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3D Artist Studio Hey check this out guys. We are hosting a live Q&A Event. Please share come ready to learn. [url]https://www.facebook.com/3dArtistStudio?ref=hl[/url]	1 Last	Murasam Dec 2014
TV Entertainment Setup Help I picked up a new tv from walmart off their black friday 1 hour guarantee deals, so tv was finaly in stock and I got it all hooked up today tv info: [url]http://www.walmart.com/ip/38661776?www=true&…	1 Last	CandyStripes05 Dec 2014
Calendar and Work Log apps? Hi, I recently got my first freelance job. I would like to know if there are any Calendar and Work Log apps or programs? I am hoping to use it on the pc and synchronize on my phone/tablet(Android). …	0 Last	the_Adri Dec 2014
Including this in an environment artist portfolio? Keep in mind this is regarding a junior position and the applicant would have little to no industry experience. If an artist designed and created their own game demo from the ground up, would the e…	7 Last	visoutre Dec 2014
Free or affordable software for Virtual Classroom/Live Streaming + Chat. Hey guys, I was curious if anyone knows of any good affordable or free software for Virtual Classrooms. I'm thinking in the lines of Adobe Connect. Maybe Twitch could work? I'm asking because it wo…	1 Last	Joost Dec 2014
What Stylus is this? [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/17/dog-3d-printing-derby-video_n_6341024.html[/url] what is that stylus thing he is using at 0:58? Thank you.	9 Last	Neox Dec 2014
The Gaming Industry: How did you get in? This thread is mainly towards people who are currently in the gaming industry. I want to hear your stories, your hardships, your sacrifices, your last second decisions, what you learned in school, wh…	17 Last	Neox Dec 2014
How do you get an objective view? I've been running into this a lot lately, I have trouble getting an objective view on my work. I can't see the imperfections and problems. Obviously critique will always be best, but I was wondering…	20 Last	Xyniph Dec 2014
2014 is almost over, how did you improve? Remember January 2014? What were your skills like back then? Did you make any promises to yourself or Polycount that you hoped on delivering? My story is, starting in Jan 2014, my modeling skills w…	4 Last	CDeniz Dec 2014
I need advice of how to manage my time I want next year, summer or around this time to try to make a portfolio, so i can apply and to get some intern or entry level job as 3d modeler in one the studios in my town. I want to start with har…	24 Last	The Rizzler Dec 2014
How is GIMP these days? The last time I used it (about two years ago) it felt unintuitive and obtuse as the previous time I'd tried it in 2009 or something. Has it progressed? Did they make UI better?	5 Last	michalczyk Dec 2014
Huion tablets? Hello there! Is there anyone who owns Huion tablet? What is your opinion about this device? I would like to use this tablet for ZBrush work. But searching the internet I could not find any review o…	13 Last	iadagraca Dec 2014
Applying for a Junior Enivornment/Prop Artist job Hi all, For artists who have started off as a Junior Environment Artist or Prop Artist, or even an Environment Artist, I had a quick question about applying for a Junior Environment Artist position. …	2 Last	Add3r Dec 2014
DaConference, Zbrush Character Artist from MPC, 18/12/2014 7 - 9.30pm [url]http://www.daconference.com[/url] Free tickets but please only book if you can make it. The Digital Art Conference “DAConference” was set up by digital artists for digital artists a…	3 Last	littleclaude Dec 2014
Nvidia users using HDMI output: You're most likely not getting accurate color and bla [B]Nvidia users using HDMI output: You're most likely not getting accurate color and black levels without this patch. [/B] Taken from here: [url]http://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/2p3xs7/nvid…	12 Last	SuperFranky Dec 2014
Need zbrush tutorials I need to learn to actually use zbrush aside from my current practice to only add some small details to my models in zbrush. I am looking to make a character bust but I lack knowledge on how to do mo…	12 Last	Dot Dec 2014
