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things to do in seoul? so yeah me and the family are off to seoul for 2 weeks soon. anyone recommend stuff to do how many polycounters in seoul anyway:) man, i hate flying and we are having to fly for 13.5 hours aggh I …	18 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Mar 2015
substance designer problem. ( my multi material blend filter is missing labels) I'm having a very weird problem in substance designer for some reason all of the data from my multimaterial filter are gone does anyone know what i need to do to get them back so i can know which slo…	1 Last	Jerc Mar 2015
Bladerunner: 140+ Photos of the Movie Miniatures Inspiration for the environment, vehicle, and prop specilaists here! :D [URL="http://imgur.com/a/mv8qf#56"]http://imgur.com/a/mv8qf#56[/URL]	10 Last	Target_Renegade Mar 2015
baking Wondering how you all do/would do it. Here's the scenario You've got a gun with multiple parts, do you A. Bake the combined hi poly on to the combined low poly? b. Bake the combined Hi poly on to…	3 Last	Dethling Mar 2015
GTX 970 Strix - field report? Hi, today my graphic card signed off and I'm looking for a new one. As I use the PC not only for 3D stuff but also for gaming I'm looking not for an high end render card but a good "normal" graphi…	5 Last	Hayden Zammit Mar 2015
New Job @ Illfonic. Heading out to Denver!! Hey Guys, Super thrilled to announce that I'll be starting up with Illfonic in the next couple of weeks! Finally getting out of this unemployment and Boston snow. Couldn't had done it without th…	15 Last	Deathstick Mar 2015
Industry Work Experience while in Secondary Education? My school has a mandatory work experience scheme for the first year of 6th form. I am studying A Level Maths, History, Graphics Design and Art in 6th form, and I want to eventually work on 2d art in …	4 Last	Add3r Mar 2015
contract() - free game contract generator [url]http://docontract.com/[/url] I came across this the other day, a great resource for quickly generating a contract, if you're a freelancer or another kind of game contractor. I just used it for …	7 Last	Ruz Mar 2015
Living where the jobs are? Hey Polycount, I'm curious if there are any advantages to living in a city with a large amount of game companies. Granted you have a solid portfolio/resume, is it acceptable to go into a company off…	6 Last	RyRyB Mar 2015
portfolio sites what websites does everybody use for their portfolios? I'm looking around and trying to find a good one.	28 Last	Justin Meisse Mar 2015
Business Card Issues.... So, I'm trying to come up with a business card for GDC this year and I've gone through several designs with the "help" of a business design forum and those that have responded, each one of them have …	56 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2015
First solo game released! Kickball Champion of the World It's finally out! So this is my first game that i have done by myself, It was a hell of a lot of work teaching myself to code. But i feel like it's something i can be proud of and hopefully it will …	44 Last	RN Mar 2015
GDC 2015 UE4 Landscape Demoe Breakdown Just seen this. Really liked it. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clakekAHQx0[/ame] Man I know some of these people back in their day at Crytek. I am happy to see them still doing high ş…	0 Last	TAN Mar 2015
In the depths (working title) Hey guys, Wanted to share with you a project I'm just about to start, I will be updating this thread with bits n bobs from it throughout the next month or two and will be updating my blog at the same…	0 Last	brojomaan Mar 2015
The Art of Firewatch, GDC 2015 Jane Ng, of Campo Santo and formerly from Doublefine, presents us the Art of Firewatch. What's most interesting to me is her assertion regarding stylized, but still keeping it realistic, which in my…	0 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Mar 2015
The Vive: Valve enters VR Oh crap! This thing has all the sensors that I want! Finally someone has invested money into what can only be called the ultimate VR device (so far). [url]http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/1/8127445/ht…	32 Last	JordanN Mar 2015
Expectations of environment artists Hi I am doing some research for a project on the current industry expectations for an environment artist at a indie games studio compared to a much larger, AAA studio. It will also benefit my own pr…	8 Last	Meloncov Mar 2015
