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How often do you disagree with your peers/superiors?

[{"insert":"Not necessarily openly, just in general, regardless of whether you voice it out or not. \nI mean disagree "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"artistically "},{"insert":"of course - o…
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zetheros

Artstation.com funny business practices.

[{"insert":"so i was being quick and posting, kools, cool, neat, then thumbs up's and some strange blocking happened here are scrnshots.\nAny reasonings behind this, i am just curious, and how long w…
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iam717

Can i ask the artist to change the "visual" style of their concept? (anime to comic/realistic style)

[{"insert":"firstly i am a beginner at sculpting, but i have previous drawing knowledge like anatomy, shape appeal, composition etc... i am learning to be an sculptor for collectibles, so i am follow…
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kanga

DIscussions about Hard Surface Designs

[{"insert":"Do you know of any place to discuss design topics? Like a forum, discord-server etc.\n\nI am struggeling quite a bit with design\/function stuff in HSM, and it's quite strange that there …
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Klaus Hustle

Web 3.0 & the Metaverses

[{"insert":"Since we are in the Web 3.0 era, and we can already see many Metaverses launching and many players are adapting already. Would you as a 3D artist consider working in this space and get pa…
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pior

3d model search engine

[{"insert":"I have been working on a 3d model search engine for sometime.\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/www.meshplorer.com\/"},"insert":"www.meshplorer.com"},{"insert":"\nIt is indexing 3d mod…
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okidoki

Woodworking and other real world projects

I know we have at least a few woodworkers on the boards, so let's see what you're working on or have made! Woodworking, home improvement projects, 3D printing, really anything you're making in the re…
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Ashervisalis

Dream Textures - Stable Diffusion built-in to the Blender shader editor

[{"insert":"Stumbled upon this earlier. I realize AI generated images is quite a hot topic right now but this seemed really cool!\nGithub Link: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/github.com\/carson-…
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XenoKratios

Are high quality "ugly" heads easier to sculpt than high quality "handsome/beautiful" heads?

[{"insert":"When practicing fast sculpting exercises, I find that is easier for me to make a good quality head if it is \"Ugly\" than trying to make a beautiful\/handsome head. Of course with an \"ug…
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killnpc

Any interest in doing a studygroup?

[{"insert":" Hello!\nI'm trying to get a study group going for really any skill level, beginner, intermediate to full on advanced pro to help each other getting to where we want to be. Primarily it's…
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Alchemical

i enjoy Protonmail

[{"insert":"i still use and enjoy my gmail account and read it every morning. thanks to whomever from the community here that gave me the initial invite years ago.\ni've been using "},{"attributes":{…
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Finnn

Help me remember this old awesome game!

Hey guys, I recently felt the urge to play this old game I always used to play, but I couldn't even come up with the name... :\. So it's a shooting game, 2d, viewed from the side. You could upgrade…
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Ruz

Art test question. Props for unreal engine.

[{"insert":"Hello, I have questions about my art test for a studio that develops VR\/AR applications.\n\nNow I don’t understand a little how my model should look in the final.\n\n1.Should I texture t…
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Vedro

What's with all these NFT proposals?

[{"insert":"I've gotten at least 5 people emailing me about doing the \"next big\" NFT project over the last 4 weeks. I don't really care much about NFTs. The only reason why I mint my artwork as NFT…
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Alex_J

Digic Pictures - UE 4.27 Another Home Proof of Concept Teaser

[{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/TheDigicPictures"},"insert":"Digic Pictures"},{"insert":" - UE 4.27 Another Home Proof of Concept Teaser\n"},{"insert":{"embed-ex…
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oglu

After months of thinking, not thinking and modeling, my Spacemouse kit is finished.

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poopipe

Maya Bifrost

Bifrost is now an open graph.For now more a Fx tool but there is more in the pipe. https://area.autodesk.com/blogs/the-maya-blog/introducing-bifrost-for-maya/
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oglu

Call for submissions: Art Future festival in AR

[{"insert":"\nHello!\nIf you are a 3D modeler+animator, we'd like to invite you to participate in the digital art festival named Art Future we are organizing in location-based augmented reality in th…
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ivoras

looking for service which uses ai to do a/b testing for ads, art, etc.

[{"insert":"doing a\/b tests with humans is too expensive.\n"}]
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Alex_J

this weird refresh icon thing is drawing on basically every window

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poopipe

HALF LIFE 3! 3D Artist purposely leaked reference picture of russia in metaverse of half life (3)

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napelazam

Is it necessary to learn substance designer?

[{"insert":"Im currently studying 3d character art but i also found environment art interesting.\nso i was doing some research and i found out most of environment artist’s portfolio includes material…
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sprunghunt

looking for opinions on choosing art design/perspective

[{"insert":"Hello everybody. I am looking for any opinions - just got one of those decisions to make without any clear answer and some extra opinions may be nice. \nI am brainstorming lots of ideas f…
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Alex_J

wet/dirty clothes

[{"insert":"What is the commonest procedure to make a cloth wet\/dirty?\n"}]
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sympatik

Unity to merge with app monetisation firm ironSource

[{"insert":"Unity to merge with app monetisation firm ironSource\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"body":"Game engine developer expects the $4.4 billion share-only deal to 'transform' its own…
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Lt_Commander

How to Embed Sketchfab

[{"insert":"It's possible to embed your Sketchfab model on Polycount. There are two ways to show your model:\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1. Thumbnail style"},{"attributes":{"header":{"l…
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Eric Chadwick

hey what's up?

