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Building a portfolio and the use of tutorials Hi everyone, I'm new to polycount, awesome to be here. I have a couple of years experience with general 3D work but am just starting to specialise more in character art. I wondered, is it a bad i…	2 Last	Gallamanji Mar 2015
Is there a safe gimpShop link? Downloaded gimpShop and got an adware warning. Further reading turned up the following from wikipedia? [QUOTE]Unfortunately, due to pending concerns over rights to the GIMPshop name, and a dispute …	12 Last	Lamoot Mar 2015
Tears How long.....SNIFF HOW LONG WILL IT LAST?!?! HOW lONG.....until I am no longer a triangle Y'all?! I aspire to be something greater! A trapezoid, maybe even a circle! My daddy was a parallelogram,…	14 Last	sziada Mar 2015
Unity 5 freee!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!!	35 Last	huang9012 Mar 2015
How low should you go? I've been learning all aspects of Gamedev for the last year or so now, and I'm feeling like I'm finally starting to get a good handle on everything at a basic level. However, one thing that is consta…	8 Last	EoinOBroin Mar 2015
The 2015 CG Student Awards Issues Call for Entries [IMG]http://www.cgstudentawards.com/images/cgsa14_logo.png[/IMG] Sponsored by Autodesk, the CG Student Awards is the largest event for Visual Effects, Feature Animation, and Next-Gen Gaming students…	0 Last	huntster Mar 2015
Unreal Tournament Pre-Alpha Hey guys, along with the new UE4 4.7 release, you guys can also download a new pre-alpha build of Unreal Tournament with our first arted up level that Rick Kohler, Chris Perna, and I did in the new l…	21 Last	CharlieD Mar 2015
What colour is this dress? I'm sure you've probably already seen it, but can someone tell me what colour this dress is? [IMG]http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/t_original/dp1v1hn8kkakvwk3rkxt.jpg[/IMG] To me it…	132 Last	claydough Mar 2015
Hitman: Absolultion - Polycount Face Sup [FONT="Arial Black"][COLOR="Red"]Possible SPOILER![/COLOR][/FONT] Not sure if any of Y'all have seen this yet, but it's pretty cool :D [IMG]http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/kepiinskii/…	17 Last	Avanthera Mar 2015
Crowd Dynamics Test Saw this on Reddit, thought you guys might get a kick out of it... [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/iLoDJ9I.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/iLoDJ9I.gifv[/IMG]	0 Last	MeshMagnet Mar 2015
FTP client that works like Dropbox? Hello, Is there anything out there like this? I'm working with a band that's not quite as tech savy. While dropbox would be nice they're also struggling just to pay for a rehearsal spot to play mus…	6 Last	SideEffect Mar 2015
What are normal freelance rates? Hello everybody :D Someone contacted me saying they are interested in hiring me for a freelance job which is great :D But they asked me what my rates are and I have no Idea what normal rates are in …	32 Last	akiratang Mar 2015
Are there indie studios with a goal of moving to AAA? So the indie scene has been going on for a while now, especially with the explosion of smartphones and Sony/MS/Nintendo opening their platforms to them. This has me wondering, what is their end goal?…	8 Last	Torch Mar 2015
Art test, test? I applied to a company for a Game Artist position, and I send them my portfolio which is mainly environment and hard surface. And now they give me an art test which is a Character?? What to do? I to…	16 Last	Neox Mar 2015
Patreon Learning Hey there! Just wanted to let you guys know of an opportunity to learn my process with Zbrush as well as maya, mental ray, vray, substance painter, etc. I'm creating this page as a forum for learnin…	0 Last	sogm8vet Mar 2015
Need input on modular character set to sell on asset stores I'm in the progress of making what is essentially a modular character set to sell on a game dev resource store (multiple ones). But I have some questions on what might be prefered. Here's the conce…	0 Last	iadagraca Mar 2015
Cinematic games Just saw this video by Jim Sterling [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZQDFO2KEPo[/ame] [quote]It is high time we stopped using the word "cinematic" as a catch-all excuse for rubbish, and stoppe…	13 Last	SpaceRogue Mar 2015
