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Sticky What Are You Working On? (3D) 2023

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Ruz

Sticky The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | March - April (83)

[{"insert":"Hello everyone! Welcome to the 83rd edition of the Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge for the months of March and April!\nThis challenge is a way for real-time 3D artists to test their …
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Benny_Jam

Sticky Show your hand painted stuff, pls!

Share your hand painted environment, characters, props, textures, whatever! The thread focus is handpainted stylized textures, not aiming to be photorealism. 1 embed maximum (1 im…
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Bolovorix

Sticky What Are You Working On (2D) 2023

[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Share one embed of what you're working on, and give us a link to your own Topic to see more!"},{"insert":"\nIf you post big images, or multiples, we're going to…
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CentellesArt

Sticky What are you working on Animators? 2023

[{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Share one embed of what you're working on, and give us a link to your own Topic to see more!"},{"insert":" \nIf you post big images, or multiples, we're going t…
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Eric Chadwick

What is industry standard for texture maps creation?

[{"insert":"Hi! Can someone help, what software artists use to create texture maps? And what is the right pipeline?\nI've never used Substance Designer, but i guess it is the best solution, right? \n…
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yan4eg

Normal Map baked good but I see low poly edges in other apps

[{"insert":"Hi,\nI applied all the rules to the normal maps baking and in SP it's all good:\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/IX9IPVKW221W\/ima…
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Fabi_G

Animator needed

[{"insert":"We are seeking a skilled animator for a one off project to create high quality animated content for our client. As an animator, you will work closely with our team to develop and produce …
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ExoSpark

My First Substance project: Michelin Pilot Sport GT

[{"insert":"Hi guys,\nI'm currently working on this wheel, and I got to the texturing part of the tire now. So far I only used Photoshop for the texture, and It's starting to look descent. But in ord…
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FP_

Small three piece portfolio review for an environment artist

[{"insert":"Hello,\nI'm currently building my portfolio in the hopes of landing a job as an environment artist for video games. I've been learning how to create props for a while but am now transitio…
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rexo12

RSI from 3d modeling / Wacom tablet advice

Hi, I've been doing 3d modeling for a while now in my spare time and I have a real problem with RSI. The nature of 3d modeling using Maya and Zbrush and painting textures in Photoshop naturally means…
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Eric Chadwick

ZBRUSH question - Can i sculpt on thick mesh without affecting other side ?

[{"insert":"Hi,\ncan i sculpt on the one side of thick mesh (double sided) without affecting other side of a mesh?\ni could mask one side but sometimes it's hard or impossible to get into some parts …
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wilson66

Avoid this kind of error in sub-d modeling?

[{"insert":"Hi, this is a recurring problem and I don't even know if it has a known technical name and if it's easily avoidable. For example here on this rather simple model, I tried many different t…
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wilson66

[Maya] Problems with baking (Marmoset)

[{"insert":"Hello guys! sorry for my english! My problem:\nAfter bake, i have a result like this (photo below), so i have a some questions.\n1) does it make sense to use UV unwrapping before bake? (i…
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wilson66

Zbrush to Maya workflow??

[{"insert":"hello, I’m new to Zbrush so I’m still unpacking everything.. when I’m finishing a sculpted character, would it be more effective to do UV’s in ZBrush and bake displacement maps there, or …
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wilson66

Sticky Blender Mega Thread

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOfdboHvshg[/ame] As usual I'm impressed with what the blender foundation has come up with.. not bad for a free program.
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wilson66

Insanely frustrating baking issues with height in marmoset

[{"insert":"This is probably going to be the last place I post this as I'm absolutely ready to just give up and get rid of Marmoset.\nI'm brand new to the software but there is absolutely no proper s…
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poopipe

poops substance fiddling thread

Rather than clog up the sticky or bravely announce that I'm going to implement a Doom style renderer in designer (still working on it ) and then fail to deliver I thought I'd dump my stuff hereedit:&…
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poopipe

MAYA BLACKENED MESH ERROR

[{"insert":"I've had this issue a few times now.\nI save out my project with it looking normal with no shading issues, but then when I reopen the project the meshes all have this shading\/UV error ma…
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Bulldog3dz

3D Wagon Rework Critics/Help

[{"insert":"Hi everyone! I was given some advice of my work some time ago that makes me wanted to update\/rework some of my portfolio projects (instead of throwing everything out). \nDecided to start…
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finattoh

Senior Environment Artist - Soft Rains Games [Full Time][Remote]

[{"insert":"Hi from an OG Polycounter now Art Director at a new game studio. The last time I posted job ads here was in the early 2000's when we assembled an elite team of Polycounters to work on War…
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doc rob

3D Portrait

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matt_3D

That's right, Ethios stuff is back: New Ellie Model (Greathammer/Greatshield Adventurer)

[{"insert":"Wow it's me still trucking. Making a new thread because the other one might be a bit too daunting for anybody just seeing the project.\n\nI, of course, have a new design, making full use …
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Lord McMutton

Experienced 3D Character Artist Looking for Freelance/ Remote Work

[{"insert":"My name is Chad Winstone, and I’m a talented and experienced 3D Artist specializing in Characters. The past 10 years I’ve not only leveled up my skills but I’ve also had the pleasure of r…
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TheSerialChillah

ZBrush swordsman critique!

