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Texture site feedback So I've been working on this site for a while as an alternative (not a replacement) to selling texture packs on Gumroad. https://texture.ninja/Please check it out and let me know what you think.…	5 Last	Joost Oct 2016
this shoud be in lounge section hello my name is ahmed , this is one of the best site , i joined it before but for some reason i kicked out , but i did`t give up and here i am again , i see polycount become nice it`s dynamic …	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2016
3D artist. What does it take? First a little back story. Over the past year I've been attempting to further my art in hopes of becoming a concept artist. I like to draw/paint and I like games so I figured this would be a great ca…	7 Last	Michael_Ingrassia Oct 2016
Star Wars: Ep VII The Force Awakens - spoilers Watched it last night, want to hear what you guys think. Throwing spoilers in the title because I think it'd be difficult to review without spoilers eh :hushed: My personal opinion- It's fun. Really …	137 Last	Steve Schulze Oct 2016
Working in the USA.. Hey I have a question, do you need as an artist, that lives outside of the United States, an academic degree to work in the American gaming industry or is an awesome portfolio and many years of exper…	19 Last	BrianShray Oct 2016
Hey guys, I need some career advice and perspective... Hey everyone,I recently got an offer from a Company A (in Military Simulation) to do 3D Modeling. It's a solid offer for me, I liked the people I interviewed with and it's a full time position. Compa…	5 Last	Vaztor Oct 2016
Struggling to break into the industry? Is your folio helping you? So following on from my AMA post a while back a lot of Polycounters have contacted me and asked for folio critiques.Most of those asking for help were students or graduates and there were a lot of si…	38 Last	Michael_Ingrassia Oct 2016
Modo 10.2 license for sale Hello peeps,Selling my Modo 10.2 license for 800 euros (I will organise the transfer with the foundry and you pay the 100 dollar fee).I do not accept PayPal !!!PM me if you're interested.CheersPete &…	0 Last	repete Oct 2016
Game Asset Creation Team- Come & Learn The Production Pipeline! PLEASE READ DETAILS BELOW- All levels of art skills and experience welcome. This is an opportunity for students and unemployed game artists to hone their skills.	1 Last	Michael_Ingrassia Oct 2016
Suggestions for user manual? Hello,I want to start with creating a documentation for a package I've created for UE4 Marketplace. I'm not sure what's the best way to go about it though. The document is going to end up fairly big …	6 Last	McGreed Oct 2016
Freelance technical animator for indie devs / artists? I'm currently stuck in a boring loop at the studio I work at. i've worked at large studios small and start ups and the most fun and enjoyment I've had has been at the smaller sized studios getting pr…	2 Last	Flynny Oct 2016
"The Maestros" live on Steam Greenlight: Arena RTS where Prussian Diesel meets Gauche Mad Biologists Hey Polycount!Really happy to announce the game Systence Games, and I previously worked on as an Art Director in 2013-2014 while at USC, has gone live on Steam Greenlight!A large number of Polycounte…	2 Last	EJtheArtist Oct 2016
Graduate portfolio Hi there,I am a 3rd year student of animation at university and after this (final) year I will be applying for a job of hard surface 3D modeler for games (environments, props, assets) and/or advertis…	4 Last	TheMadArtist Oct 2016
My topics and posts disappeared Hey, I`ve been trying to find somewhere I could contact Polycount about this, but I couldn`t find any e-mail or phone number to do so, so i`m posting it in here.I just logged into my account at work …	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2016
SideFX Contest - Marvelous Machines ! People of the planet Earth! We've just put out a contest with some sweet prizes, big courtesy of our hardware sponsors :) and the theme is MACHINES! MARVELOUS MACHINES!! Contest runs from today till …	2 Last	Fifa Oct 2016
Poll Reaction buttons added: Insightful, Awesome We've added some "Like" style buttons to the forum. Let us know what you think!You'll find them at the bottom right of each post.When you go to someone's Profile page, you'll see how many of each the…	68 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2016
