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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
Q: What do you think is important in a house visit app? Hi fellow polycounters, I have a small survey for my graduation project. The idea is to make a house inspection application where you can visit an apartment that has yet to be build and get all th…	0 Last	Har May 2016
Warhammer 40k Inquisitior - Martyr destruction trailer Everything with a polygon in the video was hand forged in Blender:http://www.blendernation.com/2016/05/03/warhammer-40k-inquisitior-martyr-destruction-trailer/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2TvGQ6T…	3 Last	Ged May 2016
♣ Toronto Meetup ♣ Friday, May 6th ♣ It's that time again! Toronto Meetup! Come have a beer or 12 with your fellow polycounters! Who? You and whoever you`d like to bring, as long as they are good company. Just let us know how many …	16 Last	slipsius May 2016
ArtStation's ILM Art Department Challenge https://www.artstation.com/contests/ilm/challenges/8Finally a real Artstation contest with real prizes than what they've ran recently.Too good of a judge lineup to pass up. We all needs exposur…	4 Last	beefaroni May 2016
Google Hangout sticky? HiI noticed since the Google Hangout was absorbed into the "Where Did The Stickies Go" thread no one is using it anymore. As it's such a great resource is there any chance admin could sticky this aga…	11 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2016
Question about getting a job in the industry as an Environment Artist Hi. I have been doing art for quite a long time now, but lately i have had quite a change in "workflow" in a way. I'v almost completely switched to photogrammetry to create my scenes/assets. I don't …	5 Last	Steppenwolf May 2016
Game Environment Survey - I need your help! Hi everybody!I am currently writing my Bachelor's Thesis in Game Design and have decided to write about environment art and different methods in how to achieve believability in said environment.Part …	0 Last	Uddebo May 2016
Escape Studios, is it worth it? Looking for any advice from anyone thats attended escape studios, specifically the games art courses. Is it worth the time and costs?Also are there any other methods of covering costs out there apart…	5 Last	wirrexx May 2016
Advice for a hobbyist? I am learning Modo. My primary goal is to be a storyboard artist and possibly graphic novel artist on the side eventually. I started learning Modo back in July 2015, but stopped doing it because I got easily …	13 Last	ambelamba May 2016
Aspiring to be a 3D Environment artist Hi everyone, I made a thread awhile back on the college I was planning to go to and have committed to Ringling for their game art program since then. I've noticed that they have a good grasp on envir…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2016
Spreadsheet of Game Art Related Gumroad Tutorials / Resources / References / Misc I spent yesterday trying to figure out a way to compile the Gumroad Tutorials List thread on Polycount into a usable spreadsheet. Got it pretty well automated at this point so it wasn't too tedi…	14 Last	fuzzzzzz May 2016
Media Servers? What do you use? Looking for opinions about media servers for home videos, photos, ripped dvds, mp3s, etc.I have a bunch of physical DVDs but its slow to find and load them, and kids tend to scratch em too. I feel li…	7 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2016
google hangout group for 3d artists ?? any chance i can find google hangout group for 3D artists ??	4 Last	Ezzwaft May 2016
Comcast buys Dreamworks I hope everyone's job remains solid.http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/28/media/comcast-dreamworks-nbcuniversal/index.html	3 Last	Mstankow May 2016
Left handed tablet use? Hey everyone!So I'm a left handed artist, and I'm getting increasingly frustrated with having to deal with keybinds in softwares where I use a tablet; specifically with the Undo/Redo hotkeys in Photo…	8 Last	Joltya Apr 2016
CyberConnect2 new studio in Montreal ! http://www.cc2.co.jp/montreal/#recruithttp://www.cc2.co.jp/montreal/#topIt's nice to see more japanese developper coming in our yard. It's a good time to be a gamedev in Mtl right now (I guess?)	4 Last	Pioldes Apr 2016
Ori and the Blind Forest I Think this game deserves far more exposure as it looks , plays and feels amazing , ill just leave the first 10 min gameplay video here : [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFxUSxtSSOQ"]ORI and t…	105 Last	Lamont Apr 2016
Level Design Portfolio Requirements? I plan on becoming a level designer, but I am not sure what should be/ doesn’t need to be in my portfolio. I have several questions: Does anyone know what my portfolio needs/should be incl…	5 Last	Steppenwolf Apr 2016
Including Mood Boards in Kickstarter or Early Access pitches? I'm a big fan of mood boards, ripomatics and the like. Being able to put together a bunch of images that show off the look and feel of a game (or movie or other creative product) in the preproduction…	7 Last	pior Apr 2016
Finishing projects. The struggle is real. Does anyone else have trouble finishing projects? I start them, end up getting stuck or just slogging through, and then it ends up not getting done. Sometimes the length of time a project takes to co…	25 Last	Pain Apr 2016
3D Art Israel I want to become a 3D artist. In Israel CGI isn't really popular among people in the area where I live in, and I thought it would be really cool to meet someone from Israel who is in this forum…	6 Last	shotgun Apr 2016
Programming Knowledge for Game Art??? How much and what kind of coding knowledge would be good to know if you are going to become a game artist?	20 Last	Poseidon8734 Apr 2016
FilmEngine So it looks that Cinebox really exists. It's not a myth told to scare kids anymore :DAnd soon everybody will have access to it.http://www.filmengine.com/	0 Last	swann Apr 2016
