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Just stumbled upon this gem Hey guys, recently started working on animations and this seems like a great Discussion Board. Ive mostly done 2D but want to get into 3D rendering and models. Any tips would be much appreciated :)	1 Last	Ashervisalis Jan 2021
3D Mouse This thing is beautiful. I finally got one because ZBrush supports 3D mice now.I don’t see the purpose of the more expensive versions with extra keys, though.In ZBrush I already have Ctrl/Alt/Shift b…	8 Last	Firebert Jan 2021
Future of Gaming: What's it going to look like? With the next generation of game consoles on the horizon, what should we expect to see from a 3D tech stand point?Things we have already seen includeReal-time ray-tracing (RTX) VR and ARHigh refresh …	20 Last	Neox Jan 2021
Why do you do this, notification system? All while I am still Lv3...	3 Last	Spag_Eddy Jan 2021
Speaking practise english/russian (native speakers) for artist) Hi guys!) Let's power up our speaking skill together!)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaQ3yMqMac0&ab_channel=AlexFilvet (ENG)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enXwA5hWgKM&ab_channel=AlexFilvet …	1 Last	kanga Jan 2021
Workstation Desk Setup Due to recent gear acquisition, I am now at a deficit where table space is concerned for my PC game dev workstation. Specifically, I have two PCs, two 32 inch monitors, a 24 inch Cintiq tablet, an iP…	22 Last	poopipe Jan 2021
What are your thoughts on Reallusion Character Creator? What are your thoughts on Reallusion Character Creator?I find it sounds/looks actually good from what I have seen on youtube.It provides you with quaded base mesh (game/ar/optimized),fully-rigge…	10 Last	Justin Meisse Jan 2021
Cas New Alias 2021 Replace Maya Polygon Modeling? Hi， I am wondering if new Alias 2021 modeling capabilities will make Maya Polygonal Modeling kind of obsolete? I used Alias but never used Maya. Anyone has any idea?	2 Last	Zack Maxwell Jan 2021
Happy New Year Goodbye 2020, hello 2021! What are you wishing for in the new year? We hope you all have a good one, stay healthy folks!	10 Last	Alex_J Jan 2021
Microsoft and Wonder Woman 1984: Game Idea Challenge Microsoft and Wonder Woman are working together on a fun game design challenge for folks "learning to code".Open to anyone in the 50 united states:https://www.microsoft.com/inculture/wonderwoman-1984…	0 Last	DonSmith Jan 2021
All out of Teriyaki sauce? I need to ask a question for my own curiosity, and for anyone else out there scratching their head, like me. Every once in a while I will look through an old thread, perhaps to find out what the hell…	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2020
Mirror Unreal running inside Maya. This looks interesting. Unreal is running inside Maya. http://mirror.virtueal.cn/	0 Last	oglu Dec 2020
How much time you spent on gathering references images before starting a project as a modeller? Hi guys,There is a question I've always want to ask all the senior professional 3D modeller in the industry. It would be great if some senior folks in the forum could help me solves this curiosity ou…	16 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2020
Google suffering MAJOR outage? YouTube seems to be suffering MAJOR outage? And Gmail, and Search down for a LOT of people? wonder what's happened....? must be some kind of hack. Is anyone else getting this on YouTube?Let…	4 Last	Matt Fagan Dec 2020
mini riddle Can you guess the shape?	21 Last	huevaditas Dec 2020
Headphones / Speakers, what are you using? I took a chance on these weird Nuraphones. They were a bit fiddly until I got used to them. Right now they just.... might... be my favorite headphones overall... which is saying a lot because I norma…	9 Last	Larry Dec 2020
Deep fakes What do you think about "Deep Fake" technology, and its implications?First, some lighthearted videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUphMqs1vFwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rPKeUXjEvEhttps://www.…	15 Last	gnoop Dec 2020
Resident Evil Fan Project I came across the following fan project on Youtube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbsL2BGb-KgThe project is called Vigil.The locations, the scenery and the assets really impressed me.The project see…	1 Last	sacboi Dec 2020
$10,000 Pavlov VR Map Making Contest - Arctic VR OVERVIEWContest Website URL for more information: https://www.arctic-vr.com/mapmakingcontest Arctic VR is hosting a Pavlov VR mapmaking competition for competitively viable S&D maps. Th…	0 Last	messiahpenguin Dec 2020
Looking for a specific website on facial anatomy... Anyone remember the site that showed which facial muscles were effected by whichever facial expression you chose? It had an overlay of a greyscale face and the transparent red muscle section. Thanks …	1 Last	jStins Nov 2020
Show your workspace! WFH has certainly changed things around a bit, let's see your space!Crappy freecycle desk, but it was free! Can't beat free. Chair was freecycle too. Home laptop on the left, work laptop on the right…	40 Last	Ruz Nov 2020
Maya Indie Maya Indie is coming worldwide!https://makeanything.autodesk.com/maya-indie	30 Last	gnoop Nov 2020
Alternative Platforms needed Curiosity has struck me and i was interested in expanding my website viewing habits, share your alternative sources below would be appreciated.Do not want fb or tweet or a.s.s. - (Art.station.site) -…	2 Last	DavidCruz Nov 2020
Building a 3D online store website - and I am curious about your design preferences. I am a 3D artist/developer, and I am doing some research about the 3D online store experience.Here is a link to a "card sort" where you will be able to organise content and provide supporting labels …	0 Last	3D_Panoply Nov 2020
HighEnd3D (formerly Creative Crash) is back online https://www.highend3d.com/ Can anyone tell if this is legit?Got the word from a 10k FB Group post.	5 Last	PolyHertz Nov 2020
