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Why you enjoy games?

I am curious to what attracts everyone to different games, such as do you play it because of characters? story? visual? etc. and what you think makes a game good. I am a 3D artist going through col…
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ShadowMasterZedx

When is Mari 3 coming out!?

[url]https://vimeo.com/128607018[/url] Looks awesome.
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DataDragon

Mesh Fusion

I use modo at work, and now I use it at home whenever I can. Its either that or zbrush. Has anyone had any problems with mesh fusion? I have not. This tool is, quite frankly amazing. What are you ex…
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pmiller001

Maya Python tool scripting tutorial

Hi guys, I crafted another video tutorial on Maya Python scripting. This time I am going through step by step how to create a tool for constraint one object to a poly surface with a follicle. Take a…
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Captainfusion

We need to talk about some of our art terminoligy.

Hi everyone! In my years as learning how to be an artist I've gotten really frustrated about how colour and light theory is taught. There is a ton of misinformation, contradictions, false correlatio…
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artquest

People with laptops and desktops, do you use distributed baking / rendering ?

Hey Polycounters, I just recently got a laptop in order to work on 3D art during my down time at work. And I would like to take advantage of using my home PC as a render farm of sorts, especially s…
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Lamont

Loss of Motivation in a Professional Environment

A subject I have been curious about for a while is how do [B]Professionals[/B] deal with any sort of loss of motivation in the work place? I see a ton of "Loss of Motivation/How to Motivate Yourself"…
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Axcel

I made a gaming Youtube channel!

I started a new youtube channel for gaming. Right now I have some of the Last Of Us Grounded mode uploaded. Comment, Rate, and Subscribe. If you guys have any hands on experience or success stories…
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JSM

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rodpv

next Gen + hand painted possible?

I'm curious. I'm under the impression that assets involving sculpting, baking, high end materials etc just don't work with hand painted textures? Whenever I see hand painted textures it's usually on …
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JedTheKrampus

SIGGRAPH 2015

Anybody else gonna be there? Would be great to meet up with some polycounters if other people are attending! It will be my first time, I'm really excited :D
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littleclaude

Resume,Cover letter and portfolio suggestions

Hi, I am currently looking for a job as Unity developer in France and now internationally. I could use some advices on how to improve my resume and my cover letter. To summarize quickly, I used to b…
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yagharek

FlippedNormals Lighting Scenes

[B]I wasn't sure because of the forum rules if this was appropriate to post. If you feel like it doesn't comply or is not useful for the members here, please delete the post. [/B] Anyway, Earlier t…
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MjTheHunter

Hi guys, need website rebuilt/restructure advise

Hi, I would like to rebuilt/restructure my website, here is link of my website [URL="http://www.kolayamit.com/"]http://www.kolayamit.com/[/URL]. The problem with my website is i cannot view all my a…
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kolayamit

Closed Subscribe to my gaming channel?

Show some support polycount brothers? [URL="youtube.com/c/manilamerkgaming"]youtube.com/c/manilamerkgaming[/URL]
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manilamerc

Closed My new gaming Youtube Channel-- NEED TIPS

I started a new youtube channel for gaming. Right now I have some of the Last Of Us Grounded mode uploaded. Comment, Rate, and Subscribe. If you guys have any hands on experience or success stories…
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manilamerc

the right path to game arts

Hello everybody, I'm sure many people have been talking about similar stuff in this forum... But I want to go more specific.. I plan to study an unrelated bachelor to game art/CG.To the other side …
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MrHobo

Guide for doing well making stock game assets?

Hey all, I'm trying my hand at making stock game assets for devs to buy. I'm trying to find good guides and articles to get me familiar with the best methods and practices for preparing and selling …
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mrlemonyfresh

online portfolio suggestions

Hi, I'm trying to get a job! I'm going to create a portfolio specific page, I've been sending links to 3D/game companies to my whole site which is maybe too cluttered. For the past 7 years I've de…
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Lazerus Reborn

Best facial rigging tutorial?

Facial rigging seems difficult, I know that there are both blendshapes and joint based methods; however, I can't find a great tutorial on the matter.
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Kwramm

I made a game: Pirate Pop

[img]http://dadako.com/about/Pirate%20Pop/images/title.gif[/img][img]http://www.dadako.com/about/Pirate%20Pop/images/pirate-pop-levels-2.gif[/img] [quote]Pirate Pop is a solid authentic GameBoy game…
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ironbelly

How much does age matter breaking into the industry?

Hey all. I am about to start putting together my portfolio after 2 years of studying game art and animation at AIE and had a question for anybody who has been in my situation or has some advice. I de…
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imyj

Skin tone advice.

I have made a character that is 16,194 polys. My aim is to get a nice skin tone going that would be aimed towards a ps2/3 LOD. The way i want to work is that get the base of the characters skin right…
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Swanacas

Stuck in a rut. Help me improve!

Okay, here's my problem: I graduated game dev school back in '13 with flying colors, (my Capstone won an award at an expo) and I've been contracting and teaching since. Did a little architecture he…
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MagicSugar

Maya Muscle vs. Blendshapes.

Is Maya Muscle relevant? Or do blendshapes create better results, with human anatomy?
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DataDragon

Upload Compression

Hey Figured some people on here might know a fair bit about this, since I see stuff from PC members through image hosting like Imgur as well as on Artstation, and I'm wondering how some of the art po…
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FULGORE

Why do AAA titles often aim for ''realistic'' visuals (with uncanny animation)?

