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2D Art's Role in Learning 3D Sculpting Hello everyone. I was just curious as to how important 2D art is when learning 3D modeling, specifically sculpting in Zbrush. Is it possible to become extremely good at Zbrush without any 2D skill?…	9 Last	FourtyNights May 2015
Online Courses Hey everyone, I was wondering what on-line courses there are out there for 3D Environment Art? I just came across this Futurepoly [url]http://www.futurepoly.com/3DModelingOnline.aspx[/url] and it …	6 Last	Ott May 2015
Top Down Shooter Environment Ideas Hi all, I'm currently working on a 3D Top down Shooter inside of Unity and I'm stuck on what types of objects I should include in the environment. I know that I should include objects such as Rock Fo…	3 Last	Gungriffon Geona May 2015
Whats the Value of Creativity? [VICE] [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUAgfy-fILk[/ame]	3 Last	[HP] May 2015
Modular Galleon/Frigate Hi guys, I'm going into my final year of university next year and need an idea for a final year project. I came up with the idea of some sort of modular ship set that could be used to create multipl…	2 Last	beefaroni May 2015
The Foundry's Frag Fest Wednesdays at 12 Noon PDT Join Brandon & Greg at 12 noon PDT on Wednesday for The Foundry's Frag Fest over on Steam! [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/AFXLwPH.jpg[/IMG]	0 Last	BladeEvolence May 2015
DOOM - Bethesda [URL]https://youtu.be/bdAZqeDtlL4[/URL] dunno bout you guys, but much as I love the 'chunky' look of iD's most recent games, I was hoping to see something that reselmbled 'DOOM' and not 'an iD Softw…	42 Last	The Mad Artist May 2015
Animation for games tutorials Hey guys! I'm starting a series of tutorials on animation for games. If this interests any of you would you quickly drop me a line [EMAIL="cdgoodal+gameanimation@gmail.com"]here?[/EMAIL] Thanks!	14 Last	Blond May 2015
Nordic Game Conference. So.... I'm currently wrapping up a long project, and that means vacation time! I'm thinking about visiting Scandinavia for the first time, so why not attend Nordic Games. Anybody here will be vising…	6 Last	kanga May 2015
The Importance of Proximity I would like to get everyone's opinion on the importance of proximity in regards to breaking into the games industry. I have been presented with the opportunity to transfer to the LA area with my cu…	10 Last	Add3r May 2015
Anyone in Shreveport, Louisiana Shot in the dark. I just got offered a fulltime job there. I'm wondering if anyone on PC lives there and could offer some advice.	0 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi May 2015
I turned down work... Did I do the right thing? Hey Polycounters.. I've been going over this issue in my head for days now and I think posting about it on here will do me a lot of good. I graduated from a 3D Masters course over a year ago now, …	13 Last	Gallamanji May 2015
Unexpectedly getting freelance work? The run down: I'm primarily a level designer/game designer, while also doing some art. Recently a friend got hired by a company, company had position opening for a UX/Game Designer and I got intervie…	6 Last	Higuy May 2015
About Pixel Art After reading this piece I have a firm belief that I now know the difference between an artist's way of viewing and doing things and an engineer's/developer's . Of course I 'll keep my thoughts to my…	23 Last	Gungriffon Geona May 2015
New Computer and videocard for game design Hello everybody, I hope this is the right place to post this question. I currently have computer with a Nvidia GeForce GT 705 mounted on it and I am trying to understand what video card I can mount…	2 Last	Ausun May 2015
When to buy a pc and what to buy (big budget) So i'm currently working towards getting myself a massive desktop for doing 3D and gaming. Now i don't know which is the best period for buying PC's so that is why i'm asking here and the question s…	14 Last	HashBrownHamish May 2015
