Thanks Potm! First thing I'll share is actually something I do when I finish a piece. I like to do post-mortems on finished pieces that one, took a while, and two, didn't turn out the way I wanted. What's important is that I actually write these things down and they form the foundation of what I do differently for my next…
By The Power Of PLACEHOLDER! :D So I reached the wifi limit at the hostel I'm staying at, and found a pretty neat library just down the road. Aus is really amazing place. It's like a mix of San Francisco and New York, but with none of the dirtiness and grime that usually comes with cities, and the people here are very…
Hey all, My name is Peter Ryan aka TorQue[MoD]. I've been a game designer for 13 years working in both the mod and professional gaming scenes. I've recently ended a contract with a local game dev company and a programmer friend and I have started a new project built with UDK. We're currently looking for a concept artist to…
Okay, trying to cut this down to 1000 words or less. Here ya go: The sun slid away over the crystalline hills as she peered around the corner of the stockade. She pulled her cloak close hiding her armor. Her long white hair was carefully tucked under her hood. As much as she tried to blend in there was no getting around…
<u>Preamble:</u> Angels Fall First has existed for a few years now as a modification for Homeworld 2 and Nexus, and also has its own game engine in development. The end goal is to complete our own engine and publish the complete Angels Fall First game. The end product is anticipated to include both RTS and FPS elements,…
!!!WALL OF TEXT ALERT!!! A bit of rambling here, just felt i had to get this out there. As many of you may have noticed (or not…) I’ve had somewhat of a growth spurt artistically, skilfully… motivationally over the last few months. I’d like to talk about it with you guys. I’d like to tell you what’s been going on inside my…
THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED. Winners will be announced July 12, 2010 with the Polycount Pack being released for Team Fortress 2 thereafter. To coincide with the launch of the new Polycount site, Polycount is teaming up with Valve Software to bring you the Team Fortress 2 Polycount Pack. Yes! That's right, an exclusive Polycount…
Aloha, fellow tube-surfers of the internet! Today, the team working on Venerance is sharing with you some of the work that they've been up to and we hope that you like what you're seeing so far. We really are just getting started on this and we are actively seeking to swell our ranks with folks looking to either push the…
I want to talk about the common questions and misconceptions inexperienced artists have, either when they start working towards becoming an artists or when they join Polycount. This is a culmination of advice I've given to people over the years and really, a bunch of stuff I wish someone would have told me when I started…
Wanted: 3d Capables Shee Labs 'Sport to Consume' game-mod team has a new project which has just entered the green-light stages of production and is now seeking to actively recruit interest in the pursuit of further development. We are currently a very small team looking to expand outwards significantly at reasonable pace…