[{"insert":"WIP of a character I'm making for my portfolio, looking for feedback. I'm following a tutorial for the clothes, working on folds and such but I feel like I'm missing more. The hair I plan…
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matt_3D

[FINISHED] Scifi Terminal

[{"insert":"Hello,\nI'm looking for feedbacks and critiques on this scifi terminal. There are a few things that I want to improve, and I still have a few shading \/ normals errors. UI on the screen i…
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Dolgaror

Hair in the Wind

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S_o_nj_a

Sticky How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before asking)

Alright, so i see time and time again that people tend have trouble doing certain things with hard-shapes and sub-d modeling. So i thought i would try something out here. I'm going to open this up to…
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chopsuey

3D Character Artists needed for Episodic Action-Adventure Project

[{"insert":"We are Data7, a small group of artists and game developers from around the world making the games we love to play, We are currently looking for 3D Artists to join our growing team! we are…
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ProjectNovus

Rifle 3D model feedback

[{"insert":"Hi,\nI'm looking for feedbacks and critiques on this rifle. I would appreciate any suggestions on what I could improve in my project.\nMore renders on "},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/…
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Vargo

Issue with rotating tail for 3d model in Maya

[{"insert":"I've been stuck on this issue for a long time and it's been driving me crazy: I have this model of Jabba (see image 1) which I bought off of CG Trader several years back. I want the chara…
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Alex_J

Copy Player moves, to possessed Pawn.

[{"insert":"I can't wrap my head about one thing. I want to copy Player moves, to possessed Pawn. And control 2 characters in the same time with one input. Best case, that I can recall - In blade run…
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Alex_J

[PAID] SFX Disigner, Voice acting

https://youtu.be/j6XurFfH6T4 https://youtu.be/JhqamItW0F8 https://youtu.be/8XNDj5gJMmMHello! My name is Ilia Volkov, I compose music for everyday usage: video games, animations and so …
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Vierarmig

Blender: Help with shading?

This discussion was created from comments split from: Long-Running Technical Talk Threads.
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Michael Knubben

3d and 2d artist needed for mobile game (closed)

[{"insert":"Thank you for your interest, I now have received enough potential contacts.\n\n----\n\nI am looking for an EU-based artist to work with me on my upcoming ocean themed Android game. This i…
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JackAidley

Sticky Sketchfab Spotlight | March 2023

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Sean VanGorder

3D Professional Modeler Looking For Work

[{"insert":"Timely turnaround and fast response! Absolutely responsible! Looking for a long term partnership!\nOver 9 years of experience in 3D modeling, rigging, and animation, flexible to different…
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etgood

3d Coat Color Picker Hotkey Help

Does anyone have any idea how to switch the hotkey that quick-picks the color you're hovering over in 3dcoat? It's set to v key, but that's a bit too far from where I rest my hands on the navigation …
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Bartalon

Creating roads for environments in engine

[{"insert":"I'm new to environment art and I'm currently working on an environment where I need a road like this\n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploa…
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Fabi_G

Tips for Work and Travel in Europe

              So, I turned 30 years old! And I need some tips for life.  But first, boring context explanation below:      …
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another caveman

WIP - Barrett MK22

[{"insert":" I think any props artist should have a weapon or two on his portofolio,so I want to add one myself.I really wanted to make a sniper model for a long time,first I wanted to do the classi…
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andreygheorghe

Brutal Knights - Game Project/Learning Experience

Recent Update:Original plan from 2018:So an old co-worker and myself decided to collaborate on a game project idea. It's mostly an opportunity to learn some new areas of game development at the same …
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Bolovorix

[WIP] DaYong | Real-time Environmental Model | Chinese Style

[{"insert":"I will be making the environmental scene based on the concept art done by Devins Lee- DaYong: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/artwork\/B1XK3A"},"insert":"https:\/\…
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KayHuang

Best Way To Organize Textures In Lightroom Classic

[{"insert":"Hello everyone. This is a multi-part question. The gist of the question is, what software do you use to organize and preview your textures, what tagging\/naming conventions do you use, an…
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Diethyl

Sketchbook: Fabi_G

Hi! I want to use this thread to document my side-projects and to keep motivated. I am happy about feedback how to improve things :) Boar-CreatureCreated this model for weeklyCGChallenge #131, the th…
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Fabi_G

Bridge Materials Appearing as Flat Colors in UE5

[{"insert":"I was using some materials from Bridge as placeholders to plan out my scene. However when I apply the materials to assets in my scene I get this flat color. Does anyone know what causes t…
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Fabi_G

3D character artist $150.00 per character

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Showstar

Low Poly Tavern assets. (critiques please)

[{"insert":"Hi all! I'm practicing low poly asset creation and would like anyones opinion on these so far. I'm thinking of adding a blade stuck in the table, some liquid coming from the spout, maybe …
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Fabi_G

[Rev Share] Artists needed for Life Sim Zombie video game

[{"insert":" \nHello all,\nI made a post looking for members a few weeks ago. We need a few more!\nMy name is Rhys Nunnelly. I am the creator of Alternate Games, a small game company in Austin Texas.…
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HeatherLNunnelly

Glaze - a tool for protecting your art from "AI" theft

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Lord McMutton

the problem in unreal engine 5

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Sshixa

RoadKill Plugin (Maya 2022+2023)

[{"insert":"For any old farts like me still using roadkill, my buddy ("},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Marcus Krautwurst) "},{"insert":"just updated it to run on modern versions of Maya\n"},{…
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tester1225

Star Wars Republic Commando Intro Remake

[{"insert":"Hi fellow polycounters. Another year, another ambitious personal project. This time I am really set to do a remake of an old game. And here I will post some updates and stuff. Consider it…
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Sigmatron

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