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Master's Degree Hello all, I was curious to know if anyone knew of a good college to get a Master's in Animation or 3D art or Game Design. Thanks!	9 Last	Aabel Oct 2015
Staying Motivated as an Artist Hey Polycount. So it's been some time since I was last here. Quite a few years actually. I'm here to discuss a topic, hoping it will lead to helping me find my fire again somehow. I'll lead with …	34 Last	EosOfOrcus Oct 2015
is there is any tool like fillet of 3ds max in photoshop HI, is there is any tool like fillet of 3ds max in photoshop so i can first draw block path then refine it with chamfer setting. i'm tired if using :poly127:tangent handles. thanks in advance ps sorr…	4 Last	lorenzo_di_pietro Oct 2015
Games engines being used for anything other then gaming. Games engines being used for anything other then gaming. Sorry for the title, not sure how you class this? maybe real time rendering...its different to serious games. Anyway whatever :) To kick it …	23 Last	LMP Oct 2015
Just a warning for fellow freelancer I don't know if this is right place but just a [COLOR="Red"][B]WARNING[/B][/COLOR] for fellow freelancers. Stay away from company [URL="http://creativesintheattic.com/"][B][COLOR="red"]Creatives in …	29 Last	Neox Oct 2015
p3d.in - cloud based OBJ viewer. No plugin needed. Just found this [url]http://p3d.in[/url]. It's super quick. The down sides are the limitations of the textures and shaders and it seems to funk with the smoothinggroups. And, to my surprise, it inte…	57 Last	m0delista Oct 2015
Far Cry Primal Have to say I think Far Cry is Ubi's best and dare I say most polished franchise. Still playing FC4 atm. So good! This looks awesome and I can't wait. Will be interesting without vehicles. Hope it s…	19 Last	unit187 Oct 2015
heavy gear blueprint HALLO BOYS, this time, after the x-wing I'm looking for references images about heavy gears mecha models: I need to insert them inside a short movie. But I can't find anything about them!!! The short…	1 Last	maed80 Oct 2015
How Many AAA Character Artist Positions Are There in our Industry? I was wondering if anyone has actual numbers. For either studios they work at, or know the numbers of. (I had an interesting discussion with some friends, and we feel that number is REALLY low world…	158 Last	Ruz Oct 2015
Selling my Modo 901 license sold	0 Last	Count Vertsalot Oct 2015
3D Newbie... some advice? Hello, I only have had a few tries with 3DSMax in the past, followed a F-15 tutorial some years ago with some success, but I don't really remember much from that. So you can say I'm a total 3d newb…	7 Last	flat-D Oct 2015
Photoshop texturing features tutorial? Hi, i'm 9 months into a 3D Modeling and animation course and texturing is my worst area by far. Before this course I didn't know how to crop an image or cut out anything. Didn't know how layers wor…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2015
Suggest some books/resources for color and lighting theory. Hi, I'm learning environment art by watching tutorials. I am learning 3D software (maya,photoshop etc) but for traditional art, which are the things require to learn to be a better artist? I read tha…	7 Last	CafeNight Oct 2015
Designing stuff - basics, how to approach the entire thing So after 2,5+ years of studying 3d I got a job in the industry and can make some ok stuff. But until this moment what I was mostly doing is using blueprints or good references and modelling very clos…	6 Last	dzibarik Oct 2015
How Accurate is 3D Software? (Blog Post) Hey everyone...I wrote a new article explaining accuracy and precision in terms of CAD. I feel like this would be useful to newcomers to the space because it pulls them away from the "How accurate is…	0 Last	InvertedVantage Oct 2015
Adobe portrait app: 3D from 2D [url]http://www.fastcodesign.com/3051912/adobes-new-app-turns-2-d-selfies-into-3-d-magic[/url] [QUOTE]To be presented tonight at Adobe MAX Sneaks, the Photoshop maker's annual peek inside their deve…	5 Last	thomasp Oct 2015
Showreel? So i've been wondering, whats good to have in a showreel? A character? Environments? Single objects? Really ambitious things that took forever and look amazing or things that look good but took short…	6 Last	PyrZern Oct 2015
SIEGEcon 2015 Polycount Meetup Hey all, I just moved to the area about a month ago and it will be my first time attending SIEGE. Just gauging interest to see if any other fellow Polycounters would want to meet up. I'm not familia…	4 Last	avenali312 Oct 2015
Umake app - 2D sketch lines in 3D, pre-beta and iOS only Remember ilovesketch? [url]https://www.umake.xyz/[/url] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdHCfvUrC2o[/ame]	2 Last	MagicSugar Oct 2015
First Freelance Job, Contract Question Hi Polycounters, I recently landed my first freelance gig and was hoping some of you could provide some advice on whether or not I need to set up a contract that I send to the company to get paid fo…	5 Last	Rondog Oct 2015
I'm not sure what to do now. It's coming up on five months since i've graduated college with a BFA in 3D Modeling/Animation. I've been trying to build up a portfolio and find work (3D or otherwise) while I can before the grace p…	22 Last	MM Oct 2015
Jonathan Hardesty takes a photo of his drawing for over 9 Years Jonathan Hardesty's 9 Year Journey From Novice To Master Painter It's pretty epic so I thought I would share. [vv]29510470[/vv] [IMG]https://i.gyazo.com/00b20bf793fc4fa6f9961f848fa67e05.png[/IMG]	4 Last	MM Oct 2015
Expo/Con Networking Advice Hey everyone, This weekend I'm heading to my first ever game dev expo (SiegeCon near Atlanta) and was hoping to get any tips or advice for networking. My plan right now is just to talk to as many pe…	5 Last	avenali312 Oct 2015
Heroes Reborn It's got that old feeling to it...so far so good.	7 Last	notman Oct 2015
