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what's the approval process like when working on game assets?

Noob questions: as an artist, when working on a game asset (character, prop, environment piece, whatever), who do you show progress to, and at what point? Specifically: Who's your superior, and/or t…
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Kwramm

In need of professional advice on studies and how to make it

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Ruflse

Ergonomics, being physically stressed as a digital artist

I find sitting at a desk sculpting in Zbrush is really taxing on the body, maybe more so than other desk jobs because one arm is always active on the drawing tablet and we have to sometimes strain ou…
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Fuiosg

Decided to shoot for blizzard as a long term proffessional goal...

The quality of their product is always superb and I want to be working with the best in the industry. However, I'm sure Blizz is good at keeping their employees making open positi…
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praetus

Promised Land Art Festival

Hey guys, Just wanted to share that on September 27th - 30th, CD Projekt Red will be co-organizing an Art festival in the city of Łódź, Poland, with lots of super talented speakers, workshops an…
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MiAlx

3D artist career advice?

edit: Wow, I didn't mean to write such a wall of text. TLDR: I need some advice. I'm an aspiring 3d artist. A bit lost on what to focus on exactly. I have a few questions at the end of the …
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SimonTG

Sound Design pipeline for games?

Hey there, I was wondering if any of you had any experiences with working with sound designers. While knowing their role, I'm kind of lost in this field in terms of what software they use or what is …
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Finalhart

Becoming Character Artist... Kinda

Hey all, 2nd year average college joe here. I'd like to eventually land a job in the industry along the lines of character design (I have an obsession with Zbrush) in anything I can get any hands on.…
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JacqueChoi

*** TORONTO MEETUP *** Friday, September 23rd, 7pm ***

It's that time again! Come have a beer or 12 with your fellow Polycounters in Toronto! Or just have some water, or vinegar, if that's your thing. We won't judge, we just want your company. Where…
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slipsius

Organising your workspace?

Hey there! New to the forum, figured I'd start it off by asking a fairly general question:What's your workspace look like? How'd you organise it to increase productivity and decrease frustration (not…
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Zack Maxwell

How Many of You Use Photogrammetry Textures?

On one hand it looks very nice. Do whatever looks good and speeds up your workflow right? On the other it looks like it would be hard to get good mask in order to blend it with other materials and do…
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Geezus

Closed Moved: Maya Hypershade question

This discussion has been moved.
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slipsius

Need to work remotely. Experiences with Vaio Canvas Z, as a mobile option?

I will need to work remotely in about a month due to an illness in the family, and am in need of a capable tablet or laptop.I'll be doing character work using Zbrush and Max. Possibly some Painter. I…
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Bumper

On hiring a freelancer or studio for a full 3D character

I will be posting a job for an entire 3D character given a character sheet for an upcoming game for steam, iOS, ps4 that I am developing. I'm hoping to get some perspective on developing clear charac…
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MrHobo

Does CAD experience count as 3d Modeling Experience?

I am in a difficult position. Currently I work retail and have started my own game development team. Myself and three other individuals. Progress is going well, but I have been made a job offer a…
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ZacD

Is it just me or is Autodesk putting 3DS Max aside?

I know something like this probably appears all the time, but don't you feel like AD are kinda focusing on Maya more? I mean, Maya is even featured on the main page as a tool for game dev. Max is not…
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Aabel

Looking For Some Advice (Game Industry, Art Jobs)

Hey everyone,I'm hoping to get some advice on how I should best progress with my career.  I've been freelancing part-time as a 3D Artist for several years and I've gotten a chance to work on som…
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Bruno Afonseca

Sketchfab Official News Thread

Hi Polycounters! We wanted to start an official Sketchfab thread here in the forums, something we can use to bring you announcements. Check here for news about Sketchfab contests, product updates,…
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pior

When to send an invoice for freelance work

So I have been freelancing for a company for about 6 months now. I have been sending through my invoice either with the completed work or the next day and everything has been fine. However, in their …
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EdHanley

Need help for concept art project quote

Hello all,I just got my first request for concept art commission.Trying to figure out the price quote part, and usage right, if it applies.I'l be designing overall views, houses, 1st person view, pro…
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EVF

Hi, I'm new. Env or Level Design portfolios?

Hello, I just finally made a polycount account after numerous times lurking. I'm in my 2nd year at the Art Institute of Dallas. I can't wait to get to posting and getting feedback from others. I am m…
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GBshooter

web app for client to alter renders?

Hey everyone. I'm trying to see if there's a web app that already exists before we go through the process of making one. I'm looking for a way to create a render of an environment and be able to…
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Eric Chadwick

Unlimited Detail

Some people may remember a certain video on youtube a while back. It was a presentation of new technology that would allow game developers the freedom of unlimited detail when making 3D assets for ga…
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JedTheKrampus

New Character Artist needs advice to get into the video game industry. London, UK.

Hi! I am here wondering if someone more experienced could give me some advice in which steps should I take in order to start a career in video games industry as a character artist.  I live in Lo…
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QOR_082

BMW suing Turbosquid over car models

http://www.protectingdesigns.com/bmw-group-files-suit-against-turbosquidWhile I can understand the use of a logo in a model, what is different about this one is that they are also going after design …
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Thane-

Should I learn to sculpt as a Hard Surface guy?

not a huge fan of sculptingI got by with traditional  polymodelling for a while now.But a large amount of artists seem to use zbrush for hardsurface modellingBut then I came across this postSo..…
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JedTheKrampus

Decorating my home with digital art, and hoping to pay for it. Anyone done this?

