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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="https://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="https://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="https://felixschlitter.com/tool/blender-xnorma…
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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

Help needed on my own project/portfolio

Hi all. I'm Miguel and I am in a bit of an inpasse, professionally. I started learning CryEngine 3 and building up levels about one year ago, I've already had experience from high school in Photoshop…
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PyrZern

ANTVR KIT: All-IN-ONE Universal Virtual Reality Kit

ANTVR KIT: All-IN-ONE Universal Virtual Reality Kit [url]https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/805968217/antvr-kit-all-in-one-universal-virtual-reality-kit?ref=discovery[/url] Crystal clear VR gamin…
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repete

GPU's for Autodesk Products

I know these threads are dull. I've searched and read whats already on the forum but there's no real conclusion to find. Since I'm putting together a new build and typically the issue of GPU rears it…
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Gnutmi

Open GL

hey guys just wondering. I cant seem do update OpenGL for my machine. Ive tryed reinstalling the drivers in my graphics card but to no avail. I cant run mari, apparently I have 3.1 but it needs 3.2. …
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Rockley Bonner

Anybody Tried hiring yourself out as as Amazon Mechanical Turk

Apparently, even though I won't get actual funds since I don't have a US bank account I can still participate and earn Amazon gift money (art books!). But if it's like 5 hours of wrist braking work …
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NegevPro

ROGUELIKES

I can't get enough of [url=https://sites.google.com/site/broguegame/]Brogue[/url], I've been playing it on the iPad before bedtime for the last 3 months now. Anyone else a fan or fan of Rogue-likes …
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ErichWK

Texture and reference image market

Please take a moment to complete our Reference Image Market Survey. This is for cg artists in general, as well as Texturepilot users. We welcome you to share your thoughts and ideas for the future...…
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Greg DAlessandro

Adobe Creative Cloud services down across the globe, with fix to take 24 hours

:poly127: [url]http://www.itproportal.com/2014/05/15/adobe-creative-cloud-services-down-across-the-globe-with-fix-underway/[/url]
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MM

Arrow (TV Show) Anyone?

I have never got a chance to make a thread about it since I was waiting for someone to make it. But yes, there should be a thread about Arrow the TV-Show. Its based on the life of Olver Queen (DC com…
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SuperFranky

Can we get separate recaps for knowledge dumps or great breakdown posts?

I know everyone likes to look at pretty pictures, but I think it'd be just as good for the community to recognize people who make great posts that help others learn/improve their craft. Also a plac…
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Minos

Dota 2 Internationals

Do anyone of you follow up on this? [URL="https://www.dota2.com/international/compendium/%22?l=english"]Dota 2 International[/URL]
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lotet

Substance Contest - Battle of the Titans - over $45 000 in prizes

[url=http://www.allegorithmic.com/contest/battle-titans#contest][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Kuj2WYw.png[/IMG][/url] We are thrilled to announce our first big Substance Contest! The goal is to have fun, …
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Jerc

Hand injuries/Wrist support?

after being roped into helping out some family and having to mix concrete in a bucket with a broken shovel which was rather tough on my wrist and hand i've been left with some hand pain which feels l…
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foreverendering

Creation without Reference images

Hi Guys, This is my first post on PC... Thanks for viewing my post. I was just wondering that do you HAVE TO have a reference image to model and create an character? Or can you model with out any r…
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Iki789

BoolTool-Mesh Fusion for Blender?

Saw this earlier. Still WIP though, and I think I need to see more action to have an opinion about the tool flexibility. [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVP_3Yc6pJo[/URL] Nuke this thread if o…
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Pancakes

Amazon wins patent for taking photos against a white background?

Amazon wins patent for taking photos against a white background? Errr...okay?? [url]http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/amazon-awarded-questionable-studio-lighting-patent/#!NAPYs[/url] [IMG]h…
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Di$array

is Wacom Cintiq 13hd any good?

Hi I'm seriously considering getting a Cintiq, but can't really afford going with a bigger one, the 13HD is still within my budget and it supports full HD, compare to its big brothers, is it still go…
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Zack Maxwell

Mostly about Maps

Hi everyone! I recently finished the LP for a mesh and baked for it the normal map. My problem is that the head looks to low res (you can see the triangles). My question is how can I repair this thi…
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JellyMen

Job "On Hold" Status

Hi guys, I really need help now regarding job application. Few months ago I did apply to a studio for a 3D artist position and lucky enough to proceed for an art test phase. Few weeks without any re…
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wteng

Help a beginner in 3D game art

Hey guys, I'm new in 3D art in general and I want to focus on games, I really don't know what to learn first with all the "maps", so can you guys help me on that and what program should I learn?(Bes…
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Isaiah Sherman

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