PhD Proposal Suggestion ? Yo mates. Need to ask something serious once in a while :) Writing a PhD proposal for a university abroad. Topic is robotics. Country is Japan. Need to convince the Professor first before official …	2 Last	TAN Mar 2015
Anomaly 2015: A New World (April 25, Vancouver) CGMovement is proud to announce its major event of the year, [URL="http://anomaly.cgmovement.com/"]Anomaly 2015: A New World[/URL], in Vancouver on April 25th, 2015. Please come join us for an eveni…	0 Last	Plasticube Mar 2015
Watch God of War 1, 2, and 3 beaten in less than five hours this Friday [IMG]https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7602/16830942901_32ac4a4683_b.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]In 2005 we released God of War on the PlayStation 2. At the time, we would have never predicted that 10 years later …	4 Last	iadagraca Mar 2015
Studio Art Test Question Hey guys, So I applied for a position at a studio and was contacted for an art test. I sent it in and was informed it was received and to be pushed to whoever needed to see it. Two weeks passed and …	7 Last	Shogun3d Mar 2015
Help test my "art guide"? Hey :) If you have nothing special going on right now, maybe you can help me with a school paper I have to write! The paper is about art/style guides and how they can help make the look of a game as…	3 Last	toastwaffle Mar 2015
TressFX 3.0 PureHair - Deus Ex Hair Rendering GDC Slides Wow! Looks like it was actually published: [url]http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2015/03/deus-ex-universe-hair-rendering-slides.html[/url] [url]http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1011736[/ur…	16 Last	JacqueChoi Mar 2015
Anyone tried the new modeling tools from Zbrush? What you can say? he can replace older workflows, like using third party software for modeling and transfer to zbrush?	1 Last	cryrid Mar 2015
Architecture to Level Design Hey guys, I am kinda new to the polycount boards but have found some great insightful information and plan on sticking around. I have seen a few similar posts on this topic but was looking for some …	12 Last	easterislandnick Mar 2015
Push FX Textures for nicer VFXs Hi Polycount! I´m a young GameFX Artist and new at the Industry. I will upgrade my skills for creating VFX Textures. We used a simple GameEngine why i can´t do many with the Shader. Also I will pu…	3 Last	Ged Mar 2015
Need some advice from Technical Artists Hey guys, currently I am accepting a role as a tech artist (TA) at a company. I start next Monday on the 26th. I just have a few questions for TA's out there. What should I expect? I have been learn…	9 Last	marks Mar 2015
Not Your Average Software Debate Hey guys, I've been wanting to get my son started learning 3d modeling for a while. He's 12 now, and absolutely loves building stuff in Minecraft or any level editor for any game that has one. Cur…	39 Last	kmwlbhai Mar 2015
Dissertation Question - Software Ratings Hello there lovelies! It's my second to last Dissertation survey and anyone who could take part would help me tremendously! Essentially the software that you're familiar with (even if you're mildly …	3 Last	AtticusMars Mar 2015
Clip Studio Paint 70% Sale - 5 Days only [URL]http://www.clipstudio.net/en/purchase[/URL] ------------ Full disclosure though, I'm still using MS4 EX (I think you can still buy it for $24 more or less). If you combine it with Krita, it's …	4 Last	iadagraca Mar 2015
Realistically rendered MMD animation Hey guys. This is a rendered animation of a MMD (Miku Miku Dance) motion with custom anime characters. It is rendered with Corona Renderer 1.0. There are other videos online of exactly the same dance…	14 Last	Deathstick Mar 2015
Hotline Miami 2 What? Still no topic about it? Am I the only one who plays it? Anyway, I love it. Just like the first one. And the third one. If it ever comes out. And that soundtrack...	25 Last	Toku Mar 2015
Procedural map generation Houdini to UDK Pretty awesome. Sons wants to start doing level design. I'm looking for efficient methods for him and came across this. Pretty cool and fast. [url]https://youtu.be/7BXlNx8HubM[/url] Can't remember h…	4 Last	DireWolf Mar 2015
