Learning

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Providing Mentorship in Environment Art for Games Hello Everyone,I have been mentoring for Game Art from a while now.Here is the profile where you can see the services and reviewsAmanpreet Bajwa (topmate.io)I do a monthly QnA session which is more o…		1 Last	7bajwa Apr 7 2024
Recommended CONCISE Tutorials for Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter & UE5 Hi everyone, A few weeks ago I put a post up asking for peoples opinions on what softwares to learn as a beginner in Games Art & Design. I am now giving myself 3 weeks to learn Blender,…		17 Last	Alemja Nov 2023
Learning environment art with Blender What are the best tutorials/courses for learning environment art in Blender, for scratch to full scene? Unreal Engine works too, but my computer can't run it well.		3 Last	okidoki Nov 2023
What is the fastest and most efficient way to learn 3D Modeling? I wanted to ask those with more experience than me what they think would be the fastest path to professional modeling for game development.In my experience, art tends to be more about whether a piece…		5 Last	Brandon.LaFrance Oct 2023
Website to learn the basics of UV and practice Hello again Polycount, some time ago I made a website to teach about the basics of UV mapping, there is two pages of content about the basics and there is a third page where you can unwrap primtives …		2 Last	dllxtt Aug 2023
Water Exercise [{"insert":"Signed up for another course called 'VFX Apprentice.'\nThey heavily focus on 2D & 3D special effects, and watched their video about water drawing exercises.\n\nSo here I was spending the …		0 Last	S_o_nj_a Apr 2023
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ZBrush 2023 Custom UI [{"insert":"With the new release of the Zbrush, i am planning to start learning zbrush seriously. A decent Custom UI generally makes the process smoother therefore i tried to use other artists UI's. …		0 Last	Jumbee Jan 2023
Most Efficient Way of Learning Dev > Re:Learning GameDev [{"insert":"I'am a 3D Artist trying to learn game development. I will be starting with Unity and C#. \nMy question is : What advice you would give to yourself if you were re:learning gamedev.\nWhat i…		4 Last	arrangemonk Oct 2022
Rigging and realistic muscle system [{"insert":"Hey!\nI'm pretty new to 3D modeling and I want to ask you guys about rigging. \nSo I was yesterday on Turbosquid, looking for realistic animals models. Some were rigged and had \"MateChec…		2 Last	Phiona Sep 2022
Unreal Engine Tutorial [{"insert":"Hello, I'm a 3D Artist, I wanted to learn the unreal engine and I am looking for an unreal engine 5 course or tutorials\nfor beginners to advance plz.\ncan anyone suggest some? or provid…		2 Last	fangazza Jun 2022
Sketchbook: Hirakata Hi, I'm thought it would be cool to somehow track my progress in drawing B) Would also be glad to hear criticism, advice, and comments on my drawingsAbout me:16 yearsFrom Russia Learning englishI hav…		0 Last	hirakata Dec 2021
Abandoned tram yard UE5 environment (WIP) Hello, I started this project originally a year ago when I decided I want to learn Blender. However soon after the proto / whitebox stage I gave up on the project and its been almost a year on h…		5 Last	stoli Nov 2021
I can't start or learn anything new after burnout I burned out to the crisps on last job as 3D "artist" (that wasn't really artistic, but very 3D), after that i work in storage - moving boxes and other stuff. I want to get decent job, but companies …		5 Last	Ruz Apr 2021
Want to self-learn 3d, where to start so that I don't stray away? Hello everyone, I've been following 3d for a while and have dabbled a bit for a small projects before but want to get serious and eventually get hired at a studio. Currently I'm 18 but do not t…		4 Last	poopipe Feb 2021
Sketchbook: David Pacsuta Hi everyone. I am starting this digital sketchbook to keep a record of my progress as I am making small steps towards a career in environment concept art for games. Critiques are most welcome in any …		24 Last	ant1fact Jan 2021
What to do as a 3d modeller? Guys, I had learned 3d software for half of the year and a few months ago I decided to specialize in modeling, creating models for hobby purposes while I gain knowledge before start working in the sp…		3 Last	SatanValentin Oct 2020
Need some feedback i would like to know what can be improved. It is supposed to be a female face in her 20s. I usually find myself struggling with knowing if a part should be bigger or everything around it should be sm…		2 Last	DavidCruz Sep 2020
How Did You Learn Unreal Engine? I'm trying to get into the Unreal Engine but I'm having a hard time finding good tutorials and resources that I can understand. So many of the tutorials I have watched are just people listing off all…		1 Last	Hesera971361 Jun 2020
Blender 2.8 Game Art / real-time learning resources Hello,Could anybody recommend me good game art tutorials / resources in Blender 2.8? I am using max but wanted to give Blender try. Main focus should be: HP modeling / Sculpting / Retopo, Low po…		4 Last	sacboi Jun 2020
How much time do you spend on tutorials/courses? Hi everyone!I would like to ask someone who already works for game company or someone who has some experience in 3D. I bought course about modelling a weapon which has about 50 hours. It goes from ba…		24 Last	Deniell Jan 2020
NEWBIE! learning anatomy, uploading daily progress. Hey guys this is my second monthly learning thread.I will be learning to sculpt anatomical male and female figures throughout this month and uploading daily progress here in this thread.......any hel…		21 Last	seigearts Oct 2019
New student environment artist looking for advice Hello, fellow creative minds. I am a student studying to do 3D environment design in videogames and fairly new here. Currently, I have 8 months left until I graduate and want to finally push for my s…		3 Last	Bedrock Sep 2019
New 3D environment student seeking industry advice Hello, fellow creative minds. I am a student studying to do 3D environment design in videogames and fairly new here. Currently, I have 8 months left until I graduate and want to finally push for my s…		2 Last	oglu Sep 2019
Inquiry from an enthusiast (wanting to learn 3D modeling). Hi Polycount, I came here from Reddit as a recommendation, English is not my fist language so bear with me please.I’m a 26 years old self thought designer (I studied software engineering in the unive…		7 Last	Alex_J Jul 2019
Maya to Blender 2.8 learning curve. How steep is it ? Hi guys,I started learning Maya 8 years ago, self taught.I began my career working at publicity agencies doing renders for cosmetics using mental ray (PITA).Today I'm in the game industry (4 years no…		3 Last	Poly_Nut Jul 2019
A parent's gaming curriculum - teaching gaming to your kids. Caution: Longpost is long! :smile: I've got kids.They're awesome. And I believe gaming matters. It's the best, most awesome and complex content generated by human beings. I want to get my kids…		37 Last	Deathstick Dec 2015
Trouble learning Hi all,So I've been doing 3D modeling (and some animation etc.) on and off as a hobby for the last 4 years, but recently I wanted to start actually learning it and getting something done instead of j…		6 Last	Bluestemos Dec 2015
Selling My Gnomon Workshop Subscription (over 10 months left) Hey all! Due to financial reasons, I am selling my Gnomon Workshop annual subscription (allows you to stream every DVD in their library), which still has 10+ months remaining, for the price of $3…		3 Last	sculptward Nov 2015
ProfessorPoly's Free Courses It's Bradley "professorPoly" Wascher's birthday today but YOU actually get the gift of free courses How crazy is that? In case you don't remember Brad put together some cross over video courses for…		0 Last	Mark Dygert Feb 2014