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I want to change my username

How do I change my username. (You don't have the permission to edit your username)
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Zerofirre

Giant Heat Hawk

Hello, first time posting here.I made a "Giant Heat Hawk" model based on the gunpla model and youtuber frostedsnow's build. It's made in 3DS Max and textured in Substance Painter. I tried to add most…
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mecharoni

Maya Animation Scales Oddly in Unity

I have an animation where the object is being evenly scaled up from 0.1 to 1. A second animation follows the first and keeps the scale at 1 the whole time. As soon as the anim blends to the second on…
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Finardi

Walls Too Thin. Ripping My Hair Out!

Hello folks. I make models in Zbrush for 3D printing, fixing mesh integrity as I go.  Analysis  shows everything is fine. Then I use Meshmixer to hollow out the model for printing, offsetti…
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pior

Junior Character Artist

Hello guys, I need help...Over the past four months, I've encountered quite a challenge in my pursuit of opportunities as a Junior Character Artist. I've only had two interviews during this time fram…
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Judy

Artifacts in baking

So i decided to make my first model of Nanachi from Made in abyss and retopologize it fully in blender, but eventually it came to using Marmoset and Substance and it just drove me nuts, since there i…
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Dragon_Demon

Texture problem

Hi guys! I created the model of sword with the 3 parts( blade, garda and handle) and before combine it`s looks good, but after combine appear a problems. How i can to fix this?
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Fabi_G

New Artist first time show of renders

Been learning Blender since July 2022
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Agent421

Sketchbook: Nguyen Phan

Figure I would make a sketchbook here to show everyone my progress and some dailies practice I do. Critiques and comments are welcomed.
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np1094

A little Polycount hiccup today

You might have seen something like this today. Oopsie!We had a little mistake from our domain registrar this morning, they didn't auto-renew LIKE WE ASKED THEM TO. Oh well, all solved now, with a lit…
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Ruz

MattR Illustration-Freelance Illustrator of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comics, Boardgames, Card Art (and more)

MattR Illustration Matthew Ryan, also known as MattR Illustration is an illustrator that lives to create exciting characters and worlds for others to enjoy. After Graduating f…
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MattR

How to remove that thick layer from the normal map?

I have a problem – this layer appeared on my model, and I'm looking for a way to get rid of it. I'm trying to create a normal map for my low-poly version based on the high-poly version. The issue is …
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piratek098

Marmoset viewer: couldn't retrieve package

I writing an app where one can view the scene in 3D. I plan to achieve this via opening a browser inside of my app and navigating to the html file the viewer exported but it says "failed to initializ…
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Thivolan

A10 Warthog

What's selling my render / model realism? Looking for critique and ways I can improve on it.
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Eric Chadwick

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

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ModBlue

artstation/portfolio review advice

well i really didn't want to do this, but since there are some many Industry higher ups , can you have a look at my artstation and give some feedback. it's like a desert out there lately , so I must …
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NikhilR

Short Research Survey For Video Game Concept Artists and Illustrators Regarding AI Generated Art

Hi I am a hobbyist game developer with experience in 3d art and I am currently working on a research project for my AP research class. If you are a paid video game concept artists or illustrator plea…
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Murram

3D Art Buildathon with a $10K Bounty

Hey Polycount Community, My name is JW, and my workplace, Mona, is running a Buildathon starting January 17th and ending March 3rd, we're looking for 3D creators to participate. Whether you're looki…
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jwmona

[WIP] UE5 Short Sci-Fi Horror Film

Hi guys.Very quick intro:I've been doing 3d as a hobby in some form or another for twenty years. Nine years ago I wrote a screenplay for a short horror film. I tried to produce it six years ago but r…
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Temppe

Unreal Engine, StaticMesh and InstancedStaticMesh, doubt realistic use

I have observed that the difference between using StaticMesh and InstancedStaticMesh lies in the fact that, in the former, every time a 3D object is drawn on the screen, it generates 1 drawcall (not …
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poopipe

[Blender] MESHmachine: Hard Surface focused Mesh Modeling

MESHmachine is a blender mesh modeling addon with a focus on hard surface work without subdivision surfaces. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hvusH1QrRcOut for Blender 2.80 now!MESHmachine's chamfer …
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bernhard

How to make my subd topology more low-poly for real-time rendering?

This model will be used for real-time rendering so I'm trying to optimize it more. This is the low-poly, but the high-poly is just a linked object with a subd modifier (Blender). It is full of edgelo…
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OblongUV

How should I rig this simple character ?

Hello ! This is my first time posting so forgive me if I'm not posting in the right place. I've been modelling this little octopus for some time, this is my first rigging a character, I plan on makin…
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Alex_J

Ripper from Call of Duty: Ghosts [Rifle].

Modeled in Blender.Advice?
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williran000

Looking for Critiques on Likeness Sculpt of Hayden Christensen

Hey all!I'm looking for some honest feedback on a likeness sculpt I'm currently working on. I'm wanting to create a 3D art piece of Anakin Skywalker from Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, so I'm tryi…
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Ruz

Trim bevels on mesh with Weighted Normals

Hey everyone. Some time ago i saw a technique to bake a 45 degree bevel on a normal trimsheet to fake the illusion of a bevel on a mesh with a hard edge.Im running into something similar, just that i…
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poopipe

Hi

Just wanted to say hi. I'm an opensource programmer and 3d hobbiest. I wanted to ask for some help on 3d forums with map data parsing (C)
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poopipe

PBR or Handpainted ?

