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Brainstorm Mentorship is back!!! Join us & at your own pace! [URL="http://brainstormschool.com/"][IMG]http://img.ymlp.com/f31p_BANNER_8.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [CENTER][B]BRAINSTORM SCHOOL - UNINSTRUCTED MENTORSHIP [/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][COLOR=#ff6600]S[/COLOR…	0 Last	BrainstormSchool May 2015
Env Art Portfolio Question - LOD I am currently building my environment artist portfolio. My goal: 12 pieces with a good layout like this: [url]http://www.clintoncrumpler.com/[/url] My question(s): Is it worth having LOD breakdowns…	29 Last	beefaroni May 2015
Get to Zero - iOS & Android mobile game Hey all I hope you don't mind me plugging this, after years of working in AAA games I've finally dipped my toes into indie mobile games development. I partnered up with a friend who is a programmer …	1 Last	FullSynch May 2015
Giving talks and providing good feedback (face to face). TLDR: Have you got any tips on giving talks or providing good feedback to students face to face? I've been getting more involved with college and uni visits arranged by work. Recently I shadowed one…	5 Last	kanga May 2015
Umbra twitch Dev Q&A ! Hey mates it seems Umbra Devs are making a twitch about their dev process. If interested jump in ! [url]http://www.twitch.tv/crytek[/url] I am interested in their graphics and characters. Oh Umb…	1 Last	TAN May 2015
Anatomy proportions and measurements I need some help guys. Is there some information about the measurements of the human and animal body?I want to know how much long is human male torso, hands, or even head width for example I a…	13 Last	RN May 2015
Closed What's your favorite meal? [img]http://i.imgur.com/foHpv48.jpg[/img] /me hungry	2 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2015
Question for you talented artists Hi. Im a student learning 3d animation and modeling. Im sort of looking for any experiences you guys have had and if the job is truly worth it in your opinion. I love 3d and i would love even more t…	7 Last	DireWolf May 2015
CRYENGINE Challenge Hello PolyCounters, For those of you who have time and motivation for a small contest thought I would let you know about this if anyone is interested in participating. [url]http://www.cryengine.com…	0 Last	Maximum-Dev May 2015
Umbra - Indie ARPG Hack&Slash Hello Polycount! We are a small team of 3 people. We've been working hard the last years/months with our saving to create this project we are passionnate about. Here it is: Umbra is an isometric vi…	21 Last	almighty_gir May 2015
What should I do in future? Can I get work VISA without degree? I'm in 2nd year in Computer science in India. I started doing 3D modeling last year and I love doing game art more than programming. I am learning CG on my own via Digital tutors and some other sites…	28 Last	imyj May 2015
About modding games... Say you worked 2-3 years on a project. You're super proud of your work. All of the team is happy of the art and everthing. Then during PC release, modders creates new 3D ''upgraded'' models, with ne…	14 Last	Mask_Salesman May 2015
Painting online course? Guys, is there some good, i mean really good intro online course for digital painting? I want to learn painting with 3D modeling, so i cam hand paint my models or even use reference photos. Of cours…	4 Last	Syzero May 2015
Change of Skill Set I strongly considering to become an environment artist rather than just doing characters. I've been told by many of my peers I should and that it would make me more versatile as an artist, perhaps ev…	2 Last	sci_mind May 2015
Auto-rigging tool is cheating? Hi, I'm currently creating a show reel with some rigs I have created. The purpose of the show reel is to show it to potential employers when I'm applying to a job as a rigger/technical animator. But …	8 Last	slipsius May 2015
Making a rendering environment? So I know you can digitally compose models into an image to sell its environment, but the best works I've seen have always modeled the actual environment with geometry. See: [url]https://www.artstat…	1 Last	Vitaly Varna May 2015
Inbox full, can't edit profile pages Hello, I just got a message that my inbox was full. I now wanted to disable notifications, but [QUOTE][B]qubodup[/B], you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of sever…	13 Last	edgar_tech92 May 2015
Question for people posting work as gigantic PNG files... Why in gods name are you doing this? Are you saving your screenshots in mspaint?	52 Last	pior May 2015
Free Workshop of Procedural Materials - Inland Empire, CA AI I've posted this on the substance forums, but I figured maybe some people would also be interested. Here's what I'm going to present: - Intro to procedural materials - Workflow of using procedural t…	12 Last	bugo May 2015
Super Funny Let's Play Hey everyone I recently started a youtube channel with my friends where we play games a have fun just being ourselves. If you like our vibe please subscribe and share with you friends. We upload vide…	0 Last	sci_mind May 2015
Creepy story - I fear my tablet I little funny/creepy story here. (idk if right thread for this, but....) In past few weeks, sometimes when I do some texturing work with my tablet (Wacom bamboo pen & touch) when I finish work and I…	15 Last	CharacterCarl May 2015
Project Cars Hey guys, I've seen a few vehicles being modeled on here so I'm guessing there's some sim/racing fans here? I work on the vehicle art team at Slightly Mad Studios on Project Cars. After lots of h…	19 Last	kanga May 2015
No student license for Marmoset Toolbag? Didn't really know where to post, so I decided to play it safe and post in the general section, hope you don't mind. I'm a student, and we sometimes use Marmoset toolbag 2 at my school for render…	5 Last	Bummer6 May 2015
Question Regarding Scripting Languages My brother is going to take an intensive 3 month program learning java (11hrs a day, 6 days a week). My question is: should he learn C#, Python, or C++ first? (that is after he learns java) Thank y…	16 Last	DrunkShaman May 2015
Pixels, Adam Sandler's video game disaster movie Pixels Pixels, Adam Sandler's video game disaster movie Pixels [url]http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/17/8235057/pixels-movie-trailer-adam-sandler[/url] [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYmWApVVA_I[/ame] [IMG]http…	48 Last	littleclaude May 2015
Is Artstation's Marmoset Available? Hello. I just have a quick question. I can't tell if ArtStation's Marmoset 2 viewer is open to the public. The service gives me the option to import a "Marmoset File" but when i search for my *.tbsce…	4 Last	EarthQuake May 2015
Adobe eyes £200m bid for British visual effects firm The Foundry Adobe eyes £200m bid for British visual effects firm The Foundry [url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/privateequity/11562472/Adobe-eyes-200m-bid-for-British-visual-ef…	56 Last	littleclaude May 2015
What is this referrals in polycount? You can find this referral at your profile, you can even look at other peoples referrals! What is it? What does it do? Is it experience points? Why can't I click it?! [img]http://i.imgur.com/tO27LP…	15 Last	Auldbenkenobi May 2015
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