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Animator and Rigger LFW [{"insert":"Proficient in Maya rigging and animation tools. Also knowledgeable with modeling and can fix meshes and UV's as needed. Can do people and creatures.\ntraditional 2D frame by frame animati…	0 Last	MamoruK Mar 2023
Help! ISSUE RENDERING P_TORCH [{"insert":"Hi everyone!\nI've come here to seek your precious help. I'm trying to render a scene, there's a torch visible in the viewport, visible through my camera, everything seems fine but when I…	0 Last	KODA Mar 2023
Textures showing up black in maya (viewport and render) [{"insert":"For reference, I exported textures from SP using the Arnold (standard surface) preset, then used the Substance to Maya plugin to import them to maya. The pants and teeth of my character a…	3 Last	Alex_J Mar 2023
3D Animator needed (NSFW) [{"insert":"Hello,\nAs the title states, I need a 3D Animator for modeling, texturing and animating characters, the work can vary from realistic quality to cartoonish. You should be familiar with XGE…	0 Last	blvclee Mar 2023
interior and exterior designer needed ASAP [{"insert":"Hi!\nAs the title states, am looking for a interior and exterior designer on a freelance basis, \nPlease link your portfolio to me and your rates, \nLooking forward to hearing from you,\n…	0 Last	blvclee Mar 2023
Demon statue - game asset [{"insert":"I've finished this demon statue the other day. \nAfter doing retopo and blockouts for a while on stream I felt the need to sculpt for a bit and ended up doing this statue. It was supposed…	0 Last	nimlot26 Mar 2023
I need advise to choise school for 3d\2d concept hard surface like Think Tank School\HS concept path [{"insert":"Hello i want to make tconcept hard surface things maybe even in 2d.Have someone online schools names who can easy teach this?I prefer long time education with feedbacks.\nThanks\nAnd i ha…	0 Last	ryzhkxv Mar 2023
Audi R8 V10 or First try in Blender! [{"insert":"I finally finished the Audi R8 model optimized for video games. The model has 54,000 triangles in it and I will be glad of any feedback from your side)\n\nYou can like my artwork on Artst…	0 Last	Madness_Knight Mar 2023
Game character - separate rig for gameplay and cinematics? [{"insert":"For a game character, is it typical to have a separate rig with includes face rig just for cinematics? An example case might be something like Uncharted. \nIn cinematics you need a full f…	6 Last	Alex_J Mar 2023
sbsar карты в marmoset 4 [{"insert":"Раньше в поле \"Extra\" в материалах была настройка \"substance\", теперь же там только \"custom\" Как загружать sbsar карты в marmoset 4. А если эту функцию убрали, то зачем?\n"}]	1 Last	EarthQuake Mar 2023
Which of these two projects would make a better portfolio piece? [{"insert":"Hello internet friends.\nOver the past couple months I've been learning various 3D software for creating environment assets. I've already been creating props for a while now but am transi…	0 Last	coolguyslims Mar 2023
Incidence shader effect in 3dsmax? [{"insert":"Hi everyone, new to the forum. :) \nI'm trying to work out how to create what I understand to be an incidence shader (?) to create a hologram or xray type effect. I'd term it a rim shader…	8 Last	gizmo1991 Mar 2023
WIP of stylized tavern in the woods [{"insert":"I want to do a bit of a walkthrought of my progress of this big project I want to work with I started this weekend. My idea is to have a tavern in the woods and I have the basic blockout …	0 Last	TiredSloth Mar 2023
WIP stylized elf statue [{"insert":"I'm working on a stylized statue I made myself in Zbrush and moved to do the low poly in Blender and I want to have my retopology finished and looking clean. \nAnyone could give me tips w…	11 Last	TiredSloth Mar 2023
Painter giving me some blacks in the normal map?? [{"insert":"Hey guys, I have baked a normal map in Toolbag and all looks great. I bring it into Painter and now I have some black areas in the normal map in the viewer and once the new maps are expor…	3 Last	guitarguy00 Mar 2023
[WIP] Block-out phase environment render \| feedback/critqiue [UE5] [{"insert":"Hello!\nThis is my first time really doing an environment render with full planning, reference gathering, block-outs, and setting up specific lighting angles. I usually just make games an…	0 Last	fablefox Mar 2023
Can use brushes on Character Creator import. [{"insert":"Can use brushes on Character Creator import. It's not spotlight and I'm in edit mode.\nDropbox link to project.\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/ssa7p9rqtobznsr\/Z…	0 Last	kmythology Mar 2023