Rumour: Autodesk apparently killing Softimage! So rumours are Autodesk will be killing off Softimage after the 2015 release. Can't say I never saw this coming, It's taken the back seat ever since Autodesk got their grubby mitts on it. After all, …	147 Last	Nox Dec 2014
Your software to work with in the studio. Hey polycounters! With all these sales going on lately I have been wondering how many of you have your own licenses for software that you use both at home and at work. For example I am quite tempt…	10 Last	claydough Dec 2014
3ds max - box modelling: strange gradient on faces Hi guys, I'm a beginner on 3DS max and I've followed a few tutorials on box modelling on digitaltutors.com. However, now that I want to make my own stuff from ground up, I'm getting in a serie of S…	11 Last	Scaph Dec 2014
PBR : Before and After example ? Hello dear fellow polycounter, I try to write an article (in French unfortunately) about PBR for a video game website. I try to make it understand its not really linked to hardware and photoreal…	16 Last	radiancef0rge Dec 2014
Global videogame market on track to be worth as much as the music and film industry Hi The global videogame market is on track to be worth as much as the music and film industry combined. The games industry is worth $93 Billion, the music industry is worth $15bn, and the film indu…	15 Last	TAN Dec 2014
Migrating to Zbrush from Mudbox Hi! I'm amazed by-, and drawn to Zbrush's capabilities but coming from Mudbox I'm also rather put off by the UI and viewport (being 2.5D). I tried my hand at it ages ago but at the time couldn't get…	6 Last	Goeddy Dec 2014
Interstellar The most recent trailer looks really cool :D. I'll leave it at that. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm8p5rlrSkY"]Interstellar Official Trailer #2 (2014) - Matthew McConaughey, Christopher Nola…	70 Last	yodude87 Dec 2014
Using games' concept art for my portfolio I actually asked a similar question quite some time back! I would like to know if it's okay to use a game's concept art for my portfolio? I really like the game Planetside 2. I sure you guys have hea…	8 Last	PyrZern Dec 2014
Can you record a Unity video? I was wondering if anyone knows if I could record a video in my Unity scene in a high quality than the amount of pixels on my monitor?? Also, how do I know if my quicktime is H.264 or not?	7 Last	Docm30 Dec 2014
Macbook Pro Retina for 3D work? Fan noise? Hey everyone! I've been thinking about buying a new device to work on-the-go. Right now I'm trying out the Wacom Companion, as I'm mainly a 2D Concept Artist, but the fan noise is killing it for me.…	27 Last	Kwramm Dec 2014
Carlyle Group expects to sell The Foundry for £200m [url]http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/12/15/special-effects-company-foundry-expected-sell-200m[/url] [QUOTE]Owners of The Foundry, US private equity giant Carlyle Group, has appointed advisers Arma …	2 Last	WarrenM Dec 2014
Black Desert anyone heard about it ? Anyone ever heard about this game, looks pretty slick if you'd ask me. Any first impression, for those that wanna see it here's a link [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNtB5DoJ6OI"]Black Desert …	38 Last	iniside Dec 2014
Polycount Meetup Vancouver Canada Holding a Polycount meet up at tap and barrel in Canada place 10:30 am tomorrow anyone interested please reply and let your fellow polycounters know.	7 Last	StephenVyas Dec 2014
Polycount on the iphone/mobile? What is the best way to surf PC on the iphone? Just straight Safari or has someone made a message board app that I don't know about? I've been using Safari for now and it works. But I was just wonder…	18 Last	JamesTKirk Dec 2014
Pixar Inside Out Sneak Peek Pixar Inside Out Sneak Peek [url]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x24qvry_pixar-inside-out-sneak-peek_shortfilms[/url]	20 Last	unit187 Dec 2014
Are cloud rendering services use-able for tweaking & creating single frames? I know cloud rendering sites like these are getting bigger now: [URL="http://www.rayvision.com/en/main.php"]http://www.rayvision.com/en/main.php[/URL] [URL="https://www.rebusfarm.net/en/"]https://www…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2014