First steps from 3D Generalist/Animator to VFX for video games industry Hi guys,I hope you enjoying your day but I really need some help and a lot of advices.I'm a 3D generalist and animator, I have worked on many many projects like a short animation film, stop motion fi…	8 Last	Mattar_Ahmd Oct 2016
letter to a student Hey folks,I was recently emailed by a student who is working getting into the art/concept/3D field, but is "doing it on her own", taking classes when and where she can, while she's working etc, not g…	8 Last	fattkid Oct 2016
Unread threads in green Small update, long time coming. Unread threads are now green, read threads are gray.Before/afterSorry for the wait.	27 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2016
How do I get criticism or comments -.- I always like it to get some comments of what could be better /should be changed or so ...but don't know if I post my pics always at the wrong time or should add more tags something like that ? (not …	28 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2016
Rise of The Tomb Raider Awesome folks here at Eidos MTL, and Crystal Dynamics looking to deliver another stellar hit: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=402&v=fBqr9MpTn8M[/url]	13 Last	JacqueChoi Oct 2016
Polycount Meetup Montreal Saturday October 8th 2016 Hey Guys,I will be flying from Australia into Montreal later this year and I was hoping to hold a meet up while I was there. I'm planning on hosting the event at Mckibbins Irish Pub3515 B…	54 Last	another caveman Oct 2016
Annoying things that can -- and usually -- happens when 3d modeling I'll begin: > Relatively complex scene> Start to explode meshes using keyframes> Finishes it> Realize you forgot to press the "auto key" buttonFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU…	41 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 2016
Technical Forums section added Based on a great suggestion from AtticusMars, I've moved Technical Talk and all its subforums into a new root category called Technical Forums.The primary reason is to free up space inside Technical …	44 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2016
The Unofficial Polycount Slack Group! Everyone, get in here! Hello everyone! As many of you might know there is a Polycount Skype group which is a great little chat room to talk art, or just shoot the shit. The only downside is th…	98 Last	underdogkid91 Oct 2016
I want to sell my Cintiq Companion 2 Hey guys,First of all I don't even know if these kinds of posts are allowed on here but I figured I would give it a shot. I am sorry if I am not allowed to post this on here.I am trying to selling my…	0 Last	dystopianghost Oct 2016
I'm a games industry art director, ask me anything. Hi,I'm an Art Director in the games industry and I'd like to open up a reddit style AMA thread where students can ask me any questions they have about learning game art and getting into the games ind…	63 Last	Stuart Campbell Oct 2016
Polyfraggers and Q-Branch are back! You'll see these down at the bottom of the forum home. Have fun!	9 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2016
Games Artists to Fine Art cross over Could you hit me with any Fine Artist that has a Games Art overtone to there work? Here are some examples of what I am looking for. Kelly Goeller - http://www.kelloworld.com/pixel-pour-1/Ta…	1 Last	pangaea Oct 2016
Pixel Kanvas - collaborative pixel art Hey Poly artist! Today, we're launching an open beta for Pixel Kanvas, a website for collaborating on pixel art with friends in real time! We'd love for you to check it out and give us your feedback…	0 Last	NormDoow Oct 2016
Becoming an Environment Artist? Hello,I'm currently studying Games Technology at University, I've always had the intent to enter the videogames industry as a programmer. However, as of late I've had a change of heart and now would …	11 Last	kasigawa Oct 2016
Wasteland 3 - Fig Campaign - Time to Conquer the Cold Hey Polycount!I'm excited to stay we're spooling up on Wasteland 3 at InXile!We'd love for you to get involved and become an investor or just a backer as we bring you back to post-apocalyptic America…	3 Last	Millenia Oct 2016
3D Game Environment Mentorship? HellIo guys,i'm want to improve my skills as game environment artist and i'm looking for some class/mentor.Do you guys have recommendations to me?	3 Last	IgorSilva Oct 2016