re Zoom security risks I am not an IT expert by any stretch of the magination, but what do you guys think of zoom as a potential risk to users. I run malwarebytes pro and was wonderig if its ok to use, particularly interte…	4 Last	Ruz Nov 2020
New Impossible EPIC Games Captcha Login Hey all,Not sure if this is the correct place to post but anyways.. Wanted to login from my epic games account from my laptop and keep getting this type of captcha thats impossible or too hard to sol…	9 Last	Larry Nov 2020
Looking for face references (also whole body if possible) Hello, l am learning how to do realistic characters on Zbrush and my faces seem a bit off (pictures here), I think that's because I never used any references... So now is the time to get my skil…	10 Last	DebendraRoy Nov 2020
photogrammetry will change the game?(industry) helloas u know these days photogrammetry is being very common in most cases,but u think it will change the pipe line industries very much?would be environment artist go way from most of jobs?my opini…	22 Last	another caveman Nov 2020
What is the Polycount logo supposed to be? Is the Polycount / Greentooth logo a cross between a smiley face and a green dinosaur?	5 Last	Joopson Nov 2020
Sketchfab Embedder not working!? Hello, I am trying to add a sketchfab model into a post but it is impossible. I paste the URL but when I press Continue nothing happens. If I press Enter a dialog shows. Invalid URL. Am I copy a…	13 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2020
Some nice streams on environment art - advice needed Hello guys!! Need some advice on environment art streams. Ideally scenes in UE4 from start to finish. I know some russian streams:Thanks for advice!!	3 Last	Larry Nov 2020
Where do you get your inspiration from for specific ideas? Say I'm looking for some specific inspiration on models that look similar to Overwatch vehicles or ridiculous weapons from animated cartoons, where do you guys have most success in finding this stuff…	4 Last	Larry Oct 2020
Choosing a first tablet for 3D Modeling/Sculpting (Sorry for my bad English, it's not my native language) Hey, guys!I discovered 3D some time ago and since then I decided to start studying to become a Character Artist. I'm about to buy my first…	7 Last	Larry Oct 2020
Remote Knights Online - (WIP) Edit: Sorry wrong section, I posted the topic now in 3d art. :)	0 Last	Jacal Oct 2020
Presenting characters on portfolio using zbrush and PS Hello,is it ok if characters are presented on portfolio using zbrush , photoshop (or keyshot) without using vray, UE, corona,arnold and similar rendering engines?This question is for those with low p…	1 Last	almighty_gir Oct 2020
Substance going subscription only Fresh news, Adobe decided to go subscription only with the Substance suite after they officially published Alchemist.Official forum post: https://forum.substance3d.com/index.php/topic,30855.0.ht…	109 Last	FourtyNights Oct 2020
Advice Thread Hey Polycount community. I'm seeing what advice you guys may have for how I've been feeling about my work over the years. I can't help but, feel like my work isn't good enough and perhaps I can'…	5 Last	Joopson Oct 2020
How do i start? Hello, I am very new and I just made my account yesterday, and I have no clue what i'm doing. I am a beginner artist; I enjoy doing digital and traditional art. I haven't done any animation projects …	2 Last	BagelHero Oct 2020
old jaguar game what was that game where you had to collect stuff on different planets and there was a fenale icon/headwas damn good game though	9 Last	Ruz Oct 2020
Topogun 3 - looking good So there's a few new-ish videos popping up about this (finally). Looks like some real improvement, and the patch tool is looking sexy. Any thoughts?https://vimeo.com/403023432	26 Last	CreativeSheep Oct 2020
Building a neural network model: Wanting to speak with technical animators/technical artists Hi all, monavaile is a digital fashion company, where we are currently in the process of creating a neural network model that will allow digital fashion designers to be able to more easily …	1 Last	emmajane13 Oct 2020
Help! Improving 2D Game Art Hi Everyone, I've created a pretty fun mobile game. Which is actually the first game I have ever created. Only problem is, I'm not too skilled with creating the art for the game which I think is real…	3 Last	KevinGibbs Oct 2020
What do you do in your spare time Well, I have started playing table tennis again after a 30 year break. It's fun and keeps me fit. Do not intend to play competitively again, but my daughter enjoys playing too so it mainly for …	19 Last	valentin_baguirov Oct 2020
AMD Ryzen 5000 (Zen-3) announcement AMD announced the new Ryzen CPU generation yesterday.Looks quite promising, especially considering that the power consumption didn't increase.Looking forward to some real life benchmarks in November.…	0 Last	Prime8 Oct 2020
Maya BonusTools Survey Steven Roselle creator of the Bonustools is asking for feedback.https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NFN67XB	0 Last	oglu Oct 2020
Autodesk Vision Series 2020 Some great Talks this year. There is a lot going on in the CG Land.https://makeanything.autodesk.com/events/vision-series-2020	11 Last	gandhics Oct 2020
Does anyone have an "atmos" sound system or soundbar connected to pc and working? Hi. Not sure if this is the right section for this kind of stuff, but it doesnt belong to tech talk so I think it should be ok. I'm looking for someone who has an atmos home theather system or soundb…	2 Last	Obscura Oct 2020
3DS Max Roadmap There are some really cool features in the pipe.I hope the Texture baking means we get mikk support. :disappointed: https://area.autodesk.com/blogs/the-3ds-max-blog/3ds-max-public/	39 Last	oglu Sep 2020
Microsoft acquires Bethesda Softworks in $7.5B deal Microsoft acquires Bethesda Softworks in $7.5B dealDoom, The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, Dishonored, ,Starfield, Quake franchises and more now Microsofts.	5 Last	poopipe Sep 2020