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Poly count for hand grenades?

Hello there, I'm making the low poly of a flashbang asset and I included a simplified interior for the fuze but my poly count is at 6K and I'm wondering if this is acceptable for a first person grena…
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AB3LL1

[XGen] please help

Hello people of polycount, forgive me if this is the wrong way to go about this this is my first time here and I'm finding the visuals today to be very overwhelming. I have a rather odd occurren…
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infinity774

Weird Texture Glitch with Personally Made Maya Rig

Issue with textures in Maya here: This is a rigged model I'm working on and ran into an issue that happened one day from opening it up. The textures are seen as disconnected or missing although thes…
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weichen7771

Best Workflow for Upscaling All Detail in a Complex Scene

Hello and thanks for checking this out!My situation is this; I was given a very dense scene that was decimated and turned low poly before being handed off to me. It also came untextured. Since then I…
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Eric Chadwick

[WIP] Desparately need help/critiques on a Tom Holland likeness I'm struggling with

(Edit: if you want/need a selection of main  photo references I've been working with feel free to ask.Fair warning in advance, after browsing the forums more I have to say this sculpt is signifi…
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artystic

Baking textures and texturing pipeline problem

Hello, guys, my first question here ever, so I'm a bit shy, but anyway I have to ask, 'cause I'm stuck. So, I've been making my first game ready model for a contest and there is a rule to have two te…
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PIXLm

What software should i use to render things like this ?

Hey everyone !Im currently working on a big school project and i came across this 3D model with crazy reflections, iridescent texture, IOR and thin film effects. I've been googling for a few days alr…
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Prime8

[WIP] Zbrush Ecorche Sculpt Critique. All feedback is much appreciated

Hi guys. Im doing an ecorche study as practice to learn anatomy. This will hopefully a portfolio piece that I will texture and render in arnold. For now im still blocking in the the torso atm. If you…
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ShawnCassie

Figuring out Tangent Space for Making Game Skins

Hello, I am trying to create a skin for a game called Rust using Substance Painter. The game provides the base model and texture files that I have used to create my skin. It uses Unity, which from al…
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Mioni

[FEEDBACK] Junior portfolio review

Hello everyone!I´m a 3D student and I would love to hear some feedbacks and critiques of my portfolio. The point is to improve and reach a job as a junior 3d artist.Thank you very much.https://www.ar…
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3dWar

Quick Blade (getting back into texturing - need advice)

I made a quick blade in Maya and unwrapped it get get going in Substance Painter again after a long time. The only thing that amazed me more than how much I remembered was how much I forgot. The guar…
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OFPismySOP

How can I model this properly?!

Hello everyone.I have been modeling an ice ax for a long time and I think that everything is acceptable except the metal part of the teeth.I think that each vertex should be connected to another form…
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PolyHertz

Any good standalone CSG software?

I know CSG is just an operation but I was wondering if there were any basic tools for doing modelling with BSPs and brushes like it is done with source engine or realtimeCSG addon in unity? Just to p…
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roberto_dev

Blender: Boxcutter is not cutting (New to Blender)

I outlined the part I wanted to cut out from the "Lowerreceiver." Then extruded it to cut through the object on the X-Axis. Then it just adds an object, and does not cut. Disregard any sloppy work, I…
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KenMcD

Broomstick staws/twigs modeling need help

I trying to model a broomstick prop and I am now stock at how to do the twigs. I want the model to be kind of optimized but still have some real 3d twigs on the outside (or some well placed/baked pla…
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GabBaz

Does anyone know what happened to http://hippydrome.com

Most people point to it as an eductional resource to learn topology and othe rtheory but when I got to the site all I get is an ad for an ebook on the apple store
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Eric Chadwick

AK47

Hello everyone, I am new here! I would like to ask people to critique my 3d model. This is the first time I have modelled a weapon and I am very weak at texturing right now so any feedback on t…
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Zi0

DJ Mixer Booth WIP

Hey everyone it’s been a long time but long story short I’m trying to get back into digital and I need your help.How would you handle the records on the rack. The concept is a little confusing and I …
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ChrisTheArtist

Looking for Guidance - A students questions & concerns with getting into the industry as a 3D Artist

Hello All! This will have been my first post on polycount. I will try my best to keep it short but have much I’d like realistic advice on.BackgroundFirst for some background information. I am current…
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CommanderJoJo

[3DSMAX] How to make guardrails like these?

