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Scary, inventive tattoo art [IMG]http://i2.asntown.net/5/horrible.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i2.asntown.net/5/original_and_creative_amputee_tattoos__10_photos_.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://blogs.asiantown.net/-/1483/the-most-scary-tat…	8 Last	Jeremy Wright Oct 2009
Halloween treats! [url]http://blogs.asiantown.net/-/1370/thailand-is-really-crazy-for-human-food.aspx[/url] Something to have ready for the neighborhood kids. :poly122:	2 Last	ashleyjukes Oct 2009
pumpkins Has a thread been started yet?	3 Last	Firebert Oct 2009
portugal decriminalizes drugs, leads to rapid drops in drug abusers [url]http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=portugal-drug-decriminalization[/url]	23 Last	t4paN Oct 2009
Modern Warfare 2 BAAAAM new full length trailer is out. none of this 5 second bullshit. this is a full 2 minutes! teh epic [url]http://modernwarfare2.infinityward.com/[/url]	103 Last	TheWinterLord Oct 2009
I need 3 more credit hours at my community college?! Well I need to be a full time student for health insurance and other reasons, and my college's animation/cg classes aren't too great. Already taking Sculpture 2, Life Drawing, and Drawing 2, and ne…	23 Last	danshewan Oct 2009
How do you stay motivated? I'm finding it hard to stay focused and motivated, retopology is a real focus killer for me, I was wondering how fellow polycounters got along with avoiding burning-out and just getting plain sick of…	25 Last	mLichy Oct 2009
GFX upgrade Right in anticipation of MW2 I was going to upgrade my rig, I currently have a BFG GTX260 896MB now do I SLi it which will cost £139 or get GTX295 £360 -..-; Then thers the processor which is cu…	21 Last	acc Oct 2009
How important are qualifications in a game art position? editted	24 Last	snow Oct 2009
What do you do when people you know pirate games? Obviously most of us (hopefully all!) here are opposed to piracy, but what would you guys do when you see your friends happily trading downloaded console games between each other all the time? I don'…	107 Last	MonkeyMHz Oct 2009
Apples Anti Windows Commercials Is it just me, or does anyone else find the apple commercials really annoying. I mean, they just come off as jerks bashing Windows, and don't tell me actually why I should by a mac. Being a happy …	151 Last	arshlevon Oct 2009
This is so sad... flu shot reaction Heart breaking really. :( [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mScGC7nFDxM[/ame] This brings me to my rant. I get a bit tired of people calling out others as "crazy conspiracy theorists" when it c…	93 Last	Jeremy Wright Oct 2009
TaintStick The new album is out now go check it out if you want funny, music. [url]http://www.ilike.com/artist/Taintstick[/url] Red Dragons!	0 Last	Reverenddevil Oct 2009
Princess robot bubblegum - Rockstar at it´s finest. I love you rockstar! :poly142: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPdmCL8f4P8[/ame]	16 Last	konstruct Oct 2009
Insane thingie:) for mecha lovers:) [URL]http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=160709[/URL] sry if this is posted already:) This dude rock soo haard:))	15 Last	Jeremy-S Oct 2009
Geocities shuts down today Lamentations! Yahoo is pulling the plug on the Geocities power grid today, [url=http://xkcd.com/654/]xkcd[/url] has a site redesign to commemorate it. My first Quake skins site was on Geocities and…	30 Last	rolfness Oct 2009
Looking for old Quake 2 model skins: Cringe I remember way back in the day I used to visit this site when it was still planetquake.com/polycount, and it was stupendously awesome and had everything, and seems to have taken a big hit since its r…	0 Last	abdulmuhsee Oct 2009
What kind of speakers do you have for your PC? Just asking because I'm looking for some decent affordable computer speakers.	23 Last	Lamont Oct 2009
Redmond Digital Arts Festival - DA'Fest 2009? [url]http://www.redmondartsfestival.com/[/url] They have a 2009 section that's secured. Is it out for this year because of finances? Or is it happening late? Anyone know? Was signed up to go las…	2 Last	siegel Oct 2009
Where shall I start Low Poly Character Design Hey! I desire to create low poly humans. I can't model any humans so i am wondering where a good place to start is. Beginner tutorials are appricieted. I want to create models like the ones here: …	4 Last	Xaltar Oct 2009
Mac OS question This is extremely noobish, but basically is a 'Mac' a specific machine or configuration of computer components that can run a 'Mac OS', or can I install a mac os on my pc which currently runs vista 6…	5 Last	notman Oct 2009
12wx Cintiq w/ 2 monitors So, wife just picked me up a 12wx Cintiq, my persistence finally paid off and should be arriving any day now, and now that it's actually on its way, I never thought about me already having two monito…	27 Last	Magnatude Oct 2009
User Control in games? Im just doing research at the moment about giving users control over the characters in games. A good example of this would be character editors at the start of some games and I'm getting very differe…	5 Last	JohnnySix Oct 2009
Watch the skies.. :D "V"! This email was sent to Homeland Security today, so folks wouldn't panic about the big red V in the sky.. :D [B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][FONT=Verdana][B]Below is a message from the Downtown Da…	3 Last	danshewan Oct 2009
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time [URL="http://www.insomniacgames.com"]Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time[/URL] came out today! Just, so, you know....... :)	2 Last	PixelMasher Oct 2009
