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3D Printing Workshop Discount Code Hey polycounters, I have a discount code for an upcoming 3D Printing workshop out in Pasadena Ca. It is being thrown by Mold 3D, you can check out their site here [URL="http://www.mold3d.com/blog/201…	1 Last	Tetrag0n Apr 2015
Character Customization - Survey Hello! I'm doing survey regarding character customization in video games, could you please spare 5 minutes and fill it up. Thanks! Also if possible please share it among your friends:) [url]http://fr…	3 Last	Joebewon Apr 2015
Character parts tool box? Hello everyone! I had a question my lecturer was unable to answer, was hoping some of you could shed some light. When you're working on characters do you re-use parts from older models to speed …	5 Last	DireWolf Apr 2015
the trend of using photogrammetry? was reading an article on Polygon, it seems Battlefront also uses this technology, while the result in The Vanishing of Ethan Carter looks astonishing, i also notice a lot of artifects, so whats the …	1 Last	littleclaude Apr 2015
Book Recommendations? Would anyone be so kind as to recommend a book they think would be helpful to someone new to modeling, animation, etc? I'm currently using Maya and following online tutorials from Youtube but I would…	5 Last	Mary_Marinez Apr 2015
Low poly model Hi guys, I am a newbie zbrush sculptor and I have a question regarding low poly models. How does it work that a model like the one below, which consists of somewhere around 3k. tris looks really fin…	9 Last	MephistonX Apr 2015
Making Art tests and not getting response from employers Hello, from some time I'm struggling to get a full-time job as a 3D artist in United Kingdom, which is a new place for living to me. What wonders me is that I have made art tests for two highly recog…	101 Last	Playdo Apr 2015
Vancouver Polycount Meetup - April 25th! There is a CG event in Vancouver called Anomaly coming up on April 25th, and I figured it would be a great time to have a Polycount meetup! I am sure there will be a few local Polycounters going to t…	4 Last	Chris Bruin Apr 2015
Pretty sure we've aall done atleast one of these THese are pretty funny, and i'm pretty sure I've done a few. [IMG]http://40.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6l4afdgsE1r37btso1_500.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://40.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4exb41h2r1r37btso1_50…	2 Last	lotet Apr 2015
Are ellipses essential in transferring an orthographic drawing to perspective? Hello there everyone; while I'm aware this is a forum more dedicated to 3D / computer design, I figured someone here could answer a question I've had since getting to a chapter on Orthographic views …	4 Last	iReddog Apr 2015
Quick Question Hey everyone, I'm trying to learn 3d modeling and I'm kind of confused. Looking through the forums it seems like a lot of people are using zbrush for modeling and then transferring to maya? I'm a bro…	10 Last	lotet Apr 2015
Google Chrome just killed the Unity Web Player Google Chrome just killed the Unity Web Player [url]http://snip.ly/o5AR#http://twiik.net/articles/google-chrome-just-killed-the-unity-web-player[/url] [IMG]http://twiik.net/sites/default/files/arti…	6 Last	Justin Meisse Apr 2015
Practice schedule Sorry for asking a stupid question. But, do you guys have any practice schedule? I can find people posting practice schedule, but it mostly on 2D art like say this [url]http://www.conceptart.org/fo…	3 Last	drawntothenorth Apr 2015
Fractured Space free for the weekend [url]http://store.steampowered.com/app/310380/[/url] Sorry for the self-promotion, but I'm really happy with the project and we just went free for the weekend (until 8PM GMT on Monday). It's a 3rd p…	2 Last	Millenia Apr 2015
Do you think its time for a new Brawl competition? Its been a few years since the last one, I think the "Polycount Brawl: Super Turbo Championship Edition Remix" is well overdue.	24 Last	Punio Apr 2015
High res images and plans for AK-47 Hi polycomunity, I want ask if someone don't have high resolution photos for ak-47, but I need image from each side, then I need detailed photos of some parts as is etc.. trigger, trigger guard, .. b…	3 Last	skyline5gtr Apr 2015