Hey guys, first post here!Probably a very newbie question, but I would really like to know how can I make guardrails like these.I noticed that it is just one object and it is repeated inside a spline…
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coven

Do you need a degree to work in the vfx industry?

Hello!In the last about half a year I became very interested in vfx and made myself "familiar" with Houdini and Maya and especially the modeling and fx part. So because I'm still in school I got inte…
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Ashervisalis

Bleed from Displacement Maps on Trim Sheets

Hi - im having some issues getting displacement working correctly in UE4. I has a trim sheet texture im using for floor materials - concrete, tiles, bricks etc. Im attempting to set up displacement u…
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toxicsludge77

Modeling Portfolio Critique?

Hello! First time poster here. I was wondering if anyone wouldn't mind offering some critique or opinions on my demo reel? I'm a reasonably experienced artist but fairly new to the world of 3d, and I…
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Ged

How do I model this correctly? (beginner)

I am currently 3D modelling a shape and my brain can't find the correct way to model the curve highlighted with red on the image. The green line is where I want a sharp edge if that makes any differe…
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FrankPolygon

3DS Max Stairs with 30 degree steps

Hello there. I'm creating a building in 3ds max and since the build in stairs are weird (for me at least) i decided to make them manually. Although i tried to approach it in different ways, i cant fi…
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Mainrak

Backyard Slice Project

Hi everyone :)I'm currently working on a university project and I'm having some trouble with deciding on an appealing composition.Excuse the rough lighting and lack of textures, I just had to get my …
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SopheeJay

FBX issue with file from Blender to Substance Painter

Hi there so i have this object in blender that i exported, it looks fine in the render and first image shows it in blender how it looks. now when i export it to substance painter i get this stra…
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Wolfer

Can somebody help me convert a .max into an .obj please ?

Hi everyone :)I thought I could opened a .max model I bought in blender but it's actually the .3ds that we can open :( I tried online converter but the file is too big (70mo) I also tried to install …
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Eric Chadwick

Question about UV stretching and general workflows

Hi guys! I need your help with unwraping this model of knife. I have managed to do most of model, but this handle is tough enemy for me. I would like to straighten uv island, but then uv is streched …
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Yzii

(Study) Portrait sculpt, looking for feedback.

I've been learning how to draw for a while but a few days ago I decided to pick up 3d sculpting as well, I'd just like to get some feedback on this.I know the ears are terrible, I just gave up after …
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DamnStandard

UK Game Industry Student Placements

Hi everyone :)I'm in my second year of studying Game Art at university and I have the opportunity to do a placement year in industry.Unfortunately I've had no luck after a month of checking job sites…
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SopheeJay

Help with basic normal map baking

Hello everyone,The workflow that I used in the past waslow poly---->smoothing groups---->chamfer modifier (based on smoothing groups)---->Fixing issues---->TurbosmoothThis provided me wit…
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Jarheadbam

[HELP] Weird artifacts on characters chest

I've got some weird artifacts on my characters chest in Blender and Unity. It's not noticeable in either Marmoset or Subtance Painter. I sculpted in Zbrush and did retopo in Maya. I smoothed all norm…
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FourtyNights

Substance Designer Iray not detecting GPU

For the last couple hours i've been trying to figure out why my GPU is not working with Designers Iray renderer.There's not even an option for it! My CPU will run at 100% while my GPU sits in idle, i…
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DavidCruz

