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Already a pro, but looking too enrich and expand your VFX skills?

Hi everyone, I hope it’s okay that I’m posting this here. I just wanted to recommend this course to anyone who is interested in VFX. The Animation Workshop in Denmark is offering a VFX c…
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unit187

Asking working flow from LOW to High in Zbrush

Hi guys.. I found lot's tutorial about working flow from High rez model to Low, but can't find the flow from Low to high. can any one give some tips? Here's the thing, I create a gun model in 3dsma…
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PyrZern

Need help finding a clever tip I saw on polycount.

A while back I came across a handy method posted by someone which was about wrapping cloth around a sword handle, the method involved attaching one end of the cloth to the handle and then animating t…
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- Livewire -

Help: Need advice on how to land a job

Hi everyone, For the last 7 months I’ve been trying to find work in gaming, motion graphics, advertisement, simulation, arch-viz and any other field that might have use of a 3D artist. So far I have…
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NomadSoul2501

Slow viewports In Maya with new nvidia card !

Hello to all, I made several post in different CG/3D software forums trying to find solution for my problem ....but nothing yet. So ill post here too...and im hoping someone could help me :poly121: …
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ldestefano

Nyra specular is blue..

Why is [URL="http://wiki.polycount.com/NyraCharacter"]Nyra[/URL]'s Specular Map Blue? I mean it has a blue-ish tint. It's not for specular and gloss because blue also has value. I saw similar in witc…
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Isaiah Sherman

Is this a good Port-Folio / Resume?

I'm a fresh graduate. Junior CG artist which is looking to work as a 3D animator/ generalist. Game, films whatever, the whole 3D world interests me. [url]http://blondel.weebly.com/[/url] So this i…
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almighty_gir

3D Printing

How much do these cost? What is the labor? (besides the Zbrush sculpting) Where can I buy one?
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regalrayn

Book - Bishamon Game Effects

Like most things in Japan, you gotta pay for it. I just got this book yesterday and it is pretty good for those of you want to get into effects for games. Lots of pictures so it is easy to follow eve…
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Blond

Innovative Game Ideas: Feedback from the Community

Hi. I am not sure if this is the correct section to put this in, but I have a few game ideas and I would like some feedback from the community on which one has the most potential. I know it really de…
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PyrZern

Looking for a thread..

Just recently built my PC and wiped my other one ready to sell it off.. Anyhow, There was this awesome thread with a link to 5GB of concept art that I was thinking I would just download once I got t…
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iconoplast

The Book of Life

Just ran across this trailer and thought you guys might like it. [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VUKy4AHzXs[/ame]
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Stinger88

Happy Birthday Hazardous! :D

Hey everyone, Don't think has been posted yet as I haven't seen it on the forums; but thought i'd wish MR Jon-Troy-Nickel a happy birthday. Your work continues to inspire me! Have a E-Beer on us …
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DrunkShaman

Renderman will soon be free of use !

[url]http://renderman.pixar.com/view/DP25849[/url] Pixar will let people downlaod a non-commercial version of their rendering software! Let's just hope, they bring in some tutorials with it and mak…
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Redsett

CGSociety with CGhub like home page

I was just browsing CGsociety and was glad to see the new mosaic of images at their home page, very similar to what CGhub had! Looks like CGSociety is changing gears like all the others:poly142: Al…
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leonardteo

Midwest Game Developers Summit 2014

[url]http://mgdsummit.com/[/url] Curious as to if there will be any polycounters going to this. Smaller weekend summit in Wisconsin July 12th - 13th and the pass is only $60 with discounted hotel ro…
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ZacD

Anyone using MayaLT?

Just wondering if anyone is using MayaLT? Ive been using it now for about a year and love it. Wondering if anyone else has had the same experience.
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joebount

Improve model for client, but do not publish.

Hey guys, So I got contacted by someone that is asking me to improve a high poly sculpt that (I assume) they have worked on. Now I wouldn't mind doing this, but they also said that they do not inten…
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RobeOmega

Portfolio site help

Does anyone keep a website or blog for their portfolio, and could recommend a company/host to go with? I'm trying to set one up at the minute but wanted to check with you guys what the best option i…
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Lazerus Reborn

Transitioning from VFX

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pbenjamim

anybody wanna share any foliage/trees?

hey guys! :) i'm working on an architectural project which includes a lot of trees, of whatever kind, flowers ,etc. it's a hotel / mall thing. so i'm trying to keep polygon count low. it's for my da…
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battlecow

Seeking insight for planet modeling and texturing

Myself and my programmer friend started working on a space-sim to learn workflows and processes, practice and just show that we can. My experience is in low-poly character and environmental work. W…
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AtticusMars

Help me build a tower!

I need hardware suggestions for new tower, if you have a bit of spare time and enjoy putting together links for hardware (I used to do this for friends as a teen). I haven't built a new tower in al…
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JedTheKrampus

A good PC for 400$, is it possible?