How Do You Organize Your Projects? I'm currently trying to gather up a couple years' worth of school and job work, and of course it's just scattered everywhere. Photoshop doodles. References. Concepts. UI work. Zbrush hipolys. OBJs fo…	17 Last	oglu Mar 2015
Modular Character Draw Call? I plan on using a modular character workflow, but wouldn't separating a character into several pieces be intensive since it has to make multiple draw calls per character? head, eyes, torso, arms, l…	6 Last	Dylan Brady Mar 2015
How much fur head/bust? Need advice I need some advice from you guys. How much can I take for a head/bust without textures (so mainly sculpted) based on photo references? It should match the photos as closely as possible, skin pores e…	3 Last	SuperFranky Mar 2015
Foliage reference I recently started doing my first environment. It's going well but I feel a bit lost when it comes to foliage. I'm doing an overgrown, abandoned train station. I want to include a bunch of weeds, lon…	6 Last	ghaztehschmexeh Mar 2015
About the discontinuation of Softimage I knew Autodesk stopped the developpment of XSI long ago however I'm still wondering why they didn't just sell it. Is there any way I can download it now? Even previous verions.	24 Last	gnoop Mar 2015
Generating Normal Maps... From Normal Maps? This is a bit of a dumb question, but the internet has no definite answer that I can find (which is, now that I think about it, probably a pretty clear answer). Is there no way to bake down a normal…	6 Last	teaandcigarettes Mar 2015
Would you guys mind sharing your technique ? Okay, this is not really a big deal. But I would like you guys to share some common but useful technique in sculpting For example : [url]http://oi60.tinypic.com/14nh3pz.jpg[/url] I want to elevate th…	4 Last	Neox Mar 2015
Mudbox compared to Zbrush Hey, so i have been exploring Zbrush a bit and i find it really powerful but one thing that really bothers me is the viewport navigation. I don't like the way to zoom and rotating around my geometry…	24 Last	thomasp Mar 2015
Need a kick start Hey folks, i'm a big sci-fi fan trying to create a cyberpunk themed website for my new portfolio design. I suck at starting projects but when I have a visual aid to kick start from I can work off tha…	3 Last	Urzaz Mar 2015
Thoughts about polycount handpainted challenge ? This is to gauge interest we might or might not have for this. This could be monthly or weekly challenge. Or bi-monthly or whatever. This would be along side our already existing character challenge…	44 Last	iadagraca Mar 2015
spock is dead [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31662024[/url] real shame I liked him	8 Last	Ozykz Feb 2015
Portfolio Critique: Character and Prop art Hey Polycount: I have some time before GDC to winnow out the weak pieces and fix things on my portfolio. If you guys see anything that needs fixing, call it out! Thank you in advance! [URL="http:…	3 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Feb 2015
Starting Fresh (Again) Software/Tool Question. Hello all, long time forum and art observer -- first time posting! I had a question for the community in terms of software and how often I should upgrade and keep to the current models. I haven't tou…	11 Last	Krait Feb 2015
Houdini Engine for UE4 Beta starts in April! It's almost here! [URL="http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2756&Itemid=381"]http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2756&Itemid=381[/URL] [IMG]…	7 Last	Target_Renegade Feb 2015
Can Art Influence Intel? Greetings, Intel is seeking out the [B]creative leadership[/B] of game development to explore the possibilities of a Creative/Content Review Board. Im specifically reaching out to [B]Lead Artists, …	5 Last	xfx Feb 2015
Retopo / retopology / retopologize cables wires etc So I've been searching around for any good methods for retopo of wires cables and small objects that are non-typical in their shape, things that wrap around or twist. I havent found anything yet to …	8 Last	Knudsen Feb 2015
