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How much should a freelance artist charge?
Hi Polycount! Greetings to all of you. I would just like to ask how much should an artist charge for a AAA character with a simple HIK rig in Maya? I make my character from scratch starting from ZBrush, Retopologized in TopoGun, maps baked in XNormal, textures edited in Photoshop, composited and rigged in Maya using simple… -
Mobile Game Studio XP = "lndustry"?
ls work experience at free-to-play / freemium mobile game studios considered "industry experience"? i.e. is it transferrable to game studios like indies and AAAs Also wondering if the genre/quality of the product matters (in terms of how "valuable" the experience is). For example, 1 mobile studio that's looking at me… -
Re: Didn't make it as a concept artist; what can I do with my skills?
So seeing how forum threads or posts cannot be deleted on polycount, I thought I'd at least close this off by sharing that in the end, I managed to finally break in and get my first concept art job at a really cool studio, and am working with a lot of ex-exployees from AAA game companies on a project from scratch and for a… -
Re: [Maya] [weight painting] Maya exceeds my set maximum influences when editing weights
Ng Skintools works reliably for me in limiting skin weights. How reliable is the script you're using to check weight influences? Have you tried using Maya's own component editor to check weight influences? BTW, unless things have drastically changed in the AAA space, most games limit weights to 4 influences per vertex. For… -
Portfolio Feedback- Looking for work!
Hey everyone, here's my current portfolio. I've been applying to jobs for the last few months but it hasn't been going great. For context I worked in AAA for a year then took a break for a year and a half (guessing that's part of the issue). I'm looking for work again. Any thoughts are welcome, the images are in order of… -
Unreal Engine 4 - 2 FREE Environment Downloads! LIMITED TIME ONLY
I decided to release my Hunters Manor and Mountain Rocks Demo for free temporarily. Great download if you wanna see what got me my first AAA game studio job AND generated me over $4k on the Unreal Marketplace. I also needed to test this hosting site with something small before releasing my entire course on it. If you run… -
Art Director mobile
This position will be a paid 10 month salary wage w/ potential for royalties after the game is released. There's a very good chance of a sequel or a new project after the 10 months. Work from home, no relocation needed. What we're looking for in an Art Director is someone who can model 3D characters to match vibrant… -
Which Type of Hair is Better, Sculpted or Planes?
This question might have an obvious answer but. I am currently working on the character for the monthly challenge and have a question about hair. Specifically which type if better, sculpted or planes? I have been looking around and have seen AAA games use both types. For example, Mass Effect 3 uses both sculpted hair and… -
Forge Studios - Art services
[size=+2]Forge Studios[/size] Professional outsourcing services provider for the game industry. Our studio, strong of a team with experience on several AAA productions, is able to deliver consistent top quality work. What we do:* Assets creation * Content integration * Full pipeline support What we offer:* Years of… -
Experienced 3D Artist (Characters & Props)
Greetings! My name is Ryan Jackson. I've been making game art professionally for almost 10 years, contributing characters, weapons & props to AAA as well as indie projects. Please get in touch to discuss your 3D Art needs. I'm always more than happy to talk about your project or to prepare a quote for paid professional art…
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