New to Polycount and Modelling. Hey! My name is Michael and i am new to Modelling and polycount. I use 3D Studio Max 2009. Im only 15 but i am a super quick learner :poly121: Here are two of my most recent models that i made for a…	2 Last	MickSemps Oct 2009
This is probably a bunch of emo shit but, Do you ever feel as though everything is meaningless? I can't exactly put a finger on why I feel this way, but I have been for the last 3 or so years, on and off. I dunno if it's common, or if any of…	49 Last	rolfness Oct 2009
New to polycount Hello everyone, I am new to polycount and just wanted to introduce myself. I have just recently graduated from Devry with a degree in Gaming and Simulation Programming and am looking to get into the …	6 Last	Joshua Stubbles Oct 2009
have you ever made someone you like in 3D A collegue of mine brought this question up and I thought its a kinda funny subject. like the title says, have you ever made a model of someone you like? sculpt, 3d game model, used them as main ref…	24 Last	Japhir Oct 2009
Fake Game Art [IMG]http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a261/plaski/reddeadarmageddon.jpg[/IMG] feel free to post your own fake game art	18 Last	JacqueChoi Oct 2009
I would watch this movie [img]http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4299/hom15007.jpg[/img] [img]http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5485/hom15008.jpg[/img] [img]http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8131/hom15009.jpg[/img]	11 Last	xvampire Oct 2009
windows 7 with maya 2009 So, i just installed windows 7, and now my maya 2009 seems pretty clunky... anyone know of any issues with it?	7 Last	Emil Mujanovic Oct 2009
Remedy's death rally for free Ok haven't seen a post jet: Remedy released their awesome game death rally for free [URL="http://www.remedygames.com/games/death_rally.html"]DOWNLOAD here[/URL]	4 Last	Emil Mujanovic Oct 2009
Killing Floor Anyone Know Why the Game is Delayed It was suppose to be out today :poly127:	29 Last	TheWinterLord Oct 2009
Leaked Left 4 Dead 2 Trailer [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_8hJsgZSNA&feature=player_embedded[/ame] FUCK yeah!	50 Last	JaySmitt Oct 2009
Old Board Game, What Was It? Ok, so I just remembered this old board game where there's this fox and you all play as rabbits and I don't quite remember how the game went but you moved along the board and drew cards along the way…	6 Last	Gav Oct 2009
The Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barrack Obama Yay! More lunch-time 'documentaries'. Enjoy! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WourPs56Shc[/ame] Alex Jones highly anticipated documentary Fall of the Republic: The Presidency of Barack Obama bol…	73 Last	breakneck Oct 2009
Make your own comic... Having some fun... [IMG]http://www.digitalweaponx.net/DangerRoom.jpg[/IMG] Follow the link here: [URL="http://superherosquad.marvel.com/create_your_own_comic"]Marvel Comic Creator[/URL]	47 Last	Lamont Oct 2009
Zombieland One of the best movies I've seen in a while. It's starting to inch into my top 5 zombie flicks. [url]http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2718564889/[/url] "Gotta enjoy the little things." "I haven't c…	43 Last	mLichy Oct 2009
Happy Birthday Rhinokey! A very happy 44th b-day to Polycount's oldest living virgin! Happy day, Tracy!	33 Last	Justin Meisse Oct 2009
Dragon Age: Journeys Although I'm not working on Dragon Age I though I'd pimp this anyway as it's pretty cool and indepth for a flash game plus you get extra lootz for playing it. :) [url]http://www.dragonagejourneys.c…	2 Last	BHJ Oct 2009
Showcasing your artwork on Polycount <---BAM With the new Polycount's release creeping up we're looking to get an entire new bunch of header images in the rotation. Much like you see here, the new website has a whole new functionality in how …	62 Last	warriah Oct 2009
Who's the original artist on this piece? (Possible plagiarism?) Browsing some portfolios as of late I noticed something and wanted to bring it up. Sean Binder's portfolio piece. I assume its from Deadly Creatures, since the other guys' portfolio says so: [URL…	55 Last	whats_true Oct 2009
need help finding a thread There was a thread in the pimping/previews area where someone was showing a new mario-kart-esque pc game they were working on and a bunch of polycounters started making their own cars, characters, an…	4 Last	thinsoldier Oct 2009
Direct X11 [SIZE=2]Buddy just sent me some of these. I've seen some of this tech in the past but it's awesome to actually see this start to trickle into the next wave of game engines. I'm still not sure how mu…	32 Last	Ark Oct 2009
The Best Digital Artwork This is the place to post the best pieces of digital artwork that you have seen. There are no rules other than it has to be digital and a favourite to you. This could be a great source for inspiratio…	6 Last	xvampire Oct 2009
new ratchet trailer i worked on this a bit, mostly the fur and some tech stuff like shaders.. i think its coming along nicely the clank segments play a bit like braid, time based puzzles in 3d, and ratchet has hover boo…	18 Last	Jeff Parrott Oct 2009
Windows 7 Beta I'm sure many of you have heard, but Windows 7 is now an official public beta. I've had it for a little while now but just got around to installing it tonight. I installed it after on my laptop as my…	90 Last	oXYnary Oct 2009
Star Wars Uncut [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPUBuz2-h4Y&feature=fvst[/ame] I did a clip for this, just put it up: [url]http://www.starwarsuncut.com/#/scene/428[/url] It was a lot of fun to just work strai…	9 Last	carlo_c Oct 2009
Naumachia is the most impressive indie game i've never heard of [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpgkqPaEelM&feature=player_embedded[/ame] holy shit [url]http://naumachia.aureasection.com/team/[/url]	40 Last	Bronco Oct 2009