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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
Colleges with No Portfolio Requirements Hey, i'm applying to colleges right now, and I was wondering if there are any good colleges with art programs that don't require me to submit a portfolio. Right now I'm looking at the Savannah Colleg…	26 Last	TheWalkerGod Sep 2015
I Recommend this book if you like ID style sketching and concept art "Drawing For Product Designers" by Kevin Henry [url]http://www.laurenceking.com/en/drawing-for-product-designers/[/url] I've read the Scott Robertson books on drawing and rendering and they're real…	1 Last	Steve Schulze Sep 2015
Software - Where to begin after graduation? Hello everyone ^^ my names Jessi Enriquez and I am going to be a graduate of 3d animtion in about 8 months. So far I've done fine on the student software provided by autodesk and zbrush my school off…	13 Last	Aabel Sep 2015
What is a Level Artist? Hello all! During a browse for job positions, I came across a position known as Level Artist. Googling the term only brings up Level Designer and Environmental Artist (some mention Level Artist but …	3 Last	PaxTerra Sep 2015
A Rather Unexpected Change of Pace Hi! I've been lurking about a little here and there for a few months now and feel it's time to get a bit more active here, with really good reason. A brief run down of my story (cutting out all the …	0 Last	CONKi Sep 2015
Architecture resource/book? I want to make an interior scene based on one of a WoW style concepts but since I know nothing about the history of architecture it's hard to find references in google. So I'm looking for some simple…	3 Last	voronov.art Sep 2015
General dSLR advice Hey all, I'm currently considering buying a new camera. I've had an old Ricoh R-something for a few years and it's done the job, but it's never been much more than a 'capture the moment' camera. No…	627 Last	Jasonun2147 Sep 2015
Processing Dose anyone here use Processing(Openframeworks, vvvv ,etc)? I have been using it a lot and was wondering if anyone else here dose. I use it for data-visualization and for creating really cool interac…	0 Last	Immanu'EL Segol Sep 2015
How to change forum's theme Quick question. Any way to change the forum's black theme, it's seriously giving me a headache. And to answer the inevitable pending question on why i don't agree with the black theme: - Personal p…	49 Last	Add3r Sep 2015
What to put up in Artstation? Roadmap to success? I spend a year in Game Art and Design courses (mostly basic/intro classes) and have to stop due to health issues. I made an Artstation account, a digital sketchbook thread like others suggested, and …	4 Last	flipside8404 Sep 2015
extra learnin Hey everyone, I had a great time learning in gnomons online classes, and I learned a LOT from it. You cant take the online classes anymore outside of California, (unless you're in another country).…	0 Last	pmiller001 Sep 2015
MDK/Giants: Citizen Kabuto spiritual successor - First Wonder Hello, Some great folks I worked with at Planet Moon are working on a Kickstarter project: [url]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roguerocket/first-wonder[/url]	7 Last	stickadtroja Sep 2015
Concrete damage I found this to be interesting read [URL="http://www.cement.org/docs/default-source/fc_concrete_technology/durability/is536-types-and-causes-of-concrete-deterioration.pdf?sfvrsn=4"]http://www.cement.…	0 Last	yaschan Sep 2015
Video Game Voice Actors voting on strike action over pay and conditions. [URL]http://www.develop-online.net/news/video-game-voice-actors-threaten-strike-action/0211568[/URL] "The union for video game voice actors, [URL="http://www.sagaftra.org/interactive/faqs"]SAG-AFTRA…	39 Last	.nL Sep 2015
HELP. CEO wrote me on facebook so here is a technical question.	7 Last	DavidCruz Sep 2015
Anyone else excited? Mount and Blade 2 Probably old news but mmmmmmmmmm nothing else satisfies the unique feeling of playing a mount and blade game, and it looks like it's sequel is shaping up quite nicely! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/wa…	4 Last	kanga Sep 2015
EGX 24-27 SEPT 2015, anyone going? EGX 2015, anyone going? 24-27 SEPT 2015 THE NEC, BIRMINGHAM [url]https://www.egx.net/egx[/url] [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x162iVT7OM[/ame]	3 Last	Constantinos Sep 2015
Relic just posted this on LInkedIn "Here at Relic, we feel truly blessed to have a fan base who is loyal and passionate about our games. To thank them, we're letting anyone play the entire Dawn of War franchise on Steam, for FREE!"	7 Last	Stinkfoot Sep 2015
New PC. ..Kind off..not really. Yelp! Hi gentlemen and my wonderful ladies. I would love to be helped with a question! You see i have a fractal design r2 and would love to go for a smaller chassi. The reason is because i do not want …	16 Last	wirrexx Sep 2015
Threads for laptop recommendations? I know this is probably a frequently asked question here so i figured i'd just ask for those threads, or recommendations if that'd be easier, hell there is a thread right now on this board about it b…	10 Last	RaptorCWS Sep 2015
Do you consider a ColorChecker to be necessary? Hi! I have been thinking of getting myself a ColorChecker passport since i recently got a DSLR camera. I'v seen a lot of nice results with it, but i don't have that much money at the moment so not su…	1 Last	Joost Sep 2015
RULE OF GODS INDIE GAME - "The Gods" :0) [CENTER][ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ewBjmrLa0c[/ame] See the indie game project at: [B][url]http://www.RulofGods.com[/url][/B][/CENTER] [INDENT] [B][COLOR="DarkOrchid"]THE GODS[/COLOR][/…	0 Last	RuleofGods Sep 2015
Laptop recommendations Hey there. I know there's a load of theads on this topic but none of them seem to suit what I'm looking for. I'm after a laptop to handle all the main stuff like 3ds max, zbrush, Photoshop, marmoset…	7 Last	JordanLeigh Sep 2015
Info: going rate for 1,500 tri model+texture I collect data. I'm a data hoarder :) I also share data. I don't know if this is of use to anyone, but it might be. I was recently [URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=122382"]looki…	76 Last	Neox Sep 2015
Hitting Character Likeliness ? [SIZE="7"]Update on Post #20[URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2354068&postcount=20"] Click Here[/URL] Or just keep scrolling down all the way. [/SIZE] ----------------------- …	43 Last	Ruz Sep 2015
Studios that use substance designer. Planning on learning substance designer and putting some examples in the portfolio. How relevant does polycount think this is and how many studios besides Ubisoft use substance designer and painter?	3 Last	Jerc Sep 2015
Where do i start?! Hello everyone, looooooooong time lurker here, i´m not here to tell you a sad story or to complain about life, i want a change and i just want your honest opinion, where should i start? Start with w…	6 Last	baratation Sep 2015
Unity - 47% of Developers use Unity Untiy - 47% of Developers use Unity What do you think to those statistics? Source: - [URL="http://www.visionmobile.com/product/developer-economics-q3-2014/"]Vision Mobile, Developer Economics, Sta…	28 Last	ambershee Sep 2015