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H.R Giger is dead

Sadly H.R Giger passed away. I think he must have influenced a lot of people with his work, especially that from orignal Alien (my fav childhood movie). On a sidenote i'm looking forward to the new…
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Syros

New Game Artist but with $0 in the bank?

The past few months have been pretty weird for me. I've gone through bouts of not producing new game art to put in my portfolio. I blame this on lack of motivation, many sleepless nights of following…
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DrunkShaman

33 yo. Too late? Best learning path?

Hi guys, first post here. Great, inspiring, community. Sorry for my bad eng, i'm a bit rusted. now right to the point. I'm a 33 yo guy living in Italy. i've an high school degree and nothing more. I…
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islipaway

Charging for character model?

I'm getting started on a freelance modeling gig and they're asking about numbers. I'm still kind of new to freelancing, so I could use some suggestions for both hourly rates and fixed prices. They'…
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Leinad

Is it ever ok to say "I'll do anything to work for you!"

In a job interview with a company you love is it ok to say "I will do anything to work for you!" Sometimes I look at these studios I really want to work for and I go I will do anything to work for th…
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Malus

Your opinion on Game piracy...

When I was a student at my 3D program, I would see alot of student playing illegal hacked games on their computer. For me it's basically theft..it's the same as stealing a game copy in store except …
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Mask_Salesman

Work + Doggies?

Hey guys, I was wondering, do any of you guys/girls have dogs? I don't mean back home, but with you where you are currently living? Even during relocations? Is it a plausible thing? I was hearing of …
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cman2k

What role does Yui.Yahooapis.com have with Polycount?

I just denied any & all connections to 'yui.yahooapis.com' and Polycount browsing sped up significantly for me. Prior to denying connections to this domain, polycount would often hang or stall unt…
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Cibo

Any good 3d coat texturing tutorials/training?

Hey everyone, One of my coworkers showed me 3d coat this week and I saw a lot of potential for its texturing capabilities. Are there any quality training resources out there for 3d coat in regards …
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Justin Meisse

The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt

The game is looking so pretty. [url]http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2013/02/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-announced.html[/url] [url]http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2013/02/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-screenshots.html[…
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stevston89

What should an ideal senior animator showreel consist of?

What should an ideal senior animator's showreel consist of? What will people be looking for? What skills do you suggest I learn?
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ZacD

The game industry is bad yet more people keep applying?

So I was reading [URL="https://kotaku.com/why-game-developers-keep-getting-laid-off-1583192249"]this article[/URL] that came out that once again, highlights how demeaning and grueling working in game…
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WarrenM

One for the Graduates!

Hey guys and gals :) I'm a recent Graduate, just finished 3 years of University doing a Games Development Course. It's looking very unlikely that I am going to get a job any time soon in the Games I…
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almighty_gir

New - VERTEX - Facebook Page

[IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11694165/2222.png[/IMG] Hello friends with the new site coming soon and the new book about to be started on. It was time to make sure our users knew which pa…
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MattQ86

New 3D Artist/ Help

[COLOR=YellowGreen][B]New Artist laptop help[/B][/COLOR] Title type error ________________________ Hi guys, I need some help deciding which laptop is best for me. (My old one is slowly failing on me…
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slosh

With polygon counts rising are you going to update your portfolio with 100k meshes?

Order 1886 has 100k characters, infamous second son has 120k, Ryse 80K. Are you going to update your portfolio with higher-res meshes? Do studios look at that sort of thing?
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almighty_gir

Games or content apps ???

Hello, i was wondering, would making [B]content apps like the following[/B] be of more value than game apps? I'm asking revenue-wise. - how to use the fire extinguisher - how to cook rice - how to k…
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Belias

Taking chances with Job applications.

Let's say I applied for a job and received an email back asking me to read a set of requirements and expectations for the job Let's say one of those expectations was at least previous 1 title releas…
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Shiniku

CryEngine Lighting Help

Hi all, I'm still very new to CryEngine and I'm having some lighting issues, it's probably something really obvious that I'm missing. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/yPyhT5G.png[/IMG] It kind of looks like…
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alexdean94

What's your favorite way to make a lowpoly from a sculpt?

To make a lowpoly from a sculpt I've always use 3D-Coat. However where I work I have to use 3dsmax or Zbrush for that, which is incredibly painful when you're used to the beautiful retopo tools of 3D…
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Popol

Air Control Game - Steam

So i don't know if anyone has heard about this yet but a total scam on steam released its kinda funny but scary at same time. The game is on-par with big rig truckers for worst game of all time Does …
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oXYnary

Can we have a separate freelance OFFERS subforum?

In the past years I would check the freelance subforum every now and then to see if there are any interesting offers that involve making stuff I enjoy to make. And back then there was no problem with…
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oXYnary

Sniper Elite v2

Anyone else tried the demo yet? I thought it was pretty great, the killcam is very rewarding for getting a long range kill. It's quite satisfying already getting a long range headshot and judging wi…
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NegevPro

Persona

I'm not sure if there are many Persona fans here on Polycount but there were a ton of pretty big Persona related announcements today. First, Persona 5 was given a 2015 release date for North Amer…
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NegevPro

Topology factions have your say.

I am learning topology and the multiple ways of doing things is making my every confused! Tube or diamond curve? Loops around specific muscles or no loops at all? I am trying to make a mesh that I …
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deohboeh

Anybody here do any work as a CAD drafter or the like... Im looking to switch over

I've pretty much hit a dry spell in terms of employment and since I started in CAD drafting I'm starting to look into other fields. My coding skills aren't up to par yet with my end goal, so being as…
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InvertedVantage

Edge weight

Hi guys! I was wondering, how many of you actually uses subd edge weighting? I got the MODO trial a week ago, and therefore have been reading a bit about it. It seems I relatively often encounter s…
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Michael Knubben

3D coat limitations versus Zbrush?

So I used Zbrush as my high poly solution at work and at home and came across 3D coat because of a coworker. I started using the voxel sculpting tools and found I got extremely quick and excellent re…
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Ruz

Books and Guides

Hi folks! I’m rather new in this world of wonderful things. I’m currently studying GameART in a Master located here in Italy. I honestly don’t know if it’s the right place for asking stuff like this …
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Clos3d

Radiosity in video games.

Final Gather, Global Illumination and such, there are various way to emulate light bouncing and color blending on a surface. The results are often really beaituful and gives to the whole thing a pho…
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Obscura

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="https://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 wit…
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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

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