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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
(duplicate post. Bad internet in China, please delete, sorry) (duplicate post. Bad internet in China, please delete, sorry)	0 Last	zetheros Nov 2015
Learning 3ds Max after Blender Hello good people,I've been using Blender for 3+ years now but I recently started studying games design and we have to use 3ds Max at school. I don't want to go into how much I hate 3ds Max right now…	10 Last	ant1fact Nov 2015
Is a Agency/Work society with friends a bad idea? As title says, I ask this because I'm at college and I sometimes find myself with considerable amount of time to work.The idea is to get contracts, then share it with a friend or two and we both work…	7 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2015
iam new to these group hai	3 Last	RN Nov 2015
Are accounts still permanent? I'd like to delete my account because I don't do this stuff anymore and I'm really embarrassed about when I did. The culture surrounding the industry is way too hostile for me too, so it's not even a…	3 Last	adam Nov 2015
Sculpting female anatomy. Where to start Hello everyone my name is Stephon. I am trying to get better at zbrush and want to make my own characters. Mainly female. When it comes to anatomy in your opinion(s) what would be a great place to st…	7 Last	StephonE Nov 2015
Bringing your drawing to life in a matter of second I know this is a known app (motion portrait) but if any of you has a painted drawing or even a quick sketch, this looks like a nice way of seeing how the character looks alive and in full movement.CH…	8 Last	leilei Nov 2015
Output filename Sorry everyone, this is prolly a easy question, but Im unable to find it on the docs. Any help is mostly appreciated.I need to change my output file name to something other than: "Model [AlbedoM].psd…	2 Last	LMP Nov 2015
Understanding the VFX Pipeline Course (76% off - Black Friday Discount) A new course on Understanding the VFX Pipeline:https://www.udemy.com/vfxpipeline/?couponCode=Black-Friday-37	0 Last	digihive Nov 2015
How do you think the Virtual Reality sales will do now its about to hit market? How do you think the Virtual Reality sales will do now its about to hit market?Looks like Samsung is the first on the market ($99)http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/sa…	30 Last	Waz Nov 2015
Help finding good Tablet for drawing! Hi guys!ive recently been looking to purchase a new tablet for drawing, I have a samsung Galaxy note phone atm and I love the sPen, but would like a tablet for the bigger screen.so naturally I was lo…	3 Last	lefix Nov 2015
I want the experience of college but not the debt I know college is brought up a lot on polycount, and i know I've seen countless threads about how j don't need it, but when I see my friends go off to college after their breaks and all it kind of ma…	42 Last	xChris Nov 2015
Modo and Mari 40% off - Black Friday http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/about-us/news-awards/black-friday-sale/FYI dudes, I can tell you I'll be picking up a copy...Modo and Mari 40% off during Black Friday sales.	3 Last	PolyHertz Nov 2015
800+ free textures I've already released a lot of these a few years back. Just releasing a new pack so I can focus on going out and doing some more texture photography. I've also got some new free and paid HDRis that s…	91 Last	RN Nov 2015
old 3D CG short film - who is the artist? So I remember a short film from well over 5 years ago. It was a fantasy film with the bad guys being two stylized green lizard guards in armor. They were chasing some elves or gelfing type characte…	5 Last	Doc holliday Nov 2015
Looking for recommendations for a Laptop (secondary) So Black Friday is just around the corner and I think I want to look at getting a laptop.I know there are other threads with laptop and desktop recommendations but I feel that my case might be differ…	4 Last	Tobbo Nov 2015
Help...Getting started in 3D modeling So, I am just 19 y.o. guy who wants to start his career as 3D artist, especially in character creation. But I have many questions that really make me confused and little depressed:)First, I have …	22 Last	Artist_in_a_box Nov 2015
HELP! New PC build for 3d art - Haswell or Skylake? Hi everyoneI am looking at building a new PC for doing 3d work - mainly Maya, ZBrush and game engines. I don't think I have personally built a PC for 10 years (I am currently a mac user, but want bac…	0 Last	mattyinthesun Nov 2015
Need help understanding a simple concept related to OBJ and MTL files. Hi all,Please help me with the following. I really need clarity on the following.Assume: There is an obj file with an mtl file, with only material, that material refers to an unwrapped UV textu…	0 Last	zoalord12 Nov 2015
Patreon / Teaching 3d / Game development Body is required. Title	7 Last	PeterK Nov 2015
Earphones Anyone got some good recommendations for some earphones? I've been using Apple's notorious EarPods but splashing £25 every few months makes me cryConsidering most of our time as artists is listening …	9 Last	CandyStripes05 Nov 2015
Marvelous Designer Online Training - Learn to Quickly Create Beautiful Dynamic 3D Clothes Hi Guys, I'm Camille from CG Elves.I'd like to announce that we've released the 1st complete Marvelous Designer online training program. Marvelous Designer is a cloth simulation software used by…	4 Last	Camilli Nov 2015
Poll Closed Polycount Dota 2 Winter Contest voting We have finally gathered the entries for the Dota 2 Winter contest for the voting by yourself. We have a seven options for you to peruse and make a choice as to your fave. You'll find a link to each …	1 Last	r13 Nov 2015
I'd like to see more traditionnal animation like this... [url]https://vimeo.com/126287950[/url] ...on the big screen. That level of shading and coloring is simply mindblowing. Better than CG.	21 Last	JordanN Nov 2015
Time consuming Hey, guys! It seems like I haven't a clear solid question, but here it is:I'm a freelancer (3d artist) and working for outsourcing company for several years. There is always a different kind of proje…	8 Last	vmrnv Nov 2015
New Microsoft Surface Products Hey, I've not seen a thread on this yet so I'm just wondering what people's opinions are on the new surface devices just revealed?? The surface book looks pretty sweet, but it does have a high pric…	55 Last	StephenVyas Nov 2015
Mudbox Vs Substance Painter for Stylized Wow-esque Textures? Hi, I'm currently evaluating what tool to use for 3d painting of my low poly game models. I'm trying to figure out which would be better for what I need. Looks like Substance has alot of really ni…	57 Last	garcellano Nov 2015
Advice on using a pseudonym / pen name as a game artist? Hello,I'm a student in my senior year as a game artist and am stressing over something really silly (imo). I personally don't feel comfortable using my real last name professionally for a coupl…	20 Last	cryrid Nov 2015
3ds Max 2016 Hey guys Have you seen this already? [url]http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/max/introducing-3ds-max-2016[/url] MCG looks great.	117 Last	spacefrog Nov 2015
Where is a good place to look for internships? So i'm looking to further my knowledge and teach myself more, and i don't know where there are companies that could give me industry experience, i looked at a riot internship but it seems you need to…	6 Last	YellowYeti Nov 2015