Hey guys, lately I've been looking around where I live for some nice artwork to get for my home. There are some lovely artists around where I live but the truth of the matter is, nothing really bites…
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gfelton

GIFV support on Polycount!

I didn't realize this until today, but we have nice support for the GIFV video format.Copy the web address for the GIFV file, for example: http://i.imgur.com/tfgwzwf.gifvPaste it directly into your p…
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Eric Chadwick

Radial Tunnel Syndrome - Braces?

Question : Recommended braces for people with Radial Tunnel Syndrome(Or general wrist braces)? Experiences with wrist braces?So I've always had a numbness in my thumb/index/and partial middle finger,…
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Mr.Moose

What do you do when nothing feels like it's worth putting the time and effort into?

I'm in a situation where I really want to make things, either just to get my hands on something or to create something I see in my head.  As a 3D artist who only has a few years of experience it…
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Fuiosg

Poll Should we stick with 3D?

Hey everyone! This is kind of a copy and paste from a reddit Unity post I did but I'm trying to ask as many developers as possible to get the most input on the subject. I'm currently a, "technic…
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Tomiajayi

CG+ (Relatively new site for artists)

Did anyone heard before for this site? Comments? Opinions?Can it be next big thing after CGHub?Here is link: https://cgplus.com/
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sziada

Payment by Clients ?

Hello Polycounters ,How are you ?Hope you are fine .im new to the polycount forums and i've started looking at the job postings .and was wondering , after i finish the job , how should the client pay…
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barmyg

Who designed the tier armor in the WoW Burning Crusade Expasion ?

I thought those tiers looked  amazing. Beautiful silhouettes, and each had a main theme/focus. Very intelligent design. Never could find who designed them.Examples:
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adaweawe

Substance designer/Painter talk @ Montreal Unity User Group

Hello Polycounters ! To all those living in Montreal :)On September 15th, I am going to give a talk about substance designer and painter for the Montreal Unity User Group (MUUG).  This is a…
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iFraude

Looking for a former member

Hi everyone! I hope this is the right area to post this, but since it's an odd request, I'm really not sure where to put it. I was browsing the web for hockey 3d models and I remembered I came across…
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GothicOcelot

Game art portfolios: hi-poly in keyshot or baked in marmoset?

Hi, when applying to positions in game companies, I would think they prefer to see the low poly mesh with baked textures rendered in marmoset or sketchfab right? Is the high poly key shot beauty rend…
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Darth Tomi

Thinking of switching to environment art

I'm having a bit of a dilemma here and it would awesome if I could get your input here. I've been focusing on character art for the past two years, but I'm wondering if I should change direction for …
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Mark Dygert

Getting an internship at a video game company

Hi all,So I'm curious about internships at video game companies. I graduated from college 4 years ago, and I'm wondering, would I still be able to apply to internships at companies? When I look at so…
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seth.

Unreal London Meetup - Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM

Unreal London Meetup - Tuesday, September 27, 2016, 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM - <LINK> http://meetu.ps/e/C08rw/wZLtd/f <LINK>For all you amazing developers I thought I would help share…
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fearian

Boosting your online presence &amp; impactfully sharing your work

Hi guys! I just wrote another article on Gamasutra that got featured. I figured that some of you might enjoy it! This one has a few tips to share your work on social media more effectively, and I'd l…
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Macebo

Nintendo cracks down on fan-made games

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-09-02-nintendo-cracks-down-on-fan-made-gamesA little word of warning to people making games using other peoples' assets, like ripped sprite sheets. Even if …
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Justin Meisse

DOOM (2016) - Graphics Study

DOOM (2016) - Graphics StudyInteresting read, enjoy.http://www.adriancourreges.com/blog/2016/09/09/doom-2016-graphics-study/  
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leilei

Anyone else here not play any video games?

I used to be really into this community and soent a good amount of time modelling and improving my skills but I always had a recurring problem.For every hour I spent modelling I'd soend an hour playi…
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jaymart15

Using other's custom Photoshop brushes in texturing

Hey Polycount people, I was wondering if you would need to give credit for custom brushes made by other artists when you are texturing 3d models in Photoshop and if so how you'd go about doing that. …
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JRay

Crunch Time in the Games Industry

Hey fellow Greenteeth, I wanted to discuss Crunch Time when it came to working on games in the industry. I've been working at a small indie studio for about 4-5 months now and I just had my first…
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Snefer

Ideal job for someone who enjoys both drawing/painting and organic soft surface sculpting?

Hi, I've been really interested in being an artist in the video games industry. The two areas I've been most interested in are sculpting creatures and 2D concept art (environments, creatures, humans,…
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Zack Maxwell

Lets talk middle generation console upgrades

I don't think it's a big secret that there seems to be a hardware upgrade on both sides coming. A lot more powerful and same price as the original. Games will be developed for both (and have to run o…
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notman

Artists with instagram

So anyone using instagram? I want to follow fellow artists so post your profile here.Not been a big fan of instagram, small images etc but lately I have found it useful to look at art since there is …
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LiamWong

Question regarding CV/resume

Hey, i'm in the middle of writing my CV and a question popped up. In education/work experience should i add anything not relevant to game art (i'm an environment artist), because i'm an educated bake…
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neilberard

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