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Zbrush Alphas for destroying metal I can't find some alpahs or brushes to destroy vehicles. Everything i find is rocks, skins etc. How to break vehicles in Zbrush?	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2015
High resolution laptops, Windows 10 and Maya.. Recently decided I'd upgrade from a 3 yr old small 13" Sony laptop to an even smaller 13" ultrabook (hp envy 13"). Its stupidly better except for the fact Maya is now for ants only on the 2k display.…	4 Last	Flynny Dec 2015
ZBrush Windows PC - Single User license available for sale = $600 Hi I have a single user license of the latest ZBrush available for sale at a discounted price. I won it on one competition and I don't need it. So it would be nice if someone would buy this lic…	3 Last	PyrZern Dec 2015
Come play Ark with us! anyone curious about playing ARK: Survival evolved i just started up a fresh server, come ride a dino with me! CoffeeKingdom server 209.170.149.82:44721 [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-8ZP7Uo…	7 Last	DavidCruz Dec 2015
Banner Hello,Am I the only one around here who sees the banner up there in weird shape?	6 Last	mystichobo Dec 2015
ZBrush Windows PC - Single User license available for sale. Hi I have a single user license of the latest ZBrush 4R6 available for transfer and sale at a discounted price. - Windows PC [url]https://support.pixologic.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/…	17 Last	gogorr Dec 2015
Hand Painted Textures Hi everyone I'm trying to get into hand painted textures...if anyone can help me how to get into this area it will be great! everything help tutorials guides and tips....thank you very much	13 Last	arcanema Dec 2015
How to perform mocap sessions correctly with technology limitations? Hello, i have acces to some inertial mocap "suits" and i will be recording quite a lot of anims i need for projects. But as probably every mocap solution, even this has its limits, for example when y…	8 Last	sprunghunt Dec 2015
Houdini Engine for UE4 Released by SideFX SideFX releases the Houdini Engine for UE4 plug-in - http://bit.ly/1NsHzO9	2 Last	Robert.Magee Dec 2015
Tips for a painterly and/or cel shading style of work I've been working on realistic art for a while now and it helped me land a job. Go me! I've always been interested in the cel shading and painterly style of work. It's something I'd…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2015
FFVII Remake Thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHDoYM3CVK4GET FUCKING HYPED SON!	38 Last	iadagraca Dec 2015
Anatomy 360 - Human Anatomy Reference Hi, Great reference for a male human, it is a 3D scan of my body and we stuck any old 3D head on top, no really! ;)http://www.anatomy360.info/360-reference/?mc_cid=9e77e8bbb0&mc_eid=5c09d6d6…	0 Last	littleclaude Dec 2015
What music are you listening to currently? Looking for more good music to put in my rotation so whats everyone listening to? (prefereably non commercial top 40 crap) atm Jack Johnson ( 2 concerts incoming for me) chill laid back surfer mu…	57 Last	Gadorian Dec 2015
id tech 6 - cool features? Ive seen the trailers for Doom 4 and Ive seen the wikipedia page on id tech 6 and I just wondered what we really know for sure about this engine? Doom 4 looks great but are they really using voxel oc…	20 Last	ambershee Dec 2015
Anatomy landmarks for animals. Is there a good book or video for studding the landmarks of any kind of animal? I don't have any luck to find something.	2 Last	Neox Dec 2015
Zbrush IMM Zipper Brush -- How To Deal With That Many Polys? I'm using the Zbrush IMM Zipper brushes to create a zipper on my pack, but this brings the polycount up by hundreds of thousands at low res and millions at high res. How am I supposed to deal with th…	2 Last	Internet Friend Dec 2015
Thread latest post..? On the old forum you could see who the last poster was in a thread, now it shows the thread creator instead. Is there a way to change this?	7 Last	McGreed Dec 2015
The Expanse I'm old curmudgeon, but this looks damn goodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvZeQD1Vf2s	9 Last	Hito Dec 2015
Base in canada.. is this game available in canada? Because I am travelling to Canada to explore the industry that I work in (I am a computer engineer). I plan to visit Ontario and Alberta including the cit…	5 Last	AtticusMars Dec 2015
Robinson: The Journey - Crytek's new VR game Wow.... Just.... Wow. In the recent VR discussion thread, I mentioned I wasnt convinced. This.... might change my mind.http://www.robinsonthegame.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA5pT_H41mY	12 Last	mats effect Dec 2015
Level of detail (LOD) model underwater Hi everyone,I am doing a research into Level of detail models in and underwater environment. I was wondering if anyone know what effect the water would have on the model (for example blurness).Thank …	1 Last	ZacD Dec 2015
modern day model polycount (Pc, Ds, Iphone and consoles) hi all,i am doing a research topic into LOD(Level of detial) and i have modeled a few things but i really have a problem. For part of my research I need to find out how low a low poly model and high …	2 Last	PolyHertz Dec 2015
Fabric Engine 2 Fabric Engine 2 - http://fabricengine.com/ What is Fabric Engine? Fabric Engine is a digital content creation platform that enables anyone to build powerful tools and applications for VFX, Game…	21 Last	marks Dec 2015
❤ For Black / Green: Share The Feels ❤ Well this might be holidays or the liquor going through me now but TBH I never said it that i love all the feedback and helpful attempts at lifting up other artists not well off than yourselves.So th…	3 Last	DavidCruz Dec 2015
TGA 2015 No thread about these? Geeez!Here is a great speech dedicated to all you guys working in games, entertaining peoplehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBqxzKYYdLAGame of the YearBloodborne (From Software…	4 Last	notman Dec 2015
