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Mari and Modo Indie available now on Steam Hello, If you've ever wanted a version of Mari and Modo for personal and Indie use you're in Luck! We've just released Mari and Modo indie on the Steam store. [URL=http://store.steampowered.com/…	229 Last	Rev Jul 2015
Humble + Indie Game Making Contest Hey all, Just launched this afternoon, but in case you haven't seen it yet [url]www.humblebundle.com[/url] and IGMC are partnering up for this year's 1 month gamejam with big prizes and such. I wo…	3 Last	DanglinBob Jul 2015
Is the game industry really that bad to work in? As someone who wants to work in the game industry as a 3d modeler, i've just seen or heard from a lot of people how shit the game industry is to work in. I wanted to hear from you guys what your opin…	118 Last	ParoXum Jul 2015
Question about 3d artist roles Hi everybody, I have a question about the 3d artist roles in the games industry. Basically, I don't know where I should draw the line about the job roles 3d artists have and what work falls into what…	3 Last	ParoXum Jul 2015
Tor Frick's UDK Masterclass still relevant? I have seen some good things from Tor Frick's UDK Masterclass DVD. But I am wondering how relevant is it still? I know alot of the material work will transfer over to UE4, but what about the overall …	5 Last	littleclaude Jul 2015
Giving models to other people. I've recently gotten a request from an animator from a game company to use one of my models from my portfolio for animation, since he wants to show his animation skills but, lacks decent modelling sk…	7 Last	MagicSugar Jul 2015
Racer445's Awesome new tut out now! Ok, just like I did with [URL="https://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/3d-art/creating-a-next-gen-video-game-hot-rod-the-complete-workflow-day-1/"]Xoliul's amazing Brutal Rod tutorial series[/URL], I'm gon…	46 Last	Thane- Jul 2015
Xrite ColormMunki or Xrite i1Display Pro? I'm trying to figure out which would be the better option between the Xrite ColormMunki Display and Xrite i1Display Pro. Does anyone know which is the better choice? Thank you. I found this comparis…	5 Last	AlecMoody Jul 2015
UMOGA Hello, I did a quick forum search and there's no hits for UMOGA, so I thought I'd make a post about it. UMOGA is a website where you can find indie developer projects to work on, you can also setup …	8 Last	ambershee Jul 2015
Does not having a degree hinder my chances?? Hey Guys/Girls! One question I have been pondering to myself lately is the question of, just having a diploma under my belt and no form of degree from an art school hinder my chances over those who …	18 Last	Joebewon Jul 2015
Best Zbrush users to learn from? Who are the best users of Zbrush? (In your opinion) Zbrush users that produce exceptional work, tutorials, etc.	5 Last	Lorex Jul 2015
Artists work - past and present Hello, I thought it would be a good idea if some of you fine artists could post one or two pieces of your first 3d/2d art and then a recent piece, to show beginners how much you've improved over the …	191 Last	Fenyce Jul 2015
Sooo i just bought a 2013 Nvidia Titan 6GB I got this off Ebay and i'm hoping it is in good condition but for a Titan 450 Euros isn't that bad !.... Isn't it ?	56 Last	sziada Jul 2015
Guy walks into DE, I hate peoople that little bit more today so this happened: EDIT* I'm killing the link out of respect for people not wanting their IP shouted about, the basic jist is this guy walks into digital Extreme's behind another employee, and proce…	62 Last	Malus Jul 2015
Good tutorials to start out modelling in MAYA? Hey everyone! So far I've been a MODO guy but I'm missing plugins and functions that are only available to the big players ala MAX and MAYA. Can anyone recommend good tutorials explaining a fast a…	7 Last	DireWolf Jul 2015
Is Autodeks' ECS a viable option? Hi guys, my brother and I are just launching our game studio and were discussing which grahpics softwares we should stick with and which we should forgo. We have worked in Maya, 3dsmax and Blender eq…	5 Last	Monkey_Biz Jul 2015
