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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
Beast Lab - 2 Day Workshop in Seattle, WA Use the code [I][B][COLOR="White"]creaturefood[/COLOR][/B][/I] at checkout, to get a 20% discount on your ticket. Discount code is only good for 5 uses before it expires! Use it before it's gone! He…	3 Last	dkoreo Jul 2015
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
Selling On The Various Marketplaces - Conflict of Interest So this is mainly a question for anyone currently working at a professional game studio and selling assets on any of the Marketplaces. I know there are a lot of people that do both so my question wou…	15 Last	Snefer Jul 2015
Polycount Page Jump Hi guys, Wondering if there's some way to do a jump between pages for thread that have a lot of pages. I noticed i can only jump from "first to last" or to jump in increments of 3 > 10 > 50 pages. …	2 Last	Tenshi Jul 2015
Used Cintiq Purchasing Advice Hey Polyocunt! So I happened across a craigslisting for a used (though description on post: "barely used") Cintiq 22HD w/ an Ergotronic desk arm. I wanted to ask, besides brute force testing it aga…	7 Last	Add3r Jul 2015
Polycount Forum and Flash Player I've noticed that some forums embed YouTube videos with a HTML5 player instead of the standard Flash one. Does Polycount support this function? Yes, I don't like Flash, Mozilla disabled it so many…	3 Last	SonicBlue Jul 2015
Rising Thunder, 3d fighting robots! I'm a big fighter nut, and if you're a bit familiar with the fighting scene you'll know who seth killian is, aside from an interesting concept, his new fighter sports some fun robot designs and art, …	4 Last	Ahoburg Jul 2015
Quick question about experience Hello, I was just wondering if unpaid and royalty based positions for indie devs count towards experience required for jobs at AAA studios?	8 Last	Add3r Jul 2015
Best way to learn 3D animation? Hi, I was wondering what the polycount community thought, regarding how to go about learning animation. - What are the best tutorials/books you have encountered? - What's the best advice for a beg…	7 Last	Lamoot Jul 2015
Batman: Arkham Knight [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkuD0Inb9Gs"]Official Batman: Arkham Knight Announce Trailer - "Father to Son" - YouTube[/ame] [url]http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/03/…	91 Last	cptSwing Jul 2015
Burnout Busters Just curious what are you everyone's burn out busters to get into making awesome art again?	16 Last	sziada Jul 2015
Trying to find the artist and original concept Looking for the Artist who created the concept for this 3D piece. I did it a while back. And I can't find the original concept:poly122::thumbup: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/PgSUifX.png[/IMG]	1 Last	ArtLearner Jul 2015
Website Branding Wasnt sure if this is the section but whatever... In terms of portfolio websites. I was wondering if it is more ideal to have 2D and 3D on a separate website, or have them on the same site together.	9 Last	iadagraca Jul 2015
What's the best type of sculpey to buy? Hi, I'm looking to get into sculpting irl. I'm thinking about this: [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Sculpey-Super-Sculpturing-Compound-Beige/dp/B0026C1T8C"]Amazon.com: Sculpey Super Sculpturing Compou…	9 Last	myclay Jul 2015
Desktop Publishing software I'm in the process of laying out a book which will eventually go into print. It's a combination of text pages and image pages with more images interspersed throughout the writing. A lot of finicky la…	14 Last	Steve Schulze Jul 2015
Photography tutorial for textures? Hi I can find alot of tutorials for hand painting textures and alot for photography basics but i'm drawing blanks for tutorials specifically for how to take photos for video games and film textures. …	34 Last	gnoop Jul 2015
Computer stopped working. Parts recommendations? UPDATE: Problem with computer solved. Don't need to buy parts anymore. Crisis averted! My computer is in an endless loop of BSOD's. I've tried reinstalling windows and still have the problem so I'…	15 Last	kanga Jul 2015
Losing my way a bit Hey polycounters! Just wanted to throw up a post introducing myself and to see if this awesome community can help steer me a little more in the right direction. I'm currently a game design student …	4 Last	Wobbly Lions Jul 2015
Google Hangouts Alternative. Me and a couple of class mates use Google Hangouts basically on the daily, just to chill and show work off and for when working on projects together. It's done the job for quite some time now, but it…	9 Last	Sean VanGorder Jul 2015
keep on trying just a small thread about the power of persistence. i think that at times you can really struggle with 3d and the associated techniques,but slowly and with much persistence I have found that if you k…	2 Last	Ruz Jul 2015
LF Battle Theme Feedback I don't know if this is allowed or not. If not just destroy the post. But I needed some feedback on the volume levels and stuff because my good headphones died and I'm using a decent but cheapo brand…	0 Last	Pancakes Jul 2015
Klaus - The Spa Studios (Amazing 2D/3D Short Film) People working on this must be very happy to accomplished so beautiful quality and this mix of classic and modern 2D/3D. Lovely... i can't wait to see more. [URL="https://vimeo.com/126287950"]http…	1 Last	Blond Jul 2015
Correct perspective Inspired by this [URL="www.reddit.com"]reddit[/URL] thread about correcting OpenGL perspective: [URL="https://www.reddit.com/r/computergraphics/comments/3dj7cf/curved_perspectives_should_draw_curved_…	10 Last	pior Jul 2015
Using my work? I worked on a large project a while ago and I was responsible for some of the concept design and 3d modelling. The project's recently been released, so I googled it and found an artist's personal por…	3 Last	DEElekgolo Jul 2015
New Descent Game Crowdsourcing Bots I'm the Community Manager for Descent: Underground. We're having a Build-A-Bot contest to let the community build a bot boss for the game. The overall winner gets an AMD 290X card! Here's the info…	1 Last	Dan! Jul 2015
Internet Cartoon, to Animated TV Series to Hollywood Director Live Q&A When [COLOR="DarkOrange"]Jorge Gutierrez[/COLOR] graduated from Art School in 2000 he immediately began pitching his idea for an original animated film. He was met with rejection, countless studios t…	0 Last	LPushelberg Jul 2015
Jurassic World Jurassic World Trailer [url]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2b1wpl_jurassic-world-trailer_shortfilms[/url] Enjoy :thumbup::thumbup:	135 Last	CreativeSheep Jul 2015