Good Maya books for beginners focused on modeling and texturing? I'm going to be teaching an intro class using Maya for the first time in a while, and looking for suggestions on good current books for beginners. Everything on my shelf from the last time I ta…	1 Last	Panupat Dec 2015
Mike Hill’s Industrial Design in Entertainment lecture https://youtube.com/tr86CLOiSBA	9 Last	jStins Dec 2015
Far cry character help Hey everyone i really like this far cry concept and wanted to create it ,But the problem is retopology of the torso , how should i lowpoly the torso so that it can get rigged ea…	0 Last	shubham kumar Dec 2015
Trouble learning Hi all,So I've been doing 3D modeling (and some animation etc.) on and off as a hobby for the last 4 years, but recently I wanted to start actually learning it and getting something done instead of j…	6 Last	Bluestemos Dec 2015
Does age matter working at game company? HiI've been working as an game environment artist for 9years in South KoreaI want to participate to developing my favorite games like Call of duty, Doom, Halo, Gears of war It has been My dream …	11 Last	ben_chang Dec 2015
Procedural tree generator tool - we'd love some feedback from you! Hi guys! We're three students from Europe, and we're at the moment seriously considering creating 3D tree modeling tool. But instead of modeling, all the tree models are already there, gene…	14 Last	EdKeeens Dec 2015
Free texture site Hey Guys, I wanted to drop you a line and let you know about our new site. [url]www.episcura.com[/url] We have thousands of royalty free seamless images,some hdri,and stock photography. We are cons…	24 Last	Joost Dec 2015
diablo 3 art and questions about painting shadows I am interested in the hand painted process when it comes to shadows and having a directional light in your scene. Im having an interesting discussion at work regarding painting in shadows on a model…	4 Last	Burpee Dec 2015
Cheap aussie computer components? Hello fellow aussie polycounters!! I'm just wondering if there is anyone out there who knows a way of getting cheaper computer components in Australia? I have noticed the prices are almost double tha…	1 Last	Mr.Moose Dec 2015
Polycount Recap 2015 Collection?! Please tell me there's going to be a 3rd in the series. The 2013 and 2014 recap collections were amazing and really inspirational.	0 Last	RyRyB Dec 2015
Zbrush askew insertbrush Hey when i create an insterbrush and drag it out with holding shift to get it straight it ends out like this in thedont where i created the brush the shape was straight not rotatated if any one knows…	0 Last	Sunray Dec 2015
Art QA resources, practices, stories - where to find? Hello all,I am looking for resources (tutorials, articles, research papers, books, etc.) about ART QA (not necessarily game QA). Basically QA practices and tools which aid the art creation process. I…	2 Last	ZacD Dec 2015
[Question] How do you go about learning new software? Hi everyone,Many artists are working hard, striving to catch up with current-gen techniques and quality of game art. To make this a reality, one must learn software that is widely used in the games i…	13 Last	JamieRIOT Dec 2015
3D coat vs. Maya for Retopology process? I am wondering if 3D coat is worth learning for the retopology tools, I already know how to retoplogize a mesh in Maya. Any quick opinions on the matter?	11 Last	pior Dec 2015
Closed Moved: cannot drag select objects in maya viewport This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	slipsius Dec 2015
Confidence > Motivation I've been thinking lately,And i believe I've thought thoroughly enough to make a coherent post about how confidence is ultimately more important than motivation, for the sole reason that confidence d…	18 Last	xvampire Dec 2015
From VFX to games Hello everyone,My name is Alexander and I am currently working in the visual effects industry as a Matte Painter/Environment artist but now I am looking to switch career to Environment Artist for gam…	1 Last	RaptorCWS Dec 2015
Jessica Jones Anyone else watching? Bit of a slow start, but once Kilgrave becomes more prominent it gets much better. Only thing it doesn't do better than Daredevil is the fights.	43 Last	ironbelly Nov 2015
Quixel Suite 2.0 and PS CS5 - Error Messages, QS wont run??? Help Please.. I install QS 2.0 and run the stuff like the installation instructions say.But I get an error message.Darn it..	4 Last	Michael_N Nov 2015
Getting into the Game Industry (Inspiration of a different kind) I've noticed a trend here at Polycount recently. We've been getting lots of new posters asking about getting into the game industry. I figured we could use a sticky thread where we post our stories f…	29 Last	Lamont Nov 2015
London meetup, sat 28th Nov. Be there, bunch of squares! 7pm for main meetup, at the Parcel Yard pub upstairs at Kings Cross Station.http://www.parcelyard.co.uk/They serve food so don't worry if you can't make it to a dinner or anything beforehand.	14 Last	almighty_gir Nov 2015
Looking to find out what brush is used in the video Hello guys =)Been trying to learn handpainted texturing lately and ive been wide and far on the internet ;Dfound this guy painting some wood, and he is using a chalk brush, i tried various chalk brus…	1 Last	tomenjerry Nov 2015
Selling art assets, which sites do you use? Hello, for those of you who have tried selling your 2D or 3D work online, which sites have worked well for you and that you would recommend? I'm familiar with the Unity Asset Store already and may tr…	2 Last	kolayamit Nov 2015
Quixel 2.0 released gogogo make some art :smile: http://quixel.se/	18 Last	Kel-Shaded Nov 2015
Contract Templates for freelance? Fellow freelance artists - what resources would you recommend for finding good contract templates for freelancing? I have used less formal project scope documents in the past, but have had issues wit…	0 Last	tnozaki Nov 2015