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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
Best places to be? I understand that within the United States, California has the most opportunities. What other states or locations have a lot of opportunities for 3D artists?	3 Last	Marshkin Sep 2016
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…	6 Last	Kwramm Sep 2016
In need of professional advice on studies and how to make it Post deleted	2 Last	Ruflse Sep 2016
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…	4 Last	Fuiosg Sep 2016
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…	7 Last	praetus Sep 2016
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…	28 Last	MiAlx Sep 2016
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 …	2 Last	SimonTG Sep 2016
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 …	6 Last	Finalhart Sep 2016
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.…	5 Last	JacqueChoi Sep 2016
* 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…	14 Last	slipsius Sep 2016
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…	17 Last	Zack Maxwell Sep 2016
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…	7 Last	Geezus Sep 2016
Closed Moved: Maya Hypershade question This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	slipsius Sep 2016
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…	11 Last	Bumper Sep 2016
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…	3 Last	MrHobo Sep 2016
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…	4 Last	ZacD Sep 2016
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…	119 Last	Aabel Sep 2016
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…	6 Last	Bruno Afonseca Sep 2016
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,…	44 Last	pior Sep 2016
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 …	6 Last	EdHanley Sep 2016
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…	3 Last	EVF Sep 2016
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…	10 Last	GBshooter Sep 2016
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…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Sep 2016
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…	702 Last	JedTheKrampus Sep 2016