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Photoshop showing 32bit Normal maps from Marmoset washed out

I've gone through quite a lot of threads on polycount that seemed very promising but none of them anwsered one of the seemingly most important questions in regards to washed out normal maps.My goal s…
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Sidney Eliot

Where is the self shadow casting option in toolbag 2?

I can't find it. toolbag 2 cast self shadows by default, but I don't want them in some places such as hair.
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Sidney Eliot

T2 Terminator 2 Fan Art Cyberdyne Systems Building Scene Video Game Environment

Starting a project on a 2 person team of one of my favorite or my favorite movie Terminator 2The Two people working on this project are:Roweena and Brandonhttps://www.artstation.com/firethornhttps://…
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brandv3d

Ingram MAC-10 / looking for general feedback

Hi! I've been studying 3D modeling on and off for a while now, mostly as a hobby, but recently I've decided to pick it up more seriously as a job opportunity. My general aim is prop modeling for now,…
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onionlad_

Sticky Marmoset Toolbag | WAYWO

Please post any art content which you've rendered in Toolbag 2 here.
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iam717

Texturing Fiddler

Emissive Mapping to express that the character has some high energy in him,This technique that adds a glow effect to specific parts of a texture. This is particularly useful for creating element…
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kanga

2D Game artist, Concept Artist and Illustrator available for work

My name is Jean. I am available work so please contact me if you're interested in my services. Currently I can only take on paying jobsmy email: jeanrouxart@gmail.comWith several years of experience …
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Jean Roux

Crystal Ball

https://twitter.com/lettier
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lettier

Collectibles and figurines 3D sculptor jobs

Hi guys. I am an organic 3d sculptor and was working in this area for past 8 years in 3d printing industry. But now I just can't find remote work within this field. Do somebody knows what is going on…
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buzzkill

VFX - Houdini, unity or unreal engine for visual effects?

Hello guys im currently studing 3d modeling and i intent to focus on VFX. I cant decide which program to focus on. Now some1 will say it depents on what you want to do in the future, like video games…
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buzzkill

Signature URL Labeling Problem

Hello fellow Polycounters, I have an issue with my URL links in my signature. I want to label the links as "Portfolio" or "Sketchbook Thread" instead of spelling out the entire website. Several other…
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buzzkill

What is it like to work in an industrial company that works with multiple software?

Hello mates, I've been working as a freelancer for some time now, during which time I've learned to use a lot of broad of software, as generalist I know that you can imbed different software in …
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poopipe

Eclipse Ascendant - Game Prototype Critique

Hello everyone, here I am going to post an update regarding the project I've been working on called Eclipse Ascendant. I am a character artist, however with this project I wanted to go a step further…
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Alex_J

Water Doplets Brush - Substance Painter Physical Paintbrush

Hey everyone. Just a quick question (didnt know where else to ask?)I'm trying ot use a Physial painty brush in Adobe Substance Painter to mask roughness to give the effect of 'Water droplets' from co…
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Ryan_JJ

I'm interested in learning how to create simple design sketches but don't know how to start.

Hello,I'm interested in starting a journey in game design through programming simple game systems and concepts. I'm currently working as a 3D Hard Surface Artist for video games, but I'd like to expa…
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Fabi_G

[PAID] Remote 3D Artist

We are a group of creatives that aspires to craft experiences with compelling story and nuance.https://www.innervationbros.com/We are looking for a highly talented 3D artist who not only considers th…
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InnervationBros

3D Vehicle [Military/Tank/Mech] artist Looking For help you in your Work

Hello, I am Open for work.I am scilled in creating military 3D work, Tank etc. for games.I am skillfull in Maya, Marmoset, Substance Painter, ZBrush, PhotoshopI prefer only modeling. Worked on A…
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DOV_Stanislav

Bevel / Face Weight Performance Cost

Could someone please explain the performance cost with reguards to the Bevel / Face weight technique - There is lots of content out there on how to use the technique but not a lot on the performance …
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poopipe

[Full-Time] Lead 3D Artist TriCAT (Remote, Germany)

At TriCAT, we are building the fascinating future of hybrid learning and working environments and the corporate metaverse. As a leading company, we design innovative and visionary solutions based on …
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SIMMY

3d character artist/ collectibles/miniatures/ 3d print

Hello,My name is Carlos Fontenelle, I am a 3D character sculptor.I have a degree in Product Design but today I work in the market focusedfor collectibles, miniatures and 3d printing.I have been worki…
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chfonte2

Cyberpunk City (Unreal Engine)

This is one of my latest projects made using Unreal Engine. I'm still learning the tools but I'm happy with what I can do with it so far.Cyberpunk City UE5 (youtube.com)
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Natmed

Tips for Capturing Tennis Ball Photos and PBR Material Creation

Hey everyone,I'm looking to create a photorealistic PBR (Physically Based Rendering) material/texture for a tennis ball. I'd like to capture my own photos of a real tennis ball and use those as the b…
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iam717

WIP - Challenger 2 Tank

  Hello!I'm trying to diversify my portofolio with some more vehicles and I wanted to model a tank for a long time,so I've decided on the Challenger 2.For now I'm just blocking out in 3ds and tr…
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andreygheorghe

Thoughts on character bust idea

HiApologies if this isn't the correct place for this. Feel free to move it.Okay, I had an idea for a portfolio piece. I had this idea some time ago, but it re-surfaced, and especially whilst I've bee…
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DustyShinigami

[WIP] "Retro" Bedroom

Wanted to make a simple environment to focus on prop making. Decided to make a teen's bedroom set in the early 2000's (yes that's retro now and yes that makes me feel old lol)current progress: Blocko…
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polysteve

delete delete

pls  remove this post because i have found a solution
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focus_method