Zbrush FBX exports vertex color only on vertex ID 0

not sure if it's a bug or I'm doing something wrong but when I export any Subtool with Polypaint using FBX it will set the color of vertex ID 0 to all other vertices. it still exports as expected usi…
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Lucaus

3ds Max: Help with CPU/GPU Configuration

Hi all, I'm building a PC on a somewhat tight budget.As I understand a high clock speed is necessary for smooth operations, and a good graphics card makes render faster as well as viewport (I think).…
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poopipe

Help! Improving 2D Game Art

Hi Everyone, I've created a pretty fun mobile game. Which is actually the first game I have ever created. Only problem is, I'm not too skilled with creating the art for the game which I think is real…
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KevinGibbs

Having trouble breaking into the games industry, where can I improve?

Hi,I've been trying to break into the games industry quite recently and I've been having some trouble with having my work stand out compared to other applicants. I was wondering where I could improve…
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sacboi

How did you pick your specialization in the 3D pipeline?

Apologies for the wall of text but I am having a bit of a career-planning crisis right now.Hello, a little bit about me, I am fairly new to the 3D animation, and art in general. I am currently going …
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oglu

Canadian Work Visa questions (Quebéc)

Hey! My name is André Felipe (21yrs old), I'm a Jr. Environment Artist based in Brazil and this is one of my first few posts here in polycount.Sorry for the long intro, it's all context, feel free to…
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birb

[Blender 2.8] Bevel shader normal map baking artifacts on flat surfaces

Hello, everyone.I decided to try out Blender 2.8 bevel shader for Low-poly normal baking. While the results seem to be quite impressive, I get some artifacts, mostly on flat surfaces, which are seemi…
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Zeist

Blending textures (no smooth transition) [3D]

Hello everyone!First I would like to apologize because I am very new to 3D. I've used unity a little and experimented with 2D. I think I want to try some 3D in Unreal now.So in 2D we have tiles:I can…
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PinkestElephant

[ WIP ] - Traditional Persian Tea House, UE4, Feedback Needed

Hey Polycount ! :) I'm currently working on an environment in Ue4, a traditional persian tea house.Before finishing it, I really want to have some feedbacks on it, since this would be the first envir…
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CedricArsenault

New to 3D, Practice sculpts

Everyone in my personal life thinks it’s weird I’m trying to learn to sculpt as a hobby, but I found 3D sculpting apps on the iPad I already use as a drawing tablet so I figured it couldn’t be T…
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Brian "Panda" Choi

Bellamina Sculpt Face - Critiques Needed

Hi there, so I've been practising facial likeness sculpting for the first time on Zbrush so I decided to recreate this art 'Bellamina's Blood Fist' by Arhiee and concept by Shirin. Im currently looki…
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ChristheLancer97

First 3D environment: Tips to improve?

I'm a beginner/self-taught 3D artist, and this is the first real environment that I modeled, textured, and lit in UE4 using Maya, SP, Photoshop, and Megascans (the astronaut character was puchased of…
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maitre_marcel

Best software to be using for presentation in portfolio?

I'm currently looking for 3D character artist jobs and I'm not getting much reception from anywhere at the moment, which I'm aware is to do with a range of things I need to improve on. However, my qu…
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Ashervisalis

A little advice for an issue I'm having with shapes in my model :(

Hi! I'm currently working on a sculpt and I'm struggling with a bit of a geometry issue, may also be to do with the subdivisions.Essentially, these cavities have some jaggedy geometry when they're in…
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Bobby_the_Goblin

How is Env. art and 3D modeling in general, different in animation pipeline than that of in games?

Greetings,I just got a job offer from a studio where they're working on an upcoming Netflix series, They offered me a role of environment artist. Well, I have a background of working with video …
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Vishesh3008

i need feedback on a portrait sculpt

aside from asymmetry, what can I do to improve this sculpt? the likeness is based on young Liza Minnelli but my main goal is to make the face look natural.
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birb

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