General Discussion

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Closed Optimization of textures	0 Last	Delazouch Apr 2015
Why Video Games Matter [URL="https://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 …	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="https://ww…	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…	393 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="https://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
Number of unique bakes in Environment Art? Hey guys! Simple question, I've been working as an environment artist for several years but I've mostly been worked on mobile or vr projects where numbers of textures/materials/draw calls needs to be…	1 Last	Jesse Moody Apr 2015
Mad Max (The game) I'll just say that it's not just pretty as hell, it's really freaking fun to play too. The Avalanche Stockholm team did an amazing job on this. Proud to say this was my first professional experience …	14 Last	lotet Apr 2015
Resume help/critique I have to do a resume for my class, so I listed what I can, even while I'm still working on my portfolio. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/uhQUeN0.png[/IMG]	8 Last	pangarang Apr 2015
UHAnimation Expos Hi The [URL="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headlines-uhanimation-expose-2015-festival-exhibition-celebration-tickets-16630281620"]UHAnimation Expos	0 Last	littleclaude Apr 2015
Houdini - fully procedural aircrafts This looks very cool - [url]http://www.the-working-man.org/2015/04/on-wings-tails-and-procedural-modeling.html[/url] [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eo3SxUwn2-w/VTgaACGa2bI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/wqheK9WothY/s1…	3 Last	dzibarik Apr 2015
Our first ever animation-exclusive contest is live :) [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/icbnr.png[/IMG] I thought I'd post it here as I don't quite have my finger on the beat of animators and where the browse Polycoun…	1 Last	Blond Apr 2015
Varietayyy Hi polycounters, I've learnt that for game companies I need to be more specialist. So I have recently decided to specialise more in environment/prop modelling and I am catering my portfolio to some …	1 Last	Joebewon Apr 2015
Modeling on a laptop Anyone use a laptop for modeling? Thinking about getting a razer blade 14" laptop in hopes ill enjoy modeling on it, on the couch or coffee shop or whatever.. but wondering if its going to be a crapp…	10 Last	The Mad Artist Apr 2015
Game Environment workflow? Need help Hi everyone, I'm a character artist but also have interest in environment. I decide to learn game environment by myself. I know that the workflow of game environment is different from game character…	1 Last	Visceral Apr 2015
Visual Development University Course Hi everyone, I'm thinking seriously about returning to education for an MA (or possibly 2nd BA*). I've been working in Commercials/Feature Film VFX production for the last couple of years, and playi…	1 Last	oskarkeo Apr 2015
A vid from Jake Parker about landing jobs [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-2jWSQkULI[/ame] sound advice	0 Last	Kaine123 Apr 2015
Environment noob - please help Hey everyone.. So basically I have been doing 3D for a couple of years now but have recently decided to go down a different direction from my previous work and start building an 3D environment art s…	6 Last	DireWolf Apr 2015
Ugee tablets ? So i heard a lot good things about Huion but what about Ugee ? The Ugee G5 really cought my eye and i consider upgrading my old Bamboo Fun with that. [URL]http://ugee.net/products_view.asp?articleid…	2 Last	Kraftwerk Apr 2015
Closed Steam Workshop: Sell your mods [URL="https://steamed.kotaku.com/modders-can-now-make-money-on-steam-1699760897/+nathangrayson"]http://steamed.kotaku.com/modders-can-now-make-money-on-steam-1699760897/+nathangrayson[/URL] You can …	1 Last	adam Apr 2015
I'm looking for a 3D modeller for a Skype talk (paid) Hey Guys! As a self-taught 3D artist, I got several question that I would like to ask personally to a professional 3D modeller. My questions are divided in 2 parts: The job in itself, and the second…	2 Last	Paquette_e Apr 2015
Awesome Reference: 350 Free Art Books from the Met So the Metropolitan Museum just released a bunch of their books online for free: [url]http://www.metmuseum.org/research/metpublications/titles-with-full-text-online?searchtype=F&rpp=12&pg=1[/url] In…	9 Last	ambershee Apr 2015
The new Russian "PAK TA" Heavy Duty transport plane. The new Russian "PAK TA" Heavy Duty transport plane. [url]http://rt.com/news/242097-pak-ta-russian-army/[/url] [IMG]http://img.rt.com/files/news/3b/1b/10/00/uggjffkou8q.si.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://rt…	21 Last	slipsius Apr 2015
Tips for Integrating an Image Editor in a 3D Production Pipeline Hello, I am developing a node based* image editor, and I'd like to ask you guys what tools and features should I implement to make it more useful in a 3D Production Pipeline. These are some of the …	5 Last	pixaeiro Apr 2015
Ruddy Vikings hand drawn card game Hey guys, over the past couple of months myself and fellow teammate Snuffajuff have been working hard on designing and developing our brand new strategic card game, Ruddy Vikings. The idea develope…	0 Last	Hmmmgood Apr 2015
Helo guys, i need this.. Hey guys, i'm sorry to bother you guys but i would love to get this brush. It's uhm Orb Crack Brushes. I tried his link on his video's comment but doesn't seem to work.. Anyone could upload somewhere…	6 Last	chyart Apr 2015
Handpainted textures Refs Not sure where to post this. I've collected a large number of handpainted asset references from [B]Pufugui[/B] ( i dont know his real name i can't read Chinese :D ) from his blog : [url]http://blo…	18 Last	Maya_CT Apr 2015
Anyone own a Bosto tablet? [url]http://www.bosto-tablet.com/models/[/url] I always wanted a Cintiq but the prices.... Since only character artist have them at work there is no way I'll be getting one.... I'm curious to hear…	13 Last	claydough Apr 2015
2K Australia in Canberra closes its doors [url]http://www.kotaku.com.au/2015/04/2k-australia-in-canberra-closes-its-doors/[/url] My wishes go out to those who've lost their jobs. This is the last AAA company in Australia to have been standi…	21 Last	Muzzoid Apr 2015
MODO Pelting Macro of Expanded Awesomeness Hey Everyone, My name is Brandon from The Foundry. Just wanted to stop in and show off a little MODO awesomeness! Greg (MODO Creative Specialist) has gone ahead and made a script that makes pelt ma…	8 Last	Dataday Apr 2015
Where To Learn More Just wanting to know where you learnt Primarily for 3D work but also 2d and texturing. As im still know very Very little and would find it helpful to know how/where you learnt to do what you do:)	12 Last	srinu2 Apr 2015
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="https://www.mold3d.com/blog/20…	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