Spending too much time creating? Hey Polycounters, I wanted to run something by you guys and get your thoughts on it. My history on this: Since graduating Art College I've spent pretty much all of my time and focus trying to imp…	20 Last	Joost Apr 2015
Finding focus when building a showreel Hi everyone, In the past 2 years where I've done a range of different things in 3D, mainly animation (it also includes my illustration work). But I am now looking to start specialising in 3D charac…	0 Last	Gallamanji Apr 2015
The Relevance of Traditional Art in 3D Art. Hello guys. I have something on my mind and it's been bothering me all night. I understand that 3D utilizes the principles of rhythm, form and lighting in much the same way graphite drawings or paint…	12 Last	Ruz Apr 2015
Selling Lightwave Octane Not sure if any peeps are interested in LW on PC but, I'm selling my Lightwave 2015 and Octane 2.0 licenses(which includes the Lightwave 2.0 and Blender 2.0 plugins) Lightwave 2015 - $550, Octane…	1 Last	ironbearxl Apr 2015
How can I create graphics similar to this? HI guys, I am currently working on graphics for a mobile game I am making. I have some skill in vector, mostly through Inkscape, but I am trying to use Illustrator more. The thing is despite what pro…	7 Last	RN Apr 2015
Anyone have an Intuos3 pen? I've recently come into possession of a penless Intuos3, and am not really in the position to blow [ame="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wacom-Classic-Pen-Intuos-3/dp/B000AAT9A2"]50-70 GBP[/ame] to get a pen…	2 Last	dfacto Apr 2015
Closed Star Wars: Battlefront [URL="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/star-wars-battlefront-ps4/?emcid=so-ga-402"]https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/star-wars-battlefront-ps4/?emcid=so-ga-402[/URL] That lighting.	0 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Apr 2015
Contest: Dying Light Design a T-shirt Challenge Hello every one, We are Techland Games, the developers of the Zombie smash hit Dying Light, and we have a mini challenge for you. We want to give you an opportunity to create an in-game t-shirt f…	0 Last	Techland_Games Apr 2015
Apps for drawing and stylus for iPad My relatives bought a new tablet and gave me their old one. It's a previous generation of iPad. I know that Samsung has pressure sensitive tablets with a stylus but I have seen nothing like that for …	1 Last	NanoTQ Apr 2015
How do I make a level design Portfolio? Im not sure if I should make one really good level or a few good ones. Also, should I show gameplay of the level or something else?	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2015
Got hired! Sweet Christmas everyone! I got hired to be a digital artist at Ad company in Dallas! Its only been 3 days and I've learned far more than I could've imagined. Is this what you professionals feel like…	28 Last	DrunkShaman Apr 2015
Looking for sources for robot design Hello Fellow PC'ers As part of my final assignment for my internship, i have to upgrade / redesign a robot. The current robot looks a whole lot like Bumblebee from Transformers movies. I have a sm…	5 Last	BagelHero Apr 2015
How do you get better at drawing? I keep sinking time into it, and I get really non-ideal results... Does anyone have general advice that could help me get better? I'm not looking for advice like "(draw!)x5" I've done that, I want to…	16 Last	littleclaude Apr 2015
Closed Unity & Unreal4 HTML 5, WebGL examples	0 Last	littleclaude Apr 2015
opinions needed on Huion GT220 tablet Hello all, So, my Intuos4-gen 21UX Cintiq just died on me the other day (no more pen tracking and pressure reading, with the problem happening with different pens - meaning that the digitizer panel …	5 Last	Stinger88 Apr 2015
Industrial Design I've searched around here/the wiki and haven't found much on the topic. So I'm graduating college in a month, and I realize that not studying industrial design was a big mistake. Anyways, I want to …	5 Last	shentika Apr 2015
Resume Question I was wondering if there is any value in putting certificates from DigitalTutors on my resume. I have seen some artists do it, but not a lot. I thought it wouldn't hurt, but wasn't sure if it was som…	5 Last	DireWolf Apr 2015
