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New Website

Can someone point me int he direction of a good portfolio template or service? I'm looking for something... - Free/Cheap - Simple design - mobile friendly - Not a "blog" and instead a gallery sty…
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Bruno Afonseca

Lack of games this year?

Is it me or are games becoming more and more scarce this year especially good games?I have also noticed the gamers on youtube are runing out of games to play. At the moment, there aren't any good or …
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Cibo

Schools in France?

Hello o/ I'm currently studying programming and after this i intend to go to a school for game art. I'm learning to use 3D tools in my spare time as well (using mostly 3dsmax and starting zbrush soo…
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Rolt

Where should a beginner post a WIP?

Hi! I'm working on a project requiring a couple of low-poly characters (PS1-PSP-PS2 complexity) and I'd love to get some critique - but the Polycount wip threads are packed with extraordinary, develo…
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Reverend Speed

3Ds Max Tutorial series

Hi all, Just thought I would put the news out into the world that I have finally made part 1 and 2 of my 3Ds Max training series. The first part only covers the basics for beginners but will be the r…
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Purge117

Baking workflow improvement

Hi guys, I'm currently working on a tank and it's all going well, but I spending a whole lot of hours on the baking process that I think I can speed up a lot. The question is how do I do this. This…
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FelixL

Side-project Collaborators

Hey guys, I'm a pretty well tuned Artist looking for Wizard Programmers that are interested in collaborating on something on the side. I work full-time currently, but usually spend my evenings work…
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Noth

GameSalad vs. Stencyl? Others?

Do you guys have a preference? Reviews? Pros Cons? I've tried Stencyl and i'm not sure it was intuitive enough or it was broken haha. The tutorials didn't really show too much either. But I really w…
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Shrike

Crash courses on modo?

Hey guys, I've been a maya user for about a year and a half getting towards, and while my fundamentals of 3D are still in the learning process, I'd find myself fighting and struggling with the tools …
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Fogbrain

Environment Query: Would a polished Diorama be portfolio effective?

A good question that came up with a coworker of mine at Martin Brinkerhoff' Associates. [B]If an environment artist is strapped for time, perhaps very invested in providing a wide-range of styles, a…
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chrisradsby

ProjectVile THE INTOXICATED SHOOTER

Early prototype for an Oculus Rift rail shooter I'm making. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc1mqPBOgzQ"]projectVile - YouTube[/ame] Inspired by Octodad, Time Crisis, and Hotline Miami, you p…
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Layt

What do suggest to this young artist?

Hi, i'm 17 and i'm a young artist.I'm interested with create to game environments and i want to create a new portfolio with levels so looks like architectural to grab new works what do u suggest to m…
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JordanN

Creating Art for Competitions

Hello folks, this [URL="http://happyplace.someecards.com/showtime/a-graphic-designer-wrote-a-fantastic-response-when-showtime-asked-him-to-work-for-free/"]article[/URL] had recently hit the news, and…
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beefaroni

Unemployed Experienced Environment Artists

[COLOR=SeaGreen][SIZE=5][B]Unemployed Experienced Artists[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] Hey guys, I'm trying something to get a little bit more visibility of unemployed friendly and experienced artists from th…
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chrisradsby

Rest In Peace Robin Williams

[img]http://i.imgur.com/aQGtKQg.jpg[/img] I woke up today to find out that Robin Williams passed away yesterday from an apparent suicide while battling depression. Today is a horrible day. Anyways I…
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J0NNYquid

First Sculpt - Stone Floor

I've recently started using zBrush, but I'm fairly new to creating assets. I created this HighPoly model hoping for any kind of feedback, advice or critique. Anything is appreciated.
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bfdsfidgi

Clients that won't let you show your work after release.

I wanted to start a discussion about this since it seems to be a growing trend. What are peoples thoughts on clients refusing to let freelancers out of their NDAs after the game ships? Personally I t…
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AlecMoody

schools in sweden to attend to?

hey guys and girls. I was wondering if people got any tips on school to search for to becoma a game art designer/level art designer, i do mostly 2D drawings. Not the best, but i try my best. My que…
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S_ource

Linux next to Windows just in case

Hey guys, so I recently (last night) had my computer completely just screw me over, and I had to wipe it clean (I think reset is the actual term) so I ended up losing all my work for 3 of classes, wh…
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EarthQuake

My Blender tutorials

For anyone curious about Blender's internal game engine (so probably no-one here - lol) I created a set of five videos as a very basic introduction. They're hosted by Cris over at 3d Palace and he's …
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Gmanx

Quantum Break looks promising

[URL="http://youtu.be/fa69PBP_mHE"]http://youtu.be/fa69PBP_mHE[/URL] At least, in terms of visual and particle effects. Remedy did an awesome jbo there. The gun fight at the ends relly pulls off. …
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JamesArk

Theme recommendation for portfolio blog please?

Can anyone recommend me a clean, simple, no-effect theme suitable for a portfolio, please? Could be wordpress, blogger, etc, I'm willing to host my stuff anywhere :) Most of the themes I found are p…
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DireWolf

Open sub D

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cy3niOZ7nA[/url] better than a manual chamfer workflow?
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Aabel

GDC Europe/ Gamescom meetup. EURO-Counters Unite!

So... As I am booking my flight to Cologne for the upcoming GDC/Gamescom, I've been wondering if any other Euro-Counter is planning to be there too? Would sure be cool to hang around town, maybe grab…
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Neox

Accuracy vs time/practicality

How accurate do you make your models? Lately I've been challenging myself to reproduce things very accurately by gathering loads of reference and without using floating geometry etc. (only for person…
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Rumkugel

In need of help with modeling

hello, i am making 3d models for my game. It is turning out to be a very hard and flustrating task. I was wondering could anyone here perhaps tell me how they learned to model? im mostly looking to l…
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JordanN

Should I attend a "3d animation" school if I want Entertainment Design/Art/Concept?