Ok, I already see some of you laugh but yeh..I need a new PC to improve my port-folio.. Thing is I have a 2006 family PC..Windows Vista, 2 GB of Ram, Nvidia Geforce 6150, amd 64 X2 Dual core process…
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Blond

EA Closes Mythic

Another bites the dust, sorry to all [url]http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/29/ea-closes-mythic-entertainment[/url] True or not this made me chuckle [IMG]http://a.disquscdn.com/get?url=https%3A…
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Justin Meisse

Maya 2014 Keyboard shortcuts visualized

I've updated my shortcutmapper web application to include Maya 2014 shortcuts: [url]http://waldobronchart.github.io/ShortcutMapper/#AudodeskMaya[/url] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/GQALQ8Z.jpg[/IMG] It's…
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James Ordner

Workstation and Desk Suggestion Thread

Just moved into a new place and would really love a nice home office desk to work on. Does anyone have any good suggestions for desks they may own or may have owned? A desk that is low in price point…
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lanonagar

Who here lives in Brazil?

Maybe we live near each other, maybe I'll be in your city soon, or maybe you have a portfolio to send my way! Either way, we could all hang out sometime! I'm in Manaus working at Samsung. Where are…
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lanonagar

3ds Max/Maya necessary for a future job in the Industry ?

Hi guys, I'm working with Maya for a while now, but I feel a lack of new features with Autodesk's 2015 softs. When I see both modo or Blender, I think that these softs have a more promising future t…
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MITVIZ

Is there a title for some one who specializes in materials?

I'm re-doing my resume and there's something I'm not sure about. For my last freelance gig, I had to teach myself how do some very specific glass materials. What would this job be called? Or is the…
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wizo

[Tesseract] Artist Call

The first public release of Tesseract has hit the internet. I'd like to extend an invitation to all artists. If you have any art assets you'd like to have considered for inclusion in the game, ple…
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Dashiva

Work, Life, Balance / Work, Work, Work

Hey Polycount! This is something I've been wondering lately, I see so many great artists on here and was wondering what your philosophy is when it comes to getting art/projects done. Are you a…
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PyrZern

Hard Surface Enthusiast

Hello PC. I started a hard surface reference tumblr - essentially a collection of hard surface imagery in the form of collages and typologies - to serve as a starting point for further reference gath…
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Oniram

BattleCry

I was going to post a who's on first styled joke about what Austin devs BattleCry Studios have been working on but decided to just post a link to the reveal instead: [url=http://www.battlecrythegame…
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d1ver

Upcoming Renderman release will include a free version for non-commercial use.

[URL]http://renderman.pixar.com/view/non-commercial[/URL] [URL]http://renderman.pixar.com/view/DP25849[/URL] Pretty exciting stuff i must say!
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skyline5gtr

CryEngine Tutorials?

Hi all! I've decided to start my next interior environment project and I want to make use of CryEngine, though I have no experience in the engine. Can anyone point me into the right direction with so…
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alexdean94

UHAnimation Expos

UHAnimation Expos
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littleclaude

scrum agile software develpoment

[URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrum_%28development%29[/URL] does anyone have experience working with this methodology? Is it worth my time to study upon it?
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Arinek

Ghost in the Shell - Project

[IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11694165/gits2.jpg[/IMG] So I was able to recently help out with the Ghost in the Shell project with a bunch of amazing talented artists and friends. I did n…
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shaderfx

Looking for a used zbrush license

Looking to buy a used zbrush license, if anyone is selling. Also, sorry if it is in the wrong section of the forum, wasn't sure where to ask for one.
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beefaroni

So this is what I achieved after 3 years in my 3D animation class...

Hello Polycounters! Ok, some of you may not be interested but I thought I'd still share a bit of my work here. To make it short, I just graduated from my 3D animation program. in my final course, I…
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Dubzski

Transistor

Supergiant Games' new title. [url]http://youtu.be/GTik6sYT_BE[/url] Looks very nice. For me Bastion was a tiny bit overrated; beautiful, visually and sound wise, but the gameplay was very repetitiv…
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JimmyRustler

PBR Texturing tutorials?

I'm getting back into making assets and I was wondering if anyone knew of some any start to finish PBR texturing tutorials? What I'm looking for is something that recreates the workflow I'm used to,…
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Xoliul

CryEngine now on Steam (3.6.2)

Hi all Just noticed that CryEngine has been released on Steam for a monthly subscription of 10$ or 7€. Current version is 3.6.2. O-M-G
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bunneh13

Game Art Educational Program -- Advice needed

Hello everyone! I have a friend in a game art program, and while they've seemed to improve in a lot of places, one place that seemed to be frustrating them and they had serious problems with turned o…
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SaboR1996

Job offer question:

Hey guys, I just wanted to get some personal opinion or advice (if you would be so kind) on my current position. I have applied for 2 jobs. 1 job has just come back and offered me a place; its not …
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l.croxton

Have you paid for your photoshop?

To all the artworkers, texture artists and modelers here, did you pay you photoshop license? Silly questions I know but I need to know...
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McGreed

Android&iOS game character

How many polys should a character have for it to run smoothly on an iPhone and Android device? Thanks
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Beinahruga

Awesome Steam Sales!

[url]http://store.steampowered.com/[/url] Pretty amazing, soo many games discounted. Hurry, today only!
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ambershee

How much would this game character cost?

I was wondering how much would this game character cost. Modeled, Textured, and rigged. Thanks!! [IMG]http://i60.tinypic.com/24cz95v.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i57.tinypic.com/316ut8y.png[/IMG]
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Zack Maxwell

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