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Recommended office chairs you have at home. The office chair I've had for four years from Fred Meyer is beyond dead, I'm in the market for a good office chair that keeps me upright and in good posture. What do you have and/or recommend for kee…	5 Last	haiddasalami Aug 2010
Great Things... [COLOR="Magenta"]~[/COLOR] They come in bears. [img]http://www.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/yogi_bear_poster_02.jpg[/img]	20 Last	Andreas Aug 2010
Arcade Fire -UNSTAGED With their new album release (which is amazing), Arcade Fire is performing a live YouTube broadcast from Madison Square Garden tomorrow (8/5/10) at 10pm EST Hell. Yes. [url]http://www.youtube.com/u…	10 Last	Mezz Aug 2010
Anyone at GenCon? Since I live in the area, I have been there the past 2 days and will be there the next couple as well. Let me know if you are there. I have been bouncing around with some friends from work, but I w…	0 Last	bearkub Aug 2010
Privates: the sexual themed video game wont be on XBLA [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfY4YB1fBKs&feature=player_embedded[/ame] [url]http://kotaku.com/5572204/journey-to-the-center-of-a-vagina-with-privates[/url] [quote] No word if Microsoft has […	15 Last	Ark Aug 2010
Negotiating a salary As i'm in the process of looking for a new Job. I got thinking about the interview process. I've had quite a few Interviews in my life and I consider myself quite competent in interviews but I have n…	14 Last	Jon Rush Aug 2010
MEXICANS are taking over the states! That's right bitches! Johny and I are gonna be making a little trip to the US of A. Earthquake invited us to crash at his place, so we are going there to spend some days and see the sight.. not ther…	27 Last	[HP] Aug 2010
Learn to Draw on your DS I dont know if anyones seen this, but now(or soon) you will be able to learn to draw with the Nintendo DS. [ame]http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003UVA4KC/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OL…	8 Last	conte Aug 2010
How well do you know your colors? hEY PC, Does anyone know where to find the "how well do you know your colors". You had to place many color swatches with different saturation from dark to light. It was posted on here about a year …	78 Last	Crash Aug 2010
The PSD thread, share your PSDs! Hey everyone, I'm really still a novice at art and game art, and I know many other people on these boards are as well, and so I thought I would make this thread so that more seasoned polycount artist…	17 Last	hawken Aug 2010
3D Coat's new Auto-Retopo [url]http://www.3d-coat.com/files/stink_dragon.avi[/url] [url]http://www.3d-coat.com/files/orc_autoretopo.avi[/url] Clearly its work in progress but its quite an exciting prospect at least for mesh…	31 Last	Eric Chadwick Aug 2010
Character Modeling Bootcamp [IMG]http://www.mestophales.com/bootcamp/Banner.jpg[/IMG] Want to improve and fast track your character modelling training? Then jump into Character Modeling Bootcamp with Mercenary-Studios.com Our…	12 Last	trancerobot Aug 2010
Stan Winston School of Character Arts announced this is really interesting! especially for me who are really obsessed in detailed character art! [url]http://www.stanwinstonschool.com/[/url] check out the video i just pee myself .... ----------- f…	6 Last	Disco Stu Aug 2010
Cat shit one - Bunnies shooting camels! Just saw over at cgtalk that the first episode is out. If you value awesomeness and 3D you should check it out. [URL]http://www.catshitone.jp/[/URL] [URL]http://www.gogoanime.com/cat-shit-one-ep…	21 Last	Andreas Aug 2010
TF2 - Modelling Help Hey all, I wanted to start modelling after i saw all the Polycount entries. However, i have none what-so-ever experience other then simply looking at a few videos. I have read a few tutorials, but …	0 Last	Phruuh Aug 2010
anatomy dictionary hey polycount i thpught that since alot of people are including figure drawing and stuff in their sketchbooks polycount could have 1 thread you could go to where others have posted anatomy ref, books…	9 Last	OLDwolf Aug 2010
Yikes - Analysis: Is The Game Industry A Happy Place? By Leigh Alexander Interesting article. I would suggest you guys give it a look. What do you think though, are you happy with this biz? [url]http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/29292/Analysis_Is_The_Game_Industry_A_Ha…	79 Last	EVIL Aug 2010
