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Need. Knowledge about Different maps like so , height map , normal map

I am looking for some resource where I can understand what these map do and why we use it maps like height map , normal map , ambient occlusion , curvature map I am using. Substance designer for te…
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Muddock

Silicon Studio real-time Rendering Engine

Silicon Studio Real-Time Rendering Engine [url]http://www.siliconstudio.co.jp/nex-gen/en/[/url] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYX9I3ONHc4[/ame] [img]http://i.imgur.com/TfvS6lL.jpg[/img] [im…
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Kridian

Japanese Sci-fi / Mecha inspiration needed

Hey guys, I am working on a game with a japanese retro sci-fi touch and am having a really hard time finding anything on the internet and had hoped to find some connoisseurs here ; ) What I am looki…
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Mongrelman

Xnormal weird displacement map problem

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almighty_gir

Using concepts for practice

I was searching for some interesting character concepts for practice to make it in 3D. I found one that I like on Deviantart. I sent the author PM, but he didn't answer. Do I need any permission if I…
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HitmonInfinity

Focus issue on camera

Hi! I'm messing around with my camera i got a few months ago, but i have always had one issue with it when taking up close pictures of things. Say i'm shooting a bark texture, the top part of the ima…
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EarthQuake

Titanic- Honor and Glory

Remember that reproduction of the Titanic in Cryengine 3? They've set up crowdfunding to finish it. [URL]http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/titanic-honor-and-glory-phase-2[/URL] A worthy cause IMO, …
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SuperFranky

Mari is not using main GPU Help!

I'm getting errors similar to this guy: [url]http://www.polycount.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-134898.html[/url] After first executing Mari I get "Mari needs open GL version 3.2, not 3.1" This bein…
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DataDragon

Using Socket in Unity

So not really sure how to explain this but I know that in Unreal they have something called sockets which for example let you connect different guns to different characters. all at the same point so …
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MikeF

Closed Which Type of Hair is Better, Sculpted or Planes?

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chrisjngs

Which universities are good for game arts

I am not asking whether I should go to uni or not (this has been asked a lot), I want to know peoples experiences with game arts at UK universities, and which ones would be best to look at. At the m…
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Neox

Chappie

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhNshgSYF_M"]CHAPPIE - Official Movie Trailer - In Theaters 3/6/15 - YouTube[/ame] Don't see any mention of this on here.. I know there's some Die Antwoord fans …
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GhostPAUL

Closed FBX export question - Animation Control Curves

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bhall27

Closed sweep not working properly

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Doxturtle

ZERO BRUSH 1.5

Video: [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZa3tugFXBY[/ame] Site: [url]http://blendersensei.com/zero-brush-1-5-cycles-bake-painting-is-here/[/url]
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razielhenzo

Games Art related Master Class, £600, 10-5pm, March 9th - 13th 2015

Hi Has anyone got a spare day or two for a Games Art related Master Class (March 9th - 13th 2015) for the Games Art students at the University of Hertfordshire. We Recently had [URL="http://www.dash…
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littleclaude

How to Focus the Portfolio, Vehicle Artist?

Hi, I'm trying to figure out the best scope or focus for my portfolio. I enjoy hard surface modeling. I'm currently working on BMW E63 and have modeled a German WW2 plane in the past. Is it okay to s…
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Kevin Albers

Aspiring VFX Artist- Advice sought!

Hey all, I would like to break in to VFX in the industry, I've had a little experience with Unity's engine and my knowledge of scripting is abysmal at this time. I'm looking for advice on what soft…
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Jimick

Polycount artwall suggestion

i enjoy seeing wips but i hate having to browse trough every single topic to see if its something relevant to my interest. I`d love to see some sort of smart artwall that parses topics inside of the…
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Tobbo

NightCry - Horror game from Clock Tower creator and Grudge director (PC Kickstarter)

[URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playism/project-scissors-nightcry"][IMG]https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/003/161/355/4397a208c5c0e08c8bb3b9b54500206e_large.jpg?1421723548[/IMG] [URL="ht…
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Neoekamp

3D Character Artist? Read this post!

Hi everyone! My name is
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Super

Rendering normalmap in zbrush?

Hi, I am trying to create a some simple flat modular pieces but I cannot seem to find out how to render these. What I am currently want to make is a brick wall, it is flat but not a simple rectangle…
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gnoop

Ask for help rig model

[SIZE="4"]Hi, I am a newbie, I don' know where to post this, so I posted in Discussion :poly131: I ask for someone can help me make bones and rig skirt of my Tifa mod You can see here [url]http://t…
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ngovandang

How to Handle Active Discouragement

Hello fellow Polycounters! I come to you today in search of guidance and support. I'm sure my problem is not unique and I'd like to hear whether any of you all have had similar experiences. I've bee…
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iadagraca

Irradiance map exporters?

For my graphics course we are implementing an image based lighting shader. The shader takes in precomputed diffuse and specular irradiance maps. I am having a hard time finding a way to export these …
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CDeniz

Finally found this again, the best head modeling tutorial I've seen

[url]http://www.thundercloud-studio.com/index.php?page=tutorial/ModelingTutorial/headModeling[/url] The original website this was on vanished some time ago and I stumbled upon it again just now :D …
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PyrZern

Follow Tutorials To the Letter?