[{"insert":"the internet is pretty weak post polycount addiction. how aarree yyoouu bros?\n"}]
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killnpc

"Hidden" creative side of big names? Phenomena or obvious order of things?

[{"insert":"Sorry once again for weird discussion topic, but it's something that was bothering me for a long time.\nBrowsing \"PRO-heavy\" resources like ArtStation, Behance etc. I sometimes notice o…
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Iwazaruk7

How much can i sell a .STL file ?

[{"insert":"Hi guys i wanna ask you how you decide the price of a .stl file of one yours sculpt? How you calculate? \nThank you\n\n"}]
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Neox

Working on personal computer for a company with strict rules regarding connection security.

[{"insert":"Hello, the company I work for is now getting more secure. So its no longer possible to work on my personal computer.\nHow is this solved with freelance work etc. for big companies ? Every…
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oglu

How to handle Artist and developer collaboration in game projects?

[{"insert":"Collaboration in a team can be difficult. Everyone has their own tasks and priorities and this causes friction, especially if you're depending on someone else to prepare test builds and n…
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Neox

AI Based Normal Map Generation

[{"insert":"Posting for visibility if anyone wanted an alternative to single image - AI normal map generation. ArtEngine just released this to the public (2022.7.1). I was happy to be part of this pr…
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morepolys

Interaction with customers

[{"insert":"Hello everyone and have a nice day!\nI wanted to know how you discuss\/show work with customers? How is the interaction going?\nDo you protect your works with watermarks before payment or…
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unreal_ir

Vertical Mouse? any tips for painful hands

[{"insert":"Hi\nI am going to invest in a Vertical Mouse as I am getting forearm pain, can you offer any advice? Also I was wondering if I should go Wireless?\nI've been looking through this lot - "}…
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Udjani

How do you guys approach concept art?

[{"insert":"I have a question and it would be great if some senior artists in the industry could show me how they work and their opinion on this subject.\nFor example, if you get a concept art of a c…
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Ruz

Hello New Here

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

Has anyone here ever 3D print car parts to life scale?

[{"insert":"Thank you in advance my talented fellow polycounters. \nI'm trying to design personal parts for my vehicle....anyone here ever tried to print to life scale. I have a dimensionally accurat…
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Eric Chadwick

Moved: How to become a Game Tester

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Eric Chadwick

can you share a file which contains assets from external sources ?

[{"insert":"So I'm thinking of delivering a UE compiled exe file to clients in future in which people can walk around in interior\/exterior of a House but I wonder if I can share the exe file if I've…
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EarthQuake

[2D Art] When do you know it's time to, you know, give up?

[{"insert":"Hello, let me introduce myself briefly.\nI have always liked digital art and had a graphic tablet and drawing programs since I was in my teens. I couldn't afford art school, so I ended up…
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Tiles

Google Chrome strangely cant load polycount forums

[{"insert":"Google Chrome strangely cant load polycount forums but on other web browsers Polycount forums is loading fine \ngetting a wierd error all of suddent in google chrome about privacy issue \…
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Eric Chadwick

A general question for the forum

[{"insert":"Hello everyone, quick market question if possible, I am a marketing director for a design team that is looking to enter into selling 3D models, and was curious when you do have to outsour…
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Eric Chadwick

Forum features wishlist

Any features you wish Polycount had? Let us know and we'll see if we can grant them.This is for wishes only, new things to add, not bugs. If you find bugs please see Bugs! We got 'em!Here's our …
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Ruz

GDC 2022 Slava Ukraini Charity Comedy Show for the Ukrainian Humanitarian Fund

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Brian "Panda" Choi

Substance 3D Modeler beta launch!

[{"insert":"Hi everyone, we just launched our first beta for "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Substance 3D Modeler"},{"insert":"!\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.…
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Jerc

half life alyx on steam VR

[{"insert":"I have been trying to buy this for 2 weeks now. If I go to steampowered.com it hangs on the purchase where its says 'working'\ni have tried purchasing it from within steam VR on my oculus…
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Ruz

Will games ever look like real life?

[{"insert":"I was watching some videos of people playing mods on an"},{"attributes":{"strike":true},"insert":" "},{"insert":"RTX 3090 and it looked kind of trippy. It looked like a film but something…
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kanga

Adobe Substance 3D Modeler

[{"insert":"Has anyone heard of this: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/sg\/products\/substance3d-modeler.html"},"insert":"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/sg\/products\/substance3d-modeler.…
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poopipe

introduce me some discord community

[{"insert":"hello friends ,i was interested in join some cg community in discord\nif u can plz inform me\n"}]
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Eric Chadwick

Moved: UE5 - How to move Water Body Ocean up on the Z axis???

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Eric Chadwick

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