Weird edges when using decimated model as high poly for baking [{"insert":"Hello.\nI am try to bake high poly to low poly. When I used original hp model everything worked as expected. \n"},{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/50210…	8 Last	Kritgar Mar 2023
Desert Gas Station [UE5] [{"insert":"Hey there! Here is my new personal project Desert Gas Station: "},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/artwork\/WBK9Vy"},"insert":"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/artwork\/W…	1 Last	Fabi_G Mar 2023
DOOMSLAYER - Hand Painted DOOM Fanart - Blender/BPainter [{"insert":"Diving straight into another Blender\/BPainter project creating what I imagine the Doomslayer would look like in the style something like World of Warcraft including giant shoulderpads!\n…	27 Last	Bolovorix Mar 2023
Why is triangle used instead of Quad? [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/2TXMQNG8EHUJ\/ekran-al-c4-b1nt-c4-b1s-c4-b14-png.png","name":"Ekran Alıntısı4.PNG","type":"image\/png","size":21…	16 Last	garrettia Mar 2023
3DS Max 2018 - Sluggish UI and UV Editor Hey everyone,I upgraded to 2018 a few months ago but only recently had the time to get in and work on some projects. While i'm finding it more stable than say, 2017, I'm having problems with slu…	23 Last	Srki Mar 2023
Looking for feedback / Character Sculpt [{"insert":"Hey everyone this is gonna be my first polycount post, I have this character I want to develop for a portfolio piece and was looking for any thoughts or critiques. :)\nI purchased the mal…	1 Last	Sigmatron Mar 2023
Looking for portfolio feedback and career advice [{"insert":"Hi everyone!\nI'm currently a freelance character artist, but I want to take the big jump and start working as a junior character artist in the video games industry.\nI'm also interested …	4 Last	ElGuder Mar 2023
WIP: Moon Princess Anri [{"insert":"Hello everyone,\nRecently I have started a new project of one of my fantasy characters, Anri, I am so excited to share her with you!!\nI am planning on taking her through the entire pipel…	1 Last	Princevx4 Mar 2023
Maya MASH curve node - can i roll instances around a selected curve? [{"insert":"For each horizontal edge loop on this torso I have created a curve. \nI add the curves to a MASH network, then instance some leaf shape mesh along it, like so:\n"},{"insert":{"embed-exter…	4 Last	Alex_J Mar 2023
Really require help with the portfolio review!!! [{"insert":"Please look at this portfolio, and tell if its bad, if so why its bad for the role of '3d Generalist'\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/boredwarrior"},"insert":"htt…	0 Last	sunilkaz Mar 2023
[Shaders] Help creating masks for texture maps in UE5? [{"insert":"I'm trying to create a shader that will blend two materials together with the top material being blended based on a simple world rotation mask so that if I rotate my mesh the blended mate…	6 Last	coolguyslims Mar 2023
Royal Tournament - Good old days [{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Royal Tournament - Good old days"},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"emoji":{"emojiChar":"👑"}}},{"insert":"\n\nThis scene, this story is about the far distant past of …	0 Last	vitaliyrostovcev Mar 2023
How would you handle UVing/baking this rope? Zbrush, insert mesh [{"insert":"Hello there, I'm currently doing some tests with ropes, I made an insert mesh which I UVed in Zbrush and created a curve to make a rope brush. \nNow each section's UVs are overlapping to …	2 Last	xiphos Mar 2023
Small environment - Need feedback/Critique [{"insert":"Hello there. Id like to show a small environment I made in blender. There is no subscante painter nor composition in this one. All taken with image texture and procedural ones I made. \n\…	3 Last	calzimer Mar 2023
AAA 3D Environment Artist Looking for Full-Time/Part-Time Work [{"insert":"Hello!\nI'm an experienced 3D environment artist and I'm currently looking for a new job. I've worked at Electronic Arts and Inflexion in the past. Currently I'm living in Vancouver so un…	0 Last	GGGraphics Mar 2023
Unique way to publicize artists! [{"insert":"Hello Everyone! \n\nHope you and yours are all keeping well. \n\nI am posting on behalf of Continuum.Social to announce an exciting opportunity for 3D designers. We have built an app call…	4 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2023
