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Different types of normal maps?

Why do some normal maps in 3D engines differ in color?For example:In one normal map the "neutral" color appears to be grey (#7F7F7F), but in another blue (#7F7FFF).
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NephilimFree

Paid - Art Internship - Warner Brothers, TT Odyssey

Hi PolycountTT Odyssey are looking for an Art intern to work on there new mobile game. It's a full year, paid, you'll be working with a fantastic team and one of Warner Brother's top tier IP's.T…
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Oliver Hopley

A guide for beginners that are new to Materials in UE5

Hey guys, I always contribute my opportunity to work in the games industry to being on polycount and the people that I learned from on this site. I released a course on creating materials for be…
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Alex_J

Honey Badger by Q // Texturework & Renders Feedback

Hey everyone! Here's my summer project, first weapon I ever modeled and let's just say that it was quite the challenge. What I'd like to get feedback on would be the texturing and presentation, I kno…
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DuckLord

Feedback needed on 3d portfolio artwork.

Hello all, my name is Adeenah, and I am writing to share a portfolio of artwork that I have meticulously developed over the course of my college education and beyond. I would greatly appreciate any i…
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zetheros

Can Substance painter upscale from 2k to 4k when exporting?

Hi! I watched some tutorials, where they were texturing landscapes, tiling a lot at 2k and then exporting at 4k. Usually I would say upscaling image cant be done at least not any detail gain, bu…
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gnoop

Experienced Concept Artist looking for extra work

Looking for something to do after work. If you like my stuff, PM me.https://michalrachwal.artstation.com/
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Michal_Rachwal

[3dsMax script] miauu's Quick Spline Measure

miauu's Quick Spline Measure allows you to quickly measure: - the lengths of the snapped segment and its closest adjacent segment- the distance between the points of the snapped segment and its clos…
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miauu

Seeking Internship

Hello, I am a junior data science student from northern Virginia looking to get a technical related internship for the spring and/or summer of 2024 in the video game industry.  I can send my res…
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cBucsa

Really need feedback

Hello everyone, I'm new here!I would like to ask you for advice on how best I can further develop my portfolio. I'm an aspiring Environment Artist, and I'm trying to apply my skills to creating styli…
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Fabi_G

[Feedback Welcome] My Attempt to create the skinshade 4 from Zbrush to Unreal

I always loved the Skinshade 4 MatCap from Zbrush, especially for stylized/anime characters. I don't know, but it really fits well with the anime characters and it really makes them stand out. Here's…
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jeffxfcVA

What type of companies does a game studio often look for when searching for outsourcing solutions?

Hi,I'm trying to start an animation outsourcing studio in my home town and last week, I was asked what's the type of my company (is it private, or limited, etc.). Does this matter in the eyes of game…
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slovik

[CLOSED] Looking for 2D Artist to make character designs.

Hi! I am looking for someone who is interested in helping me make character designs for the Antediluvians from Vampire the Masquerade. Almost none of them have any art but I wanna make some designs f…
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terrillium

Sketchbook: Matt Ashby

This is my sketchbook!
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Mat_Ashby

Scaling and freezing a skeleton with a rig driver in maya (Metahuman)

Hello Polycount, it's been years since I've been around.I'm sorry if I may have posted this in the wrong forum. Things look different nowadays. I am not very skilled in Maya, I am a 3ds guy. Nor do I…
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Alex_J

[RELEASED] - SCIFI BASE PLANET - Pack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDpfriLlc0Y&ab_channel=Raz  https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/scifi-base-planet Technical Details• 342 unique static meshes, from 2 to 46…
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macoll

Warrior 3D Character

Hello everyone :) I just finished this real-time character from a concept of Guo Hongchao, let me know what you think :P Critique is welcome!ArtStation post https://www.artstation.com/artwo…
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lyte

Let's study together

Hello everyone!I've been doing 3D design for a year and a half now. And during this time, I found many interesting channels on YouTube for learning different programs. I've dabbled in animation, crea…
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Yehor

Sketchbook: Matthew Dizon

I'll be posting WIPs and project art into this Sketchbook.Feel free to drop some feedback!
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DizzyWascal

Scene Complexity: Any software benchmarks for this?

Curious if anyone has seen anything that does a scene to scene comparison for simple smooth viewport navigation between Maya | Blender | Max, etc? Curious if Blender can handle more geo/objects than …
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oglu

Looking to get a price ref/possibly negotiate a cost for 3d Artist commission!

I am looking to learn more about pricing in regards to a 3D model, rigged with a skeleton for posing and compatibility with Blender.The project itself would be an "Alpha-1, 'Red Right Hand'" from the…
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Fallballen

Modular environment - Wizard Corridor

Hello guys! I have finished my first modular environment! Learned a lot of stuff doing this project. Now I want to share it with you guys.On art station I have a video of it, if you are interested: h…
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lucardo

Sketchbook: Lucas Perdomo

Hello everybody. I decided to embark in this journey to becoming a 3D artist. I'll be posting my progress here.
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lucardo

[WIP] Shogunate Showroom

Hello! I have created a Feudal Japan scene during 2020 lockdown. Being very heavily inspired by that Feudal Japan challenge, I wanted to create a showroom. After 3 years, I have decided to come back …
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devsuhel17

[Closed]

[Closed] We are looking for a 3D modeler to add original Halloween designs to a forest map for an indie game made in Unity. For example, this could be skeletons, pumpkins, gravestones, hollow skulls,…
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Cricket2718

[Blender] Swingy Bone Physics : an easy-to-use, artist-friendly bone chain physics solver.

Hello everyone, As I was watching several technical presentations from big Japanese studios (Square Enix, Capcom, Bandai Namco etc), I noticed that bone chain physics simulation using simple col…
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ehcya

Growing & educating myself as a technical artist. Can you help me?

