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wanted to inform myself whats better for environment artist's maya or 3dsmax? Hey,i wanted to know if there is a difference for environment artist's when using maya or 3dsmax,you know like for doing pretty complex buildings with several floors or that kinda stuff thank you aga…	13 Last	passerby Oct 2014
Scott Eaton Studios: which class to take? The classes on this site were recommended to me: [url]http://www.scott-eaton.com/[/url] He offers 2 classes that I would be interested in. [url]http://www.scott-eaton.com/anatomy-for-artists-online…	7 Last	Waterbear Oct 2014
Orkut by google [url]http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/30/google-will-shut-down-its-orkut-social-network-in-september/[/url] Not sure if many of you (or any of you) know this community called Orkut by Google, has final…	14 Last	PyrZern Oct 2014
Real time Collaboration anyone? Everyone, hear me out!! I do a lot of my modeling on the go when I work away from my machine using a website called [URL="http://clara.io"]Clara.io[/URL]. Clara is a browser based tool thats similar…	3 Last	Luisiana Oct 2014
Getting crits when you're a beginner I realize being a broken record isn't fun for anyone, so I can see how people simply don't comment on newbie threads. Not complaining, rather seeking a solution. What's the best way for a new (ish)…	44 Last	DrunkShaman Oct 2014
Question regarding modeling for video game industry. Hi guys! I have a question regarding modeling for video game industry. First, Does modeler need to know about rigging? I've been posing my character in Zbrush but while doing it, I was worried if it…	1 Last	EarthQuake Oct 2014
Max or Maya(Shader wise) Hello guys, so I was using marmoset toolbag to do realtime renders but now the trial time is over. I want to ask what is better to do, download Maya or try the max 2015, I was using 3DS all the time …	10 Last	marcosfd Oct 2014
Anybody tried car design clay modelling kit? Looks interesting. Interested in finding out if its practical to re-purpose it for a prop or mech designs. Yeah you could use sculpty, etc. but this kit comes with an instructional dvd and tools. …	0 Last	MagicSugar Oct 2014
Setting Deadlines and Goals For Personal Projects [B]Update[/B] [quote=mats effect;2148723]Thanks for the post beefaroni forgot to reply! Sorry to drag up a post again but though it was better than starting a new one but I feel like I am constant…	20 Last	SuperFranky Oct 2014
Drive and Goals Wait, come back - this isn't another 'lack of motivation' thread! More so the reasoning behind people's motivation to their art. I started talking with a few people on polycount noob challenge Skype …	10 Last	Mask_Salesman Oct 2014
3D Character modeling Price questions Hi, I'm currently working on a game with a very small team and this is our first actual game we plan to release. We are good in almost all areas accept Character modeling and we have been thinking of…	6 Last	PyrZern Oct 2014
Darksiders 2 Matcaps? Hi Polycount, I was wondering if any of you knew where I could find a matcap similar to the one that was used to display the Darksiders 2 sculpts? Thanks in advance :)	7 Last	GrevSev Oct 2014
Cosplay Reference Thingy's Hey mates. Just seen this and thought there are quite a bit of nice frills on the dresses and curls on hairs. There are also straight hair samples. I though these would be a nice target for practi…	6 Last	PaulP Oct 2014
First Job - Thank you Polycount ! After years of keeping my head in the game and constantly working i finally found a job in 3d. I graduated 3 years ago and have had some freelance and random things but never stopped practicing. I …	41 Last	skylebones Oct 2014
XCOM I guess it's official now. [URL]http://www.xcom.com/xcom.html[/URL] [SIZE=1]I like how they don't mention 2K Australia at all.[/SIZE]	309 Last	NegevPro Oct 2014
Unity/Sketchfab challenge Spotted a new challenge on the Unity forums, figured I'd share here since we all love a challenge! I'd have posted in the Unity subforum but thats really just for tech talk. Looks fun, tis compatib…	3 Last	Thomas P. Oct 2014
