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Owlet renderer In case anyone is in need of a unbiased renderer. You can get owlet and some other software in a package for $16.48. 5 days left. Owlet is $499 on their site, so I would say t…	20 Last	eworc May 2016
Job Search Advice I graduated from school recently. I want to start working on my portfolio and start a new project to really showcase my skills. My major was 3D digital graphics. I'm looking for a job as a game envir…	6 Last	Oblivion2500 May 2016
Hourences - Unreal Solus Project What are people's thoughts on these tutorials? Good/bad? http://www.hourences.com/thesolusproject/	6 Last	Mant1k0re May 2016
Best displays It's always a tricky thing to get a new display. Even when sometimes I got 2 displays of the same brand, same model, the colors are completely different and trying to calibrate it's a hell.So, my que…	10 Last	claydough May 2016
x men age of a apocalypse quick question(s)1. Anyone know what time th trailer is coming out today?2. Has the look for Apocalypse been changed? i'm really hoping he doesnt look like Ivan ooze any more haha.	25 Last	notman May 2016
Planning to get subscriptions for Modo&Mari Indie. Any suggestions? My payday is June 1st. As soon as the money is in my account I will get 6-month subscriptions for Modo&Mari Indie combo from Steam. And during the upcoming Steam sale around the end of June…	2 Last	PollySong May 2016
Beat the Game - On Greenlight! Hey everybody,I have been working on a game project called "Beat The Game" as 3D Artist, After two years of hard work we finally have it up on Steam greenlight, Please vote for us if you like the gam…	0 Last	Wonderstone May 2016
Cryengine source now on Github Just got posted over on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/4kt4tc/cryengine_now_available_on_github/https://github.com/CRYTEK-CRYENGINE/CRYENGINE	8 Last	TAN May 2016
Resume problems. So, as the title implies, I have a question in regards to one's resume. Back in the day, I learned that it would be best, if able, to go the self-taught route if learning 3D. 6 years late…	4 Last	two_larsens May 2016
Hyper Dragon Ball Z where in hells name did this come from... this looks amazing. I know what i'm playing tonight, [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzQkB1gVtXA"]HYPER DRAGONBALL Z - Demo Trailer 2014 - HAPPY BIRTH…	8 Last	KamiSaiyan May 2016
Need some guidance on making 3D portfolio Hi guys, there is a new game development company that will be starting here in the Philippines (You might already heard of it). They are looking for 3D artists of all levels. They did not post any re…	6 Last	Quack! May 2016
DayZ Standalone Early Access [IMG]http://wireframebox.com/dayz/dayz_standalone_fp.png[/IMG] Its finally out! Starting a new topic to keep the mod talk and standalone separate Over two million people played the award winning M…	34 Last	another caveman May 2016
My Polycount thread just disappeared? Hey,I can't find any tech support for Polycount so I guessed I'd make a forum post about it. I made a thread over in the 3D art section last night and I was editing it just earlier. When I went to sa…	4 Last	sazberryftw May 2016
In search of Idea Well My Mother has next Month her birthday and I thought I could Model her something nice my problem is she doesn't really has a topic of Interest I could choose fromso I thought maybe you have a cas…	8 Last	Steve Schulze May 2016
poliigon pbr texture/material site. Hi all, I just ran into this site, thought it might be interesting to share.http://poliigon.com/pbr textures /tiling materials (diffuse+normal+ etc etc), 30 day free trial.example from their site:Any…	14 Last	onionhead_o May 2016
Keeping up to date hey everyone :)so last year I began building an environments and props portfolio for games, I took some amazing courses online from uartsy and futurepoly. This helped me build the foundation of my po…	2 Last	ZacD May 2016
UHAnimation Exposé - May 25th from 10am GMT - Splash Damage and many more great talks There will be a live link on May 25th from 10am GMT - The festival, celebration and exhibition is in its thirteenth year and is shaping up to be our best yet. It will be held at the st…	1 Last	littleclaude May 2016
Choice of tools for self-teaching artists OK, here's my history with 3D.Back in 1994 I started teaching myself 3DS DOS. Then I gave up because I couldn't fathom how to use the tool properly. Then after I came to America at the age of 20 (in …	14 Last	sziada May 2016
New forum feature added: Ignore We've added a new feature to the Forums, by request. You can now ignore someone who is either harassing you, or whose posts you just can't stand anymore.Go to your Account Options (head-and-shoulders…	24 Last	HAWK12HT May 2016
question about using Maya student version and youtube Say for example I create animations using the student version of Maya and also have a fairly large following on You tube. Lets say around 60,000 subscribers. Obviously If I monetized any of the video…	1 Last	Jonas Ronnegard May 2016
Want to study 3D modelling! Hi, my name is Carlos and I'm a Spanish student, currently at college. So I'm writting this post to see if I can get some help on how to get to the 3D modelling world. I dont know what to do nex…	5 Last	Carlos_gm May 2016
Portfolio panel talk GDC 2016 http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1023440/Killer-Portfolio-or-Portfolio-Killer	0 Last	MagicSugar May 2016
Man steals $320K from Kickstarter campaign and builds himself a house with it...So the Campaign Goal was to build and developp a series of 100$ cheap 3D printer...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wy3zA3LxG4&feature=youtu.be&t=116What …	9 Last	sziada May 2016
Ready Player One "Create 3D Avatar" for upcoming film Did anyone else see this competition on talenthouse? https://www.talenthouse.com/i/create-a-3d-avatar-for-ready-player-oneI tried to make sure I'm not double posting, but I was pretty curious as…	7 Last	thomasp May 2016
Maya 2016 Motion Graphics Maya 2016 Motion Graphicshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xetf8KqDF5c	0 Last	littleclaude May 2016
