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1000 scanned models from museums ready to download and commercial use, for free! Enjoy!https://sketchfab.com/search?features=downloadable&q=Malopolska%60s+Virtual+Museums&sort_by=-relevance&type=models	1 Last	Justo Apr 2021
Looking for old-school style web composer software Hello all -I'd like to find an old-school style web composing software. What I mean by that is something that allows to visually assemble page layouts by direct manipulation of elements (images and t…	6 Last	Eric Chadwick Apr 2021
Happy Birthday, Polycount Happy 23rd birthday, Polycount.	25 Last	rollin Apr 2021
Am i bothering myself with not so important things ? Hi,This topic is related to presenting a character on a portfolio. is it ok if a character is presented in A pose rather then some heroic pose? would that be something a hiring companies don't like t…	2 Last	Neox Mar 2021
Most useless professions? Was flipping around cable last night and i accidently stayed on E long enough to notice it was a show about super models, ans they were talking about how these models pull over 6 figures and my jaw …	82 Last	focus_method Mar 2021
New Member Hello!I’m a new member and this is my first post and account on a forums page! I’m currently a student at and my degree is computer animation. I’m 20 years old and I’m an aspiring animator. I’m glad …	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2021
How do you organize your digital art files on your computer? How do you organize your 3D files (maya, blender, 3ds max, etc)? What about other project types like photography, graphic design, or game projects? Unreal/Unity projects? I have a bunch of these type…	3 Last	SnowInChina Mar 2021
Photogrammetry, megascans in level design , worth? I have downloaded and tested beautifull levels in unreal done with megascan assets and photogrammetry, but are very static , uninteractive and limited area spaces, are they worth usage ? If so when a…	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2021
Looking to move to Austin, any advice? Sup guys, my roommate and I are thinking about making the move to Austin from Dallas. I haven't been there much so I'm not too familiar with the area. I know that there's a ton of opportunity for gam…	12 Last	Justin Meisse Mar 2021
Quaff a green one!	1 Last	sacboi Mar 2021
What software should i use to render things like this ? Hey everyone !Im currently working on a big school project and i came across this 3D model with crazy reflections, iridescent texture, IOR and thin film effects. I've been googling for a few days alr…	5 Last	Prime8 Mar 2021
isometric game art breakdowns? I have a student who is interested in learning more about the workflows for locked perspective, isometric games. I have tried doing some digging for them but I can't seem to hit the perfect search te…	2 Last	Taylor Brown Mar 2021
Folds In Tris(FITS) [URL="https://www.facebook.com/FoldsInTris"][COLOR="Red"]Folds In Tris Facebook page[/COLOR] [/URL] Hey polycount! its been a while! I want to share something that I've been working on for a while. …	13 Last	FourtyNights Mar 2021
Reality Capture joins Epic Games https://youtu.be/u09xBayensghm..	1 Last	ZacD Mar 2021
Custom Greentooth Keycaps Just got this custom shine-through keycap made from https://www.maxkeyboard.com/custom-backlight-compatible-keycap-for-backlit-keyboard.htmlSent them this PNG to make it if you want to get one t…	9 Last	thomasp Mar 2021
Where can I download 3D Enviroments as Maps? I wish to find some good stylized 3D Environments to be good backgrounds for my characters to pose in, I will give credit to the creator, but does anyone know of where to download free ones for this …	2 Last	Brian "Panda" Choi Mar 2021
Work with me. Music for work 4K [Ambient Music] https://youtu.be/rbkwhAEHWJA	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2021
In-Development Indie MMORPGs MMORPGs require years of hard work, both in the art and engineering departments. At the beginning, in the late 90's, MMO games were mostly innovation of the West, but nowadays, as far as I know, Kore…	0 Last	francisbaud Mar 2021
New to the community. Hey! The name is Spiri7Light. It's a pleasure to be here in this wonderful community! I hope to see many ideas, and get some inspiration to push me forward in making my own animations as well!	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2021
Help finding Thunderbird2 .obj file please... Playing Dual Universe and can use a .obj file scalable holographic projector to help design ships.I want to make a replica of Thunderbird 2 but can only find a few expensive/inaccurate .obj files.Als…	1 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2021
Pipeline: How much is too much? After 23 years doing CG, I took an extended break in 2012. Some of this was due to various life related reasons. Some of it was due to waning passion. Now, just over 8 years later, that passion seems…	10 Last	Brandon.LaFrance Feb 2021
Artificial interactions on art station Does anyone else see this? I will every so often see works on artstation with more likes and comments than I would expect based on their quality. The artist usually comes from an eastern european cou…	6 Last	Neox Feb 2021
Can you give me portfolio showcase platforms Hi,what kind of portfolio showcase platforms do we have besides artstation,cgsociety ?ok i know about behance and dribbble but it's more for graphic design, UI, web design.I need something to showcas…	4 Last	focus_method Feb 2021
Hardware help Hello everyone! I’m a beginner to everything here but definitely want to try my hand at modeling; mainly terrain and architecture. Also, I’d like to do programming. Does anyone know a very good compu…	12 Last	JamieGumb1 Feb 2021
New banners! Please join us in congratulating the artists who are responsible for the Polycount banners this month! Remember, if you see something that's banner-worthy, use the Flag > Report button and le…	7 Last	teodar23 Feb 2021
Sketchbook threads in 3D Art Showcase and Critiques Are sketchbook threads not required to be posted in the digital sketchbook subforum?I've noticed a few sketchbooks popping up in the 3d showcase subforum, which I presume is the most viewed subforum …	6 Last	ImsumDave Feb 2021
Hello I am new here! Hello everyone! My name is Bishop and i am new to the Artist field and i am a student at Los Angeles Film School! I hope to post all my future work here and to network and make friends!	5 Last	grumix8 Feb 2021
occulus quest 2 got myself one for christmas. must say its great fun, never though it we be 'that' advanced. need to research the different kinds of formats/contentthough as it seems to me at least the that the imme…	17 Last	Ruz Feb 2021
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