Hi there !I would really like to improve my texturing skills at the moment, and I see a lot of these artists who worked on Wayfinders, with this really beautiful graphic style. I would like to be abl…
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Elliott

Maya crashes on load scene + perforce and backup strategies

I have a maya binary scene that crashes shortly after loading, while the textures are still loading in the scene. Crashes in both 2022 and 2023 versions whether I open the file directly or import it.…
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ThirdDimensionBadger

Quake1 engine, Unreal97 / UT99 map loading (help needed) (opensource) (C engine,but C++ unr exists)

Model_brush.c is the main file where new map and model formats are parsed: https://sourceforge.net/p/chaosesqueanthology/code-t3d_attempt_engine/ci/master/tree/model_brush.cAn example one is void Mod…
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chaosesqueteam

[Paid] Tech-artist for five or more beautifully animated skyboxes

This is Richard Löwenstein from the small Indie game development team spieleschreiber. We are based close to Munich in Germany. We seek a tech artist to create five sci-fi nature-themed skybox backgr…
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buzzybee

Texture colour fades when added to material, and AO input not working

I’m having two issues with my textures in a material. The base color fades a lot when adding it to the material, and the Ambient Occlusion input seems to do nothing, so I had to multiply it with the …
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MEKA_

Marmoset Error

Good afternoon, I just started working with Marmoset and I'm already having problems. It throws an error when loading the model, so the model is not baked. Help me pleas. The error itself: …
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Azibo9

Some questions about game ui design

Hello! I am now a college student, and recently I have been studying the design of game UI. At the beginning of the design, I have a lot of ideas in my head, which allows me to make drawings very qui…
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Pinkfox

Cinematic Orchestral music & AI visuals: GCLFilmMusic YouTube channel! 🎵🤖

Dear community of Polycount,I am delighted to extend a warm invitation to GCLFilmMusic, my YouTube channel where I unveil my original orchestral compositions, complemented by AI-crafted visuals. 🌟ht…
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GclFilmMusic

3D printing

Hello everyone, tell me how to combine everything into one mesh in Zibrush. this is for 3D printing
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Eric Chadwick

[PAID] Looking for 3d character artist ( fantasy RPG )

Hi, I am looking for 3d character artist to create a fantasy character. The style is a bit like Fortnite, clean forms, around 30k polys. Theme something like Zelda.Must be game ready/animation ready …
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DoubleTripple

Student Demo Reel Feedback

Hi all, I'm new here and I wanted to get some feedback on my demo reel. I'm currently a junior in college for animation, and I'm aiming for video game character animation. Please give any and all fee…
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Artemas_Art

WANTED: Alien Overlord 3D Print Design

Requirements have changed, will need to repost specs.
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HighVoltage

3ds max bone constraint help

Hi all, thanks for reading! I am having some trouble rigging a face. I'm using this bone_end with a position constraint to help move it, but whenever I move the constraint, my bone's parent just kind…
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Klunk

UV seams in Arnlod

Hello! I am new in 3D, so I have a noob question about UVs, seams, and the following render in Arnold. Currently I am checking the following pipeline: 1. High poly in Maya.2. Low poly …
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DC74

The Head in the Stars

Hi, a 3D Concept/exploration for the DPS french Challenge . I chose the Fètprox sages. Its supose to be a consul of 3 sages (half organic half machine) connect to their own stuctures with cables. I h…
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Zack_Kun

2D artist looking for a job (props, icons, illustrations)

Hi! My name is Bulat and I'm a 2D artist. I have experience working on freelance and in the studio remotely. I work on props design, icons, UI interfaces and backgrounds for games. Usually …
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BulatTairov

[MaxScript] miauu's Script Pack

[CENTER][IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HZQnLKnLB8Q/Ty7rxhgijqI/AAAAAAAAADM/3i741bAyuws/s320/miauusSP_header_scaled.png[/IMG] [CENTER] [B][I]miauu's Script Pack[/I][/B] is a set of scripts that will h…
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miauu

(COMMISSION CLOSED)Looking for a 3D modeler to create a head/face bust STL

Thank you all to everyone who contacted me with interest in this job. I received many replies to this commission and it took me a bit to get through them all. This is an extremely talented community …
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Benthic

Final Fantasy VII Church Fan art - Looking for feedback

Hi everyone, I'm trying to understand environment art for games again. I've been away from it for a long time (like 10 years) doing visualization work, and the production pipeline for that is differe…
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teodar23

My projects

Hello Dear Forum users! I would like to wish every person reading these lines to find strength and make his hobby and passion become his job. This is exactly what happened to me. This makes me h…
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Korman_Nagaru

My Graduation Project (Character and prop WIP)

Hey, I'm working on a Payday character and 2 props (a duffle bag and a gun). I want to learn and understand the proper way of doing character art (and likeness sculpts) in video games. So it would be…
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Gautham

MD-F4 Security Turret [UE4]

Hi everyone! I'm prest you my latest project. Here is MD-F4, security turret. I have integrated this model in Unreal Engine 4 with its animation. I'm opened to the criticisms and feedbacks.Thanks for…
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sacboi

Baking Normal Maps Using Bevel Shader?

Hello, I wanted to ask about the "Bevel Shader" in Blender which is being used by a quite a few game artists to generate the normal maps for the low poly asset. And I find it quite a "Niche" way to b…
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sacboi

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