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References not working properly

Hey guys, I managed to set up a reference properly. However, when I am looking at it from the front, the vertices and edges on the far sides of the mode seem to look like they are leaning out: [IMG]…
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sargentcrunch

Please explain to me the difference between Textools and polyunwrapper

Hello, I don't want an app war at all, but I'm a newbie at unwrapping and I really want to understand the benefit of polyunwrapper before buying it, since it's 35 dollars, so it's not cheap. And pe…
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boumay

Divinity: Original Sin

Anyone pick this up? I've played it for about 5 hours and fuggin' love it. It's very difficult in all the right ways. I haven't head a good RPG like this since the Baldur's Gate / NWN (original) da…
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kn0r

Insights into the approval/team process at larger studios?

Hello all, I'm a bit curious as I've always wanted to work at a larger studio (what can be bad about being surrounded by people interested in the same forms of art and entertainment?) and was wonder…
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slosh

How do I set up reference images?

I have seen people create references in the background for them to model over the top. I have looked online but most the tutorials are old and involve the old feature that how turned into 2d pan and …
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Youngy798

Gran Turismo 1 car model specs

This probably isn't the right forum to ask but here goes. Does anybody know what the specs were for the car models and textures for the first, and even second (if it was different) Gran Turismo game …
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Leo2236

Dota 2 canvas prints for our house

Hello! I figured this would be fun to share (hope this is the right forum for this). We put up the Dota 2 loading screens/promo art for stuff we've collaborated on and hung them up around the house. …
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sajedene

How do you get into the Polycount Recap?

Hey, just wondering how work gets chosen to get put into the recap? Everything looks amazing in all of them.
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Decci

Free normal mapping program

Hey Ive been looking for a free normal mapping program for Gimp. I don't have PS so I can't use the nvidia tools. Does anyone know if there any free programs similar to Crazybump which would allow me…
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Zack Maxwell

Studio Ghibli closes!... :(

What!. Im in shock... [url]http://oh-totoro.com/post/93700803450/studio-ghibli-announces-closure-toshio-suzuki[/url] [url]http://www.imdb.com/news/ni57559235/[/url] [img]http://img1.wikia.nocookie…
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elementrix

Need help: Common Sense Design

Hey there, I am currently working on my reseach paper about Character Desing and I have a problem with reseaching some themes, like Common sense design. I kinda know about it but I need to have som…
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MagicSugar

Sony's Project Morpheus

Sony's Project Morpheus Yogscast Kim behind the scenes at Sony to find out more about Project Morpheus, one of the latest developments in virtual reality gaming! [url]www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUY…
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littleclaude

Maya and Multi Monitors??

Hello, I've been searching into this on google, but haven't found anything useful. I have a multi monitor set-up and I would like to split some of Maya's windows/viewports between them. But when e…
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staschi

Siggraph 2014 - worth going?

I just noticed Siggraph 2014 was going to be in Vancouver this year. The timing works for me, and Vancouver is my favorite city in the world, so I am seriously considering going. Any other polycount…
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marks

Renting out a room in SF, looking for a roommate

Hey everyone! Ive got a spare room for rent in San Francisco, in the Sunset district at 28'th ave and Judah. The room is about 15 by 10 feet, and there's a shared kitchen and bathroom. The rent is 6…
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Fingus

Houdini Indie

:poly115: [vv]49472813[/vv]
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[Deleted User]

gears 1 on windows 7 ?

anybody ever got it working on win7 as I have had no luck at all. tried all the online fixes etc it always crashes back to the desktop after the splash screen
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Ruz

Crawl

Hey guys, a couple of mates have just released their game to steam greenlight go give it a thumb if it feels like your sort of thing ;) [url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=23…
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Stinger88

Payment and Freelance questions.

Hello everyone. First off, I know there are already a few threads out there... So sorry, I searched a bit but didn't find one that did fit well. I'm from Germany and I know a little about the earn…
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EarthQuake

Anyone tried Light Therapy ? - Energy problems

Hey guys! My question is simple, is anyone tried light therapy? I have some problem with my energy and I often need a nap in the afternoon. Even if I've improved my meal habits, sleep time etc... I'…
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Denny

Indecision and frustration

Hello again guys and sorry about the 2 threads in the same day I promisse i'll not do it again. This time I want to know if it's normal to a total beginner start learning with character sculpting in…
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Mask_Salesman

Help with anatomy book

I'm trying to learn anatomy using Andrew Loomis book "Figure Drawing For All it's worth", but in the first chapter I get really lost about things like: the flat diagram and the manekin with action in…
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marcosfd

Does Unpolished Placeholder/Pre-Alpha Assets Help Sell A Game?

Have an interesting discussion with a programmer friend of mine. I was always of the mindset that publicly showing hastily made "placeholder" assets were detrimental to the game. Other developers …
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Nizza_waaarg

Cry Engine VS UE4 VS Marmoset Toolbag

What one should I use? I am an environment artist. I find that things in marmoset look much better than while in cry engine and ue4. Keep in mind that marmoset tool bag used PBR. As an environment ar…
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Christian Cunningham

Polyphasic sleep pattern

I'm wondering, how many of you have tried a polyphasic sleep cycle? Thinking about trying it? Even heard about it? Why would/wouldn't you want to do it? I just started the everyman cycle 12 hours a…
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JamesArk

Favorite Magazine.

