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Getting Past Tutorials Hey all,I've been working my way through a fair share of Modelling and Animation tutorials on Digital Tutors and wanted advice on when the best time to step away from tutorials is and to start doing …	6 Last	PyrZern Apr 2016
Dark Souls' English localization studio http://www.frognation.com/http://www.frognation.com/e/fn_news/Just bringing this up to your attention in case you're into writing and/or voice acting. And apparently, based on Japanese gameplay vids …	4 Last	MagicSugar Apr 2016
Freelancers and contractors...quarterly taxes!? I haven't quite worked out how to deal with these yet. I don't really make enough to warrant an accountant, and I'm trying to be better about handling the business end of things. I've done some readi…	3 Last	Rurouni Strife Apr 2016
Dreams of becoming a UI artist Hey everyone,I feel like this was the appropriate place to ask for advice, but I have been wanting to look into becoming a great UI artist. Growing up, I have always loved characters and making games…	12 Last	andz Apr 2016
Ex Modo users (using blender) Hello allWould like to know your experiences with Blender as I have been on the fence for quite some time now. I know the UI will take some getting used to but are there any user based UI's worth che…	16 Last	Dataday Apr 2016
Research Topic. Need help Hi all,I am conducting a research into issues relevant to the integration of 3D products to the games environment. However I am lost on what topic to do on it. I am a 3d modeler who work on 3ds max.…	0 Last	cocochan Apr 2016
GDC 2016 Vault Talks? Anyone know when the talks will be posted online? Looking forward to watching them.	5 Last	merwynl Apr 2016
Question: what makes a good candidate for game design jobs? Hi Everyone,Hope you’re all well. I'm in my final year at university and looking into employment options for when I graduate. Although I have a keen interest and skills in programming I have deci…	4 Last	Leepurr Apr 2016
Autodesk subscription-only model - impact so far? So back at the start of February AD went subscription-only (except for the suites, but that's coming in a few months too). Whats the fallout been like so far? Anyone switched, or seriously considerin…	22 Last	Dataday Apr 2016
test test	1 Last	MagicSugar Apr 2016
Crunchcast is BACK ! I dont know if this is posted yet but theyre back ! Holy crap boys ! Youtube Upload	5 Last	DeadEndStreet Apr 2016
Paintstorm studio - new painting package. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXUReniLyqw[/ame] [url]www.paintstormstudio.com[/url] saw this on twitter today; it's windows only, costs $ 20, and has a free trial version.	194 Last	ErrkaPetti Apr 2016
Non profit spin off of another IP Hypothetically speaking if an individual made a nonprofit spinoff game based of another popular IP with a disclaimer in the begining and credit given in the end credits. Would this be legal?	14 Last	Wolthera Apr 2016
search Physically based rendering article for thesis Hey there ^^, right now Im writing a thesis about "physically based rendering (pbr)".my problem is right now I can't find really a lot of article about it and the 3 Books i found about it are quite e…	7 Last	Swizzle Apr 2016
Help with survey - which software do you use? Hi,I'm a teacher in Game Graphics with the Uppsala University, in Sweden. We're conducting a survey into which software game artists are using today to create 3D graphics and I would really appreciat…	9 Last	Joebewon Apr 2016
Freelance work hassles Hi All,Just wanted to ask some peoples opinions who also do freelance work in 3d.I`ve been doing a job for about 3 months, i quoted for the project as a whole (3d environment) and said it would take …	15 Last	Tits Apr 2016
First Blend4Web Conference Dear friends!As we promised, this year we are planing to organize an important event for our ever-growing community - the first Blend4Web Conference in history. At this conference you will enjoy many…	0 Last	mikhluz Apr 2016
Logos on Business Cards showcasing the software you use-OK or Not ok? Hey everyone. Quick questions, tho the title says it all. My business card is super outdated and I'm working on a new one. I had the thought of plopping down the logos from Autodesk, Unreal Engine, P…	6 Last	Rurouni Strife Apr 2016
