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Pokemon GO! So i downloaded pokemon g o last night, I'm having a blast. What y'alls experience with it so far?	62 Last	Jonas Ronnegard Aug 2016
Movies / Documentaries Every Artist must watch Hello Polycounters!I love movies and documentaries, all my friends know that so quite often they suggest me some movies to watch. Unfortunately it's not very often where directors and producers relea…	13 Last	TCarneiro Aug 2016
Artist Marketing Tips Marketing is becoming ever more important these days. Not just for people trying to sell things (like me) but even for artists trying to get their name out there. The word "marketing" has some negati…	21 Last	beccatherose Aug 2016
Just heard about Red5 laying off Is this another nail in the coffin of the MMORPGFPS ? (Firefall, Defiance, Global Agenda ?, etc ?)	5 Last	radiancef0rge Aug 2016
Fighting Depression Man, being laid off sucks. I got laid off from my last two jobs because the Oil and Gas business tanked and a ton of studios in town are shrinking or closing because of it. So now I'm working my buns…	43 Last	ExcessiveZero Aug 2016
Sound Designers - The Unsung Heroes? It's just a thought that came across me when I was watching the Battlefield 1 trailer (which looks dope). The sounds of the vehicles, the guns, the explosions, they all gave me as much chills as the …	8 Last	MiAlx Aug 2016
Invested the most amount of time on Pirate World What RPG game have you invested the most amount of time on? For me, it's Pirate World.	3 Last	Bumblebee Aug 2016
Poll Who would be interested in a Liefeld 3D Sculpt Art Jam "Whosoever sculpts these polys, if thy anatomy be unworthy, shall possess the power of LIEFELD!"So we all dick on each other about anatomy and what not, but could you actually put your modeling and s…	7 Last	CptAlbatross Aug 2016
In need of motivation I'm new here and I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Seth and I'm kind of stuck in a career path I don't like. So I've taken it upon myself begin learning how to create quality artwork and …	7 Last	RN Aug 2016
Color Calibration: Your Monitor and you Asking around, it seems that very few 3d artists bother with having accurate colors, so I want to give a quick rundown. You will find zero professional photographers that don't calibrate, and once I …	82 Last	artquest Jul 2016
Job Security Question I plan on owning a multifamily home in the near future (after I get hired), but I'm worried of the possibility that at some point I might be let go, and would have to potentially move to another stat…	22 Last	Jonas Ronnegard Jul 2016
Balancing design, research and historical accuracy Hey everyone! I have a question: when does using and searching for references become detrimental to study?I'm making my first forays into seriously studying historical armour and clothing, in order t…	6 Last	kanga Jul 2016
How does one get motivated For 3D modeling I am wondering how people get motivated to 3D model. I have brought software and tablets etc to try and get motivated into modeling but i cant get anywhere beyond starting something. I do suffe…	23 Last	Amsterdam Hilton Hotel Jul 2016
I'm part of an incredible indie studio; but where does my career go now? Hi everyone! So I got a job about five months ago, after slogging through a darker period of my life. It's 100% my dream job; making 3d armour for Bare Mettle's Exanima, and possibly Sui Generis. Her…	13 Last	zetheros Jul 2016
System Shock at Night Dive Studio Some of the concept art for this re-imagining of the 1994 classic looked questionable but the content in this 2 minute taster is solid enough. I'm reasonably excited about how this could turn out.htt…	20 Last	zetheros Jul 2016
What does it take to be a concept artist? I want to be a Concept Artist. I know its gonna be a tough road thatll need alot of discipline and hard work but its something ive always wanted as a career. Im 26 years old right now and being a con…	11 Last	pior Jul 2016
Brigador This discussion was created from comments split from: Positive Affirmations?.	27 Last	RyanB Jul 2016
Resident Evil, Human Butchery, Wesker & Son, London The renowned Smithfield Meat Market in East London is hosting a pop-up art installation sponsored by Capcom called Wesker & Son Resident Evil Human Butchery to promote the release of the game Res…	4 Last	zetheros Jul 2016
The need to know? Hi Polycounters, So, I am looking to get into the business of making games (more specifically 3D environments), and have a post on here, for that very purpose. I get the occasional reply …	5 Last	two_larsens Jul 2016
Merged: 3D Streammers/ Commentators This discussion has been merged.	0 Last	GeorgeCrudo Jul 2016
Where can an industry professional learn concept art? Hi all, I've been an environment artist / world builder professionally for a couple years now. Recently, I feel like I rely too much on real life reference, or finding myself wasting too much time me…	6 Last	Tai Jul 2016
Summer Character Workshop, looking for people who want to learn! Hi guys,I've been lecturing once a week at a university since october last year, and i've found that i've really enjoyed teaching. And i decided i wanted to try to do something a little more focused …	27 Last	almighty_gir Jul 2016
Substance Days 2016 - July 21-23 at Gnomon For those of you in the Los Angeles area, we just announced the first Substance Days!It's a week end of masterclasses (Thursday/Friday) and free sessions (Saturday) by super talented artists from Son…	17 Last	Jerc Jul 2016
Windows 7 and 10 One PC? Is it possible to have 1 computer have both Windows 7 and Windows 10? For example:Have Windows 7 installed on Internal SSD A, and have Windows 10 installed on Internal SSD B?(Would this no…	1 Last	Needles Jul 2016
Closed Moved: Do you ever get work DIRECTLY from Artists Looking For Work? This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2016
Whose going to CTN this year? This will be my first time going. A friend and I went a head a got the full expo package, so I really excited to meet other artist and companies, as well as participate in all the panels and events. …	0 Last	CptAlbatross Jul 2016