The "ultimate trim" technique from Sunset Overdrive

I was trying to reproduce a tecnique from Sunset Overdrive which is described in this talk - http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1022324/The-Ultimate-Trim-Texturing-Techniques but ran into some problem…
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AlexeyFanta

[3dsMax script] miauu's Live Measure Pro

miauu's Live Measure Pro provides several options for measuring various aspects of your scene - distances, areas, lengths, angles, sizes, axis difference, volumes, radius, diameter, slop…
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miauu

Bit of an outage, should be all fixed

We had a bit of a forum outage yesterday, but it should be all fixed now. Let us know if you have any troubles.Higher Logic Vanilla, who writes the code our forum is running on, deployed an update ye…
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poopipe

How to connect modular exterior and interior walls in the most optimized way?

Look here:I'm using modular walls of 2x2 corner, 2m, 3m, and 4m walls. At first glance, the entire interior is even. I decided to scale the walls outward to ensure the interior space remains aligned …
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poopipe

maxon zbrush shady practices

i have a legacy perpetual license of zbrush, 2018-2021. I tried to download that the other day. first i got an error message saying that because of the ongoing conflict in ukraine, they will not…
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Alex_J

Halloween scene on Unity

Decided to star small stylized project inspired by Spyro Remastered and an old wallpaper I found some time ago. The main goal is to create few stylized materials using only Designer, add VFX of …
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Gleb_Parshikov

Zbrush: Bad Padding Displacement Maps (Seams Artifacts)

These seam artifacts occur on any model from it's Displacement Map baked in Zbrush.I had already created another topic before, in which I figured out what the reason was. Now I realized that this is …
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pxgeek

maya python - read from text file, iterate through lines per keyframe and display to screen

Here's a script that will read through a text file, use line breaks as a delimiter, and show each line associated with timeline frame, starting from 0. Useful for synching animations with dialog or n…
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poopipe

Olympic Esports to become standalone event.

Read here for more details - Olympic Esports Article on the BBCI am so happy to see this moving forward, not sure about all the list of games but hey, got to start somewhere I guess. I hope they…
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poopipe

High to low baking issues, help would be much appreciated

Hi, i'm currently following Eugene Petrov's game ready pistol tutorial and it has been going pretty smoothly up until this point where i have so much of this issue where once I bake the high to low t…
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feint

Stylized 3D sculpting

Character design has undergone a revolution because of stylized 3D sculpting, which combines imagination and technology to create appealing characters. Stylized sculpture emphasizes artistic expressi…
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4bdul

[WIP] MoonArchy

Hello Guys!Here to share my current projectjust a POC of a turn based and grid based gameA lot of work to comehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5eO8oNAREY
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OrlaV

How to have a matte/unlit shader in the viewport and in Arnold renderer in 3ds Max?

Hi,I can't seem to find an option to have a matte/unlit shader in the viewport and in Arnold renderer with latest versions of 3ds Max 2023, 2024. I just want a single colour or colour texture to appe…
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Litho

[Blender 2.8] Ossim - Simulation baking tool for Blender (UE4, Unity)

Ossim is a simulation baking tool. It allows you to generate an armature and skinned geometry based on physics simulation to use in game engines and realtime applications such as Unreal Engine 4…
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jeno

[CLOSED][PAID][UNITY] 3D Artist for Underworld Courtroom Interior

Hello everyone,I am starting a fangame project similar to the Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney series, set in the afterlife. I am looking for a 3D artist to create the interior of a courtroom for use in U…
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Treebobber

[FILLED] 3D printable model of Earendil's flying ship (Lord of the Rings)

Thank you everyone for your interest in this project, the role has been filled!-----Hello, I am seeking to hire an artist to create a 3D model of Earendil's flying ship, Vingilot, from The Lord of th…
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undomiel

Edge seams material issue artifacts (normal+height map)

Hi!I'm working on some furniture, but I have found a problem with the texturing steps. As you can see in the images, when I apply the material (a stylized material bought from an artist in Artstation…
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Benjammin

(Paid) Looking for a Rendering Artist / Graphic designer - Fixtures and Fittings project

Hoad & More are industry experts in creating custom and bespoke switches and sockets. Our products work seamlessly with smart lighting controls. We are in the process of developing a co…
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NicolaM

Digital Sculptor/Product Designer Open for Miniature/Tabletop Commissions

Greetings,My name is Dimitris Kampourides and I'm  a professional digital sculptor.I specialize in miniatures, collectibles, terrain pieces and action figures and I've worked extensively on…
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Dkampou

Photogrammetry and 3D scanning Specialist (Environments and props)

See Below for updated post:
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PeterS3D

[3ds Max Script] miauu's Primitives' Presets

miauu's Primitives' Presets allows you to create presets for almost all primitives/objects you can create in 3ds Max. The UI of the tool is embedded into the object's rollout in the Modify Panel o…
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miauu

Defenceport Drum Magazine

Howdy, long time!Finished up this project and decided to give it a share :) Appreciate all feedback.More and higher res renders on my Artstation post
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Kanni3d

Epic grabbed Artstation

Im not sure if i like that.https://magazine.artstation.com/2021/04/artstation-is-joining-the-epic-games-family/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=toprow&utm_campaign=1949-artstation-is-joining-t…
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iam717

Going from Modo to Blender

After more than 2 years with Modo I'm starting to look at other packages. Right now I'm consumed by studying Zbrush but I'm thinking about switching my main 3d app as well. 3d Max is out of my finan…
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Gaurav Mathur

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