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How to create a realistic landscape
Hello, Thanks for taking the time to help. I'm trying to create a landscape similar to the image below. The camera starts roughly 250 meters above the ground, moves toward a wind turbine, then descends vertically to ground level before entering the turbine. I'm using 3ds Max 2027 with Arnold for rendering. As a reference,… -
Create a Luxury Napa Deli Interior | $500 Cash + Sponsor Prizes
Hi Polycount, 7CGI is hosting a free global 3D Visualization Challenge based on a real client-style hospitality brief. The challenge is to transform an existing deli into a refined Italian deli and café concept suitable for a luxury hotel in Downtown Napa, California. Everyone works from the same brief, but artists are… -
Looking into Blender as a replacement for Maya for create Films and Game Cutscenes.
I’m the CEO @ Makeshift Software Inc. We’re currently working on an upcoming 3D Action RPG, Hexborn. We want to rely on Blender instead of Maya for our prerendered cutscenes, I want to ensure it’s a viable long-term solution. Greatly appreciate any solid content made with this pipeline – and any feedback from anyone… -
Ways to create an animated tank tread in 3ds Max?
Hey guys, So I'm trying to create a tank tread by using a single piece animated to follow a spline which is then duplicated. I can get it to instance easy enough via the spacing tool, and get it to animate by constraining it to the path, but doing both has me at a loss. I'll also need to be able to export the animation is… -
Padlet is a great little resource tool
Hello I have created a Padlet this evening. https://padlet.com/littleclaude/neil-gallaghers-gamesfordshire-f0yudgud1856jbye I needed a convenient resource to share with people when they ask me where they can find information on various topics like Jobs, Mentors, Funding, Tutorials, Events and so on but I have never really… -
Re: Best practices when creating assets specifically for Nanite
Hi guys, thanks for all the information, it`s a bit hard to find practical information that its reliable right now... I am currently trying to build a small, stylized, ancient sci-fi environment with nanite workflow, I'm still trying to give the first pass on everything. The idea is to have a dense environment, with more… -
Re: Spider mech model, would love some critique!
Welcome to Polycount! This is a sweet design, it's nice to see non-conventional mechanical designs like this. The biggest thing for me is how difficult it is to get a "read" on the shapes. I think this happens because the materials are all very similar across the whole asset, so it's difficult for the eye to parse what the… -
Re: Reflections on The Game Industry as a 3D Artist
My intention is not simply to criticize the game industry or to repeat the structural problems that all of us already know and struggle with. I don't want to be misunderstood. In fact, it is not even a sector that I am deeply involved in or closely follow.However, there is something I have noticed. More and more people… -
Re: Sculpted Dragon Head (wip)
Totally agree! Stepping outside your comfort zone is exactly how you push your boundaries and level up. You can't be afraid of the learning curve or of growing. =) Honestly, I went through the exact same thing with my own dragon sculpt. I think I started over like 5 times because I just kept looking at it like, "ish, this… -
Are there alternatives to speed tree for creating great foliage?
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