I have recently signed up on Digital Tutors and am going through the learning path "hard surface modeling in 3ds max". So far things are going well but I feel like I am learning nothing at all? After…
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Calabi

Anyone got some tips for general advice and motivation?

Essentially I'm in my second year at Uni, I feel like I have a good amount of potential but I find it hard to give things my all and make my work look great and as such I hate everything I've made fo…
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Torch

Any opinion on this monitor? LG 29UM65-P

Hey guys! I'm moving into a new room and I'm looking for a new monitor. I'm mainly doing painting/sculpting/modeling and I dont have any IPS monitor for the moment. A new monitor with an accurate co…
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ZacD

Dirty Bomb

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p_bQ5jIyNo"]Dirty Bomb Teaser Trailer - YouTube[/ame] New game from Splash Damage. Can see some Brink influences in there! :D
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NegevPro

Completed our first game with anUrban London Theme

:thumbup::thumbup:Hey guys, It's been a around 2 years since I was last here posting my updates on my games progress. You can see the stuff here. [url]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?…
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davidhmcguire

Are Video Game Writers in Demand? Is it a good path to follow?

So after almost 2 years of being unsure of what path I should take to get into the industry, I decided that I want to focus on designing levels and writing for video games (Specifically story, charac…
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megazordprime

Good Environment Creation tutorial?

Anyone seen any good environment creation tutorials/series where somebody actually builds a whole environment from scratch? I've looked on the wiki as well as other places but either the videos are s…
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cptSwing

How is it to work in the industry?

Hi! I know this might be a stupid question because every studio is different but hang on. I would like to hear your experience with things such as work hours, income, is it as great as you expecte…
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gnoop

Get a Cute Panda Figurine to Print, name your price

Hey Polycount: This is going to be a bit of a stretch, but I hope this doesn't fall on deaf ears. I'm looking to get a legal license of ZBrush 4R7. I've been operating on an educational license, w…
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RN

Astropad - Cintiq alternative?

Has anyone tried this yet? Unfortunately it's Mac only. Software costs 50 bucks and ideally you have good iPad stylus. It basically allows you to use your iPad as mini Cinitiq, and it's especially de…
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venain

Looking to swap my Zbrush Mac license for a Windows one

Hi, I've got a Zbrush Mac license and need a Windows license. So I'm looking for someone who would be interested in swapping their license with me. The swapping process is fully handled by Pixologic…
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tach

Concept Design/Entertainment Art school options in Canada?

Hey! I was wondering if you guys know any art schools that focus in or steer students towards the vizdev/concept design/art field in Canada. I'm looking for something with at least 3 years long. 4 i…
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technokill

New FREE textures site (with 2500+ royalty free photos)

Hello everyone! Here's a new textures site : [url]http://texturelabs.org[/url] All the materials it's totally free, so feel free to download everything without limits. Here's some direct links: [u…
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Benjamin Stevens

So I was watching the new Turtles film...

First of all, don't judge... It wasn't too bad, even if the Turtles were awful, looks wise... But that's sort of what I want to talk about. Now, usually the memory constraints and budgets for CGI i…
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Fomori

Book of Unwritten Tales 2

[img]http://home.arcor.de/Noren/BoUT2_Streetb.jpg[/img] Hi there, King Art Games is currently running a Kickstarter campaign for a successor of their point and klick adventure The Book of Unwritten…
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Chase

Beginner 3D Game Artist, Where to start

Just a little about me, im a novice 3d artist who has played around on/off in CG for a year now, but I am looking to get serious and try improve my modeling ability. IM very comfortable with 3DS max …
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Madwish

Audi A3 Sportback Sline blueprints?

I've run into a bit of an issue.. Im supposed to be modeling an Audi A3 Sportback Sline for someone this week but I can't find the blueprints for the car anywhere on the Internet. I looked everywher…
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Ryan Hawkins

Short games

So there is a new controversy going on right now about the alleged lenght of The Order: 1886 for Playstation 4. Many gamers who've finished the game already claim that it's only 5-7 hours long and 40…
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Deathstick

Gaming Studios in Middle East

Hello Guys, Do you know any gaming studios in middle east. If you know the names. Kindly state their names. Thanks for your help. -Kabir
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Clark Coots

Peter Molyneux RPS Interview

[URL]http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/02/13/peter-molyneux-interview-godus-reputation-kickstarter/[/URL] Thoughts/Opinions? I personally felt like the interview was just trying to bait Peter t…
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jaaso

Heads up:: Lenovo Laptop/Tablet users

Seems the company is(was?) up to some shady practices that compromised your internet security [url]http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/02/19/lenovo-caught-installing-adware-new-computers/[/url] [url…
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JedTheKrampus

Tim Sweeney making an annoucement on the Unreal Engine Twitch Steam at 2pm ET

According to Epic Game's forums and social media, they are going to have a large announcement today, [url]https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?59374-Twitch-Big-News-Incoming!-Tim-Sweeney-Jo…
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Dataday

GDC Business Card Advice

I think I saw a similar thread earlier in this forum, but I didn't want to hijack it with my own question. I am getting my cards ready for GDC and in the past, I've always used one of my latest port…
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tahakitan

Polycount User-Login Bug

Hey guys, sorry if this is not the right section to post in but I have a really strange bug. The first times I thought "Well, it's gonna be fixed soon". But now I get this every time I open Polycoun…
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Shiniku

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