hmm still chance to get a job been humming and harring and about applying for work, aged nearly 48 now. wonder if I still have a chance.not sure about it tbh. freelancing is not paying that well and I need to earn a more regular …	29 Last	Ruz Apr 2016
Something awesome this way comes. I got's a new job! Hey Polycounters, Just thought I would share this with you guys as well it is quite bloggy I know, but maybe helpful or inspiring to someone out there. I wrote this up this morning on my facebook. …	62 Last	Enalya Apr 2016
Rezzed 2016 Sorry if anyone has already posted about this; had a quick search and couldn't find anything related. Anyone heading to Rezzed in London this year? I'm there on Saturday and it's the first time …	0 Last	ladyknowles Apr 2016
Daredevil on Netflix Anyone watching this? I`m on the forth episode so far, and holy hell, I`m enjoying every minute of it. The fighting is insanely good, and the camera cuts are actually really good. They zoom out so yo…	66 Last	Mstankow Apr 2016
Houdini: What specific bullet points help with game art production? So what specific bullet points about Houdini matter for us about game art production?Wondering if I should start looking into it as a Character Artist and aspiring Art Director.What I briefly remembe…	1 Last	swann Apr 2016
What tip will you give to someone in order to become a good 3d artist? Question is stated in the title.	16 Last	lefix Apr 2016
VDBfusion - Meshfusion like plugin for maya, houdini, c4D, max Tried this yesterdayhttps://vimeo.com/160025549It works really well and it's free.	12 Last	eltarbos Apr 2016
Metropolitan Museum in NYC Releases a Ton of artbooks online for free http://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/titles-with-full-text-online?searchtype=F&rpp=12&pg=1A fine artist friend of mine sent me this today, I thought some of the Polycount crew might b…	11 Last	RockyS Apr 2016
Suffering Badly from Creative Block Hey Polycounters,As you can probably guess from the title, I'm suffering from a creative block. Booked myself about 9 days off of work so I can get to work on my portfolio and start applying for arti…	4 Last	Whalebones Apr 2016
Best Masters Degree for Animation in London? Hi,I'm currently working and living in London and am looking at what the best options are for a 3D Animation MA. I hear a lot about Bournemouth University but unfortunately cant travel there. Does an…	0 Last	Talix Apr 2016
Graduating Industrial Design, Looking into Entertainment Design Hi everyone,I am a graduating student from Humber College, Toronto and for the past 4 years I been focused on the transportation design sector in the industrial design program. I really enjoyed my ti…	3 Last	beefaroni Mar 2016
Selling 3DCoat 4.5 Windows+Linux Professional use license Heyho :),Since i really just did 3D as a hobby and haven't had much time recently to keep on doing it and 3d-Coat also is a little overkill for the little 3D related stuff i still do, I decided to se…	0 Last	Chuck Tetakel Mar 2016
Polycount Meetup GDC 2016 Polycount Meetup GDC 2016Polycount and Marmoset are teaming up for the second straight year to bring you an awesome evening filled with good drinks and great company.Hang out with some of the most ta…	99 Last	Ave Mar 2016
Deadpool (The Movie) I couldn't find a past discussion, for this movie, this movie was fucking epic. If you were hesitant to see this movie, get over it, stop reading this post, and go see it. Unless you hate sex, vulgar…	16 Last	Mary_Marinez Mar 2016
Batman vs superman(spoilers) one thing i dont understand why so many people hated that movie, i and my mates we freaking loved it, the whole movie had this feeling of dark and cruel apeal on iti liked how batman …	13 Last	ArtisticTiger Mar 2016
Notification Spam in WAYWO It would be good if we can fix the problem with posting in threads like the WAYWO that will keep your notifications spammed for weeks and pretty much break one of the most important features of the s…	6 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2016
