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Side by side Texture to Model creation Hi Guys I've been poking around trying to find a method of having side by side texture painting to a 3D surface. Effectively what Zbrush does but not painting on the 3D mesh, just painting on the UV…	11 Last	seth. Aug 2015
Comics/Mangas/Manhwas/Manhuas etc - Reading/Read If there is a thread like this already then feel free to delete: Just list comics you've read or are reading, talk about em if you want i guess. Unlike most i sort of started super late into th…	21 Last	ArtisticTiger Aug 2015
Level Design / World Design Reads? Hey All! Was wondering if anyone could recommend some good books/tutorials/videos on designing levels or worlds. I'm especially interested in the designs of games such as skyrim, where the assets w…	6 Last	Mr.Moose Aug 2015
MPC launches dedicated VR team MPC launches dedicated VR team, more details here - [url]http://www.moving-picture.com/news/mpc-launches-dedicated-vr-team[/url] [vv]119540843[/vv]	0 Last	littleclaude Aug 2015
[Beta] Astral Ball I've finally released my first UE4 game on Android. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goCMGSXvfw8[/ame] You can play it [URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zackmaxwell.AstralB…	4 Last	Zack Maxwell Aug 2015
After Student License ends, what then? I have been thinking come September am going to be in my final year, not soon after that my 3ds max license will dry up. where do i go from there, what did you do? Do I go and buy a license, or do…	10 Last	RaptorCWS Aug 2015
Stuart Baggs dead at 27 Not really a games related topic but relevant on a personal level. The entrepreneur and star of UK show 'The Apprentice' Stuart Baggs died at age 27 on Thursday. [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/worl…	3 Last	mats effect Aug 2015
New Path Goal I now realize that level design is actually my true passion. I really enjoy placing assets into game engines and creating/populating the world itself. But I'm not quite sure what skills that I need t…	7 Last	blankslatejoe Aug 2015
Gaming/Workstation Build Hey guys, I'm interested in building a gaming/workstation pc. I am willing to flex my budget a little but I would like to stick around 5k. A few questions I have is how much RAM do I need? How much V…	18 Last	m4dcow Aug 2015
Why do people recommend drawing from life over drawing from photos? I keep hearing this, usually from the more experienced and credible artists. Can anyone explain the differences to me? Confusingly, I see many contemporary artists rely on photos for studying. I'm…	18 Last	sacboi Aug 2015
Health related question I travel often for my job and i'm a bit worried because of my mothers's health condition though it's not that serious. She regularly visits her physician for her check up. The problem is i wont be ab…	2 Last	EarthQuake Aug 2015
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A Polycount meetup in Munich? Just wondering whether there are 3D artists in and around the Munich area who'd like to meet up, talk 3D and drink lots of Bier?	8 Last	cookedpeanut Jul 2015
noob texturing questions I found this image of a diffuse and a spec map while reading through the vertex 2 magazine and I had some questions about spec maps. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/jRFFHVf.png[/IMG] I was wondering how they…	6 Last	MikeF Jul 2015
Graduation Year Project Advice Hi, I will shortly be beginning my self-directed graduation year project which will last eight months, and I was wondering if anyone could give some advice on what kind of project I should do to maxi…	8 Last	beefaroni Jul 2015
How to inspire artists to learn? Hi, How do you motivate average 3D artists to raise their quality bar or how were you inspired by your leads, if you ever needed to? I think many of you have some thoughts from either side. There'…	29 Last	Avvi Jul 2015
Emo, Blues, Rock, Shoegaze and Post Hardcore. So i never see people around here who share my music tastes, but i was curious if they actually exist. Most of it seems to be electronic or metal. Currently there are a few guys that I'm absolutely …	46 Last	JasonLavoie Jul 2015
Games Done Quick 2015 Love these marathons, Maybe you'll see something you worked on being broken. They're great background noise if anything. Here's a link to the twitch.tv channel [url]http://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequi…	3 Last	Gannon Jul 2015
Filling a report Hi, how do you file a report against another user on this forum...	3 Last	Eric Chadwick Jul 2015
Examples of great prop artist portfolios? I'm in the process of rendering out some pieces for my first portfolio and wondering what is the best way to display props. Anyone have some links to kick-ass prop portfolios?	4 Last	jackanimated Jul 2015
Draw a Cat With Your Eyes Closed Okay, Art-Dweebs. Let's put your drawing skills to damn test. Are you guys bad enough dudes to draw a cat with your eyes closed?? No Cheating [IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14880812/poly…	163 Last	ErichWK Jul 2015
Zbrush start up error; cannot delete default sphere I will admit, I have been attempting to customize my UI. Modifying things like Zscripts, creating macros, etc. Whenever I boot up Zbrush now, despite a fresh install, I get a sphere that cannot be …	2 Last	DataDragon Jul 2015
Toronto Meet-up // Saturday, July 25th [IMG]http://www.milliokerestaurant.com/assets/images/main/ml_main-beer-pic.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR="White"]Who:[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]You[/COLOR] [COLOR="white"]What:[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Beer / social nigh…	53 Last	Dave Dind Jul 2015
Learn like a 3 year old! Ive recently come to the conclusion that the average 3 year old plays a more active role in learning than the average young adult. Read more here: [URL="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/learn-like-3-…	0 Last	WilliamVaughan Jul 2015
Need help regarding character modeling references Hi, I would like to know to what's the best place to get character modeling references.	11 Last	kolayamit Jul 2015
What makes a good Action/Adventure RPG? Hello, this is my first time posting to the forum!I've been lurking here for quite some time, and decided to finally make an account and ask you all a question. To give some background as to why I'm …	10 Last	JamesB Jul 2015
