I've been working with trying to render real time game-like quality in 3dsmax 2017 again recently and was looking at ShaderFX but I can't find any good tutorials or explinations in how to use ShaderFX at all. I posted a similar question in 2015 and people mentioned that Max 2015 has a Dota 2 Hero shader preset, and some…
Good day! I am a Junior Environment Artist looking to get a foot in the door and am open to either remote/freelance, or relocation (within U.S./West Coast). I retired from my previous profession and have been self-learning and creating art full-time since the beginning of 2017. I specialize in realistic/hard surface…
Hi, I'm working on a map in the latest build of UDK. And I wanted to make a port of it for Chivalry MW which uses a modified version of the July 2012 UDK build. I've tried using the July 2012 UDK build as well as the Chivalry MW Editor, to open my UDK map. But it crashes on trying to load the .upk file, in both cases. So I…
Hey Polycount! Really happy to announce the game Systence Games, and I previously worked on as an Art Director in 2013-2014 while at USC, has gone live on Steam Greenlight! A large number of Polycounters contibuted to the success of this game since 2013 in their free time! Michael Cabezas, Patrick Hillstead, Michael…
Also, jsut found this about next release: ''This is a proposal for work focus on blender.org for the coming year. I’ve written this because we keep missing bigger development targets – we don’t have enough time for larger projects. Instead too much time goes to releases, bug fixing, reviews, maintenance and support topics.…
Hey everyone, since there is another delay in Unearthly09, im going to speed model a new car. Freshen up on my car modeling techniques. Decided to model a Lotus Evora, at a an in-game poly count. Which would be around 20-25k with tires and interior. So its a REALLY good in-game model :P. I started sunday just gather…
Following on from the Retrogasm 2018 competition, I'm going to pick up my entry of Lenneth from Valkyrie Profile (PS1) from where I left off as I was unable to complete it in time. I knew it would be a tough call to finish alongside everything else I had going on, but I always had the intention of finishing or further…
Hey Polycount! Want to go to GDC 2016 in a volunteer position (even though it's technically paid) that will give you a free Full Access pass? Then apply for the Conference Associates program! Application Website. What is a GDC Conference Associate? The GDC Conference Associate program is a volunteer program (though not…
Hello, I'm having a horrible issue with Maya LT which I paid for :( Basically I will be working on something and all of the sudden it freezes... My CPU usage for Maya LT goes to 0% and I have to end process to get it to close. This is super annoying since I pay their fee and the software doesn't even work properly. It…
The Winter 2018 CGMA Student Gallery is ready for everyone to see. In such a visually-focused field, the imagery coming out of the academy speaks more about the true value of the wide range of intensive online courses than words ever could. CGMA courses are being taken and mentored by artists all over the globe. With a…