i`m running a mentorship program So i`m going to be running a mentorshipprogram just to test this out, something in the lines of what Hazardous did a few years back with his course. I`ll be restricting it to 5 people and it will …	25 Last	almighty_gir Mar 2016
Junior Artist needs advice for career path Hi guys,I'm a junior 3D character artist, recently completed an one year program in game art last year, and I was fortunate enough to land my first job immediately at an indie studio in Vancouver, Ca…	5 Last	poly_bob Mar 2016
TOONZ animation software going free + open source On March 26, the software used for animation by Studio Ghibli and Rough Draft (Futurama) is becoming free and going open source: http://www.toonzpremium.com/Not sure how many people here care about t…	21 Last	Gmanx Mar 2016
Nintendo's NX leak gamepad prototypes https://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1199996Looks fishy, honestly...Seriously, I don't know what to expect from them anymore...The WII U, as of today, was a terrible disaster and this doesn'…	28 Last	notman Mar 2016
GDC 2016 all the news and eye candy GDC 2016 all the news and eye candy, hit us with everything you have seen and heard.http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/13/11213960/gdc-2016-news-video-game-developers-conferenceCRYENGINE Showcase GDC 2016…	11 Last	littleclaude Mar 2016
GameTextures.com - It's like CGTextures, but for video games! [URL="GameTextures.com"]http://www.gametextures.com[/URL] Hey Guys, Just wanted to share with the community what a few of us Polycounters have been up to for the past year or so. So yeah, announcin…	79 Last	Tekoppar Mar 2016
Environment modeling for Games and/or VFX? Well, i am pretty much done with the characters and anatomy, i can't learn anatomy and i am so bad in drawing human form. Since i am more interest in environment, nature, world. I want to focus 100% …	3 Last	battlecow Mar 2016
Moving to Tokyo This Week.... Anyone There ? :D Hey mates ! How have you all been doin' ? :D I will be moving to Tokyo April 2nd. Although first couple of weeks will be quite busy\| I want to meet anyone around there. Since my sta…	1 Last	xvampire Mar 2016
Need guidance to get my foot into the 3D gaming industry Hello everyone my name is Angelo Im a Graduate from the university of central Florida. Finished my bachelor of fine arts in character animation. Graduated on 2013 and ever since have been battl…	2 Last	Joebewon Mar 2016
[FREE DOWNLOAD] 30GB+ of high quality game audio Hey guys, hope you are all well.This is Mikehl here from Sonniss.Just thought I would drop by and post this compilation of all the free sound effects we have given away over the past 2 years. Everyth…	5 Last	ants95 Mar 2016
A discussion about branding Hi everyone.Yesterday I found myself thinking about branding, as a game artist.Obviously we know our online identity is basically a brand, being the type of artist that we are in the modern age. Cons…	20 Last	AtticusMars Mar 2016
E-mailing companies for internships Hello,I needed to create this thread cause I've been searching for a way to contact studios but I just didn't find how. I'm a student here in Europe in my terminal year and there's this internsh…	5 Last	battlecow Mar 2016
Mirror's Edge Catalyst: Level Design v.s Art Direction Interesting article:http://www.mirrorsedge.com/news/runners-vision-in-mirrors-edge-catalyst?utm_campaign=medgc_hd_ww_ic_soco_fb_mec-fb-runners-vision-mar-22&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=soc…	5 Last	Skinpop Mar 2016
Tabletop RPG App on Kickstarter Hey there Polycount. Long time no post.I hope this isn't too off topic, my apologies if it is, but I launched a Kickstarter for a tabletop / pen and paper RPG mobile app called InfinitasDM that I'd l…	0 Last	Sandbag Mar 2016
Huion GT-220 Tablet Monitor Im thinking about getting a tablet monitor and as I cant afford a Wacom does anyone know if the Huion GT-220 is any good or would it be something you should stay away from?	4 Last	pior Mar 2016
The ABAI Fest & Summit 2016 Animation, Visual FX, Gaming, Comics..! ABAI with support from the Govt. of Karnataka brings you one of the biggest AVGC extravaganza in the country..! The ABAI Fest & KAVGC Summit 2016..! 16th-1…	1 Last	Josephbd567 Mar 2016