EGX 2015 has some great talks coming out of this event EGXTV has some great talks coming out of this event, watch this space as they start to load them up. [url]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCejV0ECovLMARGaPwzaRoOA[/url] Valve - Virtual Reality in 2…	1 Last	soulty Mar 2015
Adventure Time (and other cartoons) Adventure Time just premiered it's 6th season on Monday, the fact that we have threads for lesser shows like Game of Thrones & Walking Dead (just kidding!) but not Adventure Time is sacrilege! Not s…	47 Last	hikaru_ai Mar 2015
What's the most efficient modeling workflow? I've been making models for games on and off for some time now, but I'm wondering if there are some resources out there for more efficient workflows. What would be the fastest way to create models …	3 Last	Judgement45 Mar 2015
Free 10GB of sound files, from Sonniss.com. Just saw this earlier today, seems like noone posted it here, so behold! thread I initially saw on unreal forums: [url]https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?62408-Free-10GB-of-sound-files-…	3 Last	OutOfMyMind Mar 2015
GDC : Art of Sim City in case you missed this : [url]http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/238537/Video_On_SimCity_and_designing_art_in_service_of_simulation.php[/url] interesting talk about techniques in Sim City from Oce…	3 Last	Warhawk, Mar 2015
Acceptable polycount for props in Next-gen games Hi. I have a question. Now that next-gen is fully on, what's the acceptable polycount for props. I'm making an old oil barrel with lots of small detail and sharp edges. Going anything under 1k polys …	4 Last	JordanN Mar 2015
Upgrading PC - does it look ok? Hey, so its time to upgrade my current system because it's getting a little frustrating to use. I did some research and came up with something like this : [URL]http://de.pcpartpicker.com/p/mh7VRB[/UR…	14 Last	SonicBlue Mar 2015
Moral Question about modeling for portfolio Hey Polycount. When working on a project for a portfolio is it considered "OK" to use the male Ztool in Zburhs to build upon? For example, I'm working on a Hero and it will be unrecognizable in the…	12 Last	slosh Mar 2015
Is it worth to learn and use Max? I decide to learn Max, for character modeling only and hard surface. I can't stand Maya anymore, i don't like the poly modeling tools there and seems i can't handle it. But i was thinking, is it wo…	7 Last	Joao Sapiro Mar 2015
the value of contest entires in a portfolio hi, I was curious if anyone has any idea whether contest entries hold any value in a portfolio beyond their artistic merits? Do people who review them appreciate that it's done with restrictions an…	7 Last	ZacD Mar 2015
That Dragon, Cancer - a game about Joel Green I feel compelled to write this up because I feel like this game needs to be seen. More specifically, [B]has anyone cried because of this game?[/B] [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3k6FViYKtY"…	0 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Mar 2015
Help with some Career Advise. Hey guys, my name is Kay, i am a second year university of Portsmouth student studying games Technology. I have high ambitions of becoming an environment artist and i would like some advice on what p…	6 Last	PyrZern Mar 2015
Advice on my portfolio Hi everyone. This is my first post on poly count. I know there are many threads talking about this topic however if you could spare the time to help me out i would really appreciate it. I'm a second…	9 Last	huffer Mar 2015
Algorythmic Substance Painter and Designer I'm seeing this around more, is it a gimmick or do you think its something worth the time to learn?	17 Last	haiddasalami Mar 2015
ZBRUSH Weekend Workshop Featuring Kurt Papstein - Seattle, WA [URL="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zbrush-weekend-workshop-featuring-kurt-papstein-creature-design-and-3d-sculpting-tickets-15878423793"][img]http://i.imgur.com/UJjEv40.jpg[/img][/URL] Details and T…	7 Last	jStins Mar 2015
3D Concept Artist Question Hi guys, I just have a few questions about 3D Concept artists. How does a 3D Concept Artist differ from a 2D Concept Artist? How would you define a 3D Concept Artist? Thanks in advance.	8 Last	pior Mar 2015
Closed Is It Not Politically Correct to Have an Opinion on Software? Hi polycount. I'll get right to the point. It seems to me that when a poster comes to the forum and asks for advice on which piece of software does the forum think is best, whether it be game engines…	38 Last	RubberDuck Mar 2015