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Experience with Graphic Tablets (Huion)

Hi guys, I wanted to ask about two Graphic Tablets; can't decide wich to buy. The two tablets are the Wacom Intuos Pen and the Huion 1060 Pro. Now of course i know that if you have the money you ca…
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Gmanx

CryEngine is Finally Back ! :D

HOOOo--LLLly S..T !!! They actually delivered :D ....3.8.1 is here.... [URL]http://docs.cryengine.com/display/SDKDOC1/EaaS+3.8.1[/URL] [B][U]- GameZero[/U][/B] Template: Just like UE4's blan…
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Matt Fagan

Uncharted 4 rigging tools

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJmHKzUy0m0[/ame] Oh my ! Oh my! Crazy sweet stuff right there.:D The Tech artists who who worked on this have done some fabulous work..
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Jeremy Mitchell

Normal Map - Smoothing groups / beveling edges

Hi polycomnunity, I have couple of questions but first I write what I know for better understanding problems. When we creating normal maps (in this case tangent space) for creating nice transitio…
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Obscura

Environment Art (Archvis) Contest sponsored by Epic Games. $25k grand prize!

Hey All, I'm Wyeth Johnson from Epic Games. Earlier this week, we partnered with Ronen Bekerman to sponsor the biggest cash prize pool in ArchVis history, 100% realtime, 100% in UnrealEngine 4. It's…
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WyethEpic

Freelancing in the current job market

My friend asked me to post this in his stead since he likes his job, and understandably he doesn't want to jeopardize his current position. Anyway, here's what he has to say; hi polycount! i want…
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Rurouni Strife

Game name

Hi, so been trying to find this game. Its set on Island made of ships and floating stuff its the only place humans have left due to water level rise and you have to fight your way up to actually find…
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HAWK12HT

[UE4 + Substance Designer] Koola's Real-time Beach

Koola's at it again. The same guy that made those crazy ue4 archviz renders and that snowy forest is back with another stunning scene. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nLGoqqDc0w[/ame] His …
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mats effect

Where to host portfolio?

I know for web / print designers there are so go-to websites where a lot of pro's put up their portfolios and such. Are there equivalents for game artists, or do people mostly create their own wordpr…
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ZacD

Decent IPS monitor

Hey there! Ive had my pair of dell u2410's for about 3/4 years now. They both look perfect, no damage on the outside but the panel is showing signs of age. One has a dark blob on the top right, roug…
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EarthQuake

Portfolio question for a new job

Hey guys, I received an email about a job opening by a recruiter and he ask me to see my portfolio but I had a problem... For two years now, I'm working on a game but I can't show any of my work u…
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Shrike

Adobe Creative Cloud 2015 released

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[Deleted User]

Sale notice: High end HP prebuilt desktops and laptops

[url]http://slickdeals.net/f/7948357-hp-sitewide-desktop-laptop-rebate-up-to-250-rebate-30-extra-off-hp-phoenix-i7-5930k-more-820-ar-5820k-gtx-980-995-much-more?[/url] There's a deal on Haswell-E pr…
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ZacD

Good places to learn 3D?

First, i didn't know whether to post this here or technical talk so sorry if this would be the wrong spot. But i'm looking for more online courses that i could take to teach me more on 3D modeling or…
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TaeKim

RPG Maker VX Ace

interesting potential but I want to know if a final product is good enough (made with custom assets) would be able to sell on the market? is this viable for say steam? [URL]http://www.rpgmakerweb.co…
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Hiraether

how do i get into the tattoo industry?

im a 3d hobbyist. my drawing skill aren't that great. im looking to make some money on the side and want to know if it would be worth it to get into the tattoo industry, how hard/easy the transitio…
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littleclaude

Moving to Guildford, UK, anyone know a good roomshare going?

Since my little 2 year stint in London is now over I've finally got a job in Guildford but currently living in Portsmouth for the next few weeks isnt making things easy looking for a houseshare in Gu…
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osman

It's ah me Mario in Unreal 4

It's ah me Mario in Unreal 4 [url]http://kotaku.com/mario-in-unreal-engine-4-just-aint-right-1714401861?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow[/url]…
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kanga

Hey, weapon designers!

[center] Great video, cool SMG Fabulous informative channel Ideal ref for weapon designers/concepters. What's not to like? [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRrFWQXl-RE[/ame] [/center]
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beefaroni

Next gen asset Tutorials?

Hi there. Im very new to the pipelines involved with asset creation in 3dsmax/zbrush/xnorms etc etc and was hoping someone here could direct me to a good tutorial that can increase my knowledge. …
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Moltar

Looking for a mentor

Greetings all, this might be a long post, I'll try to watch it though :) When it comes to game art and 3D I was unfortunately very late to the party. It wasn't until about 3 years ago that I discov…
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Mant1k0re

Pretty games with pretty environments?

Hey guys, So I was thinking of following a concept environment for me to start making something with out of practice and I thought to ask you guys what pretty environments have you seen in games tha…
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Mant1k0re

Can someone please help me find this hair tutorial I saw?

I recently stumbled across a hair tutorial and I have no idea where I saw it, I've tried searching for it using key words but it's not coming up. Basically the workflow used planes that had differen…
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pior

Account Deletion Request

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WarrenM

Preferred Studio Layouts and Designs

We've recently been discussing the possibility of updating our workspace here at the studio so I'm looking around for different ideas and inspiration. What kind of layout do you all prefer for a stud…
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Shrike

A UArtsy Subscription Kickstarter

Hey guys, thought I would share this kickstarter I've just launched. [url]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1612243374/uartsy-subscriptions-affordable-3d-art-education[/url] Its to get our liv…
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unpixel

How is the concept art, illustration and vis-dev scene in Eastern Europe?

