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I don't understand sometimes

Don't confuse this as complaining, more like just a rant but I truthfully don't understand Artstation and trends half the time, or even if I'm doing something wrong. I find it extremely depressing so…
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Mr_Nova

Did Gumroad just get dumped by PayPal?

Email received on Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:11:34 (UTC)In case the image above doesn't load, here's a transcript:Important: Update Your Payout Method on GumroadHello (...),We wanted to inform you that PayP…
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Nixellion

Video games you wish you can replay for the first time?

not necessarily your favorite games, but ones that left a mark in some way.on my shortlist:mgs1original halohalf life 2rayman 2mario 64zelda OoToriginal shenmueoriginal sonic the hedgehog (christmas …
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Alemja

Which 5 software tools would you have installed on your computer in the event of a worldwide interne

NASA has informed us that we’re going to have a solar storm in one week, and you want to prepare to spend the next 12 months developing your next game, level, or scene to showcase after the crisis.Se…
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Sidney Eliot

Can any Ai based tools could make a clean looking sign/logo from a photo?

Like some random phone taken  picture of  a sign,  low res and blurry  to something ready to turn in vectors ?    I tried some Ai  upscalers , Ai image generat…
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Tiles

Hello New Here

[{"insert":"I'm a varied artist who recently joined this site. Hello people 😊\n"}]
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bobdiscus

Poll Polycount Store is open!

Polycount hoodies: what's the highest cost you would be willing to pay?You only get one choice, and it's anonymous.We're trying to get a handle on what a price would be, relative to raw costs. This i…
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Eric Chadwick

Why are we conforming to a non-dislike button scenario?

sometimes i want a dislike button can we do this or are we still running on feelings?  "not hurting the sensitive mentally damaged people."Can we add a why we dislike it, even if anonymously, li…
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iam717

Zbrush for iPad is out

Has anyone tried it? I've been waiting eagerly for this; I prefer working on my iPad whenever I can, and I've been searching for a good alternative to my stagnant perpetual license of ZBrush that'll …
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BradMyers82

where to ask for help

hi there i wondering where i would ask for help on Polycount as i dont see a category for asking help.
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poopipe

which game designs made you say wtf?

idk the title to this but saw it from someone's video, this made me say wtf.Show me yours?
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Jorge_Gonzalez

Oculante - Image viewer with rgba channels

Was searching for a free image viewer that supported this and discovered this:https://github.com/woelper/oculante https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/ma6eza/oculante_yet_another_image_viewer/…
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pxgeek

Protecting your IP

Hi, I have a problem. I have been creating my game for some time now, but one thing worries me. The main character in my game will be played by an actress, which will drastically shorten my developme…
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Rima

Discount CGI Memes

Let this thread be a sanctuary for horrible memes which our friends and family wouldn't find funny. The best meme wins an annual Polycount subscription which comes with unlimited access to the Polyco…
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Ruz

Game exploits

I've been having fun in my off hours exploring the edges of games, exploits to see "behind the curtain".Here's a physics exploit in Watch Dogs 2, driving full speed into a forklift, which turns out t…
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zetheros

Video Games (post'em if you got'em)

Where do you go to hear about new games? I never heard nor seen anything about this game but i found it to be pretty badass with changeable cars into robots and all that, which i thought was pretty n…
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iam717

Gamescom 2024 - See what Tim Miller from Blur Studio has been brewing for the past three years

It's great to see Tim Miller’s emotion as he unveils the project Blur Studio has been working on for the past three years - Secret Level @ Gamescom 2024. It’s clear he’s thrilled to return to his tru…
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ZacD

Childrens books: illustration and writing

Has anybody here had any experience of it, or have any advice about the industry? having researched a little it seems like nice job to do but doesnt pay well. But I do plan to do this as a side proj…
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Neox

Anyone know Overwatch 2 Tri count for hero characters?

Anyone know the Overwatch 2 Tri count for hero characters?I know forsure in the original overwatch hero characters averaged about 34k tris but im wondering if that number is any higher these days?
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Neox

Bit of an outage, should be all fixed

We had a bit of a forum outage yesterday, but it should be all fixed now. Let us know if you have any troubles.Higher Logic Vanilla, who writes the code our forum is running on, deployed an update ye…
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poopipe

maxon zbrush shady practices

i have a legacy perpetual license of zbrush, 2018-2021. I tried to download that the other day. first i got an error message saying that because of the ongoing conflict in ukraine, they will not…
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Alex_J

Olympic Esports to become standalone event.

Read here for more details - Olympic Esports Article on the BBCI am so happy to see this moving forward, not sure about all the list of games but hey, got to start somewhere I guess. I hope they…
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poopipe

Epic grabbed Artstation

Im not sure if i like that.https://magazine.artstation.com/2021/04/artstation-is-joining-the-epic-games-family/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=toprow&utm_campaign=1949-artstation-is-joining-t…
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iam717

Going from Modo to Blender

After more than 2 years with Modo I'm starting to look at other packages. Right now I'm consumed by studying Zbrush but I'm thinking about switching my main 3d app as well. 3d Max is out of my finan…
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Gaurav Mathur

Naval Battle in the Colosseum, Naumachia

Do you think Naval Battles in the Colosseum of Ancient Roman is a very over looked spectacle that could make for a great game and film setting? The Naumachia was an elaborate form of public …
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thomasp

what languages do you know?