TRAUMA - VFX Project - Feedback Needed! Hi, I'm a student at Leeds Beckett University, in my first year of studying a Computer Animation and Visual Effects Course. Our project for this Semester was to create a short VFX Sequence. We'v…	0 Last	Josh195 May 2015
Marketing yourself as a freelancer Does anyone know any strategy's that have worked for marketing yourself as a first time freelancer other than shotgunning your portfolio to any companies that your work might be relevant too? Thanks!	9 Last	Rockley Bonner May 2015
ARTCAFE Livestream #3 [url]https://www.facebook.com/events/1805968742962345/[/url] The Video Games Development Experience : How to break into video games industry Join us this Sunday for an epic livestream with best in …	0 Last	Ryan Hawkins May 2015
Question about Twitch video game streaming side-hobby Hi all, So I have a question about a side-hobby that I'm almost thinking about pursuing. So in the near future I'm thinking about starting to stream video game gameplays through Twitch as a side-hobb…	25 Last	Dataday May 2015
Workshop/Asset Store creators: How do you decide what to make? About me: I have a fair amount of 3d modeling/texturing and digital 2d experience and have done varying amounts of both free and paid work over the years. Without going into detail about my personal …	8 Last	CheeseOnToast May 2015
data-driven modeling This looks pretty cool, they gathered quadflow patterns from existing models made by professionals and then allow you to pick such patterns based on local topology and guidance by user. [url]http:/…	1 Last	kanga May 2015
Rundown of 3D Film Previs So I just accepted a week-long contract to do low poly art assets for a previs company in LA. The making art part I get. What film previs is in terms of production workflow, I do not. Does anyone …	7 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi May 2015
Drawing and/or Sculpting, or: is one dependent on the other? Dunno if this has been asked/discussed around here but I've been wondering if it's normal (even plausible) to be good at one while sucking major time at the other. For me personally I find sculpting …	1 Last	MagicSugar May 2015
Bloodborne (Project Beast) [IMG]http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Bloodborne-630x354.jpg[/IMG] ------------------------------------- [COLOR=Red][B]Trailer:[/B][/COLOR] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watc…	198 Last	Lamont May 2015
What do you think of a monthly noob sculpting challenge? I was wondering what do you guys think of a monthly challenge just for zbrush/mudbox/sculptris I.e. sculpting. It just going on this forum you see a lot of people post zbrush faces and you still get…	13 Last	pangaea May 2015
Pipeline Hi guys, I just realized that I have used the same pipeline for quite a while and thought that it might be time to look into optimizing it. So I thought we could just share our pipeline so that peopl…	13 Last	malcolm May 2015
Looking for advice on training abroad Hey guys, so there's a couple things I've been really wanting to do. The first is to return to studying and learning art on a more serious scale for a couple years. I'm trying to decide what the be…	4 Last	bounchfx May 2015
What Art Style is this? Hi all, I'm looking to create a 3d top down shooter and I've been following a thread on here for a while as I love the art style being used. Does anyone know what the art style used to create the e…	12 Last	CordellC May 2015
Ctrl+Paint News, giveaway Edit - 5/15/2014 - [B]The drawing is now closed![/B] Thanks for everyone who participated! The winners are:[B] ondrejholan, MatthewS, Lazerus Reborn, Shiniku, and blue_skies.[/B] Hey guys! I'v…	191 Last	Shiniku May 2015
Did you attended a college for 3D? Hi all, just wondering if you guys to get whatever current job in the 3D field went to any particular college or courses, since i want to go into the 3D field but can't afford any special colleges fo…	44 Last	YellowYeti May 2015
The Foundry's Frag Fest Fridays at 12 Noon PDT Join Brandon & Greg at 12 noon PDT on Friday for The Foundry's Frag Fest [img]http://i.imgur.com/1s4MsMf.jpg[/img]	0 Last	BladeEvolence May 2015