Hey guys! [B]Before anything, as the "don't go to art school" idea is pretty much widespread, I don't wanna go to a school for the education only, but rather to get visa/work permit/networking condi…
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Kwramm

Intuos 4 and Max - Sensitivity issue!

hey guys! Just a quick question for you, I'm modeling in 3DS max with an Intuos 4 Medium and I have an issue with it.By exemple, when selecting faces, my pen will just go crazy and select multiple f…
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Paquette_e

Difference between vis-dev and concepting?

Whats the difference between vis-dev and concepting? Is there a difference?
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RezNik

I need help still nobi

i am trying to make tree but first time i tried sculpturing it it went bad i tried too to make some basic shape and use twist and bend modifier but it was even worst now i am trying 3 technic [url]h…
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Justin Meisse

[Game} Space Dogs - Starfox inspired jam

[CENTER] [IMG]http://i.gjcdn.net/imgserver/screenshot-thumbnail/898x1000/62326.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Hi Folks, So my and my buddy @Tanuki_suit, entered the game jolt game jam "gbjam3" last week. It…
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JasonLavoie

CGMA Courses - what are peoples thoughts and experiences with them?

Hi there! I am looking to join a post-graduate level game art course and would like to specialise in 3D character production. I have been accepted onto the well reputed MA course at University of He…
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Deep-fried

FS: Wacom Intuos 4 Large (PTK-840)

In great condition. Ships from Japan. I do not have the original packaging, but I will do a great job to make sure it is delivered safe and sound. [B]Shipping will be via [COLOR="Red"]EMS only[/COLO…
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Lamont

Marmoset tool bag pricing

Hey just a quick question, I looked online but I couldn't really find the answer. I was looking at the pricing for marmoset 2, it said that it was $129 per seat, does seat mean per pc? If so, how w…
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ZacD

Extinct - Survival [No-Zombies] Sandbox Game

[CENTER][IMG]http://extinctgame.com/Images/Main_Logo.png[/IMG] Explore - Create - Hunt - Survive​[/CENTER] Randomly Generated World’s with multiple biomes. Day \ Nigth Cycle with Dynamic wheat…
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serialkiler

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Custom Map Contest - $25K+ in prizes!

[URL="http://tornbanner.com/contest/"][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/uQlXP9v.png?1[/IMG][/URL] Greetings, noble lords and ladies! Torn Banner is partnering with Epic Games, Steam, Nvidia, and Logitech to …
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oxygencube

PS4 - Rime

a game from Tequila Works Game. This game looks great-- reminds me a bit of the Ico team but we'll see :] [url]http://youtu.be/V-JunUax8xg[/url]
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PogoP

Hand painting texture tutorials?

Hi! Haven't been on the forums in a while. Good to be back! I'm looking for some good hand painting texture tutorials. I remember there being a thread that listed a whole bunch of tutorials including…
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JacqueChoi

[Remote Work] Regarding Software purchases/software licenses

Question: How do you guys go about purchasing commercial-ready licenses for remote freelance work? Do the new Autodesk and Adobe Cloud services work well for this? Unless people just use cracked …
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dzibarik

A training roadmap?

Hello, for the seasoned veterens around here, allow us to discuss this hypothetical scenario. Assume that you had a senior character artist position but you were tasked with training a new guy how t…
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Sunn

Freelancer Software license

Hello there, if I want to start Freelance job ,should I worry about the software licences? As you many know we can't effort that much money to buy a licences as first... I wanted to hear some advice …
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elGuapo

The Foundry summer sale til Sept 19: Modo new license 40% off

[URL]http://community.thefoundry.co.uk/store/[/URL] Meshfusion under $300 again like intro sale. Training vids also included in promo. Free limited time trials for 801 and meshfusion here [URL]htt…
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Tobbo

Snow Drop Engine

Have you guys seen this? Holy crap. The damage and particle systems look super impressive. Though, with the name of the engine, I was hoping for more than just a shader change for snow on the groun…
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TAN

Dragon-Con Polycount meetup?

So [URL="http://www.dragoncon.org/"]Dragon Con[/URL] is a convention for comics, television, movies, sci-fi, gaming, anime, etc in Atlanta, GA and it is fast approaching on August 29th through Septem…
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skylebones

How do Animation Studios texture?

I've been trying to find something about how Disney or Pixar or the likes texture all their environments or characters but I can't really find anything. Or even environment breakdowns ,all I get is a…
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DireWolf

From Simulation to Fine Art School?

Hi guys, I just wanted to ask you guys your thoughts and advice at what I'm thinking of as a plan for next year, I'll try and keep it fairly brief too. I've worked at simulation companies and some c…
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joncox

Blacksmithing Videos for Material Reference?

So I'm guessing that at least a few people on here would know about this already, but I've only just stumbled upon this guy's videos. Similar to that guy.. whose name I cannot remember, who made the …
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Fingus

I NEED HELP D: Path Constraints ruin everything!

Hi guys, I'm really hoping you can help me with this. Basically I am doing a car animation and I have setup constraints so that when the car moves, the wheels move. This was done using Wireframe Par…
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monster

Questions bout Game Directors/Producers

1. What's the transition like for someone who is a game artist that wants to become a game director/producer? Can an artist become a director at the same studio they work? 2. How much control does a…
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Kwramm

Photo of your workstation for artists project

Hello all, I am doing an art project collecting photos of the workstations/computers of people that make 3D models, as well as the view out the window from where they are working. If any of you woul…
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asha

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