learning how to draw I've always wanted to learn how to draw and I've tried to get into it several times but I end up getting frustrated because I'm so shit at it. :poly118: Do you guys think it would be beneficial to l…	8 Last	Fomori Oct 2014
Workflow videos? So, I'm sure I've heard these are a thing but I don't know where to find them. I'd like to watch some videos of people work. Time lapses or not. I'm beyond tutorials, but I'd like to see other people…	2 Last	ghaztehschmexeh Oct 2014
What has the games industry been like for you? I also made a facebook post about this but would like to drop it here also to gather thoughts from the various industry folks who frequent - It is a little bloggy but I would hope it doesn't get pull…	62 Last	Winstral35 Oct 2014
Waxlab for Maya Hey all, read about this plugin in this month's copy of 3D World and figured I'd check it out, seems pretty cool as a sculpting plugin within Maya. I can't imagine it will rival Zbrush or Mudbox an…	0 Last	Torch Oct 2014
Advice for starting a team project Hello Polycount! A group of friends and I are trying to make video games together. We just finished our first one and are getting ready to try again. I've noticed a small problem with communication …	7 Last	Mask_Salesman Oct 2014
Portfolio feast! I just made my artstation page and really needed advice on how it looks and feels. Please feel free to tear it apart. [url]http://deohboeh.artstation.com/[/url] Your critique is much appreciated. …	3 Last	deohboeh Oct 2014
iPad - recommended apps? I'm new to the iPad (16gb iPad2 - had it about a week - it's a gift) and wondered what apps people would recommend for it. I'm looking primarily at texture manipulation and painting apps - preferabl…	9 Last	Kwramm Oct 2014
GameTextures.com - I, uh, how... huH!? So I recently signed up for GameTextures. It advertises UE4 support, which means (as far as I'm aware) that it supports the metalness workflow. I'm not using UE4, but I AM using the metalness workflo…	21 Last	Seaseme Oct 2014
Can I Specialise In Texture Art ... So, I'm 32 now. I've messed around with art/cg ever since I had a C64 in the 80's but my life took a different path in my late teens and early 20's and I've never completely focused on my art, that's…	14 Last	Cluly Oct 2014
Anyone playing the Sims 4? Hello, I was just wondering if anyone on polycount has gotten around to playing the Sims 4. It took me awhile to get used to going from 11 expansion packs worth of content to a new base game, and t…	10 Last	Z-Axis Oct 2014
Best Method To Get Started With Game Art/Game Creation Hello :D I'm a 16 year old boy who's very interested in creating games, mainly the game art aspect, which is the field I dream of working in. I've checked out many different ways of getting started,…	9 Last	wizo Oct 2014
SWAT Series Red team; breach, bang, and clear! Blue, deploy a glowstick! God I miss this series, and played it to hell and back when I was younger (namely SWAT 3, never did get a chance to get SWAT 4. For some …	19 Last	MiAlx Oct 2014
Yard Sale Watch Iphone app I know that this is not game related but wanted to post this here any way. I have a Free Iphone app out called Yard Sale Watch. This app is to encourage users that see a yard sale to report it and…	1 Last	snake85027 Oct 2014
Looking for a rig Tester As the title says I am looking for a rig tester .You dont have to do anything specific other than just test the rigs to tell me if they have any major issues in doing animations .Also I am putting up…	0 Last	fusedgore Oct 2014
Vanishing of Ethan Carter Just stumbled upon this. Game looks really impressive as far as art goes, and they have some interesting tech. [url]http://www.theastronauts.com/2014/03/visual-revolution-vanishing-ethan-carter/[/u…	58 Last	juniez Oct 2014
Maquettes as concepts I'm sure everyone has seen the maquettes Joel Emslie did for titanfall. I think this is an amazing approach, and I would really love to try my hand at doing that too. There isn't a lot of information…	9 Last	seth. Sep 2014
Does a mouse really matter? My mouse isn't working so I am returning it. So I was wondering if a costly mouse is really worth it. Does a gaming mouse make any sense? Is there any benefit from getting a gaming mouse? How does th…	35 Last	ZacD Sep 2014
