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Photo Reference Tips & Tricks Hey All, I'm curious what tips and tricks any of you may have for coming to grips with a real world objects shape, form, anatomy. Here are some of things I always try to do: [LIST] [*]Get as many…	4 Last	fearian May 2010
looking for some concepts or ideas I want to update my portfolio. I'm an environment artist and I'm looking for some concept art or ideas for something to work on. Word	5 Last	se7ered May 2010
Hey new to Polycount. Here's hoping for some fun/educational times ahead :) This thread's just to introduce myself and say hello :) Graduated from a post-secondary art school a while back, but due to some major life problems, I had to put everything on hold :(. But now that…	8 Last	Shogun3d May 2010
New to polycount - looking to contribute Hello folks, I'm a 23 year old Californian bored guy and amateur 2D artist and animator, and I'm looking to contribute what little I can and perhaps get started learning some 3D stuff. I've been intr…	10 Last	JasonLavoie May 2010
Whats going on at MS? Bach and Allard are out... [url]http://www.pcworld.com/article/197125/microsofts_j_allard_robbie_bach_to_leave_company.html[/url] [quote] In what is the Xbox division's [URL="http://www.pcworld.com/article/197105/microsoft_de…	2 Last	javi May 2010
2h of playing games = One line of cocaine Here's an awesome article by Steve Pope (not to be confused with The Pope, although his views might seem similar :poly142:). A great fun read, just don't expect any research or references backing hi…	15 Last	DrunkShaman May 2010
new polycounter Wife gave birth to our new daughter at 12-20 am monday. Baby and mum are doing well, though father needs sleep big time. pics to follow:) :)	40 Last	Blaizer May 2010
Harvard panel: Evolutionary Biology Looks at Videogames [URL="http://alumni.harvard.edu/haa/events/who-plays-games-and-why-evolutionary-biology-looks-videogames"]Who Plays Games and Why: Evolutionary Biology Looks at Videogames [/URL] Wednesday, June 2…	0 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2010
Split Second Anyone playing it? I got it on tuesday. Pretty fun racing game if i do say so myself. AND, you can play split screen! the last like 5 racing games i got you couldnt. so im happy! I love how ther…	8 Last	Ark May 2010
in which mirrored side do you work Hello , I have been discussing this matter with a fellow artist who was modeling a human head . for instance the artist here is doing the left side of the head as most of the artists as far as I can…	19 Last	Frump May 2010
Interview Advice Ok guys, my first interview ever is on monday, and this may be my only shot at getting a job for awhile so I'm trying to get all the help I can. So far I have done everything I can to prepare(as fa…	222 Last	Mezz May 2010
Mabinogi Heroes - Vindictus Don't know if someone is following this game :), but if you don't know it, check out the link, Nexon USA will release it soon. I've been followig the development of this game since its firsts days a…	1 Last	aesir May 2010
Need a Namee!!! Hey guys! well me and a mate of mine, were are setting up a brand new youtube and website, and we need a user name!! :O ( for youtube mainly, the whole theme is media, we are looking into doing alot …	17 Last	A-N-P May 2010
Bouncing in Boston For a Few... Hey, I'll be in Boston for a couple months, arriving 6th June, leaving on the 8th of august. I just started trying to look at the map, and gotta admit im pretty lost. I pretty much only have time fo…	3 Last	crasong May 2010
We can do traditional art too!!! Post some non-video-game stuff you've done recently Here's a chance to show polycount some diversity. Keep the images decent sized. Photos of your stuff or other game artist's in galleries is always cool. Don't be afraid to post some works-in-progress…	97 Last	ZacD May 2010
Where to buy a good Desktop? My tax return is coming in a few weeks with about 800 bucks. With a new job starting on the 27th I'll have enough money to afford a $1500 desktop maybe even $2000. Of course I'm looking for a de…	50 Last	Tom Ellis May 2010
Extremely Digital right now... I gawts a jerb! Howdy doody ya'll, just wanted to let you lovely people know that in a couple of weeks I'll be working at Digital Extremes :) Just wanted to say thanks to Hiten (Mistry10) and Ryan (Virtuosic) for h…	73 Last	InProgress May 2010
Art Tests in Portfolios Sorry if this discussion has come up before, tried searching for it. Should a good art test be put in one's portfolio? I'm talking about the non-NDA variety of course. How is this normally handled…	8 Last	Jeff Parrott May 2010
How to manage a team of artists This year we started a game art project as part of a new school syllabus. As such, much of it is still rather experimental. One of the things that got implemented was to assign Lead positions to a co…	4 Last	Elyaradine May 2010
Polycount Gamertag/PSN Exchange I'm not sure why we don't have one of these already, but we should have a listing of everyone's gamertags/PSN's so the community here and play together. I'll start it off. Xbox Live: MaliceX Gam…	5 Last	bounchfx May 2010
Weekend down time Heya, We'll be shutting the forums down over the weekend for some maintenance and should be back up around Monday. Check our [URL="http://twitter.com/polycount"]Twitter[/URL] feed for important news…	27 Last	Andreas May 2010
Looking for a game vid This is pretty rare stuff so anyone who knows this should know what I'm talking about: About 10 minutes long fan-made video of Megaman going through many many classic arcade games and usually gettin…	3 Last	shotgun May 2010
Google promoting TV browsing It was recently announced at Google's annual conference that they are going to be releasing a new version of the Chrome browser that is optimized for use on televisions. Perhaps even more interesting…	3 Last	jrs100000 May 2010
Best Buy game sale Bio 2, SC:C, AC 2 hey guys, just thought I would give a heads up to any Canadians that Best buy is having a sale on some decent titles. Bioshock 2 - 34.99 down from 69 Splinter cell Conviction - 49.99 down from 65 …	6 Last	Frump May 2010