NASAs creating sci-fi detail ....and ngons Saw this over twitter, which is a great way to follow NASA in my opinion. Getting communications from a space station and astronauts is pretty cool too. But anyway, i saw a few comments about the rea…	0 Last	Thane- Feb 2015
God I feel Sick (Net Neutrality killed by FCC) Before thinking this has nothing to do with us, it has everything since online games are content creation. Can't afford to pay Comcast for decent bandwidth? There goes your customer base. :P [url]…	26 Last	low odor Feb 2015
Becoming a 3D Character Artist, what is your opinion? Hey guys! First thing first, english isn't my native language, excuse my bad grammar. I want to get your opinion about my learning path and I also have questions about the industry itself. -My goa…	73 Last	skankerzero Feb 2015
Question Regarding Reference Anyone know where to find character turnarounds/(top/side/back) of: - wolf - tiger - panther - lion - hawk - dragon - wyvern I've been searching Google, but I can't find any good reference for an …	6 Last	low odor Feb 2015
Female Topology Question Does anyone know of a good tutorial for good female topology? It is going to be an in-game model. Thank you.	3 Last	Greg DAlessandro Feb 2015
Windows7 Transparency Fixed	0 Last	chrisxi Feb 2015
Homeworld Remastered. Ok i was skeptical of Gearbox here. But man. It looks like they are delivering. Seriously as my favorite game ever, this is incredible. Original composer remastering the audio Original voice ac…	25 Last	Muzzoid Feb 2015
Rigging internship without Python? I'm sorry to ask this, but there seem to be a lot of people with jobs here. Basically what I'd like advice on is based on this question: As and aspiring rigger, am I basically not even in the runnin…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2015
Normal Maps in Mari - what do you need ? Hi, following a request that came up for Mari ([URL="http://mari.ideascale.com/a/dtd/More-parameters-for-Height-as-Normal/381381-15287"]http://mari.ideascale.com/a/dtd/More-parameters-for-Height-as-N…	2 Last	FelixL Feb 2015
Grid Settings for Unity Scale (Maya) Anyone know good grid settings for creating models for Unity in Maya? Character height specifically? A) Length and width: B) grid lines every: C) subdivisions: Thank you.	1 Last	Urzaz Feb 2015
Video games OST' Aaah soundtrack in video games. An aspect often forgotten on this forum. What are you favorites soundtracks? What makes a music good in a game? You know for me, music counts way more than visuals …	33 Last	Krait Feb 2015
Hard Surface Modeling - Sculpt or don't sculpt So what's your preference? I've focused more on organic models than ever hard surfaced ones, so I'm having some issues finding out what is the best way to go about it. I've found that sculpting doesn…	107 Last	JustMeSR Feb 2015
Does substance designer improve performance of games? Hi, I'm thinking about buying substance designer in the future. I'm thinking along the lines of using it within an UE4 project. UE4 having it's own material system, makes me unsure of whether or no…	7 Last	Paradan Feb 2015
How much time do you get making them assets? Hi. I am really curious about how much time you are given on assets you create in a studio. I feel like i'm rushing things a bit too often which degrades the quality. Say, creating a tileable textu…	3 Last	RN Feb 2015
The Order 1886 - PS4 New Story Trailer: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7SbgvtBDCQ[/ame] Small tease of PSX: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFyoHXLu3zM"]The Order: 1886 - Gameplay Video \| PS4 - YouTube[…	256 Last	notman Feb 2015
Grow Home ("Experimental" game - Ubi Reflections) Just wanted to pimp this game made by a small team here at Reflections. Released today! I didn't work on it but it was great watching it "grow" as it was developed. Its an awesome little "experiment…	7 Last	Stinger88 Feb 2015
Kotaku: "Five Things I Didnt Get About Making Video Games (Until I Did It)" Thought this was an interesting enough article to post here: [URL="http://kotaku.com/five-things-i-didn-t-get-about-making-video-games-unti-1687510871?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_sou…	32 Last	MiAlx Feb 2015