Try Recore free today! right now :) Recore demo just went up at the MS store.And it's perty humongous fer 30 minutes of playtime! ( Although that 30 minutes represents a game that is saved for continuation if/when u buy the game )I hav…	1 Last	Fuiosg Oct 2016
Working from Home Hey everyone, Just landed a job in 3D Environment Art for Games. This happens to be my first salaried role in the Industry, so I'm quite excited at the prospect of working alongside others in a …	25 Last	fauxNormal Oct 2016
Contract workers and Taxes I have no idea where else to put this, it's been on my mind awhile now and hope I could get an answer or two on the topic. I would like to add that I'm a US citizen. Forgot that part.&nbs…	10 Last	Rurouni Strife Oct 2016
Cartrdge October challenge: Space in the Fall Hi Polycounters! My name is Ron and I'm one of the founders of Cartrdge. We're a portfolio community exclusively for the video game industry; designers to animators to artists to composers,…	7 Last	rongolan Oct 2016
Ratio of 2d/3d artists I realise this is might be a somewhat "it depends.." question, but in studios of varying sizes, what is the usual ratio of concept/2d artists to 3d artists?	6 Last	kwyjibo Oct 2016
My account has been banned, I don't know the reason, Where could I report this question？ I don't know where to ask this question so I post it here.I don't know why my account has been banned. Where could I report this to? Or where could I find the reason? Thanks!	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2016
Zbrush Summit 2016 I was just curious if any of you guys are going to be attending the Zbrush Summit this year or if you have attended previous years.I really just want to know if you guys think its an event worth atte…	24 Last	JamesQuall Oct 2016
Gumroad , what do i get ? Hello guys , i found this great tutorial by the great artist Katon Callaway :https://gumroad.com/l/wHdsnbut when i open the summary i doesn't tell me what i get exactly ?do i get : - video files…	3 Last	barmyg Oct 2016
Amazon Game Studios Announces Breakaway Hey everyone,Today I get to announce the game that I am working on at Amazon Game Studio call Breakaway.Breakaway is a mythological sport brawler built for fast action, teamwork, and live streaming. …	3 Last	PyrZern Oct 2016
A site like ArtStation but focused on Animation... Hey pals. It's been a long time since my last post here (been mostly active on the animation forum). Gone through a very busy summer . Hopefully, I'll be able to post more of my personal work here.No…	5 Last	Blond Oct 2016
Where to submit 3D tutorials? Hi guys.I was wondering, where would be good to post my 3D tutorials? Do you know any forums that allow submitting them? I don't want to be a spammer.	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2016
Buying Software (ZBrush) overseas? What about taxes and other additional costs? Hey guys, right now I'm struggeling because I can't find a clear answer.I wanted to buy a ZBrush License, in the US the good prices are about 650USD (from motionmedia.com for example) where locally, …	11 Last	TheFlow Oct 2016
Too much zbrush: Shaving my face today, expected symmetry I've been doing Zbrush non-stop for the past few days. Today I was shaving my face, started shaving the right side. I looked in the mirror and was surprised to see my left side was still unshaven. Ha…	11 Last	The Rizzler Sep 2016
PIXAR Brave Character Technologies Article Hi,This article goes through some of the tech and methodology used to produce the Merida character in the Pixar Brave Film:http://3d-imaging.co.uk/blog/behind-the-scenes-of-the-merida-3d-character-de…	2 Last	geoffh Sep 2016
Games in similar visual style to HotS and BR Hi guys,I'm looking for games that are similar in style to HotS and Battlerite. Just visually, not game design etc.Before I go on random google spree, I thought I could ask in here :)Any specific gam…	4 Last	Spoon Sep 2016
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Efficiency of video game art vs. movie art character pipelines I hear in the movie industry, the roles of character art is separated by hi-res sculpter, texture painter, and retopologizer. These really are essentially three very different skillsets and it makes …	14 Last	AtticusMars Sep 2016