Trans-Pacific Partnership Remember how bad Sopa was? This is much worse. With the Trans-Pacific Partnership you can be sent to jail and fined for minor copyright infringements if this passes. You will be monitored, can get ki…	13 Last	peanut Jul 2015
Guilty Gear XRD, is there a way to view assets? Hello Forum! I'm a pixel artist from Australia looking to dip into some digital illustration and just a fan of drawing and games in general. [URL="https://lachlancartland.weebly.com/"]Folio[/URL]\|…	6 Last	Chev Jul 2015
3D printed food. The future of cooking The concept of [B]3D printing[/B] is a relatively new concept in print technology. Although this concept started to take shape much earlier, the actual term of [B]3D printing[/B] was heard for the f…	0 Last	3DExport Jul 2015
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Cylindrical cut - strange shading Hello, i need your help. I created a cylinder and cut a box shaped hole. When i fixed the topology and rendered, i noticed this weird shading problem. Any ideas, what to do? Thankss. In Viewport [I…	4 Last	EarthQuake Jul 2015
How do you make cutout plant texures I need to do a lot of cutout plant textures and would like to hear other peoples methods of cutting and photographing vegetation. I have been using a white background and the "select color range" fun…	11 Last	ghaztehschmexeh Jul 2015
Parts of mesh not turbo smoothing Ran into this a few times and never figured out what have caused it. Usually I would rebuild the mesh over again but this was a pretty complex piece that I would like to keep if possible. [img]http:/…	13 Last	Ruz Jul 2015
Slain! Hey everyone. Just wanted to let you guys know about my new game Slain! we just went live on Kickstarter. The older people here might remember me from my Quake2 , Quake3 model days as ALPHAwolf and …	12 Last	DrunkShaman Jul 2015
VERTEX - Book Released Well the time is here folks the book is finally done and released I hope you all enjoy it! [url]http://www.artbypapercut.com/[/url] Also I hope you enjoy the special event we have made for you guys…	266 Last	sziada Jul 2015
Industry Question Is there anyone working in the games industry using blender or am I wasting my time and should switch to maya or max?	14 Last	Savannakhet Jul 2015
Personal Doppelgangers in Games So, one of my best friends has been playing "Life is Strange" and he's apparently found me in the game. He looks like me. He also sketches. I FEEL FUNNY. I need an adult. [IMG]https://lh5.google…	22 Last	imyj Jul 2015
KICKSTARTER - head and neck anatomy from anatomy for sculptors There's a new kickstarter from anatomy for sculptors, concentrating on head and neck anatomy that might interest people [url]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sandiskondrats/head-and-neck-anatomy…	4 Last	crazyfool Jul 2015
Happy July 5th! July 5th is Tynwald Day in the Isle of Man, when we celebrate the oldest continuous parliament in the world. Yindyssagh Whoinney! [url]http://www.tynwald.org.im/about/tynday/Pages/default.aspx[/url]	0 Last	Gmanx Jul 2015
PolyPie - Cheap Game-Ready Assets Hello everyone! I've been working on a site called PolyPie for a while now, and, well, here it is! [url]https://www.polypie.com[/url] PolyPie provides game-ready, low-poly models, textures, and su…	4 Last	kanga Jul 2015
Need help decision making TL;DR I've been asked by a kickstarted company what would be an amount I would start work for. How do I decide? Backstory is rather important. Sorry if this doesn't make perfect sense as I'm quite…	18 Last	ghaztehschmexeh Jul 2015
I'm Lost ! And need advice! Hi, Im 17 years old, and I really want to work in the creative industry since I was 12. I started to learn Maya and other programs starting about 2 years ago. Its summer break now and I really want t…	5 Last	Immanu'EL Segol Jul 2015
HTML help! I'm redoing my website as I've been using Weebly as my site creator, but it's limiting. Giving Wix a try because it's more customizable. My primary concern is to adjust the margins and text location …	7 Last	MephistonX Jul 2015