Hello Polycount people!I'm looking for good places where I could develop and grow my technical art skills.As a brief backstory, I am new to this role, around a year since I've professionally taken a …
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Larry

3ds Max partally twist or rotate a spline

I have a issue with control over path-deformed (WSM) objects along splines in 3Ds max. I all comes down to when I can not utilize rotate and twist along the whole spline, using the pathdeform twist a…
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GutiRRs1

[FOR HIRE] 3D Hard Surface/Character/Prop and Real Time Environment Artist Available

Hello!My name is Pedro Silva and I'm a Freelance 3D Artist with 6+ years of experience working with various clients on projects ranging from Character Design, Hard Surface, Props, Vehicles and Real T…
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pedrosilva91

Color Grading Problem in After Effects

Hi,I'm having problems with my new pipeline from Blender to After Effects. It seems like there's some issue with the settings in After Effects that makes my renders having only like 8-bit color space…
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Eric Chadwick

Scan Browsing Software?

Hi!At work we have lots of scans, and I'm looking for a good solution to browse them and sort them, something like XnView for 3D files I guess.Ideal features would be:Support ~300mb obj filesSimple v…
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Eric Chadwick

How to set prevent background, backdrop from changing color values during renders?

Hi!I want to render my stuff in fixed 247 white background. I use HDRI's. The thing is that after render the background color is changed. It is a little darker. I tried 247 color settings under sky, …
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EarthQuake

[CLOSED] QA tester wanted for our fully-funded indie game

Posted by: https://feelfreegames.com We are no longer accepting applications for this job.Thanks for the overwhelming interest in joining our team!________________We’re an experienced team wh…
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FeelFreeGames

first time modeling for printing!

hey ive been 3d modeling for a while but i decided to make a dnd mini by hand of my partner's character! hes pretty much finished and im getting this little freak Printed :) very pleased with him
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twelvegraves

[FOR HIRE] Professional Concept Artist Available - Book a Free Introduction Call

Hello there!My name is Miguel Nogueira and I'm the creative force behind Menog Creative, I'm a freelance concept artist with over a decade of experience in the dynamic world of video games and the fi…
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miguelnarayan

"No shot" error when rendering: camera angle render completely off

Hi, i've added a new camera to my sequencer, and when trying to render i'm getting a still image of a completely wrong angle of my scene, and also getting this error:"Shot/Camera "no shot(2)" starts …
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Synthdrive

I'm an 3D Real-Time Environment Artist looking for first 3D job. Portfolio & Resume Tips and Advice?

I'm a real-time 3D environment game artist. I'm looking to get my first job (entry/associate) in 3D. I want to work for the gaming industry. You can read more about my story in this thread from a few…
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chien

Beginner 3d artist needs advise

Hello everyone! I’m a beginner 3d artist, originally from Ukraine but for past 6 years lived in US and about a week ago moved to Montreal, Canada. I’ve been learning 3d modeling for a year now (…
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chien

Tim Sweeney says Unreal might move to a "seat based software model" in 2024

Unreal looks like its going to move to a "seat based software model" like Maya/Photoshop in 2024If you skip to around six minutes Tim Sweeney explains the role out.https://twitter.com/i/status/170921…
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marks

[PAID] 3D Modeler for Realistic Race Tracks

We are looking for a 3D modeler to help update some existing racetracks for our mobile racing game Assoluto Racing.The work would be taking the base of an existing track and updating the assets, mate…
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Infinity_Vector

Sticky Substance - Show your stuff!

This thread is here for you guys to showcase your Substance work, post away! [img]http://i.imgur.com/dbXU1ox.png[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/RayaXiU.jpg[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/cBYkF2Q.jpg…
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Jace213

Hello everyone! I am a newbie to Zbrush. I want to make animals realistic

Hello everyone! I am a newbie to Zbrush.　I want to make animals realistic, but I would like to know what professionals are thinking about while they are making them. I would like to know if there ar…
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kanga

Giraffe weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) Looking for feedback

Hey there!  This is my first post on the forum, and I am looking for some feedback on a project I am working on.My goal is to create a realistic giraffe weevil posed on a leaf, to be rendered in…
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Quinn_Thompson

3D Space-Fighter Models - Unreal Engine 5 (FILLED)

Updated to show that position has been filledI'm developing a Space Dogfighting Game in the Unreal Engine as a personal project.  I need a variety of space-fighter models as playable craft along…
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InsaneFox

Portfolio Journey - To The Moon Diorama

Here is the thing, i have to make a great 3D art portfolio, so that someday i can work for a big videogame company and earn millions of bagongas, but unfortunately i may lack the skill to do so, for …
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Rhav

FN F2000 Assault Rifle 3D model

modelhttps://www.cgtrader.com/products/fn-f2000-assault-rifle
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ferasa

Need Critique on a Fat Bull Corporate Character

Hi, I'm concepting this fat bull corporate character.Any thoughts on how to improve this? Currently, what's bothering me is the size of the legs. It looks okay with me but does it look smaller to you…
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Neox

Looking for feedback on a renaissance bar for a third-person game :)

Hello everyone I hope your all doing well out there. I'm working on a renaissance bar for a third-person game and was wondering if there is any thing I need to change or add things to it, in your guy…
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Alex_J

Dune Ornithopter

Happy New Year everyone. Here are the first images of 2020 for me. This was an exploration of some new workflows and processes, so I wanted to revolve that around a project I thought would be fun. Th…
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leopoldsv

WIP London pub diorama. Looking for feedback

I am fairly early in the process of this project, I just finished the modular parts that make up the building and some vertex painting on the bricks. So I am looking for some feedback or any ideas th…
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LinneaHallenbom

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