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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 …	51 Last	CafeNight May 2015
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…	4 Last	Higuy May 2015
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…	0 Last	MagicSugar May 2015
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:…	0 Last	pachermann May 2015
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…	26 Last	BradMyers82 May 2015
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…	17 Last	Deathstick May 2015
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…	9 Last	marks May 2015
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…	39 Last	Jerc May 2015
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 …	0 Last	NovaaH May 2015
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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…	4 Last	kanga May 2015
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…	0 Last	WilliamVaughan May 2015
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…	12 Last	DanglinBob May 2015
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 …	10 Last	Ruz May 2015
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 ?	5 Last	FourtyNights May 2015
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…	3 Last	Meloncov May 2015
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…	21 Last	CandyStripes05 May 2015
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…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick May 2015
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…	3 Last	Kwramm May 2015
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 …	83 Last	notman May 2015
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…	14 Last	Kwramm May 2015
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…	30 Last	Needles May 2015
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/…	11 Last	RN May 2015
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]	15 Last	RexM May 2015
Mayweather vs Pacquiao It's finally right around the corner, I can't be the only one excited for this!	16 Last	Dataday May 2015
Ideas to model!? So since i'm teaching myself how to model through a lot of online programs and what not since i can't afford a regular college for this subject i figured i should start getting my demo reel started. …	10 Last	Rockley Bonner May 2015
3do fullscreen problem and Alt enter doesn't work... Hello, sorry for my English is not perfect ... My problem is that when I run 3do it launches to full screen. After I do "Alt enter" but I have this error message : "Couldn't switch to requested mon…	2 Last	swokie May 2015
staying motivated just wondering how you guys stay motivated on long projects as I am in need of some motivation!	13 Last	NegevPro May 2015
Steam Workshop now supports paid mod creations [url]http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/aboutpaidcontent/[/url] This is yet another avenue that artists, designers, enthusiasts, etc. can start earning some cash on the side or as their primary reve…	261 Last	My Fault May 2015
Free Pixar Textures released Have at em'! [URL="https://community.renderman.pixar.com/article/114/library-pixar-one-twenty-eight.html"]https://community.renderman.pixar.com/article/114/library-pixar-one-twenty-eight.html[/URL]	7 Last	Scizz May 2015
Autodesk Certification? Has anyone gone through or thought about getting "Autodesk Certification"? [url]http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=14238652[/url] The topics seem pretty easy? [I]"Use the i…	9 Last	Shiniku May 2015
The Forest - PC indie horror game I haven't seen much discussion about this here so I thought I would start a thread for it. If you haven't seen this game before, it's a survival sandbox game on steam early access currently in alpha.…	2 Last	Stinger88 May 2015
Texturing dilemma... I have been battling myself for the past 6 months when it comes down to texturing. [B]Highpoly[/B] [B]Photosourcing[/B] Why is this a dilemma you might ask yourself, why not one or the other, why…	14 Last	Noren Apr 2015
Artist's Rights Matter Recently, many of you became aware that Bethesda began to allow mod developers to sell mods. They then took that right away. Mod developing is a form of art. They essentially took away our right as a…	12 Last	Dataday Apr 2015
Closed Optimization of textures	0 Last	Delazouch Apr 2015
Why Video Games Matter [URL="http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2015/04/28/402741863/why-video-games-matter?"][B]NPR Article[/B][/URL] [QUOTE]Human beings are storytellers. This basic, constant instinct is evident throughout h…	1 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Apr 2015
Closed Neat tricks you know about in 3ds Max	0 Last	sziada Apr 2015
CryEngine 3.7 Released. I thought it was completely over for CE but [COLOR=Lime][B]dat changlog[/B][/COLOR] ! :D Have they re-writeen the whole engine from scratch or something ? [url]http://docs.cryengine.com/display/S…	3 Last	Kridian Apr 2015
Hair Authoring Tools and Techniques Round Up [size=+3][b]Hair geometry authoring from control curves.[/b][/size] [vv]36569890[/vv] [vv]71220201[/vv] [vv]4454857[/vv] [size=+3][b]Hair strand from geometry techniques.[/b][/size] [ame="http://www…	14 Last	newfych Apr 2015
Speed of Light Barrier Broken ? Hmm.... [url]http://www.inquisitr.com/2040259/did-nasa-just-accidentally-produce-a-warp-bubble-emdrive-could-lead-to-warp-drive/[/url]	12 Last	R3D Apr 2015
PC upgrade advice? My home-built desktop machine is getting very creaky and I find I'm relying more on my gaming laptop for heavyweight number-crunching. It's way past time for an upgrade! I'd like to spend about £50…	19 Last	Gmanx Apr 2015
Changing Focus - 3d Artist to Designer Hey guys, hows it hangin? I've been feeling this slight paradigm shift in my own focus lately. I've been studying character art (modeling, texturing, sculpting) for a few years now and I'm getting …	11 Last	VShane Apr 2015
Lost my programmer and don't know what to do now :( Sorry if I'm venting a little bit here. Even though I'm mainly a lurker I love this community and can't really talk to my other friends about my specific issue here since they don't understand much a…	23 Last	passerby Apr 2015
Closed Maya Shell modifier available now!	0 Last	kidintwo3 Apr 2015
-- Belly Off Club -- I dont mean to highjack [URL]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84476[/URL] but, Ive recently starting getting back into the whole weight loss thing as well, and that thread made me thin…	394 Last	Torch Apr 2015
Valve Removes Payment Feature From Skyrim Workshop Well... in less then a week Valve has removed the option for content creators to charge for mods. [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/games/SteamWorkshop/announcements/detail/208632365253244218"]http:/…	1 Last	ambershee Apr 2015
Closed Material Definition: Advice, Challenges and Presentation	0 Last	ScottHoneycutt Apr 2015
Feeling hopeless. I'm feeling extremely hopeless, and don't think i'll ever make it in the industry. Someone said there are only like 5000 jobs if that... After talking to some professionals and watching this video […	52 Last	Ziegel Apr 2015
I need some dedicated critiques for my upcoming game Hey guys, I'm making a video game and I'm posting all the time lapses and everything onto YouTube for criticism but I want more critiques. Here is the link ..> [url]https://www.youtube.com/user/Muc…	4 Last	Joebewon Apr 2015
Character over precision in modeling? Hello everyone. I was recently talking to a sculptor about various topics in art. He looked at my work and notated that I was too fixated on precision. One thing he mentioned was that conveying the m…	4 Last	MrHobo Apr 2015