 2011
"Theres a jungle inside Vietnams mammoth cavern." [url]http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/01/largest-cave/peter-photography[/url] I'm always amazed when people find something this massive and untouched on Earth, Really awesome reference materia…	26 Last	Steve Schulze Jan 2011
Does Polycount have any servers for Starcraft II or anyone who plays it around here? I want to get into multiplayer but am afraid I will get crushed by koreans. So if PC as any cool clubs or groups that will be cool to be a part of.	4 Last	TheWinterLord Jan 2011
101 Faces Though this might be useful for some of you character guys. 101 man faces in the progression of aging. [URL="http://onehundredone.dk/"]http://onehundredone.dk/[/URL]	6 Last	Mark Dygert Jan 2011
What is some ways for me to show my 3D art on PC without looking like crap? Like in my past threads for my WIP's I just take a screenshot of my computer screen. How could I just take the model and just capture that in a professional manner? I use maya, is there some clean …	2 Last	Tom Ellis Jan 2011
Looking for clues on how to break into writing for games. Hello my Polycount friends, I graduated from college wanting to be a character animator. But, as I get deeper into the process of game creation I'm finding I'm drawn more into the writing and story …	14 Last	JnBaker Jan 2011
New Years Resolution Im surprised that this thread hasnt already been started. Anyhow, here it is! Bellow are my 5 new years resolutions: 1. Integrate Zbrush into my pipeline. 2. Get an internship at some awesome stud…	4 Last	Tom Ellis Jan 2011
hate to gloat but..... [IMG]http://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126400/126442.jpg[/IMG]	36 Last	DrunkShaman Jan 2011
Robocain action figure Totally scratchbuilt, totally unique and totally awesome: [url]http://www.onesixthwarriors.com/forum/sixth-scale-action-figure-news-reviews-discussion/231722-robocain-custom-build-30.html[/url] [im…	5 Last	oXYnary Jan 2011
Console Hacking 2010 Apparently the team behind the Wii homebrew channel have figured out basically the entire PS3 security system (which Sony seems to have botched pretty bad), and today did a panel on the technical asp…	8 Last	Habboi Dec 2010
It is a MEZZy day! Happy Birthday Mezz! :D I hope the day may bring lots of baked goodness and sake! And let today and 2011, bring a whole new year of awesome, have a good one and Party Hard! [ame]http://www.youtube.…	11 Last	InProgress Dec 2010
Collin County Community or SMU [my plans] Hey all~ I am new here and this is my first post. I havent really been active on forums for years now, so it feels a bit nostalgic. Why did I decide to get back into forums? Well, it has only been …	9 Last	vcortis Dec 2010
FREE Textures, 3D Models and Tutorial Hi, I have a website for FREE textures, 3D models and a few tutorial for helping people learn 3D. If anyone is interested in Free textures for their models, please visit. [URL]http://www.my3dtextur…	1 Last	acharyaD Dec 2010
Telltale Games is looking for a top UI Artist Hi, I'm working as a contract recruiter for Telltale Games, an award winning game co. located in the SF Bay Area. We have an immediate need for a top UI Artist to work as an employee/including bene…	0 Last	mdaglow Dec 2010
Thoughts on working in Shanghai? Still crackin' away at landing my first gig, I've been sending out resumes for months but finally have what seems to be a very promising 1 on 1 interview in the near future with a company called "say…	30 Last	ceebee Dec 2010
Closed Citroen 2cv in Miami [driver mod]	0 Last	Ben_Flex Dec 2010
best art book bang for $100? I've got a $100 Barnes & Noble gift card and not much of an art book library, what do you guys recommend? I'd rather get a bunch of less expensive books than one $100 book and since it's a B&E gift …	40 Last	Justin Meisse Dec 2010
Closed New GPU, Nvidia 400 series issues hold back, ATI saves the day? Hey guys, I am on the lookout for a new video card after my ageing 8800 finally bit the dust(Literally it appears), so now I am searching for something worthy to purchase and fill that empty PC…	0 Last	Pdude2K7 Dec 2010
Closed Create a low poly sphere	0 Last	defecticon001 Dec 2010
my 360 and me... Ok... so i had my 360 for forever and I always have played it with composite cable on my computer monitor, or used hdmi on a HDTV.... now... i changed monitors last Christmas, so my xbox had been unu…	11 Last	Talbot Dec 2010
windows 7 which version is the minimum I will need. I obviously want to pay as little as possible so was thinking of just getting the home premium edition. will that be ok for doing my work stuff?	12 Last	Lamont Dec 2010
what did you get for christmas? I did n't really get much this year, being old and what have you, but treated myself to a scale model of the titanic. Have to glue and assemble it. Should keep me busy till next year:) what did you g…	93 Last	flaagan Dec 2010
Relating to the Team Fortress 2 Christmas Tree Hat Good day ladies and gentlemen, I was just wondering, for the Christmas tree hat, does anyone know what makes it pulsate like ti does? My friend and I are working on a beehive hat for the Pyr…	1 Last	Zipfinator Dec 2010
which film was this caught the end of a martial arts movie a while back and it was quite way out, but I don't know the title. It was bordering on comedy, but had some really cool fight sequences. The scene I saw involve…	16 Last	leslievdb Dec 2010
Hooray, more art theft. So, if this is in bad taste, just let me know and close the thread. But at my alma mater's portfolio review, this student decided to use work from a pretty well known MMO as their own. [url]http://r…	74 Last	bleugypsy Dec 2010
Website hosting, who to use? I was using dream host, got a deal for $30 for the year, and now that the promotion is over, I don't really want to spend $10 a month. I'm currently looking at 2gbhosting.com and one.com 2gb has a b…	9 Last	Conor Dec 2010