Well not necessarily ''realistic'' but I think you know what I mean here. Just go back and watch the last E3 for instance and look at the western titles. Most stylized games are indie or have lower …
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.nL

Polycount meet Australia MEL? During PAX AUS

So pax au is a little more then 2 months away. I know plenty of people are traveling in to go. What I am wondering is do we have enough polycounters to have our first meet up? Pax AU is : 30th of Oc…
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Tejay

re zremesher R3 pacth

I just updated zbrushR7 to r3 patch and zremesher is 'so' much better now. gives me a good base to work for retopo. i think it was actually a bit broken in previous R7 versions I left it on more or…
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Ruz

Bad Idea to use concept art someone else has before?

Hey guys, is it taboo or a bad idea to create an environment off a piece of concept art that someone else has done in the past? I know I should try to be unique, I worked on a environment piece years…
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Shiniku

Zbrush can't subdivide (Preferences.mem)

Hello. I'm trying to subdevide in ZBrush. My mesh hit that point where I can no longer subdevide. Since I'm only at 20% of my 32GB capacity I figured I would just go into preferences>memory and put e…
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daniellooartist

TGA Digital photogrammetry contest. Win a license of Agisoft PhotoScan.

Hello everyone! I’ve got some exciting news for you. TGA Digital is holding a photogrammetry contest which is being being sponsored by Agisoft, the developer of the software PhotoScan. The contest …
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EarthQuake

Fig - Crowd funding with equity for backers...

Interesting... Definintely hasnt been done before. It's probably not a whole lot. But still. Pretty nice to see the direction it's going. [quote]Justin Bailey has launched Fig, a new crowdfunding si…
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RobeOmega

3DExpo in Sthockholm - Game Development

Hey peeps :) Being 3D lovers we yearly host a 3DExpo, often with a fitting theme. The 3DExpo is a chance for people to get together and listen to industry veterans talk about what they know best. …
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CarlCraft

3D Jerry Rigging / Macgyvering

Today I had to bake out some world space normal for a 2D sprite. After spending 10 minutes trying to get the bakes colour/normal space to be the same as the engines I thought f*ck it. Placed some col…
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Spiffy

How much time does it take for you?

Hello, Simple question, if you are a good artist how much time does it take for you to A)model and B)texture such bunkers? Please don't add A and B together. (modular, just like the one posted below…
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DavidCruz

Working on my portfolio

I recently got my hands on a really helpful tutorial. It wasn't a "take me by the hand and guide me" tutorial but rather it was a time lapse with voice over. Anyway, my question is, would adding th…
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Moltar

I gots a job!!!!

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat no more freelance/advertising! HELLLOOOO Dental!!! I finally got a salary job at a studio that makes simulators for naval and merchant ships! Yay being able to work in a team…
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kunalht

Motivation dropping as soon as I reach final stages of a project

Hi all, I have a problem with finishing stuff. I think thats fairly common, but I have no clue how to get past it. I currently use Zbrush, and I love working with it. I got myself a cheap tablet an…
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Ruz

GRIP - Spiritual Successor to RollCage

For fans of the original Rollcage GRIP has entered it's [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/169002413/grip-an-intense-futuristic-combat-racer"]Kickstarter![/URL] A buddy of mine is doing some…
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CapableWizard

Polycount login attempt email- anyone else have this?

I just got this in my inbox, somewhat concerning. Anyone else experience this? Dear AlecMoody, Someone has tried to log into your account on Polycount Forum with an incorrect password at least 5 …
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Lazerus Reborn

maya autorig tutorial

Hi guys, I took the liberty to make a tutorial on how to write an autorig in Maya using Python. If you are into scripting or want to learn it this video might be something for you. [URL]http://blaab…
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Captainfusion

I'm building a PC. Tell me whether it sucks.

My old faithful gaming laptop can't quite handle Substance Painter, so it's time for a major upgrade. It's been years since I've paid any attention to hardware so I'm not overly sure whether the rand…
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ZacD

I just got my first pay cheque

I just got paid for my first 6 weeks of my first 3D gig. I am working as an environment artist on an FPS title. I'm learning so much and enjoying it hugely. I wouldn't be where I am without this co…
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ghaztehschmexeh

Does an SSD improve Mari's performance?

Given that Mari stores temporary files on the hard drive, does having something awesome like a 500gb SSD improve Mari's performance? I'm really interested in finding out! Thanks.
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fr0gg1e

Updating Graphics Card need suggestion

Hello everyone. My config: CPU - Intel i7 4790. MoBo - Asus H97 Pro. SMPS - Antec TruePower 650W 80Plus gold. RAM - CORSAIR Vengeance 2X8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600. Monitor - LG 25UM64 UltraWi…
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almighty_gir

Some questions about copyright

Hello everyone, I've got some questions about the copyright using. The thing is I and my friends are developing an application mobile for iOS. In the apps there's a chat feature which we gathered …
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pior

Having constant headaches at work

So I've been working the past month in a studio and everything went well at first during the first month. However, recently,these past days (weeks!), every day after a few hours of work, my eyes sta…
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Blond

Possible new job, art test, few questions

I was recently contacted by a game company via mail, who mentioned the possibility of a job, which is always nice, but some things aren't clear to me and I was wonder if this is the normal procedure …
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skyline5gtr

Alternative solutions, possibly next gen solutions...

Hey guys, I just like to hear your opinion, about the nowadays spreading solutions/workflows, such as advanced bevels (face weighted v normals), advanced decals, ptex, and such. I have very good expe…
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Obscura

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