Is it wise to specialize in only one "field"? ( 3D Modelling)-(nub question) (I'm still a student btw.)I have been modelling everything from simple objects, to characters,cars...and i come to think about it.. isn't it wise to mainly specialize into one thing..like.. if you li…	15 Last	Chimp Jul 2016
What would an European exit mean for the UK games industry? From developers to retailers, this is what leaving the European Union would mean for one of the UK's most important creative industries - http://www.wired.co.uk/article/uk-eu-referendum-games-in…	126 Last	Millenia Jul 2016
Gigantic! So after a couple years of radio silence, we finally get to show our game off! We're making a game, I'll answer questions if anyone has them, technical or otherwise? But mostly, I'm just excited to b…	137 Last	lotet Jul 2016
Touble determining an appropriate URL/domain Hey, all. First time posting here. :) My BF is an environmental designer, and I'm a photographer and graphic/web designer. He loves this site and the community so....he urged me to post my question h…	8 Last	sadiejane Jul 2016
Listing Foreign Languages on your Résumé I think we can all agree that if you're fluent in a language, you should mention it on your résumé as it can only benefit you (not to mention that knowing English is paramount in this industry). But …	6 Last	MagicSugar Jul 2016
Do any of you guys create 3D purely as a hobby or do work outside of games? I'm always curious about this especially after reading about how unstable jobs can be in the games industry. Do any of you guys have other jobs that you're content with professionally and just develo…	25 Last	littleclaude Jul 2016
Artstation and the like for a folio VS built from scratch? just something I've been wondering lately. Do you guys think its enough to just have your folio only on Artstation or a site like that these days as opposed to a folio made completely from scratch?	14 Last	GeorgeCrudo Jul 2016
2d characters autorigger and animator is there any software or online site that can rig and animate like mixamo do for 3d characters?	2 Last	Arshpreet Jul 2016
→ → TORONTO MEETUP ← ← Friday, July 15th, 7pm It's that time again! Who: You! You can bring friends, but please let me know in this thread how many are coming! What: Beer social night. Come meet people with common interests as yourself…	16 Last	Dave Dind Jul 2016
Battlefield 1 What do you think of battlefield so far.? and what class are you gonna play?! :)	1 Last	Great_OZ Jul 2016
Pictures of my old 3D art set up, blast from the past year 2000. Came across this photos on my hard drive tonight, for all the young people out there, in the olden days you only got a single monitor, and most of the screen was taken up by the interface of the app …	18 Last	malcolm Jul 2016
Collaboration forum Many of us here are learning, and I though it would be a cool idea to create a collaboration forum which will allow people to collaborate as part of their learning experience. people could create som…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2016
Nvidia Ansel = the next portfolio display standard? Just found out about it from the latest Nvidia driver notification (currently only available for Mirror's Edge Catalyst).http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/anselhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v…	13 Last	ZacD Jul 2016
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Spriter animation contest. 1000 USD Grand Prize! BrashMonkey is excited to announce our first ever Spriter animation contest. This contest is for all you great artist-animators out there, and the theme is "Awesome Boss"Entries must be inspired by t…	0 Last	MichaelParent Jul 2016
Overwatch - Team Arena Shooter by Blizzard Blizzard made a new game yall. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/vuqhEW6.jpg[/IMG] CG trailer: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqnKB22pOC0[/url] Gameplay: [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvqZxWLnqc…	260 Last	Magihat Jul 2016
Creating a Study Group Hello everybody. I am 25 and just finished my masters and I am pushing myself hard for the next 3 months to get a good portfolio now. I know however working in a small study group is a great benefit …	8 Last	Haybie Jul 2016
Handpainted Resource Website Hey, wanted share a website I put together for the Handpainter's Guild, but everybody is welcome to come use it too!http://handpaintersguild.weebly.com/ And follow @HPGuild for handpainted related ne…	8 Last	Azaraen Jul 2016
Anyone ever work a crappy job to focus on 3D? I'm currently 22 and working as a graphic designer for a software company. There used to be two of us but it's just been me for the past year. On top of that, the whole company has just been slammed …	33 Last	loggie24 Jul 2016
Monster Hunter X Announced [IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGVDBO2UcAA7ZNF.png:orig[/IMG] [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz7Ge7SJOX8"]MHX[/ame] It looks sexy. [IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGU47A0VAAAwZ6C.jpg[/I…	8 Last	moose Jul 2016
Organising Work Hello, So i got get these defence walls down and ask for help. I am dyslexic and struggle to organise things and find it hard to read emails in the working environment. I lose concentration a lot unl…	12 Last	Haybie Jul 2016
Prey for the Gods I don't know if he's too bashfull to make a new thread here or not, but Polycount's own Parnell just launched a kickstarter for his game: Prey for the Gods, a survival+bossfight game in the spirit of…	6 Last	RN Jul 2016
Help us fix banking for freelancers Hello everyoneWe are a startup building a new bank account tailored for freelancers - saving you costs and hassle! We would like to get your input; please fill in this quick survey to help us design …	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2016
Education: Seneca vs. George Brown? I'm thinking of enrolling in one next year. I think it could help me understand the "why's" and give me a more theoretical basis for this stuff. Has anyone here gone to either and which would you rec…	15 Last	javi Jul 2016