2012 England olympic mascots revealed O dear [IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/msdq4w.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://www.london2012.com/mascots[/url]	47 Last	hawken May 2010
30th Anniversary of Pac Man [url]http://www.google.com[/url] And playable! :) Happy Birthday Pacman.	13 Last	hawken May 2010
"I'll have the usual" - Favorite Food Joints Do you guys have any favorite places you go to on lunch break? I know that I have a few that I frequent, and I thought it would be interesting to hear what kind of places everyone else goes to. Maybe…	43 Last	Andreas May 2010
Looking for some portfolio/job hunting advice Here's the sort version, I'm 19 living with my parents, going to community college (for art, doing the video game thing on my own). My father found a new job, but it happens to be in Ohio. Ohio lacks…	32 Last	ZacD May 2010
Xbox 360 console has the quality improved enough? Hey all, I'm a PC gamer who has resisted buying a current-gen console ... until now. I can't get both, so I'm thinking of getting a 360 Elite. Is there any reason why I shouldn't? I'm having trouble…	81 Last	notman May 2010
Im in the games industry :D After 3 years of working in the 3D industry in marketing and design its about time I got into the games industry! :) So Ive got a job with an iphone games company [url]http://www.neonplay.com[/url] …	52 Last	Target_Renegade May 2010
IDGA Games Health Challenge. (Game Jam) Seattle, Boston, Orlando, Pittsburgh, etc. [url]http://www.healthgameschallenge.org/[/url] Posting Seattle's. Planning on attending. [quote]_-----Help America youth get healthy with the power of video games-----_ _The IGDA Seattle Pro C…	0 Last	oXYnary May 2010
MSI Sketchbook new prototype laptop? I'm sure all the gadget peoples here have already seen this. But I think it's a great idea. Hopefully it will actually go into production and not cost a bunch. [url]http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/2…	6 Last	The Flying Monk May 2010
why people continue render lopoly in vRay? After all it is completely not fair to those who does not do it :poly127:	54 Last	whats_true May 2010
Apartments in London, On Hey all, I figure I might as well look on here as well. I'm currently looking for a place to live in London, Ontario, and I've gotten a list of places that look good, but if anyone else from that a…	6 Last	stimpack May 2010
Opinion(s) on buying New laptops Hello members of the polycount; As the title states that your opinion is required in this thread regarding buying a new laptop (for 3d modelers) So far I've used the build engine of Dell and came…	34 Last	DrunkShaman May 2010
Apartments in Plano, TX Hello everyone, I just got the e-mail saying that I'm accepted to The Guildhall, at SMU:). I was just wandering if anyone had any suggestions on apartments. I'm looking for a cheap studio apartmen…	5 Last	3dimentia May 2010
Happy birthday ThatDon! z0mg birthday stuff and what notz hell i don't even know if he posts on here...	16 Last	Belltann May 2010
Downtime huh... [url]http://twitter.com/polycount[/url] [quote]We'll be facing some downtime on the site this weekend, Friday to Sunday and will be back on Monday. Hmm..[/quote] Interesting... very interesting.	25 Last	danshewan May 2010
Designing Assasins Creed 2, May 18 Vancouver hey guys, Just thought I'd pimp the upcoming local Siggraph presentation: Designing Assassins Creed 2 ,coming up on may 18th. "During the production of [I]Assassin's Creed II[/I], the design team f…	16 Last	KateC May 2010
it can be flaagans bday!? [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3407247701_ef698e4592.jpg[/img]	16 Last	KhAoZ May 2010
moleskine hacks hey all, anybody heard of moleskine hacks? It's where you take your moleskine notebook and make it do things they weren't intended to do. for example making it into an iphone case and cutting out s…	10 Last	marlfox8 May 2010
I gots a job! So...................I got a job as an Intern Environment Artist at Vigil Games! I'm so excited beyond words. This is amazing! Yippie!!	31 Last	tekmatic May 2010
Heroes Thread New series starts tonight :D Hopefully it'll be better than last year, less new characters that suck balls, and more Sylar and Hiro. And because I'm damn sure I'm right, Sylar is the third Petrelli s…	609 Last	vcool May 2010
NEW in 3D World Hi ! to all u masters I am very new in this field and i just started my MAYA course and i fiend difficulty in Body modeling (Organic modeling ) can any one help me to imorove my modeling skill.	5 Last	DrunkShaman May 2010
Tool summer tour I know I've seen a few fans on this board. Tool is trying to ninja in a summer tour at the last minute. Tickets are going on sale on Saturday. Just thought I'd give a heads up since it's such short …	25 Last	SideEffect May 2010
Ballistic Publishing - Art of Uncharted 2 Want! [url]http://www.ballisticpublishing.com/books/uncharted2/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=miniplug&utm_term=uncharted2&utm_content=uncharted2&utm_campaign=homepage_un2[/url]	34 Last	MagicSugar May 2010
spelunky - my current obsession [URL=http://img291.imageshack.us/i/swlogo.gif/][IMG]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6654/swlogo.gif[/IMG][/URL] This game is awesome. It combines the best aspects of old school platforming and e…	32 Last	marlfox8 May 2010
Portal for free! Just saw this: [url]http://store.steampowered.com/freeportal/[/url] Guessing almost everyone on these boards have already played it but anyway :p	44 Last	MattQ86 May 2010
Create an own section for tutorials? I think that would be really nice. I know their is some really great tutorials here on polycount, but some times it's kinda hard to find what you'r looking for. What do you think? (:	10 Last	Michael Knubben May 2010
Baaaw. Dio´s dead. [url]http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140129[/url] [url]http://www.ronniejamesdio.com/[/url] [CENTER][IMG]http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabber…	26 Last	flaagan May 2010