Hello let's mention the languages we know i will start Native Language : Arabic Secondary Language : English learning some Dutch but not focusing on learning that at all now.
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corymeyer

Question for professional 3D character artists

In a game studio, typically how long should it take to model a character with retopology?  (Specifically, stylized characters like overwatch)
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Neox

UI scale issues

My current setup is this:2 - Main Ultrawide1 and 3 are 4k.4 is a soundbar connected by HDMI.Before this Wednesday, 1 and 3 were set to scaling (150% and 200%) 2 was 100%. This worked fine for photosh…
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Lamont

Why am I seeing so many Technical Artist jobs that want python / animation pipeline scripting?

Over the past two years or so, I've seen an increasing proportion of Technical Artist roles that include something in the skills requirements about Python/Tooling. Can anyone give me some practical e…
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yusefkerr

First vs Recent

Hi Polycount!I dug up a very old version of the same character I'm working on now, and compared the two. It was quite invigorating to see the drastic improvement from 4 years ago, and I was wondering…
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KimTeroni

Summer Game Fest today - 10:00 pm BST, 2:00 pm PT - Live from YouTube Theater

https://www.summergamefest.com/10:00 pm BST, 2:00 pm PTLive from YouTube Theater, get a look at what's next in video games.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZzia5NrMuU 
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zetheros

Why I failed in the gaming Industry. (also artdump eyy?)

In retrospect, there were several factors contributing to my struggle to establish myself in the gaming industry. I'd attribute it to a 60/40 split, with 60% of the responsibility lying with me and t…
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poopipe

Padlet is a great little resource tool

HelloI have created a Padlet this evening. https://padlet.com/littleclaude/neil-gallaghers-gamesfordshire-f0yudgud1856jbyeI needed a convenient resource to share with people when they ask me where th…
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littleclaude

Development Grants and Crowd Source funding

Hit me with a list of where to go to get a development grants so we can form a Wiki.Also feel free to post adviceCompany Support AWS-Amazon - ($15K) - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-aws-di…
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littleclaude

I saw a little company that makes gtav mods for sale.

i've seen a job postage from a "sinner's mod shop" in a cgtrader freelancing page and would just like to know if anyone here has worked with them, what was the experience. Thank you
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kai67

Blender 3.6/4.0 Alpha with SDF nodes. Did some one have it?

Sup folks.Unfortunately it looks like newest Alpha builds (which previously was contain SDF nodes such as "Mesh To SDF Volume") are no longer exist on official site. At try a several of them and even…
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Michael Knubben

Joao Sapiro thread of ramblings

Hello ! since i hate medium and all the new content share platforms, and i love polycount, ill leave my "writing" on issues that feel important to me regarding the industry here ! Check below for the…
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ModBlue

"Your comment will appear after it is approved" -- What ?

What is this exactly ??  Is this anti-spamming ? Is this to ensure the forums is free of penls joke ?  I usually get this posting in the Monthly Challenges thread. And, so far none of them …
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Attknin

Hasbro's $1 billion bet on internal game development

Hasbro's $1 billion bet on internal game developmentHead of digital product development Dan Ayoub talks about the toy maker's plans to get back in the game.https://www.gamesindustry.biz/hasbros-1-bil…
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littleclaude

Specializing or not ?

Question is ...Professionally speaking  is it better to specialize in a narrow field such as texture art or character modeling only or keep it more broad like for an assets designer?And about te…
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chien

Texturing.

How can i texture this models like that? In photoshop? 
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kanga

3D modeling humans

How can i create chan from yandere simulator? And how can i model humans at all? I remember someone send me tutorial but i lost it. It was a picture tutorial, step by step. Help me please. 
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zetheros

How to plan cliff packs for game environments? Any good references or breakdowns for other games?

As an environment artist in games this is something that always stumps me: how to plan and structure an asset pack of modular cliffs for big environments (specifically environments with a lot of rock…
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zetheros

Have anyone found anything helpful for gamedev in Photoshop recent AI features?

I am still paying my own Photoshop subscribtion but  haven't found anything useful in it  for very long time.      Curious about "shadow re generator"  as a wa…
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Eric Chadwick

Happy Birthday Polycount!

26 years ago Polycount was founded by @bearkub and @r13. Many thanks for all the fish!http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Polycount:About#HistoryOur love to all of you for helping to make this place what …
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Eric Chadwick

Closed Mad toxic discourse about character art appeal

So there's this recent situation on twitter which has steadily been turning into a dumpster fire and concerns the appeal of character art, and I thought to share a few threads from character artists …
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Eric Chadwick

I love and hate midjourney

[{"insert":"Hi polys,\nI wanted to share my concern with you. You all have heard about midjourney, which is extremly hyped. The discord server is insanely crowed and the results of people using the A…
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myclay

April 1 is just around the corner

I wonder what's gonna happen?
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Fabi_G

trying to find a popular pdf art guide, thought it was league of legends

i remember looking at a great pdf guideline for character art, i thought it was for league of legends but i cant find anything related to that. checked the wiki too but cant find itit was one of the …
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Alex_J

CGSociety and CGTalk are shutting down.

CGSociety and CGTalk are shutting down next year.[EDIT] I am all for AI taking over repetitive tasks like retopology like UVW and texturing. My previous text was too long so I deleted it. I still thi…
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Alex_J

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