dos games in windows 7 64 bit? from what I have been reading it seems that's its next to impossible to do this. I have a bunch of old games i would like to replay any one have any ideas? I tried to install win xp on my laptop, but…	9 Last	Ruz Sep 2014
How to do basic 3D animation? Nothing too hard. I'm just in the mood to animate something 3D and make it look like Looney Tunes. Sort of like the Crash Bandicoot games on the PS1. Software I have: 3DS Max & Unreal Engine 4. [I…	14 Last	JordanN Sep 2014
Modo 3rd party plug-in: Flipper by cadjunkie [CENTER][vv]107467963[/vv] [LEFT] [/LEFT] [/CENTER]	1 Last	ahtiandr Sep 2014
Destiny So, apparently some concept art was [B][URL="http://imgur.com/a/LG4I5"]Leaked[/URL][/B]. I don't know much about the game other than it's supposedly going to be an mmo and will be released for the cu…	320 Last	almighty_gir Sep 2014
Invisible art [url]http://www.cbc.ca/thisisthat/blog/2014/09/23/new-york-artist-creates-art-that-is-invisible/[/url] Paul Rooney, Lana's agent, believes she might be the greatest artist alive working today: "When…	28 Last	pior Sep 2014
Leadership in the Games Industry Hey everyone, I'm a 3d artist and student at the Guildhall at SMU in Plano, TX. Throughout the program's curriculum, we make several games, each getting progressively more complex. I was lucky enou…	11 Last	glottis8 Sep 2014
Blizzard Cancels Titan [url]http://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/blizzard-officially-cancels-mmo-titan-after-seven-years-in-development/[/url]	74 Last	praetus Sep 2014
EGX London meetup, Sept 27 [I][IMG]http://classicgamingchampionships.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/edxlondon.jpg[/IMG] [/I] [I][URL]http://www.egxlondon.net/[/URL] Ohhhhh yeah[/I] it's that time of year again! It's probably…	70 Last	JohnnyRaptor Sep 2014
Learning how to teach children art I'm wondering if anyone know a good resource on this topic? The idea of teaching kids have crossed my mind many times in the past but I never consider it seriously. Now, this makes me feel old but my…	5 Last	Steve Schulze Sep 2014
19 years just occurred to me that I have been doing 3d for 19 years now, jeez I surprised that I am not pig sick of it. I even did 2d work for 7 years before that. I mean, I spent about 4 years working 12 to …	23 Last	oglu Sep 2014
Have you had an eccentric client before? Just came from a meeting with my client and "their client". I'm hired as the concept guy. Don't want to detail what happened but it felt like I was dealing with Scientologists (but they're not, jus…	19 Last	Blond Sep 2014
Portfolio Dev Discussion: Quality vs. Quantity It's been said to me and others on Polycount that 2-3 good pieces are better in the portfolio than 10 moderately decent pieces. I believe that. Now another issue I've faced recently is simply the qua…	15 Last	RexM Sep 2014
Any tips/tutorial for composing a complex scene So yeah I'm looking to make an illustration of a pretty complex scene,a bunch of guys(10+) charging in battle from the edges towards the center of the image, but I'm having a hard time trying to comp…	6 Last	JordanN Sep 2014
when do use modular art I did know where to put this. Here it goes I was just wondering where to use modular peaces I have pretty strong idea about it but im not sure. I would use modular peaces in interior only I would us…	5 Last	gsokol Sep 2014
The Polycount Store Hello! It is with great pleasure that I can finally show you guys what we've been working on for the past couple of months here at Polycount: [URL="http://polycount.spreadshirt.com/"][B][IMG]ht…	297 Last	Tits Sep 2014
What do "IE" and "ID" stand for? Hello I was recommended taking IE or ID as art school majors. I'm not very familiar with program abbreviations though. Already found out ID is Industrial Design, but how about IE? Anyone's willing…	6 Last	skyline5gtr Sep 2014
VR Sculpting [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnqFdSa5p7w"]Sculpting in Virtual Reality - Oculus Rift DK2 + Razer Hydra - YouTube[/ame]	18 Last	RexM Sep 2014