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Re: Who's going to Quakecon? And are we going to have a Polycount meetup?
I walked up and down row 17 A, B, C at least 5 times during the day, and I didn't see ya. We managed to score a bunch of QCon shirts and lots of t-shirt swag. next year, I'm definitely bring my computer or laptop. Good times :) didn't bump into any Polycounters, I thought I saw Bobo in the crowd, i stood in front of him in… -
Re: Warhammer MMO Beta Sign Up.
MattW: Ok, maybe I'm biased but I say keep it you can get alot of fun through scenarios and PQ's which you can play in quick bursts. I'm playing the beta right now, for fun, I've been doing playtests and playing off and on during the various betas for over a year now. Most MMO's only hold my attention for 2-3 months top… -
LeeM Uni assignments + personal work
Hello guys I'm finally back at University and one of my modules is animation and I'd love to get critique from you guys during it. My first assignment is to create two walk cycles, one light, one heavy. I went with light first, I used rhinohouse with gangster/swag kind of walk idea. Atm I only have a front view because… -
[Freelance] 3D Environment/Prop Artist
Hello, I am a 3D Environment/Prop Artist looking for freelance/contract work. Portfolio: www.francoisstelluti.com I have the following qualifications and skills: 3D modeling and texture creation (4+ years of 3DS max, Photoshop, and Zbrush) Efficient UV unwrapping methods and Normal/Spec/Diffuse etc. map creation High and… -
Re: Modular Environment Pivot Question....
A is by far the easiest, but may not be suitable if you need precise control over interior dimensions (ie: tile/grid based gameplay). You want this pivot to be as universal as possible so you can swap modular components on the fly, add pillars and trim pieces etc. -
Re: Mac to PC (Rebuying Software Concern)
I changed from Mac to PC two years ago and had the same concerns. Most of my software is multi platform (Modo, Substance, Mari, Nuke) so I could just download it for the appropriate platform. For Zbrush I was told to find a person who wanted to swap from PC to Mac and then Pixolgic would handle the transfer of the licences… -
Re: In need of interview advice
When in doubt, get your dice out. Something that I've always found to be helpful in interviews is to have a 'cracker' statement, that you can pull out early on. Interviewers don't try to give too much away, unless they know they like the individual, which means that you need to establish the fact that you're more than just… -
Re: Unpopular opinions -- get it out of your chest
It's okay... There's no crying in Polycount. On the thread topic... -I do not understand the obsession with decorating desks with figurines in our industry. I get it if you're decorating your desk/cube with swag from previous titles you've worked on, but the whole "I have 50+ Amiibos and 20 obscure anime figurines on my… -
Re: need some help with sprite eye / expression techniques
I think I'm leaning toward the floating alpha eyes now, because we're going to be adding skin texture swaps, and it'll be easiest if all that info is in one texture below. It'll be more expensive but I'll see how far I can get with cutout shaders. Thanks for tossing some ideas around. I haven't planned for a large scale… -
[Kickstarter] Better Things: The Life and Choices of Jeffrey Catherine Jones
Fundraiser page: http://www.indiegogo.com/BetterThings Trailer: http://vimeo.com/57112726 Not sure how much interest there is on here for documentaries about traditional artists, but I'll just put this up here. As far as I can tell, it's Jeff Jones' story told through conversations with his peers over the years...Rick…
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