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is there a portfolio review section on Polycount?

Does Polycount have a section for portfolio reviews besides Pimpings for jobs? I'd like to have my portfolio looked at and get some feedback.
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M3anBONE

Closed One more artist asking for feedbacks

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LeeCurt

Maya batch rendering too slow

Ok back in the days when I used Maya 9 batch rendering was slow but my standard were much lower, and I had a weak computer. But come on its 2014 why is batch rendering so much slower then the buffer.…
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VisceralD

Interested in ZBrush?

I'm dissatisfied with my license of ZBrush and not getting nearly enough use out of it (I prefer to just SubD model then sculpt inside my main modeling program), so I'd like to sell it. Does anyone k…
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johnfletcher

Closed Help with a glow texture in Maya

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Lynchpin

Need advice / opinion - joining friends mobile games company

Hi guys I'm about to make huge decision in my life and have mixed feelings on what I'm about to do. I would appreciate if you could share your opinions / advises if you've been in similar situat…
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StephenVyas

Job Experiance

Hey all, simple question I still have yet to break in and every job wants experience or shipped games. Usually when i apply i get an answer like good portfolio but you do not have the required experi…
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ZombieWells

Massive Chalice? Massively Awesome!

So Double fine has a new kickstarter! At first I was like..ew...you still need to finish your first kickstarter...but then realized they are a decently sized studio with multiple teams, and I have ye…
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ZacD

Old School Pixel Art Dump.

I found these a while back on Reddit, thought you guys might like taking a look... 125 Pixel Backgrounds: [url]http://imgur.com/a/GPlx4[/url] 118 Pixel Art Masterpieces: [url]http://imgur.com/a…
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Zepic

Zbrush online courses for Stylized And Realistic characters

Is there good courses from start to finish ? I would like to watch courses for creating stylized character. Everything i find is realistic or hyper creature. I want to create stylized characters, bef…
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Lonny

What should have in my new portfolio...

Hey guys, I think its a generic question, but what should I make for my new portfolio, to get good chances in other countries too(I live in hungary). The main reason for asking this is that here we h…
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Eric Chadwick

Lazerblade - Consumer Laser Cutter Kickstarter

Ok, this one might not be something that the average digital-arts-only Polycount type is going to jump at, but I figure it's worth mentioning for those who do a bit of making on the side. And hey, ev…
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The Flying Monk

Any Engineering Background Boddies ?

Yo mates. Just wondered randomly is there anyone else who had a background in any engineering that wondered their way into 3D world. Maybe I thought I can find similar people and talk random things…
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Cunt666

What software should I use for texturing?

Hello, I'm new with the whole textureing thing, so I'm now picking a software to learn. Should I start learning learn 3D Coat and use it with xNormal, HandPlane and Photoshop? Or should I be lookin…
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NegevPro

How do I get better in weapon concept art?

I'll keep the question retarded and simple as that How do I get better in weapon/generally dota 2 items concept art?
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RobeOmega

This is Tesseract (realtime level editing + realtime gi engine)

Just had to make a special shout out post to some friends of mine who have been working really hard on this. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fOpHRrOBJQ"]This is Tesseract - YouTube[/ame] [ur…
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planaria

Maya or XSI

Greetings guys; I have learned and practicing both programs for 3d modeling but I wanted to figure out which one should I stick to and pursue further practice and learning. I have been using Softim…
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StephenVyas

Fedora

Greetings; I already assume that some of you might've made your website on your own and hosted them because I have seen few registered domains. I wanted to know if anyone followed the L.A.M.P proto…
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DrunkShaman

Drive Club

I haven't played hardly any racing games over the past 10 years, but I can tell it's an itch that has been needing to be scratched. I grew up loving F1 Pole Position games, F-Zero, Extreme-G, and I …
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Rwolf

Salary In Montreal

Hi guyz, I don't know if this question has been asked specifically but i didn't find anything about it when searching. I recently had an offer from a company based in Montreal. From what i have now…
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MagicSugar

Games made for experience, excitement, mystery, eye-catching graphics.....

[LEFT]Could you help point out games that have been created with creative flare, or for the experience, excitement, mystery, stylized, Hand Painted, eye-catching graphics, breathe life into their cre…
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Equanim

FuturePoly Online Class Released

Thought people may be interested in this and wanted to spread the word for em and for anyone looking for another online option! Coming soon has came. [url]http://www.futurepoly.com/3DModelingOnline.…
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Inhert

Kickstarter - Amplitute

Anyone remember Amplitute on ps2? Was really the original match the beat game that got it all going. I absolutely loved it, way more than guitar hero or any of that stuff. Anyways, Harmonix wants to…
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slipsius

Making your own sketchbooks?

I was talking to Muzz today about our old art, and he brought up the topic of making your own sketchbook. I'd thought of doing this before, but now that I started carrying a sketchbook around with me…
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moose

How to fix bad topology in 3ds max

I have really bad smoothing, how can I fix it in 3ds max? Thanks 4 ur help.
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mystichobo

Polycount Hangout?

