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Can you vertex paint nanite meshes?

I'm curious to find out if it's possible to vertex paint nanite meshes. I've come across a few YouTube tutorials, but I haven't seen any official guidance. Can you do it, or is it not recommended?
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hallowseve

Term 1 - Development Projects Progress

Hey everyone! I’m starting this thread to share my progress for my term development project. I’ll be posting regular updates as I build the environment.It would be great to get your feedback, critiq…
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bhavya_rathore

A̶l̶l̶e̶g̶o̶r̶i̶t̶h̶m̶i̶c̶ S̶u̶b̶s̶t̶a̶n̶c̶e̶ D̶e̶s̶i̶g̶n̶e̶r̶ Adobe Substance 3D Designer stuff

Will be going hard on Designer for a bit. I want to pump up my material stuff in my portfolio a bit.https://www.artstation.com/artwork/GvlV83
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Ashervisalis

What made you feel good today?

What made you feel good today? Tell us what us what made you feel happy today. Sister thread,[URL="http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=116211"]What made you feel crap today?[/URL] I s…
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Ruz

Sketchbook: Kaitlin B.

Hello Polycount  =) My name is Kaitlin or Kaitie (you may also see me go by Cosmo in other online spaces), I'm mainly an illustrator but in the past year I've gotten the chance to branch out and…
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cosmicstatic

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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okidoki

Sketchbook: Jozin

Old substance designer materials  -waipoo falls/waimea/kauai region) references
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jozin

Mountain Station: Journey Through the Peaks

“Mountain Station: Journey Through the Peaks” is a cinematic environment inspired by remote high-altitude transit hubs. Built with a focus on realistic lighting, atmospheric depth, and detailed worl…
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iam717

How to roll up in zbrush?

Hi guys,is there any brush in zbrush (or way) with whom i can roll up edges of trousers or sleeves like shown on the pic above?i hope u understand what im trying to ask
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iam717

Environment Concept Art 2 - Stealth / Surveillance Worldbuilding Project

I am a Final Year university student currently working on a concept art based project for one of my modules.The hypothetical game brief is a stealth-based action / FPS game set in a city based around…
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Joshua_Hodey

GPU Fatal error when using bevel shader in Raytracing mode

I've been using the bevel shader in raytracing mode as demonstrated in the Marmoset Toolbag tutorial video showcasing what's new in Marmoset Toolbag 5.The process has worked wonderfully for a while t…
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iam717

Senior 3D Artist/generalist available (characters,monsters, weapons,props, rigging, animation)

Hello clients, I'm a 3D artist with twelve years work experience in game industry, I can do 3D modeling, rigging, animation. I'm open to feedback and ready to send updates during work progress.&…
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ectgood

Sketchbook: Emeryn Pittel

Here are my renders from the Environment Diorama I worked on in my Game Art class. I was going for an abandoned arcade look, think liminal space or the backrooms. Sort of like a dream or something th…
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shynervousblob

Sketchbook: Ashton Chapman

whats up!! here's a zbrush sculpt i recently worked on. i had a lot of fun trying to replicate this concept i found on pinterest. any feedback or critiques are welcome and wanted!  
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ashchapman22

SpiderPumpkin

An creature I made in zbrush
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Dstephens6

Sketchbook: Ty Klaus

College for Creative Studies | Game DesignPaleoartist3D (High & Low Poly) & 2D (Pixel, Digital, Traditional)
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Breezyeevee72_

Maya. Bonus tools - randomize transform issue.

Hi!I'm making a cactus, and I need to randomly rotate the "needles" around local Y axis: However, to my disappointed I found out that maya's bonus tool randomize transform only works in global…
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Eric Chadwick

Sketchbook: Archer Melvin

Hello! I was working on my Zbrush project for class and decided to try and sculpt Rhaast from League of Legends. :) I think it went pretty well considering this is only my second time working in…
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ArcherMelvin

Sketchbook: Karl Sanders

Hello, my name is Karl Sanders, I have been working with 3D for a little over a year, and this is my first post to Polycount. I made a little diorama of an fantasy-inspired traveler's table with a ta…
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KarlOshi

Sticky Thread of Awesomeness, Hilariousness, Off-topic, Youtube

I thought I would start a thread where whenever you find an awesome link or picture, go ahead and post it here for others to enjoy... I saw this on digg videos... really sweet stop animation hand il…
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Eric Chadwick

Sketchbook: Jake Juip

Here's my sketchbook!
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aJakeoo

Sketchbook: Ploot.Json

this was done with Unreal, Maya, and Substance Painter, I had a lot of fun working on the modeling portion and assembling it in Unreal. I wanted to make a bunch of weapons, for the most part, since I…
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PlootDotJson

Simple, artist friendly version control?