Bachelor thesis about visual storytelling for vr. looking for research, reports etc. I searching internet for good papers to use as reference materials and ideas to get some better grip on how i should lay up my work. And it seems that im not searching in the right places because i c…	4 Last	Sajeet Apr 2016
Free high resolution 3D scans for download. Here is a link to a new website offering high resolution 3D scans for free without copyright restrictions: threedscans.com If you happen to find any of them useful, please do let us know: con…	3 Last	Pizdos Apr 2016
(MINDBLOWN) The Scope and scale of ''FInal Fantasy XV Uncovered'' I know there's already a thread about it (made by me) but this is another level of revealing Square Enix brought us these last hours! :open_mouth: In case you missed, they made a conference with…	58 Last	Anchang-Style Apr 2016
FMX 2016 - Looks like a great lineup this year! FMX 2016 With around eight talks per hour to chose from and over a four day period its a great event to go to. Here is a selection of talks and there are loads more here, - http:…	1 Last	littleclaude Apr 2016
How Long do you work at your job? I'm curious what it really is like working in the industry at a small/large company. I'm sure it varies, but is it generally 40hours a week? Is there a standard? Does it drastically vary company to c…	29 Last	Joost Apr 2016
Gumroad seller experience? For those of you that sell tutorials / tools / brushes / etc. on Gumroad, what's the experience been like for you? Has it been worth the time/effort put into the products your selling? What about tho…	32 Last	Joost Apr 2016
New college student looking for a little direction with 3d models. Zbrush, 3DSMax, and Xnormal I am a college student and am kind of missing some information. I am currently using ZBrush to make my models and just got 3dsMax. I am trying to make high poly models look good low. I have watc…	1 Last	kanga Apr 2016
Landed first job... but a little freaked out. So the good news is that I just landed my first job at a studio up in Seattle. Obviously I'm extremely excited and i'll be taking it but it's just that it came way sooner than I expected, and I'm kin…	23 Last	aaronmwolford Apr 2016
Does Studying Cinematography will improve my composition? I've recently started learning composition, by watching some online videos and also giving myself some assignments on the same by doing some environmental stuff on paper, and i am disappointed with t…	5 Last	Kwramm Apr 2016
We should not get paid for making games, it's art after all... Game industry veteran writes Horryfying (and stupid) article in defense of poor working conditions.http://kotaku.com/game-industry-veteran-writes-horrifying-article-in-defe-1771434170Kinda funny to k…	52 Last	Kwramm Apr 2016
Got 7 minutes to change 3D education? It would be fantastic if you would give 7 minutes to completing this brief survey http://gg.gg/graduate if you are working in a 3D studio - if you are a TD or supervisor please use http://gg.gg/3Dsup…	0 Last	Martha Apr 2016
The Jungle Book Saw this yesterday, and was just blown away. A really great adventure film that had me feeling like a kid and enthralled the entire time. The CG is off the hook. this entire thing was filmed on a sou…	6 Last	Ged Apr 2016
Fall of Civilization - Post Apocalyptic Strategy (Steam) http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=663145016You play as a survivor of the end of the world , creating your own story, controlling a faction of people you choose how you live in the…	0 Last	LukeDodds Apr 2016
Touch issues - Windows10 Cintiq13HD touch Hey,i´ve upgraded to windows 10 recently and i am having some troubles with my 13" cintiq touch controls.whenever i try to do some touch gestures for pinchzoom, rotate or pan the pivot point for all …	2 Last	GhostDetector Apr 2016
Talks With Adam Duff - The Mental State of a 3D/2D Artist. Hello Polycounters! I just wanted to present an amazing YouTube channel that's helped me out a lot mentally, and I'm sure would help out other fellow 3d/2d artists.Adam Duff talks about the mental st…	6 Last	CodeferBlue Apr 2016
need to see some thoughts about my odd art test I applied to a online game company with my portfolio which is low-poly model with hand painting stuff, but they gave me a realistic art test. I already said them I do hand painting, and they said the…	13 Last	Add3r Apr 2016
The Ugee 2150 A great Wacom alternative So I finally got my 2150 thursday, I have been vocal about how I have felt let down by wacom here and there in the decline of both build quality and customer support, and thought I would give a…	1 Last	Anchang-Style Apr 2016
The Way: new game is ready! There is a Official Trailer of The Way. What do you think about it?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTAN0Ps_rRo	4 Last	lotet Apr 2016
Has anyone started out in QA, before moving on to become a 3D Artist? Hey Guys, long time no post!Anyway, i've got a QA Testers interview coming up on the 12th this month. Since graduating last summer, it's been an extremely frustrating period, so having an opportunity…	39 Last	kernersvillan Apr 2016
Epic Games & Mapcore's Unreal Tournament Level Design Contest Hello everybody, I'm Johnny van Spronsen, aka Sprony. I'm the Site Manager of Mapcore. I've asked the Polycount moderators permission to post this here. We are currently holding a Unreal To…	1 Last	SpronyvanJohnson Apr 2016
Car references - looking for From time to time I'm thinking of modelling a car, but always fail to find good references and give up.I think the viewers recognize directly if something is not accurate on a car, or maybe I just ov…	4 Last	VPrime Apr 2016
Need Help, Free Realistic Human Asset Giveaway + Marketing Experience HiI'm making a free human asset pack, that can work as standalone or be used with MakeHuman, I made a reviewable sample that you can find on the sitehttp://zeon.yolasite.com/, though to finish the pa…	2 Last	ComplexAce Apr 2016
Salary/Wage as a 3D Artist in Germany Hey Folks,so I am wondering how much I can expect to earn as a 3D Artist in Germany. I now that this is a very sensitive topic but I think that it should be no secret. I love my profession and …	9 Last	Neox Apr 2016