Z brush upgrade question Im looking into buying zbrush for home use, i know they come out with updates and you can get those for free with in a certain time frame...or version number. so my question is if i buy 4r7 the last…	8 Last	Equanim Apr 2015
GENTLEMEN. Quick question on Skyboxes, do answer if you can Just trying to spiffy up my skyboxes and I noticed that I'm still making them like I did 10 years ago, either a single envMap cube, or a hemisphere with bad mapping on the very top, and to be quite h…	4 Last	xvampire Apr 2015
Humble Origin bundle 2 Pretty nice one here. Been waiting for a deal on Plants vs Zombies. [url]https://www.humblebundle.com/[/url] Dragon Age: Origins (Origin + Steam Code) Peggle (Origin Code) Dead Space 2 (Origin + St…	0 Last	Fuiosg Apr 2015
Building a new computer, need some tips. Hey, As I'm getting more and more into 3d, it seems my low end laptop isn't going to cut it. From freezing to crashes to a lot of lag, working feels like an uphill battle. As such I'm thinking about…	38 Last	beefaroni Apr 2015
BAFTA - Breakthrough Brits 2015 Breakthrough Brits 2015 [url]http://www.bafta.org/initiatives/supporting-talent/breakthrough-brits[/url] The Academy is looking for exceptional individuals who are already working professionally in…	0 Last	littleclaude Apr 2015
Any advice on how to get good at 2D and 3D animation? Hi, I'm completely lost when it comes to getting good at 2d/3d animation... Any advice?	9 Last	dejawolf Apr 2015
Screwed over by client, what to do? Hey guys, I was approached to do some textures for a guy recently. Looking back, there was some pretty obvious warning signs, I still don't even know the name of the project this was supposed to be …	16 Last	kanga Apr 2015
Better Call Saul So, the second episode of better Call Saul just aired last night, what are everyone's thoughts? I wasn't a fan of the idea of doing a prequel, since you know how things end up and the actors are vis…	54 Last	Clos3d Apr 2015
Kickstarter for Rabbit Run - Intense Racing/Platformer for PS4 Hey guys and gals, I wanted to let you know about my Kickstarter for a game called Rabbit Run. It's a fast paced racing/platformer for PS4 in which you play as the character Girl Rabbit, who embarks …	5 Last	dfacto Apr 2015
Amazon Spent Big Bucks On Crytek's Engine Just seen this. [url]http://kotaku.com/sources-amazon-spent-big-bucks-on-cryteks-engine-1696008878[/url] Soo... CGI movies for their network or games ? Maybe both ? 70 million is hellova mone…	29 Last	[Deleted User] Apr 2015
Quadspinner support? I recently got geoglyph from quadspinner. After spending a couple of days trying various ways of installing it, I still get the error in worldmachine that they are not valid macros. I am using the cu…	2 Last	Technix Apr 2015
Recruiters? What? So, I feel like this is going to sound a little weird, and it's not the usual thing people ask about. But I had an interview today with a large company and it went really great. I talked with a rec…	2 Last	Tigerfeet Apr 2015
Lunchcrunch Hello some of you may know about this blog. Danny Williams ([url]http://pointpusher.com[/url]) started the original Lunchcrunch website. [url]http://lunchcrunch.blogspot.com[/url] I liked the idea…	8 Last	goehler Apr 2015
Maya LT Does anyone have any more information on this? The only source I've found is on Tom's Hardware [url]http://www.tomshardware.com/news/autodesk-maya-lt-game-development,24010.html[/url] It appears to…	534 Last	joarwho Apr 2015
Need help with corrupted Maya file. Hello guys, I've recently started a project in Maya, and it's been working great until today after I force-quit an unresponsive session. Upon trying opening or importing the .ma file, I get a red "…	2 Last	Steve Schulze Apr 2015
OpenSubdiv and Games Anyone know of a project that is using this in realtime already? I wonder why this is not spreading out as much as it should.	8 Last	Chris Krüger Apr 2015
In the UK School principals threaten parents with police if kids play 18 rated games In the UK School principals threaten parents with police if their kids play 18 rated games. [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3016596/Head-teachers-report-parents-police-social-services-l…	42 Last	eld Apr 2015