How to start to learn proper Anatomy in Zbrush I am struggling how to actually start to learn proper anatomy in Zbrush. I am not sure what first to sculpt, everyone seems very complicated. I am not going to do whole body from start, but i want to…	10 Last	SuperFranky Dec 2014
Where to get alternative model kits? So my mother has gotten into making scaled models using model kits, and I wanted to get some for her, however she didn't want any of the normal plane, cars ect kits. So I have been looking around for…	16 Last	Maryinside Dec 2014
Concept Art: Is it necessary for any project? I've started work on my first demo reel and I'm confused on so many topics that I'm asking questions like almost everyday here! Now, I've another question! I'm not so great at drawing but you can sa…	5 Last	sprunghunt Dec 2014
Assassin's Creed Unity AC: Unity -- [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLcjwqXATIM&feature=youtu.be[/url] Super proud right now :)	335 Last	glottis8 Dec 2014
3D Software Survey Hey guys! Back again with another survey for my dissertation, you guys were a tremendous help last time and I promise to stop posting annoying surveys and get on with posting some of my work as soon …	5 Last	Kwramm Dec 2014
Stanford 3D Scanning Repository - Realtime Hey everyone, I am looking for those fantastic [B][URL="http://graphics.stanford.edu/data/3Dscanrep/"]Stanford 3D models[/URL][/B] but for real-time. Does anybody know where I can find those nmodels…	0 Last	fire67 Dec 2014
Freelancer's Guide to Mari [Vimeo] [vv]90696313[/vv]	0 Last	MagicSugar Dec 2014
Trouble selling models online Hi, I don't know where to post this so I'll just post this here. I'm just a regular user of the student version of 3DS Max, learned through the internet and I want to sell my models on Turbosquid and…	17 Last	Nox Dec 2014
Dynamic lighting in 2D games with instant normal maps Hey everyone, I would like to introduce the tool for artists and game developers I am currently running a pretty successful Kickstarter campaign for: [URL="http://kck.st/11fs6g5"]Sprite DLight on Ki…	13 Last	2Dee Dec 2014
Modo 40% sale Dec. 17-19 [EDIT]: New steam store releases Modo indie & Mari indie Modo indie on Steam: [url]http://store.steampowered.com/app/321540/[/url] [URL]http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/about-us/news-awards/modo-mari-48…	24 Last	Dataday Dec 2014
Urgent! Looking for Capstone Mentor. Hello, I'm a a college senior who is aspiring to become an environment artist in the game industry. Seeking someone who has worked over the course of time in the industry As an Environment Arti…	22 Last	adam Dec 2014
Surface pro 2 for 3d?? Hey guys, today i saw a surface pro 2 tablet in a store from my country, really cheap right now and i want to buy it today..so here's the question : Is surface pro 2 any good for Zbrush/Maya/Photosho…	8 Last	Zack-StefyRO Dec 2014
open Letter From Crytek CEO Just seen this. [url]http://cryengine.com/news/an-open-letter-from-cevat-yerli[/url] Well. Takes on it ? :)	39 Last	cptSwing Dec 2014
Hero Forge The user and all related content has been deleted.	9 Last	ambershee Dec 2014
Relocating and couch surfing? I talked to someone recently about my struggle to break into the industry and he said that maybe it's a good time to think about relocating. I live near Boston and I know there's stuff out here, but …	14 Last	beefaroni Dec 2014
World Building Hey guys, couldn't really find a better spot to put this but I really enjoy doing world building and was wondering if anyone was willing to help me out. So, I would really like to build some environm…	6 Last	Maryinside Dec 2014
Student Looking for Help Hi everyone, my name is Lance Chamberlin and Im a college student currently enrolled in a game development program. Ive just started my capstone class and am required to have a mentor, so I figured…	1 Last	Leinad Dec 2014
Art Styles Per Genre Discussion Hey there fellow Polycount peeps! I have been thinking lately about the correlation of Games Art Styles and Game Genres. What makes certain genres better with certain styles and where do they clash?…	6 Last	Kel-Shaded Dec 2014