Polycounters in Colorado Springs? I'm thinking about moving to Colorado Springs. Maybe just for a year, while I work on Indie stuff, but maybe longer. Any of you folks living there or used to live there, and have any opinions about i…	0 Last	Kevin Albers May 2016
The Technomancer I have been seeing a few trailer poping up here and there about this game, I was curious to know what people think about The Technomancer.Here are the trailers:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4otfre…	4 Last	sziada May 2016
Digital Tutors Vs Gnomon Workshop Sorry to make this post, i've been looking for other people's posts about this, but they are kind of old.So that's my question. I already have a very decent experience with 3D, not that much with scu…	23 Last	Mant1k0re May 2016
Is this normal? Another Art Test question Hey polycounters, An international studio is opening locally where I live and I emailed them asking them what positions are available (It wasn't clear on their website, it just said ART). Weird thing…	13 Last	slipsius May 2016
Mod (editors) vs. Game Engine With easily accessible game engines like Unity and Unreal, what are the pros and cons to using a mod editor over an engine? Goal would be to tell a story and make a game with similar mechanics to the…	5 Last	Azaraen May 2016
Assassin`s Creed Movie trailer Anyone saw this? What do you think?Looks like a nice trailer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfJVoF5ko1Y	30 Last	PyrZern May 2016
Stealth Labyrinth Hi guys, i'm Andrea Bechini, co-founder of Reddoll Games. Reddoll Games is a young team from Rome. Today, we are proud to present our first game on Steam! Stealth Labyrinth (2.99€): http://sto…	3 Last	scarne76 May 2016
"For hire" forums lacking activity I've been looking through the "For Hire" sections of this forum, and noticed (like I've noticed pretty much everywhere nowadays) that there's no activity.In particular, I'm wondering if there are vol…	11 Last	Blaisoid May 2016
Hi my name is Josh Singh. I used to post a lot. Now I don't post much. I promise to do better starting soon.	40 Last	Wells May 2016
New member Hello, I'm Salim Matta I'm graduated from the Empire States of New York as graphic designer and from Escape Studios London as game artist, looking forward to corporate with anyone. Cheers!	1 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2016
(Montreal) Power Up! The Art Show Hey!I just wanted to give a little heads up to any polycounters in Montréal who'd be interested in going to a video game-theme art show that's happening next Thursday! It's taking place at the N…	2 Last	Pioldes May 2016
Quick freelance question I've been doing a little freelance work for a 3d printing client. The model I was assigned was fairly angular but I thought I could save some time by doing a rough low poly and then cleaning it up in…	3 Last	MagicSugar May 2016
Benefit of using game engines for animated films? I know of at least one case:Boxcar Children. Looks like it was made with Source Engine or something and it looks...like a lot to be desired. I heard that it cost about $7 mil and wonder if most…	3 Last	Kwramm May 2016
[RTS] WinThatWar! - Kickstater launch Hello Polycounters! Our team is working on a new game. A chance for me to show what I have learned on Polycount. If you like RTS genre and/or love RetroFuture this might interest you. The team, I a…	0 Last	Twenty Four May 2016
How do you know ; when you're good in 3D? I'm "kinda new" to 3D and i wonder:When do i know i am good in 3D? - When do my workes reach a "professional level"?( worthy to sell, get a job)- How do i know?I know that we never stop im…	19 Last	Ruz May 2016
Documentaries Saw the BF1 Trailer. Realize I don't know shit about WW1. Interested to know more about weaponry, armies, etc.. Looking for Documentaries about the subject, any suggestions? P.S.I don't know muc…	5 Last	RyanB May 2016
Software Investment? Hi all, I haven't been on polycount forums for a long time. I recently graduated from school back in December. I'm going to be attending the graduation ceremony next week and get my diploma. My major…	29 Last	spitty May 2016
Student thesis on the subject of asset packs Hey! We're two students currently working on our thesis on the subject of asset stores and asset packs. We're trying to determine what motivates people to buy an asset pack and which subjects an…	4 Last	PixelMasher May 2016
Mari 3.1 Non Commercial is out We're very excited to announce the release of MARI Non-commecial and the 3.1 update which includes mGo System, Steady Stroke and context-sensitive help:.https://youtu.be/PDriAlKXfJEhttps://youtu…	9 Last	rachmu May 2016
Artella : New (indie) platform to create, share and work on Project Assets ''The creators of Animation Mentor opened worldwide access this morning to their new production platform, Artella, an end-to-end cloud-based solution for creating animated films, video games, and vir…	4 Last	Ged May 2016
How do you choose a computer graphics school? How do you choose a computer graphics school?Wich ones are the best cg schools in the world? And why?Are there any very good cg schools in Europe or if you're a EU citizen should you move to U.S.A., …	10 Last	ambelamba May 2016
Using others' concept art for portfolio pieces I used to be a character modeler but have been out of the game for a long time now. I want to get going again and my first thought was to collect 2d concept art I liked, on Artstation for example, an…	19 Last	ambelamba May 2016
Substance Designer 2 50% Steam coupon I have one 50% off coupon to the person who PM's me first. No software hoarders please (having multiple lic in order to sell one...). I wanna get this to someone who would really use it.	4 Last	Lamont May 2016
Dark Souls 3 Surprising absolutely no one, Dark Souls 3 is a thing now. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OtAVElUljE[/ame] Welp, time to get my wallet.	50 Last	TheMadArtist May 2016
Is the game industry bloated with developers? I feel the industry is bloated with developers in the United States. By bloated I mean the possibility that there is a lot of competition among those trying to enter the industry and perhaps those in…	28 Last	Kwramm May 2016