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Dota 2 Polycount Contest
No, you are not dreaming this - we are teaming up with Valve yet again for another contest! Just like when we teamed up with Valve for the TF2 Polycount Pack, we're kicking off a brand new contest for Valve's Dota 2 where the winners will have their entries included in the Dota 2 store for a chance to earn some money from… -
Arms & Armor - Chivalry: Medieval Warfare contest
Welcome one and all to the Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Contest. Torn Banner and Polycount have drawn up some battle plans and we'd like to invite you all to the fight. To do battle in this contest, you won't be crossing swords or banging heads on the field of battle. At least not right away. We will needing your blacksmith… -
Beet Rig Breakdown
Phung Nhat Huy shares tips on how to rig a character that he created during his CGMA /CG Society workshop courses Character Facial Rigging for Production by Wade Ryer and Rigging Techniques: Cartoon to Realistic by Nico Sanghrajka. Could you introduce yourself? Where are you from and what do you do? How did you get into… -
3D Unity Modeling
Hi everybody! I'm KKamjang and work as a 3D Modeler(3D Artist). I am writing this article to share some tips with you and discuss what I experienced while creating "Witch's Cauldron" a fantasy genre scene that I named myself, to give some fruitful lessons and helpful tips. This time I tried to give more of a casual vibe to… -
custom maxscript panel for modeling, management and exp/import models
after replying here people asked me if they could have that script with the spinner that lets me smooth surfaces without the usual hassle in 3dsmax. The picture I posted back then was: http://www.renderhjs.net/bbs/polycount/tips/quarantine_map_smoothing_groups.gif its a common task for me fixing the smoothing groups of… -
UDK - Biohazard Corridor Environment
Hi everyone! I'm new on this forum and I want to show you my last personal work, a playable environment inspired by Biohazard 2 (1998).I started to learn UDK (UE3) with this project and some others tools like Substance Designer and UVLayout.Some other images are visible on my site as well as the video in better quality. If… -
Finding Personal and Professional Growth with Legacy Effects Artist Hannah Kang
When we asked Hannah Kang to talk with us, she asked if she could just make us a mascot instead...Of course we said yes, but the deal was she had 24 hours to get it to us. She not only delivered on time, but sent 3 characters instead and a page full of answers. Lesson 1 give someone what they ask for, then give them… -
Treyarch is Hiring!!
Hey Polycounters!!! Treyarch is hiring! Come join the Black Ops 2 team in sunny Santa Monica, CA and work on one of the best selling franchises of all time! We are looking for Concept Artists (temporary/contract), Senior, Mid-Level and associate Level Builders (contract and full time), UI Artist (temporary onsite or… -
The Environment Art of Halo 4
Do we ever have a treat for you. Some members of the amazingly talented environment art team over at 343 Industries have put together an article on creating the environment art for one of the largest releases in video game history - Halo 4. This article was written by the artists at 343 Industries - not us - specifically… -
Detective Case and Clown Bot: pixel art, mechanics and story - some kind of Post-Mortem (PART 1)
Hey there, fine people at Polycount. My name is Filipe Duarte Pina and I am the creator of Detective Case and Clown Bot games. I am also the co-founder of Nerd Monkeys Ltd. I have been making video games for around 19 years but only started professionally around 12 years ago. This post is a Post-Mortem on the art done for…
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