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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…
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pangaea

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…
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malcolm

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…
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bounchfx

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…
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CordellC

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…
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Shiniku

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…
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YellowYeti

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]
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BladeEvolence

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 :…
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tdu

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-…
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iadagraca

Closed I made a fly through main menu, is the effect worth it?

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Dustinnb

Closed HoneyBee

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Xiao110

Kojima vs. Konami: An Investigation (Video)

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMK-kajdgMA[/ame]
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glottis8

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…
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drawntothenorth

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…
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DanglinBob

Closed Jed's Tutorial Spot

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JedTheKrampus

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…
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Blond

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 …
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TAN

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,…
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CreativeHD

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…
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RyanB

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 …
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JVZombie1990

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 …
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littleclaude

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…
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Dataday

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…
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curubor

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…
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YellowYeti

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…
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Steve Schulze

Do you prefer Video or Text tutorials?

Hi Guys, I am thinking of preparing some tutorials, but I am not sure about what is the best format. I would like to know your opinion before spending some time on them, and also if you can come up …
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CafeNight

Your Resume

Hi Polycount, Right now I'm in the midst of reworking my resume, and then eventually updating my portfolio. I started with my resume first, and I have a question: As someone who hasn't quite yet la…
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Higuy

What if....Zbrush dynamesh + CAD "sketch style lines"

Doesn't exist yet but I'm imagining a more streamlined workflow. What if, it also solves your uvs, topo flow, quad mesh control, materials, crease.... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU07pGtvL…
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MagicSugar

does your mac ui blind your eyes?

Hi all i just wanted to share this App for osx. I love all the dark UI's because my eyes are blind all the time when working many hours. I just discovered a app that can change the look of your Mac:…
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pachermann

Question for Prop Modelers

Hello everyone. I'm making an effort to optimize the amount of time it takes to create assets. I'm not to familiar with how long something should take. I spoke to a student at Gnomon who mentioned th…
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BradMyers82

Using plugins in studio environment

I want to buy a couple of plugins for 3d Max and I was wondering if it is a common practice in most studios to let people use their own plugins in the 3d package that studio licenses? Quad chamfer fo…
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Deathstick

It's time for another round of "What is this game that I'm vaguely describing"

A friend is trying to remember an old adventure game. The Twitter community sees to be out of ideas so I'm looking further afield. The clues we have to go on: early adventure game - probably late 80…
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marks

Substance LIVE - "A new way to get Substance'

Looks like Substance is going to have a subscribe to own option, $20 a month for the indie versions of Painter, Designer, and Bitmap to material. Subscribe and cancel as much as you want. Any money s…
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Jerc

Looking for a game models database.

Hi ! Is there a site like that out there ? I've seen devblog posts here and there showing their models, wireframe, texturing workflow, etc, but is there a site referencing those ? I'm interested on …
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NovaaH

$100 OFF tdu Spring Classes :: Polycount Forum Exclusive!!!

[IMG]http://td-u.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/04_anuar_figueroa1.jpg[/IMG] $100 OFF All tdu courses for Polycount users! Discount Code :: polycount2015 PhotoReal Lighting with Vadim Turchin (Subt…
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tdu

Exploring the notion

Today I am a network engineer and have been doing it for 20+ years, I discovered the love and hobby of Art, mostly in the 3D space about 4 years ago and realized I have a passion for it. I am toying…
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kanga

Review: Creature Concepting in Zbrush

I was chatting with Henning from FlippedNormals recently, and he mentioned that both he and Morten were in the process of putting the finishing touches on a new training series called Creature Concep…
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WilliamVaughan

The pattern of caucasian hair...

Hello, I've made research on this but can't seem to find any answer on this. I'm black so it's really hard for me to take my own hair as an example since Afro-hair pushs straight up in the direction…
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DanglinBob

Freelance - Payment After Approval

Hi All, I came across with some of the clients, who don't want to make any upfront payment for their projects. Is it safe to invest your time in such scenario where your payments are not guaranteed …
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Ruz

Production ready game models.

Hello guys, i search on google for my answer but no hope so please help me this question, it may be a stupid question :(. Do a production ready game model need to be triangulated ?
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FourtyNights

Concepts to 3D

Pretty new to the whole 3D scene, and creating awesome 3D assets. Wondered whether if I see a concept created by another artist, which i'd like to create as a 3D model, whether I'm legally obliged to…
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Meloncov

Rainbow Six: Siege

Hey all, not sure if many others on here have heard about the new upcoming Rainbow Six, but it looks pretty awesome! Wanted to know if anyone else was pumped for this. Played a lot of RS Vegas up unt…
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CandyStripes05

Workplace ethics

Hey Fellow Polycounters, I was wondering if there was anyone that could help out in regards to what is legal/illegal, fair/unfair for an employer to do when looking to hire an employee. I would assu…
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Eric Chadwick

Kickstarter: The Creative Manifest (Calling all Artists!)

[IMG]https://thecreativemanifest.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/feature2.png[/IMG] Greetings community! I wanted to give everyone a heads up on a new [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/6161201…
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Kwramm

Avengers 2: Age of Ultron

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmeOjFno6Do"]Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron" - Teaser Trailer (OFFICIAL) - YouTube[/ame] TIME TO GET YOUR FUCKING HYPE ON GUYS THIS IS GOING TO BE …
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notman

Project management software?

I'm looking for a management software. I can do this via google and I know lots of results will come up. But i don't trust what they say, especially the reviews online so I'm thinking that maybe I sh…
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Kwramm

DirectX 12

I'm not sure if there is another thread of this out there, but I just saw this video and was pretty blown away, but I do have a question: What does DX12 Entail that is different from DX11? all that's…
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Needles

Looking For References like these...

I Need to make some cubes that represent and environment type. I have been looking for reference online but Havent found much except this.... [IMG]http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz72/marestarr/…
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RN

It Still Works :D

So NASA's "accidental" engine still works after tests. I suppose this is good news. [url]http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/30/8521691/nasa-seemingly-impossible-space-drive-test-succeeds[/url]
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RexM

Mayweather vs Pacquiao

It's finally right around the corner, I can't be the only one excited for this!
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Dataday

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