Lighting and Texturing classes starting soon at TDU! [IMG]http://td-u.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/02_ryan_hansford1.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://td-u.com/[/url] For a limited time only, get $50 off any tdu course starting this Spring!!! Discount Code :…	0 Last	tdu May 2015
New Plugin Maya Hair Tool, GMH v2.6 for Autodesk Maya Sneak Peek GMH v2.6 is a hair plugin tool for Maya, its also free for those who already have the plug in GMH v2.6 for Autodesk Maya Sneak Peek [URL]http://www.pluginsfree.net/2015/03/gmh-v26-for-autodesk-maya-…	11 Last	iadagraca May 2015
Closed I made a fly through main menu, is the effect worth it?	0 Last	Dustinnb May 2015
Closed HoneyBee	0 Last	Xiao110 May 2015
Kojima vs. Konami: An Investigation (Video) [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMK-kajdgMA[/ame]	17 Last	glottis8 May 2015
Reference images for all So I'm fortunate enough to have access to some pretty cool items, namely swords, helmets, 18th century guns and a few other pieces. So I thought maybe the community would like some reference pictures…	2 Last	drawntothenorth May 2015
Game Dev panels/talks - Youtube playlist Hey, recently I've been watching a whole bunch of 30m-2h panels/talks on YouTube while I work or before I go to bed. Some from GDC, some live streams from Marmoset etc. Really anything to do with gam…	7 Last	DanglinBob May 2015
Closed Jed's Tutorial Spot	0 Last	JedTheKrampus May 2015
Creating a Mechanical Combat suit Part One: Concept Modeling (Tutorial series) Watch it here [url]https://www.patreon.com/isawthesky[/url] Hi, my name is Martin Kalimukwa. And this is my tutorial series on creating a Mechanical Combat suit for vfx and animati…	1 Last	Blond May 2015
What's With The Ribcages ? Hey mates, I always wondered. But don't forget I am not from an art background. When people make characters, [U][I][B]especially[/B][/I][/U] females, they just can't stop but almost exeggerate the …	24 Last	TAN May 2015
Normal Map (TS) - Specular/Gloss artefacts Hi polycomunity, I have problem with specular/gloss on my baked normal map. I have some artefacts there, as you can see on image. I simply export from Maya my LP and HP meshes, both are triangulated,…	10 Last	CreativeHD May 2015
did your fulltime job make goals unreachable? hi guys, i've been wondering, did your fulltime job cloud your life goals? when i did freelance back in 2014, my goals were very clear, i wanted to be a great artist and i did my best to keep impro…	14 Last	RyanB May 2015
Need inspiration off concept artist Hi folks, I'm currently in the middle of redesigning my portfolio. I like my current layout, just I've had the background for a year and want something new. I would like something on the cyberpunk …	0 Last	JVZombie1990 May 2015
Polycount meet up, FMX, Stuttgart Germany, 2015 (May 05-08) [B]Polycount meet up, FMX (May 05-08-2015) in Stuttgart Germany[/B] [url]http://www.fmx.de/home/[/url] There are some great talks this year, also looks like there is a big push for VFX to VR. Here …	7 Last	littleclaude May 2015
MARI Indie 2.6v5 is now live We are pleased to announce that MARI Indie has now been updated to 2.6v5! [B][I]New Features[/I][/B] The [B]Unreal Shader[/B] is now included in MARI indie. A new [B]Unreal Environment Map[/B] is…	12 Last	Dataday May 2015
MODO Indie SP4 is now live Hello modonauts, How about this for MODOvation! We are pleased to announce that MODO indie has now been updated to Service Pack 4 (SP4). MODO indie 801 SP4 contains approximately 30 bug fixes and i…	8 Last	curubor May 2015
Where do you get textures? First, if this is the wrong board sorry it just seemed like it would be the right one. But this is just a simple question or two since i'm still learning and man do i have a lot to learn. I'm wonderi…	10 Last	YellowYeti May 2015
You may have hated on the Amazing Spider-Man 2 but.... BUT DAMMIT!!!!, these CGI swinging shots were completely mindblowing and you can't argue on that. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F--wGjZNDGI[/ame] An animation prowess If I may say so an…	27 Last	Steve Schulze May 2015