Hello everyone. What are some of your favorite and useful magazines for 3D Artists in the video game industry? Like 3D Artist and CG magazine. Thanks!
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cptSwing

Quad Optimize?

Are there any tools, 3rd party apps, scripts or tricks that can optimize meshes not on triangles but on quads? The ProOptimize modifier in max (formerly [URL="http://www.mootools.com/plugins/us/poly…
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Neox

How would I create this effect?

Not sure if this is the right place to post this. But anyways. I found this video whilst trying to find a way to paint stone, I am working on finding techniques to texture a weapon for a game, and I…
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Eric Chadwick

Looking for The Binding of Isaac + Wrath of the Lamb DLC Steam Key from Humble Bundle

I'm looking for a steam key of The Binding of Isaac + Wrath of the Lamb DLC Steam Key. I know I could get it from Humble Bundle 7 but I miss it :( I'd like to get it for free, but I have some other s…
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Jack2035

Graphics Tablet Questions (x-post)

Hello, I've already posted that in an existing thread, but haven't got any answers unfortunately, so I'll try it with a new thread. There must be somebody in this forum that can answer at least some …
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amokk_gw

Making of / Behind the scenes

Hey guys, just wondering if you know of any good behind the scenes videos or making of? I watched the last of us' one again yesterday and it got me looking for more. Please post them if you know o…
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cman2k

Making 3d art based on Others concept art.

So I was wondering i've seen people on here make characters based on other peoples concept art, and i was wondering if you guys go and personnally message the artist who made the concept art and get …
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artstream

Question Regarding Laptop + Desktop

Is it possible to use a laptop monitor for a desktop? (to have the desktop use the laptop as a monitor)
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Ben Apuna

Solar Max - Physics-Based Space Adventure for Mobile!

Hey guys! I just wanted to share my first self-published iOS game that I’ve been working on - Solar Max. It’s an extremely simple physics-based survival game; by tapping the left and/or right half …
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Kovac

PC Upgrade guidance.

My MBP has been crashing trying to render a 270x480 image on mental ray. So I am upgrading to a PC. I haven't assembled one is a long time. If I could have some guidance it would be great! :) My m…
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deohboeh

Better earnings; Dota 2 Workshop or Unity Assets

I'm curious which would be a better way to utilize my skills in order to make money short term, get out of my day job, and start making money off my modeling skills full-time so I can progress my ski…
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LRoy

Job interview mobile games

Hey everyone I have an interview for an associate artist position with a studio, it says to have experience with unreal 3 I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations to what I should know about…
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dystopianghost

Do you guys take breaks from modeling/drawing?

If so, how long? "Fresh eyes" as it's called. I've created a fair amount of content recently, but I worry that the quality will diminish if I just keep creating "detailed" piece after piece. Thoughts…
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Mask_Salesman

Art Institute is it good or bad?

i'm just curious i would like to start school at the art institute and i would like to know from someone that's been there is it a good school?
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slosh

Freelancing with Blender

I'd like to know how viable it is to rely on Blender as your main 3D program for freelance work. I also have ZBrush for the base/highpoly creation and Substance Painter/Photoshop for base texturing, …
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liquidape

Dark Souls 2

[IMG]http://upload.habboi.co.uk/darksoulslogo2.jpg[/IMG] ------------------------------------- [IMG]http://i.minus.com/iQOXI3UiVxM4U.gif[/IMG] So it's up to me to make a thread again eh :) ------…
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Torch

Want to Get Into Illustration and Concept Art (long post)

First of all, sorry for my shitty English, if you guys don't understand a certain sentence just quote that sentence and tell me that you didn't understand what I'm trying to say and I'll do my best …
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Shtreimel

If The Foundry's Nuke went open source... It would look like Natron

Recently stumbled across this open source compositor in the works. [URL]http://natron.inria.fr/[/URL] Everything from the layout to the controls is nearly identical to Nuke, which I cant say is a b…
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thomasp

Recommend me a modelling app

Hi, Let me preface this by saying this is NOT a vs thread. I just want some recommendations. Long story short after 4-5 years of modelling in it, I'm DONE with Maya; Autodesk has proven that they ca…
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dzibarik

New Game concept/startup

Hello all, I have a pretty basic question regarding an idea I've been toying around with: Would it be a pain in the ass to work with the original Quake 1 engine for the sake of that mid-90's limit…
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tsuchinoko

Incoming dynamic booleans Modo 701 plug-in

Looks less tedious to cut and core than Zbrush shadowboxing. But it should fit right in with a GoZ-zremesh workflow. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m7qJKPnJC4"]Sneak peek of something cool f…
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pior

Expectations of an in-house job for a 3d character artist

Is there anyone here who work/worked in the industry of 3d character art? Do you mind telling me a bit about how was it like? I would love to know - what was the time frame you were expected to pr…
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Eric Chadwick

Modeling classes?

Is there any online modeling classes for game making purposes at a good price? Live classes or workshops?
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Javier

Anatomy guide/ or "system" to follow

I am not sure how to name this thread. But i need help to learn Anatomy, like step by step guide or system that i can follow, otherwise i will go mad and will end up in mental hospital. I want to …
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Spoon

Can you liveoff freelancing? - tips welcome

Hello there polycount, I'm a jr level artist who gets the attention by indie studios quite often (must be luck of some sort) to get work, and I did some freelancing gigs. So my question is for curr…
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Kakarot666

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