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jouste (jesse) might be the most creative person I know.

The kicker? I'd say most of these were 30 minutes worth of work. I know he has a sketch book already, but for shits & giggles I went through his [URL="http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=53…
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Farfarer

Palo Santo Marron

yes, I paid $9.50 for a goblet of Palo Santo Marron beer, it tasted of fermented angels. Dog Fish Head opened up an ale house in Fairfax and it is wonderful, no rice or corn brewed beer on the menu.…
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Marine

Game/movie soundtracks you recommend?

While I work I listen to heavy metal (i'm a metaller at heart) but the music can be too 'energetic' and if I just want to chill and read a lengthy article etc I stick the oblivion game soundtrack on …
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Rick Stirling

technical and social skills

sometimes a guy with ( no technical experience , but social skills) may win over a guy with a superb technical skills with no social experience Forgive my English skills , but i hope that you unde…
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b1ll

dollar ain't worth shit

USA owes 9000 billion dollars. which makes the dollar worth about as much as monopoly money. who's to blame? Alan Greenspan og Ben Bernanke.
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metalliandy

Beef Jerky

So i got some today, first timer.. Jack links perium origional flava, I took one and experienced a wtf moment. It tasted like ravioli or some dried out tomato product.. Ones i should give another…
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rolfness

portable digital drawings pads & stuff...

Hello polycound buddies. Do you know some good portable devices for drawing/painting? And it shouldn't be much expensive. I just found some cool notebook with wacom tablet inside. [url=http://www.ge…
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rolfness

Good modelling and texturing blogs?

Not so long ago I found what deja-vu magic RSS readers do and I like it. I'm looking for any nice 3D or 2D blogs which give good tips and hints on different CG techiques, I'm not looking for blogs w…
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ArYeS

art shortcuts for game developers --?

As i keep doing this art thing, I realize more and more that I'm not as interested in the art production as I am the game development stuff. TBH, my interest is in games as art.. creating something t…
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slipsius

Modeling or animating?

I don't have much experience in this industry and I plan on further studying by going to VFS. I would like to know between modelers and animators who have it better off, amongst the two which one usu…
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VikingJim

Android OS + 3d tools = better?

I was just reading about the Android OS google is working on and though I know it's early in the works and not much out about it yet (I know I looked >.< ) I was wondering if anybody has heard anythi…
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oXYnary

Steve Wang FX's Kerrigan statue photblog

This is way to insane not to post. I didn't get a chance to make it out to Blizzcon to see this baby in real life but holy does it look incredible. Even has the cg model he used as reference posted…
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greenj2

"Flexible working hours"

I have seen this on several job postings from different companies for full-time positions. Considering these postings are full-time, how exactly is your work schedule flexible? Does that mean you c…
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Thegodzero

Starting out - Advice welcome!

Hey guys, My names Matt. I'm relatively new to the 3D art scene, having studied 2d art and accidently stumbled across 3D through a couple of inspired guys in my tafe course - and so far it kicks as…
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TheWinterLord

Closed Do you do damage models and textures?

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PaK

Toys! I think im might have fuk'd myself

I was on lunch at work today and while i was grabbing some food i noticed that some people came from a comic shop to EA and brought some of there stuff for sale now im really not a comic buff i str…
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Jesse Moody

Tetsuo: The Bullet Man

[url]http://www.justpressplay.net/movies/movie-news/5648-comic-con-09-shinya-tsukamoto-unveils-qtetsuo-the-bullet-manq.html[/url] I don't know if anyone here is a fan of Shinya Tsukamoto films but I…
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OBlastradiusO

Looking for a specific piece of motion graphics

Hi dudes, A few years ago I came across a fantastic WIP piece of motion graphics on my internets. It involved photographs of mostly black and yellow (or was it orange?) construction machines (CAT/Hu…
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rube

Blizzcon

Will any Polycounters be attending this year?
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JFletcher

District 9

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2xhJKBCe4c&hd=1[/ame] I can't wait to see it, I know I'm going to the midnight showing. VFX looks amazing even though this is a game focus message board... Hop…
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Neo_God

modable role playing game?

Hey.. I'm looking for a modable role playing game where it's possible to create custom models for I was hoping TitanQest would allow me to create new (player)models but it seems it's only possible t…
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rollin

killzone 2

Recently picked up this for the ps3. While not the most original game, I'm having a lot of fun with it. Took a while to get used to playing an fps on the ps3 controller, largely I was getting frust…
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anoon

forum suggestion?

Hey, not really sure where to put this, and not really sure if its at all plausible, but I think it would be a good idea. anyways, recently a friend of mine got his scene ([URL]http://boards.polyco…
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Slainean

3D Print!

I gots a model printed! Here's a shot of the 3D source - modelled in an evening to try out a printing machine. [IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/3556651049_b76f0640d1.jpg[/IMG] Here's what…
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CheeseOnToast

Picture Compression in Threads

Is it just me, or are the forums somewhat compressing images posted in threads? Not when the image is re-sized to fit the borders of polycount, but when you enlarge them to the "original" size, they …
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JasonLavoie

Ponyo!