What are the working conditions for people working in the 3D world? What kind of salaries are offered to juniors? What type of hours are worked? How much work is there? What's freelance like? I'd really like to hear what people in the industry think; I just fou…	2 Last	DataDragon Jul 2015
Building a Workstation PC Hey there. I'm building a desktop PC to use as a personal 3D/CG workstation and was hoping to get some advice from those more knowledgeable than myself. I want something that can run typical industry…	27 Last	rudyharrelson Jul 2015
Finding inspiration and what practice model (student) I'm having trouble at the moment finding what to work on next. I'm aiming for an environnement because i think it is the next step after all the props i have been doing. [U]I want to become a prope…	3 Last	Tobbo Jul 2015
Did you get your first VR job after reading "Ready Player One"? I'm still reading it :poly124: For some reason unrelated to the book I feel like watching Marty Oum's RWBY after I'm done. Book title referenced before in this thread: [url]http://www.polycount.com…	2 Last	MikeF Jul 2015
Bicycle Suggestions The local shops have weeks delays on repairs and I commute. Since the Bike I have now is getting long in the tooth, I have been thinking about replacing it. Kinda seeing whats out there. Hoping we…	50 Last	Frankie Jul 2015
Portfolio advice: Ok to have different art styles? Hey guys - I've been putting together my portfolio for a little while now as I simultaneously learn about game art. I've heard some mixed things regarding having a portfolio that's focused on specif…	11 Last	kanga Jul 2015
Creating/Sorting Reference Libraries I've accumulated a whole bunch of references over a long period of time and I haven't sorted through all of them. Generally I create different folders for categories (3d, 2d, enviornment, etc) and …	11 Last	SonicBlue Jul 2015
Trigger Rally Trigger Rally [url]https://triggerrally.com[/url] I just thought I would share this as its better looking than a PS1 game and its working through a web browser! Current state of the WebGL developmen…	1 Last	iadagraca Jul 2015
Making games in unity Greetings; First of all; The reason for me to ask this question is because according to the communities/ forums, that I go to, debate upon the part where if one is planning to make games on ready-ma…	13 Last	DEElekgolo Jul 2015
Presentation Techniques Hello, i am a Character Designer/Modeller and i struggle a bit with presentation. What is the best way to present a model in your opinion? Do i need a ground to catch a shadow, or is a color backgrou…	14 Last	chronic Jul 2015
Other printing service than Shapeways ? Hi guys, some time ago I did this figurine of Syx for Manaworld, and Scratch ( the creator ) printed it with a 100% succes rate at Shapeways in full color sandstone. [IMG]http://orig03.deviantart.n…	2 Last	Texelion Jul 2015
I want to lean Substance Designer\Painter, where should I start? Hey beautiful people of the internet, Ive been searching for the best inexpensive texturing software for videogames and have narrowed it down to quixel and substance. I have a very good understand of…	14 Last	MephistonX Jul 2015
3D Artist vs Environment Artist Hey guys, I'm currently on the career hunt trying to land my first in-house position. I currently freelance for various studios. With that in mind I've been applying to multiple smaller studios and r…	7 Last	xvampire Jul 2015
Quick sculpting question Okay, hello everyone! :) So, i started few days ago with sculpting, i've working with normal poly modeling for years now, but i'm new on this sculpting world lol So my stupid question is, the way t…	5 Last	TheKlu Jul 2015
Has anyone tried Code Combat or other "game-ified" tools I've heard about Code Combat a while ago and was wanting to experiment more with Blue Prints in Unreal Engine 4, so I figured learning some game logic and basic programing/scripting would probably be…	2 Last	NegevPro Jul 2015
'Cold calling' Job Applying for Video Game Industry Hi Team I have a generalised question that I just wanted to find out if its worked for anyone or if it’s a good idea in general. I am looking to move into being an Environment Artist in the V…	16 Last	Benjamin86 Jul 2015
Adobe software for sale I have Adobe Premiere Pro (CS4) and Encore 1.5 (I think I have the upgrade to v2.0) for sale. Make me an offer. I am on CC now and no need for keeping this software around. (Free is a valid offer, b…	3 Last	CaptainBlasto Jul 2015
Ant-Man Go see it, it's legitimately very fun in the same kind of vein as Guardians of the Galaxy. I left feeling surprised and very happy. Also, dat foreshadowing at the very very end of the credits :o (…	15 Last	praetus Jul 2015
Newbie Freelance Question: How much should I charge for this example model+texture? [IMG]https://cdn.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/000/558/905/large/brent-liu-p99-final-shot.jpg?1426737489[/IMG] polycount 4k texture res 2048x2048 PBR textures Metallic/Roughness/BaseColor/N…	7 Last	Fenyce Jul 2015
How can I get rid of this 1 triangle Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place - how can I improve my mesh to remove this triangle? its driving me nuts [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/HmMJmf5.jpg[/IMG]	5 Last	Paznos Jul 2015
How long will it take to make a low poly model of this building? Hello everyone, I am a freelance 3D artist and a company wants me to make a low poly version of the next mall [url]http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/9166/index2n0.jpg[/url]. I have more experience …	8 Last	CaptainBlasto Jul 2015
Faceshift and Maya LT Hey guys, So I don't seem to see any possible connection between Maya LT and Faceshift. Since Faceshift is mostly considered as a cheaper mocap for indies, it is strange that it would not work togeth…	1 Last	sprunghunt Jul 2015
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Looking for an old book, help needed! This is going to be a real stretch, but it's worth a shot. I'm looking for a book I read countless times as a kid. It was likely published in the late 80s. It was basically a collection of stories…	11 Last	damianwampler Jul 2015