Microsoft bought Havok Figured this was interesting enough to share here. [url]https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2015/10/02/havok-to-join-microsoft/[/url] Guess I need to update my spot in the Job Census Thread :)	6 Last	radiancef0rge Oct 2015
Any tutorials regarding low poly scenes creation? Is there any tutorial about creating low poly scenes like HendrikCoppens's brwery? ([url]https://sketchfab.com/models/36285fe983584885b7abb86fceadff09[/url])	2 Last	amititush Oct 2015
I love the environment in this new Freeview ad! I just saw this ad on TV. I just love the atmosphere in the environment they've created. The narrow sloping streets of redbrick houses suit the style perfectly. Has anyone got any idea who made this …	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Oct 2015
Deliberate stealing of Alex Huguet's work Hi fellow CG artists! How would you feel if one of these days, some guy will grab one of your best 3d art pieces, have it printed and sell it online and offline pretending he was the artist that did …	7 Last	pior Oct 2015
selling my adobe cs 6 master collection student and quixel ddo licenses Selling my adobe cs 6 student master collection and my quixel ddo license. the ddo license isn't legacy and is the current one. the ddo license will go for 25 us dollars while i haven't figured a pri…	6 Last	johnfletcher Oct 2015
VERTEX 2: Official Thread So awhile back I posted that we had started the call for artists to submit their content for VERTEX 2. Well I am pleased to post you a small sample image of two articles from VERTEX 2. It has started…	135 Last	Spoon Oct 2015
"Why I'm leaving CIG" - a letter from the former character artist on Star Citizen [QUOTE]Why Im Leaving CIG Based on the quality bar that has been set for this project, a Star Citizen character takes me anywhere from 3-6 weeks to get in game. I have been working at CIG for 17 mon…	72 Last	Deathstick Oct 2015
[Question] Regarding Level Designers Do level designers in the industry use CAD or alternatives when designing levels? Or do they typically just graph paper? I'm trying to figure out if learning CAD would be beneficial or a waste of tim…	14 Last	Shrike Oct 2015
Closed rigging help	0 Last	coolgaspumper Oct 2015
Grow some trees This looks pretty dam cool: [URL]https://www.thegrove3d.com/[/URL] just wondering what sort of export features are in there as I can't find any info on it. [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z7f62T-rU…	5 Last	Blond Oct 2015
How do you find an idea for modeling? How do you find an idea to 3d model something?	18 Last	Meloncov Oct 2015
Closed 3d modeling help/advice needed	0 Last	Oliverr Oct 2015
A question regarding helicopter design Hello all I've been on the polycount forms for a little while now and from the description this would appear to be the best place to post this, apologies if i am in error. I am planning to attempt t…	5 Last	U653748 Oct 2015
Closed 3D Modeling Blockout	0 Last	Gelatin Oct 2015
What degree do you think is better! So i know i've said a lot on here that i'm trying to learn 3D on my own and everything that goes along with it because i couldn't get loans however recently i might have been able to get loans to go …	25 Last	YellowYeti Oct 2015
Art in Until Dawn I don't have a console so I can't play it myself, but I've been watching Let's Plays and the art looks really great. I'm not a character artist but I was especially impressed with the character art i…	7 Last	kernersvillan Oct 2015
Visage - Horror game Hi everybody, 3 months earlier i've posted here regarding my upcoming video game currently in development. We are releasing a new trailer of the game. 12 minutes of pure gameplay. Get your headset on…	9 Last	kernersvillan Oct 2015
Indie Motion Capture Pipeline? Hey guys, I'm looking for the most effective and affordable solutions to getting motion capture animations into UE4. I have seen decent quality motion capture available on the UE4 marketplace, whic…	5 Last	OldSalty Oct 2015
Why Modo? People use modo. Why? How does it compare to 3ds Max or maya? Where does it win? Where does it lose?	95 Last	marks Oct 2015
eSight - eyesight technology - Geordi is real! Looks like there's a similar piece of technology in the same vein as the Oculus Rift and Google Glass, but instead of focusing on entertainment enables people that are legally blind from a multitude …	1 Last	kanga Oct 2015
Need Advice/Directions After going though the forums and threads, I am still in the fence if I should drop from my current Game Art and Design Program, tuition money being the main issue. I am currently going on my 5th qua…	6 Last	flipside8404 Oct 2015
NanoTile Textures - Zbrush Plugin Recently found this plugin, and noticed it hasn't been posted here yet! If you have made document tileable zbrush textures, you know the pain of placing.. rotating.. scaling.. etc, each mesh instanc…	0 Last	TDub Oct 2015
Digital Art Conference 2015 - Rocksteady & Sony London, spread over 2 days [SIZE="6"][URL="http://www.daconference.com"]Digital Art Conference[/URL] [/SIZE] You are warmly invited to this years Digital Art Conference which starts on Monday 28th September 2015, it is free s…	1 Last	littleclaude Sep 2015
Balancing work with personal projects. I recently graduate college and landed myself a paid internship doing 3D modelling and animating. I'm about a month into the job and I'm finding it very hard to find time to do any personal projects.…	12 Last	Deathstick Sep 2015
Modo sale extended, 40% off new license (also available 30 day free demo) [url]https://www.thefoundry.co.uk/about-us/news-awards/modo-september-promo/?utm_source=community.thefoundry.co.uk&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=modo-september-promo-15[/url] Demo includes 7 hours …	4 Last	Brian123 Sep 2015
Good portable drawing tablets? I'm just looking for a tablet similar to like an iPad type tablet, not one that connects into the PC type of tablet that can be portable for if i want to bring it around with me for if i go anywhere,…	9 Last	YellowYeti Sep 2015