I was wondering if that was still a thing that still goes on and if someone can point me in the right direction? Cheers
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Matt_Billeci

Maintaining Creative Drive

Anyone got any thoughts on maintaining creative drive? Through I can try to push through the rut but that usually just burns me out worse than just taking a break. It's not that I stop creating altog…
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GrevSev

Substance Designer 4.3 Now Available

Hello, We are happy to announce Substance Designer 4.3 with Yebis Integration! Yebis provides state-of-the-art viewport post process rendering directly in Substance Designer. [i]“Digital artists…
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Dataday

how did you start filling your resume ?

hi , i just checked my own resume and then i realised that i have nothing on the "experience" part. my current job is just a cashier so i don't think its appropriate to put in there as an "experienc…
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fandiwhuang

Countries/Policies That Help Games Studios?

Hi all, Recently the Australian government cut the minimal funding and support they give to the local Australian games industry. [URL="http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/05/government-funding-for-games-…
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JEmerson

How do you stay fit and healthy?

Since we're usually sitting (or standing) at desks all day, mouse or tablet pen in hand, there may be some bad habits developing in terms of keeping your body in good shape. My question to you guys i…
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Lamont

Need some advice on a new work laptop

So it appears that I'm getting a job at a new studio. The lead artist told me over phone that they don't have static workstations so I'll have to pick a suitable laptop instead. I don't think it's go…
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beefaroni

drive club or forza 5? hahahahaha

playstation middle east facebook group used a forza 5 picture to promote drive club... [url]https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152414618545050&set=a.10150091689230050.310677.298762585049&typ…
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Ex-Ray

GODZILLA

GODZILLA! Love the art direction. [url]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15jxso_godzilla-trailer_shortfilms#.Uk7qkwh1X20.facebook[/url]
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The Mad Artist

Maya LT ShaderFX

Hi all, Since ShaderFX is new in Maya LT, I figure I start a thread and show a few things it can do (I'll just randomly pick a few things to start somewhere). Matcap shaders: [IMG]http://i.imgur.…
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oglu

CGHub rebooting

The people that ran Cghub (not the owners that shut it down without notice, grumble*) are trying to kickstart a new, similar site. I feel that this might fly under the radar of people who havn't bee…
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inflict3d

Music you wish you could put in your games

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sVbuSjLRIM"]Ruxpin | I Noticed You Hoovering Above Me - YouTube[/ame] I like the original better.
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DevconOne

Battle Plan Advice

Pretty much common question around here (I'd assume, I don't post often) but just thought I'd ask if anyone has any good advice as far as taking the next step after graduation. I've been out of schoo…
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Lazerus Reborn

R.I.P. Peter Fendrik - Art Director of Digic Pictures has passed away :(

I wanted to create a thread [B]in rememberance of P
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Mark Gmehling

Another website to find a video game industry job

Hey everyone I was wondering if anyone knew of any other good websites to try to find work other then poly count, or gamusutra Thanks
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Redsett

Marmoset Weekend Sale!

A friend of mine let me know that Marmoset has a weekend sale for Toolbag! So I figured everyone at Polycount should know! I'm getting it this weekend for sure. Anyone who has been on the fence about…
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EarthQuake

I'm confused, I want to ask something

I'm using Cinema 4D for create environment meshes for games and using Zbrush,Photoshop,xNormal. I'm 17 and i want to be environment artist.I want to ask for Cinema 4D is good for game modelling? If …
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Ged

ZombieByte Kickstarter

Hey guys, I'm posting this for a friend who is launching a kickstater campaign [img]https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/731/333/3a7b91e88f0e0942bb26623eb99cb3c7_large.png?1394483830[/img] Zomb…
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Justin Meisse

xNormal in Blender

Hi, I have written an addon to Blender that allows baking all sorts of maps using xNormal as the external renderer directly from within Blender. [URL="http://felixschlitter.com/tool/blender-xnormal…
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Michael Knubben

Seeking career advice.

Hey! I am currently working on my portfolio and wanted some advice. I am a 3d generalist from India. There are very few studios that work on 3d games most of them outsource and other have very low qu…
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deohboeh

Artists in Beijing?

Hi Guys, Has been six months that I'm living in Beijing. Wonder how big is the 3D community here. Anyone for a beer? Cheers
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cox

Animation with Poser/Daz Characters in Maya

Hi guys, Has anyone ever played around with Poser or Daz3d characters in Maya? I know they can be exported into Maya effortlessly, but when it comes to Animation in maya using these characters, do…
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chiefraven

iOS Game: DashDash

Hey polycount, I've had some free time in-between projects and made this tiny iOS game. It's available on the AppStore right now so I'd appreciate it if you could give it a try, it's free :) AppSto…
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osman

Download all images from site

Hi. I really want to know if there is a way to download all images from single page or multiple pages. I am tired to download images for reference one by one. For example. I want to download all th…
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huffer

Everquest Next reveal - Live in 20 mintues

[URL]http://www.twitch.tv/everquestnext[/URL] goes live at 12pm PDT Can't wait to see what this game is going to be all about.
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PyrZern

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