Applying for a job... In your guys experience, what does "work experience" encompass when applying for a job in the industry? Does only professional paid work count? Can I put on my application non-paid modding experien…	3 Last	SnowGhost Aug 2010
40 axed are Rockstar San Diego ? [url]http://kotaku.com/5587413/rumor-rockstar-lays-off-40-from-red-dead-redemption-team[/url] Anyone have any insider info on this ? Very unfortunate if it's true, especially on the heels of such a…	78 Last	JO420 Aug 2010
CG collaborating groups/people in Montreal Hi PolyCount, I am not sure if this is the best group to post this but if it is then moderators please move it to the appropriate place. I am wondering if there are any sites setup on the net for C…	3 Last	MRico Aug 2010
Would some games be better with less violence? I was reading [URL]http://kotaku.com/5600550/lay-down-your-guns[/URL] It basically mentions of bunch of big games that just seem to add violence as filler. Here's a quick summary. Mirrors Edge run…	32 Last	Joseph Silverman Aug 2010
School is sucking the life out of me My school and job is sucking the life out of me. I'm 23 and in the same situation I was 5 years ago. If you are press for time, feel free to skip the auto-biography to the dashes below. It's not s…	25 Last	trancerobot Jul 2010
Goin Crude-- back to oils and sculpture Hey guys-- I'm moving into a new apartment this week that has some space, so I'd like to get back into oil painting and sculpture. I have most of the supplies, but I still need to get an easel as wel…	3 Last	wake Jul 2010
Job choice Hey folks, I have recently graduated from academic highschool here in Germany. I'm a passionate gamer and I'd like to have a glimpse into the Game Industry and its mechanics. I'd like to make my hob…	0 Last	Nano Rythm Jul 2010
MagniFusion: Push, Combine, Squash and Pop My iPhone game got released now! And you can grab it only today for free! :) Here is the launch Trailer: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWTE5j8Fj1Q[/ame] you might remember the scientist and 3d…	5 Last	Davision3D Jul 2010
Beliasian news ... Hello Belias started his own board !! his test video tutorials [URL]http://noobsnetwork.com/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=83[/URL] his upcoming video tutorials [URL]http://noobsnetwork.com/viewtopic.php?f=…	98 Last	BlackulaDZ Jul 2010
Congratulations to BradMyers82! I pushed for him when I heard we were in need of another 3d artist and after going through the motions he will now be starting down here in Dallas at Escalation Studios next month. His station will b…	60 Last	Slum Jul 2010
ASIDE FROM VIDEOGAMES AND ART, what makes you happy in life? I mean we all know everyone here is into drawing pictures and playing TF2 but what else in life do you guys find fulfilling? We all post a lot around here but our non-game interests rarely come up ex…	97 Last	martinszeme Jul 2010
Low poly challenge final entries Just a small reminder, but the low poly challenge ends this coming monday, so if you didn't get your entry in please visit here: [url]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75494[/url] And …	0 Last	hawken Jul 2010
Worms: Reloaded! AAAGH!! I loved these games when I was a young teen! I got up into the world top 100 for 1v1s in Worms: Armageddon when I was 13. 11 years later, they FINALLY release a version going back to the tri…	15 Last	rolfness Jul 2010
Question about Education in Vancouver Hey guys. My name is Richard. I live in Vancouver BC. I just graduated highschool and want to get into the film/game industry. The courses im taking is the Foundation Visual&Designs and after the …	20 Last	bubbie Jul 2010
MEGAMIND. Looks brilliant!! [B][URL]http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809998238/video/21036984[/URL] THIS.LOOKS.AMAZING. It's looks like an amazing teenage/more mature master piece from dreamworks! Got really excited when I sa…	39 Last	crazyfingers Jul 2010
Competition for me? Lately, I've seen most competitions are aimed to character artists. Im an environment artist hoping to compete in some really sick competitions. U guys know of any good ones that are coming up, have …	93 Last	kaze369 Jul 2010