Does "3D sculptor" basically mean "character artist"? [{"insert":"Is there a 3D sculpting job that doesn't involve making characters, humans, creatures, rigging etc.?\n"}]	20 Last	nOLpte8 Mar 2023
Think Tank/Vertex School in my career path [{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Where I Am"},{"insert":"\nI'm an Environment Artist who's worked at an indie game startup and then indie film startup for a total about 3 years before leaving. …	2 Last	NikhilR Mar 2023
Texel Density and scale in UVS? workflow between blender and substance painter [{"insert":"Hello, I know a little about 3D but just recently I'm experimenting with painting my models in substance painter, that's when I first heard about the concept of texel density. Usually wha…	3 Last	pior Mar 2023
Portfolio evaluation - what am I missing? [{"insert":"Hi, I'm looking for help in evaluating my current portfolio. I'm an Environment Artist currently on the job hunt. What is my portfolio missing right now to qualify me for a Junior\/Associ…	0 Last	mhuang97 Mar 2023
Please help with portfolio review [{"insert":"Hello! I'm looking for someone to help me evaluate my portfolio, \nI recently graduated and I'm working on improving my 3D skills, but I'm really worried that I'm not good enough and the …	3 Last	Alex_J Mar 2023
How is Blender with Unreal (UE5) these days? [{"insert":"I'm starting an indie project and I'm thinking about leveraging Blender in place of Maya. I'd be using it to model assets, animate characters, render concepts, and export into Unreal.\nI…	8 Last	Thomas1994 Mar 2023
Red channel gets inverted along seams in normal map Hello everyone, I have a little problem with my baking.I'm trying to bake this model into 3 texture sets but for the normal map of every one of them the red channel gets inverted along the UV seams.I…	7 Last	Neox Mar 2023
Atlas vs Shape splatter [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/YOM8FOBI9OL6\/image.png","name":"image.png","type":"image\/png","size":370320,"width":1225,"height":864,"display…	6 Last	gnoop Mar 2023
Selling the rights to your 3D Models Not sure where to post this, so I guess I'll post it here for now.A client has approached me with an offer to buy the rights to a Car I made in order to 3D print and potentially sell it. How should I…	14 Last	rexo12 Mar 2023
[Seeking critique/feedback] Metal Angel: The Briefing [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"height":113,"width":200,"photoUrl":"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/K6BJLs0mOqs\/hqdefault.jpg","videoID":"K6BJLs0mOqs","showRelated":false,"start":0,"url":"https:\/…	0 Last	moshi3D Mar 2023
[WIP] Antique Barbershop Mini Scene - Marmoset Toolbag 4 (need feedback) [{"insert":"Hey guys! \nThis is my first post here, heard a lot of good things about Polycount and I thought I would post my work here to get some feedback and also see all of you guys' awesome work!…	1 Last	Sarapapa Mar 2023
"Genshin Impact NPC FANART" Concept to 3D: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/49bVok [{"insert":{"embed-external":{"data":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/5021068\/uploads\/WAV96449PWHV\/image.png","name":"image.png","type":"image\/png","size":798890,"width":1224,"height":605,"display…	2 Last	Bionicphobia Mar 2023
Looking for a bit of critique on my gravestone asset [{"insert":"Hi there, \nThis year, I am really challenging myself to improve on as many of my skills as possible. Starting off, I wanted to get better at my texturing and high poly sculpting skills.…	0 Last	bipolarbear45 Mar 2023
Looking for critiques or feedback on my 3d model [{"insert":"Hello everyone, this is my first time posting here. I am hoping to get some feedback\/critique's on a 3d project that I plan to use in my portfolio. I recently graduated and I'm looking …	4 Last	nexussim Mar 2023
[WIP] Modular Mesoamerican Inspired Building (Unreal Engine 4) [{"insert":"Currently working on a modular game environment for my independent module in university. This project incorporates a lot of \"firsts\" for me: including first time creating and using trim…	2 Last	ItsReasonArt Mar 2023
[WIP] Locomotive [{"insert":"Hey everyone! First time posting here. I am working on this battle locomotive with train cart that generates power for the big weapon and the locomotive. This is a for an advance modeling…	3 Last	nexussim Mar 2023
Newbie questions: Attach meshes? This discussion was created from comments split from: Blender Mega Thread.	5 Last	Eric Chadwick Mar 2023