Hello! I'm looking into gathering information as to how Eastern Europe is handling their concept art, illustration and visual development scene, especially for juniors. How is the market going? Are…
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Blaisoid

Graphic tablet

Me and my friend are getting into modeling,especially for Dota2,but we dont know what graphic tablet is good below 60-70euros,any suggestions?
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SonicBlue

3D motive problems?

Is anyone here having difficulties getting onto the 3d Motive website? I've been trying to get on for hours. just curious if anyone else is having the same issue?
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Moltar

Olly's Punch Out [ javascript html5 game ]

Hello everyone, I created a game I'm calling Olly's Punch Out. It's super simple and was a simple project for my to learn some new javascript html5 code. This was my first time touching the HTML 5 c…
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snrch445

Persona 5

First real trailer just got posted. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y5U8n4Ie3I"]???????????? - YouTube[/ame] Looks like they added PS4 as a target platform as well to prevent alienating thos…
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iadagraca

in Austin? come watch me Rassle!

Hey folks in Austin or near Austin. for the last half year I've been working with a local comedy wrestling fed called PWR [url]www.pwr.website[/url] our next show is this Saturday at midway field h…
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MartinH

Unleash the Artist Episode 1 with Ryan Kingslien

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9utiQRQUDc[/ame]
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MisterSande

Oli & Spike - Dimension Jumpers

Just thought I'd share this, been following the devs for a few years now, they haven't been updating as much though. And i think they're doing a bit of changing etc. Official site:[URL]http://www.oli…
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DanglinBob

The Talent Gene

In an international collaboration, scientists identified a new area in our DNA which is associated with talent. Using a new research tool developed at the University of Michigan, researchers were abl…
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WilliamVaughan

Online Courses?

Hi all! :) I'm looking for online courses, trying to improve my techniques and knowledge. But I'm a little bit lost about schools and places that are really worth it. I'm an environment artist, I …
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Gallamanji

Can I have your thoughts on Autodesk Sketchbook?

Hi Can I have your thoughts on Autodesk Sketchbook? [url]https://www.sketchbook.com/[/url] [IMG]https://cdn.sketchbook.com/assets/samples/CreatureBox2-d58207b5c2457f242bb07d3f0febfc4d.jpg[/IMG] […
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WarrenM

Half-Priced Mac Single-User Zbrush License

I'm trying to offload a Zbrush license, so I'm selling my single-user license (4R7) for OS X. I'm mostly a programmer/designer, so this was just a hobby and I've completely run out of time, so someon…
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lotet

looking for a stylised harrier jumpjet

Hi, I am looking for a 3d model of a stylised harrier jumpjet. I saw it a while back on a redundant facebook group and wondered if its still around. Thanks.
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lotet

E3 2015

[B][SIZE="6"][URL="www.e3expo.com"]E3 2015[/URL][/SIZE][/B] - June 16-18, LA USA [URL="https://www.e3expo.com/"]www.e3expo.com[/URL] IGN have good coverage [url]http://uk.ign.com/events/e3[/url] [u…
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littleclaude

ILM is making World of Warcraft Film

ILM is making World of Warcraft Film [url]http://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-effects-studio-working-on-warcraft-film-an-orcs-vs-humans-origin-story/1100-6416089/[/url] [img]http://i.imgur.c…
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littleclaude

Battlebots!

[url]http://battlebots.com/news/[/url] So Battlebots is making a comeback! So excited for this, it's been a decade since the last major tv presence, and i was sooo excited for it as a kid. Now th…
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lamb

Estimate your work time!

How long does it take you to make something? Let's get a feel for it in 2015. From start to finish considering the usual errors and reworks too. You can use hours, or days, approximations, etc. F…
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Joopson

Games that inspired you to get into games development (all areas)

So, What games helped or inspired you to get into games, whatever role you are or want to succeed in my 10, not listing specifics, just series names, this doesn't include the entire series. 1. Spyr…
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sunshineinmyfries

Amazon buys video-game streaming site Twitch $1 billion

Amazon buys video-game streaming site Twitch $1 billion Sorry if you already knew this but I must have had my head in a bucket at the time. [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28930781[/url] …
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ZacD

Should I learn a 3D program before learning compositing?

So, from what I understand compositing is the last step of the process in an animation/movie/show, constructed from live and 3d footage. Being the last step, I was wondering how much of a grasp of th…
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Matt Fagan

Back to 3D - Need advice for a new monitor

Hello guys, I've never had the chance to be an active member of this forums, the reason was I'm not really too professional :) but finally I am back to the 3D world after about 2-3 years and want to…
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ysalex

Best monitor calibration tool?

Both my monitors have horrible color accuracy right now. Does anyone have any recommendations for calibration tools? I'm looking at these 2 atm [ame="https://www.amazon.co.uk/X-Rite-ColorMunki-Cali…
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almighty_gir

Legitimate sites for finding 3D Freelance Work?

Hi 3D artists! I currently look at polycount and reddit for finding freelance gigs, however I find that they are iffy at best, and 95% or more of the gigs are either unpaid or offer close to nothing …
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tnozaki

Ratchet and Clank

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5KCB99ZLhY[/ame] Congrats Insomniac friends. Looks absolutely stunning. I can't handle how good it looks. o___o
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Jeff Parrott

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