Alan Wake Really cool to see this all coming together. I remember seeing this at E3 years ago and being blown away. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnCe_Klb4cc[/ame] Anybody else excited for this?	106 Last	kwakkie Jul 2010
Valve approach to Realism - L4Dead and Half Life 2 Hi guys, I've been always a Valve fun, since the first Haf-Life came out. I really love the realism they accomplish without the need of brutal "normal mapping" force, I mean, their titles Like L4Dead…	48 Last	[HP] Jul 2010
Trying to pick out a new pen tablet. I currently have a Wacom Graphire4 pen tablet and I'm looking into getting a new one. My choices are the Intuos4 small, medium, or wireless. I like portability, but I'm not sure if having larger …	8 Last	Michael Knubben Jul 2010
Favorite Tutorials Hey guys. What is some of your favorite tutorials? Either book, video, article or anything. Here are two of mine. Zbrush: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-hRle7SpyA[/ame] I like this because …	8 Last	Mark Dygert Jul 2010
How do I create albums? Hi all, Not sure where to put this but anyway I want to post some pics but I cannot find the place to go to create an album. I have read the following: 'As a member, you can create Albums of images…	3 Last	Gooner442 Jul 2010
Am i too old? Hey polycountonians, I have a question for anyone who has an opinion or some intimate knowledge. I am an old man (31) and have been playing around with 3d for about two years now. i have been really…	45 Last	fried Jul 2010
New DVD Release! Character Skinning for Games We released a new DVD, thanks for everyones support!! :) Product Information: In this DVD, JP Self makes the character from the Low-Res Character Production DVD animation-ready by skinning it from …	4 Last	Riki Jul 2010
Jailbreaking phones now legal among other things [URL]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ytech_wguy/ytech_wguy_tc3236[/URL] not only can you jail break phones but you can also do a whole list of other fun activities as well, like go around protective measure…	6 Last	pior Jul 2010
PC vs Xbox that old arguement..sorted Finally the proof I've been waiting for. I've been arguing for ages that Mouse and Keyboard is far superior to console controller in fps and games that require aiming accuracy. I always get the feeli…	73 Last	3devo Jul 2010
Cyber Security Challenge [url]https://cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk/[/url] An interesting competition for people who are very good with 'puters. Only for UK people but it kicked off today. Kind of interesting way to get a …	1 Last	MartinH Jul 2010
games with "behind the scenes" bonus content. I love it when developers but awesome bonus content in games, like concept art galleries and behind the scenes videos. I know these days a lot of that stuff is on the web, but can anyone think of gam…	27 Last	osman Jul 2010
Time Management (Self learners + College students only) Greetings pcers; I have been learning off the DT for some time now and I have another month to spare to learn this summer. DT tutorials are really intense and I am starting to become addicted to th…	32 Last	Fish Jul 2010
Realtime shader editor for GLSL Can some one suggest me something like ShaderFX but for GLSL please? realtime viewport shader editor for max or even a stand alone software.	5 Last	omid3098 Jul 2010
Game art topics for learning Hey all... In regards to game art (not just characters :P ), what sorts of topics would you like to learn more about/become more proficient in? For example, making weapons... props... hair... etc..…	31 Last	Junkie_XL Jul 2010
DC Universe Online CG Trailer [url]http://www.gametrailers.com/video/exclusive-who-dc-universe/702050[/url]	6 Last	Marine Jul 2010
Deathspank! Anyone played this game? I've read a lot of good things but I can't decide from the gameplay trailers whether it looks enjoyable or not! Thought I'd get some 'real' thoughts from people on here who'…	5 Last	r_fletch_r Jul 2010
Sculptris Alpha 5 [QUOTE][B][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff8c00]F[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B]or the past 10 years Pixologic and the award winning ZBrush has been recognized for its ground breaking innovation, cool creativity and enabling…	15 Last	Bibendum Jul 2010