Miyazaki's next masterpiece: [url]http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/ponyo/[/url] And in case anyone missed the Old Trailer for the Ghibli DS Game being developed in collaboration with Level 5: …
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hobodactyl

Settled in Toronto

[important question at the bottom if u don't wanna read the rest] Yay, im finally here! on the grid... with the net and the phone and the tv. The country [canada in case ur wondering] is pretty awe…
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brandoom

Ponyo

I gotta say, a lot of my inspiration as an artist comes from Miyazaki's work. He's a really inspiring guy. He writes most of his stuff, he's an amazing animator, he's really a great role model. His m…
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uneditablepoly

Hangover, lets listen to some electro: The thread

Modeselektor- [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aXj2EpZioM&feature=related[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8HJkRkvpHw[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0vpWsNqNpE[/ame] Ap…
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ChaosEidolon

Context Sensitive - A VG Show

Hellooooo Polycount! A friend of mine and I recently got the opportunity to join an upcoming internet-tv channel called [URL="http://www.intercontinentalgem.com/"]igem[/URL] where we host a small ~4…
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indian_boy

Multimedia presentation deally.

I'm looking at creating a bit of a multimedia presentation typed thing - basically a little application to show off some music, video, images and whatnot. Does anyone have any recomendations for cr…
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notman

Please upvote my SXSW 2010 talk

Hey, it's Vito, your surly and unwashed server admin, here. When I'm not neglecting my responsibilities here, I pretend to do user interface design, and I put in to present a talk about it at SXSW I…
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Eric Chadwick

painting like these men !!!

i think it's really a fine piece . [IMG]http://features.cgsociety.org/newgallerycrits/g17/5917/5917_1250598673_large.jpg[/IMG] i didn't find any DVD to do something like this from scratch .
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Justin Meisse

Yes. this does deserve its own thread.

[URL="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mudbox"]mudbox[/URL]
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AshleyTayles

Relic VS EA. and the winner is...

[img]http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/17188/eavsrelic.jpg[/img] god i love little stuff like that. easter eggs make my day. for those of you who dont speak nerd: 3A5UX5 = EA SUXS R3LIC 47W = RELIC 4TW (…
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adam

simpsons episode help

i throw this out to you, the masses of polycount, in the hopes that your collective wisdom may help me. ive been using the quote: "hey buddy, thats a printer port not a finger hole!" for quite som…
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diminished_Self

PS3 slim and $100 price cut

so its cheaper now, and takes up less space.. [url]http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/18/sony-announces-new-slimmer-ps3-coming-first-week-of-sept/[/url]
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TWilson

IMPORTANT --- POLYCOUNT needs your help.

I know we have a request and paid jobs section, but I'm going to go ahead and step over the rules around here for maximum exposure in hopes that the Polycount crew can get some help. I hope you lot…
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MattQ86

Ext. hard drive keeps crashing windows explorer

I bought a 1tb maxtor ext. drive and nearly every time I try to transfer files to it, the file transfer box lags up and stops responding requiring a full system restart. I have vista basic 64bit. I h…
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scourgewarper

san francisco hotels?

can anybody recommend a nice hotel in san francisco? preferably one near the center of town or at least walking distance. I'm going up there with some friends. Also, any cool sights I should see? …
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RobStites

20 + 10: The story of Tagawa

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh6UYtrtJOw[/ame] I've got a friend doing editing work on this. He did the editing for the trailer here. He was hoping to get some thoughts on it....
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urgaffel

interesting article on the global games market

[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8201332.stm[/url] Alarm sounded over game futures A stark warning about the finances of the games industry has been aired at the Edinburgh Interactive c…
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[Deleted User]

No more buttered scones for me, Mater.

I'm off to work in film. I'm not quite sure how I came to be at this point. This has been a most surreal day, but here we are. After 7 months of being a worthless dole bludger, I've secured a high p…
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SHEPEIRO

QuakeCon 2009 whos about?

Well its that time of year again.... Who's coming out to play/drink/mud wrestle at QuakeCon this year? Im flying over from the not so sunny UK for the first time in 3 years since I last went...the …
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Scott_W

GDCE/gamescom Cologne

Anyone going? I'll be there wednesday and possibly on the weekend.
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peppi

Gapminder

Cool webiste.. [url]http://www.gapminder.org/[/url]
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rolfness

For Sale: Wacom and Zbrush (mac)

For sale! Wacom Intuos 3 A4 Oversize USB tablet and Zbrush, I am also throwing in an old training DVD by Glen Southern for Zbrush and the Zbrush 2 box and manuals. This version of zbrush FOR MAC wi…
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teatime

unbelievable clitoris uses science to prove that zombies would win

[url]http://www.mathstat.uottawa.ca/~rsmith/Zombies.pdf[/url] and the news story here, from which i have quickly developed an immediate and overwhelming hatred for professor Robert Smith : [url]http…
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Frump

Are you in the game industry? Are you in China? Please halp me =)

Long story short, I have a potential job offer to work as a 3D artist in Beijing, China. Even if it doesn't go through, I would still like to know a few things... And I know of a few of ya that are i…
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Mio

F$CKING AIRLINES!!!

Not only did the TSA feel fit to open the container with my computer equipment, they decided that I packed it too well and removed the custom foam liner. All my shit is gone. Off to fucking K`s Denki…
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rasmus

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