Burnout Paradise Ult. Box - FREE on EA Store Yeah... No excuses now lads: [url]http://eastore.ea.com/store?Action=DisplayPage&IsGift=no&Locale=en_GB&SiteID=eaemea&id=ThreePgCheckoutShoppingCartPage[/url] Merry Christmas. EDIT: If for some re…	19 Last	piippo Dec 2010
Merry Christmas Polycount Just want to say Merry Christmas to all the Polycounters. Those I know and those I don't. Hope everyone is having a great holiday.	34 Last	DDuckworth Dec 2010
Art books giveaway Hi everyone, I have the following books in almost new condition and no longer need them. Here is the list of the books with their original prices but I am giving them away for only the cost of shippi…	12 Last	vcortis Dec 2010
Congrats to Karmageddon! I'd like to send out a big congrats to [url=http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=28134]Karmageddon[/url], who recently landed a job as an Environment Modeler at Hidden Path Entertainment in Be…	20 Last	d1ver Dec 2010
Battlefield Free4Play Beta Just found out about this hot thing. It's in beta right now so I would sign up if I were you :). Here's a link: [CENTER][url]http://battlefield.play4free.com/en/home[/url][/CENTER] The trailer: [CE…	12 Last	Pix Dec 2010
Community voice survey: 3ds Max [URL="http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/ken/let_s_hear_the_community_voice"]Let's hear the community voice[/URL] We've been working with a group of users over on the AREA to build a survey that will …	33 Last	DEElekgolo Dec 2010
3dmotive.come - New Release! Advanced Mesh Paint with UDK [SIZE=3]Hey everyone, We are super pleased to announce that our latest feature DVD has been released - [URL="http://www.3dmotive.com/product-udk-mesh-paint"][B]Advanced Mesh Paint with UDK featurin…	22 Last	openstheway Dec 2010
3dmotive.com - 2 Mini-Releases! Hey PC Folk, 3dmotive.com has just put out our second mini-release for the month. We're experimenting a bit between our larger full DVD releases so we'd like to know what you think about smaller, fo…	7 Last	openstheway Dec 2010
CAFE FX Shuts Down ?? I just found out through grassetti's Facebook update that cafe fx has shut down .Whats going on in the industry ,with so many gud studios closing up ,and a one like cafe fx , which is been there for …	6 Last	glottis8 Dec 2010
No, not confused at all.. I totally thought this was some Lupin the 3rd game at first glance... some games just get butchered. [CENTER][IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2851501/RiotAct01.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28…	4 Last	Blaizer Dec 2010
3D Modelling Trouble Hiya, I'm new to these forums, so forgive me if I tread on any toes by posting such a pointless thread! Just this morning, I realised that I was becoming addicted to 3D Modelling, that doesn't tran…	0 Last	KiraHoshi Dec 2010
Artist Shares Experience at Rockstar San Diego This guy who was a Senior Environment Artist at Rockstar San Diego on Red Dead Redemption shares his scary/funny/messed up experience while he worked there on his website : [url]http://blog.zerodean…	97 Last	StefanH Dec 2010
Freelance - blueprint rates ? Hi, a potential client asks me the price I offered him to make blueprints but I have no idea of prices for the realization of a blueprint ... How much do you charge for one blueprint? In additi…	2 Last	Kewop Decam Dec 2010
Merry Xmas, here is a present ...a special virtual present. ;) Open it here: [url]http://www.tocogames.com/Present.html[/url]	10 Last	Davision3D Dec 2010
Unity Union [url]http://unity3d.com/union/[/url] Thoughts on this? Sound pretty promising to me. It'll be nice to have something to work with other than Apple's App store.	16 Last	hawken Dec 2010
Humble Indie Bundle #2! Buy it! [url]http://www.humblebundle.com/[/url] Revenge of titans and cortex command look pretty cool, downloading now~ I already have the other 3 but you can pay however much you want so... do it!…	27 Last	Ninjas Dec 2010
Research on working conditions in the Video Game Industry Besides working as an artist for a video game studio I am also a grad student working towards getting my MBA at a local university. For my signature project I am doing a research project which will …	7 Last	Canadian Ink Dec 2010
How about them Wikileaks, eh? You guys been watching the news lately? Huge uproar. Coinciding with the recent "diplomatic cables" leaks, Julian Assange the co-founder of wikileaks is possibly going to prison for rape. Two wikilea…	103 Last	Dean Dec 2010
Costumes: the Wearable Dialog Aaron Diaz, the writer of the webcomic Dresden Codak, made an interesting blog post recently about elements that go into the design of comic characters. It's a worthwhile read if you're interested in…	5 Last	Vailias Dec 2010
Dominance war V Is it starting in january? Is polycount participating? Are you going to participate? I realy want to get a head start on this beast, will it be announced when It starts?	6 Last	Rockley Bonner Dec 2010
Hi i'm Noclip - Introduction Hi everyone, i usually introduce myself when i join a forum and i couldn't find the introductions page so i posted here. So yeh, Hi im Noclip, or Jacob if you wish to call me. I'm relatively new in …	0 Last	noclip Dec 2010
Amazing looking Source Mod! Robert Briscoe's remake of the Dear Esther mod is really looking spectacular. Source has never looked this good! [IMG]http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/3713163/img/DE-29-06-2010/001.jpg[/IMG] [IMG…	28 Last	StefanH Dec 2010
Using concepts for 3D work With the increasing amount of art theft threads showing up, it has gotten me a little worried over what would and what wouldn't be considered art theft now. Let me explain my situation. I'm current…	11 Last	EVIL Dec 2010