Anybody have a recommendation for some version control software that's relatively easy to pickup and foolproof? I only need it for local backup and revisions, no collaboration. I have some storage sp…
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sacboi

Sketchbook: Halovkgen

Hihi! Gonna be posting wips and some finals here : D! I'm decently new to 3d, substance + unreal so any help would be appreciated! For this piece, I based it off of Lobotomy Corporation's hubs / comm…
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Halovkgen

Sketchbook: Jade Liaw

This collection shows a variety of renders from my Environment Diorama, of which I composed from a webcomic series idea. This floating island in the sky is meant to be the main character's mental spa…
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SnowJadeSilly

Looking for artist to create a realistic outdoors scene in Leadwerks 5

I am looking to hire an artist who can produce a realistic outdoors scene with our engine. The technology will support it, but I find there is some magic artists have in composing a good outdoors…
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halo

Sketchbook: Kikimora

Daria D's sketchbook 
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Eric Chadwick

Pagani Utopia Steering Wheel | 3D Model

This project showcases a full CGI recreation of the Pagani Utopia steering wheel, modeled, textured and rendered entirely from scratch.The goal was to develop a one to one digital replica of a real w…
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sacboi

Sketchbook: Kyra Booth

Howdy! This is my first time posting here, so I'm still figuring it out. I'm an animation senior at CCS, but I'm taking a couple game art classes before I graduate, so heres' my first game project! T…
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falcon_freeway

Sketchbook: Neil K

I swear I posted this project initially in my sketchbook, but I guess I didn't. Here is my first project I meant to have as a log in my sketchbook. https://polycount.com/discussion/237650/3d-env…
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meatlov4r

Sketchbook: Ethan Waldo

Here is a ZBrush sculpt I made of The Thing for my Game Art 1 class.
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ethanwaldo

Sketchbook: Ethan S

Marionette Dragon TheatreMaya, Zbrush, Substance Painter3D digital Sketchbook
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LetsDoWhatever

Modular kit for a rural medieval village

Hello everyone! Im a final year student at my uni and currently I am making a modular kit for a rural medieval village. Im looking for some feedback for my modular kit, any feedback in general i…
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Eric Chadwick

Sketchbook: Hudson Guilmette

My name is Hudson Guilmette, I have been working in the 3D space for around 5 years and this is my first post to Polycount! I modeled a a cozy room based on mid-century modern furniture and style. I …
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Hudson_Guilmette

University Final Major Project Horror Concept inspired by Highgate Cemetery

At the moment, I am developing a horror game environment for my final major project at university, drawing inspiration from Highgate Cemetery, Victorian spiritualism, and classic British/American…
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hallowseve

Maya - Best way to approach

Hi all,I am in the middle of  a project creating an Arri Alexa Mini 3D model. I have shaped out some basic shapes and some supporting lines. But I am not too sure on how I would approach the ext…
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Benjammin

Looking for 3D Character Animation Generalists for freelance opportunity! Paid Work

One of the fastest growing YouTube animation channels with over 40 million subscribers and 37B+ views is hiring a 3D Generalists for remote, ongoing freelance projects.Animators will produce viral, s…
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hitchconsulting

UDK Physically Based Lighting!

hey guys, over the last few days i've been working on this: [img]http://i.imgur.com/b2Mx01v.jpg[/img] I'd love for people to play around with it and let me know what they think. [url]http://crazyf…
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G3A01

I built a tool I wished existed for batch rendering PBR materials

I used to waste hours doing the same repetitive setup every time I made a new texture- loading maps into Blender, Substance or Marmoset, rebuilding a material from scratch, tweaking nodes, lighting, …
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pollycreative

Sticky The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge!

We're kicking off another contest here... The Polycount BRAWL² Tournament!_______________________________________________________________________________Theme:Multiverse / Mad Max / Dystopian world, …
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tommarsula

Interior with Hero Asset WIP Log : Pirate's Tavern

So for my interior environment I've decided to do a Pirate's Tavern leaning towards a realistic style . And below are my main references for environemnts , props and my hero asset. My hero asset is a…
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Eric Chadwick

Current Industry Standard workflow for 3D artists??

Hi everyone,I'm currently working on my hard surface game art portfolio and was wondering if anyone had any insights on what workflow is considered industry standard so I know which one to focus on, …
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pior

Is there a limit to UDIMS?

I am creating a turret hero prop. When I bake with 2 UDIMs the normals are jagged, I've upped it to 6 UDIMS and they come out cleaner. The question I have is are they a limit to the amount of UDIMS I…
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poopipe

Sketchbook: Adie Dewey

Hello! I'm Adie and this is my first post. I'm a student at College Fore Creative Studies and finally starting to post some of my work. I'm not super experienced in 3D modeling yet but this was one o…
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Eric Chadwick

LOOKING FOR A SIMPLE 3D MODEL JOB TO TRAIN MYSELF, FOR FREE

i can't make anything more complex than a low poly stylized tree but it's at least something. i need to train myself. i watched a basic tools and modifiers crash course and the first thing i created …
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Eric Chadwick

Unreal Engine 5 Programmer (Profit Share) Project Rialto (Historical RPG / Simulation)

Studio: Atlantis 3D Studios Project: Project: Rialto Type: Profit Share (Core Team) Location: RemoteAbout UsWe’re an indie studio dedicated to recreating Renaissance Venice as it was i…
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PedroV

Aela the Huntress - WIP

Doing my personal take on everyone's favorite follower, Aela. I wanted to see if I could do a little refresh of her design and challenge myself by working on a character with a lot of little mov…
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TaulNotShort

Lowpoly tree and bird needed for open source project

In my spare time, I am developing a 3d game engine for iOS devices and hopefully also Android as soon as most needed features are implemented. My engine iSDGE is based on OpenGL ES 2.0 for rendering,…
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Crachboss32

[ZBrush] OVERHANGS WITH SMOOTH GROUP BRUSH/POLISH GROUPS

Hello all,I'm trying to soften BevelPro edges using the Smooth Group brush or Polish Groups (open circle) and both are producing geometry overhangs in certain corners. Should I be approaching this di…
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Neox

How to solve this baking issue?

(My English is not very good)…When performing hard surface normal baking, this issue often arises: strange fine ridges appear along the low-poly topology. How to fix it？
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WangQiang

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