Customizing your applications in-house Just wondering, is this a common thing? I'm wondering if it's okay practice for artists to customize their UI/colors/hotkeys in a studio. I feel like I can certainly work twice as fast with customiza…	9 Last	Brygelsmack Jul 2015
Seeking game artist for friends This may seem a little goofy to post. I'm looking to make friends with any artist who are experienced in any forms of game design. I'm hoping by doing this i'm motivated to keep making things instead…	25 Last	Auldbenkenobi Jul 2015
Tutorial series Hey guys, I was thinking about doing a free tutorial series similar to the subject matter of Allegorithmic's 'the THRONE ROOM'. A grungy sort of room made start to finish and the thought process invo…	3 Last	JoeCyriac Jul 2015
DSLR help? Hi' i'm looking to take photos for textures for both games and film and I am a total noob when it comes to cameras. Found a Nikon D3200 in a kit with I think they said an 18-55 lens for $400. Thing…	10 Last	EarthQuake Jul 2015
Sony launches it's crowdfunding platform [url]http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-07-01-sony-launches-crowdfunding-platform-for-internal-projects[/url] MM..After Shenmue's crowdfunding success, I'm not really surprised however for a…	6 Last	Lazerus Reborn Jul 2015
Switching contracts Is it good idea to try and switch clients, while already doing freelance work for a client? I already work freelance work, but if I find a client that is willing to pay more, is it a good idea to mak…	8 Last	Kitty\|Owl Jul 2015
Nuke Tutorial: Linking Tracking Data In this Nuke tutorial I show you how to link tracking data to things like rotoscoping! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIluLPNusoM[/ame] Thanks for watching, Ruan [url]www.youtube.com/tunnelviz…	0 Last	ruanlotter Jul 2015
3D Palace Tutorials I just thought i would share these websites > [url]https://gumroad.com/olblue[/url] and [url]http://www.3d-palace.com[/url] . The guy makes some amazing tutorials (some are old) which I feel a peopl…	3 Last	Gmanx Jul 2015
Are there positions for level designers who aren't artists? I like level designing. I have a degree from a legitimate brick and mortar university in their arts and technology program. (The university is respected, the program is a mess and I honestly would ha…	16 Last	kanga Jul 2015
Photoshop cc 2015 Did anybody find something new and useful ? I guess I found one : Relink layer. Wonder if there are anything else. Sometimes Adobe adds cool stuff silently and you discover it yeas later	19 Last	weee Jul 2015
3D Palace accidental post	0 Last	Moltar Jul 2015
Cartoon Texture With ZBrush Hi, I would like to know if there is a technique/tutorial how to create a cartoon texture with zbrush for non painters. I'm specially interesting on creating the texture on plane. I've tried to crea…	4 Last	Mstankow Jul 2015
Polycount for mobile? I'd like to browse on my smartphone/tablet but the formatting is pretty awful, especially when large images mess up the format further. Just thought it would be pretty cool if it were developed, i'm…	16 Last	oxygencube Jul 2015
Advice on Demoreels and Portfolio's for entry level Video Game Industry Jobs [FONT="]Hi Guys! First time poster here and I apologize if this has been directly answered, I read through a lot of the forum to find specific answers but didn't come up entirely with what I was…	14 Last	kanga Jul 2015
Pen sensitivity So i purchased my Wacom Intous CTL with your help,but i cant setup pen pressure in photoshop,brush is always the same	4 Last	DavidCruz Jul 2015
The Crunch Cast Game developers talking about games You can listen to all of the episodes in a multitude of methods... Official Site: [url]http://crunchstudios.com/[/url] Facebook: [url]http://www.facebook.com/Crun…	400 Last	skankerzero Jul 2015
Best Portfolio Website Builders I'm in the process of reworking/changing my portfolio website and wanted to get opinions and thoughts on what are the "best" websites to use to display your work? I've already used webflow and it was…	31 Last	oxblood Jul 2015