I'm so frigg'n stoked right now For the passed seven years it's been my dream to go into the gaming industry, and go to college for it as my major. I've had no funds set aside for college from my parents so I'm basically paying for everything myself. I've been blessed with having a 75% (now 100% at my community college)…
I want to work for cinematic trailer for game or for movies.Which program should i use mostly, to create super realistic character, or cinematic characters, Do i need to know game engine? What about lighting and rendering, Should i do that in game engine like UDK or CryEngine or in Max/Maya like it's been seen on World of…
Hey guys, i've come across an issue in Max 2022(was previously using 2019). I have a mesh that has been triangulated for baking purposes but I want to duplicate a part and rotate it/mirror it to the opposite side. The issue is that when i rotate ANY part of the mesh, it turns black?? The faces look completely normal prior…
So starting yesterday I have been constantly logged out of polycount while browsing. I remember others having this issue and not thinking much of it, but it has happened to me quite a few times in this short span of time. I tend to browse by opening a bunch of tabs to whatever threads interest me and read through them as I…
Hey pollycounters. I have kind of a weird question concerning how I should go about presenting my portfolio. I recently finished 2 years of schooling and have come out of it deciding I want to be an environment/prop artist. My problem is that even though I have a very good idea of where I'm at, it doesn't seem to follow…
and I am very happy to be here! I have seen everyone's art and all of it looks fantastic! Although I may not be able to do 3d art I will do my best on 2d!! There are probably lots of questions i will have in the future so please try your best to answer them maturely, because at the TF2 forums I have seen how they type and…
Yeah yeah I know, rocks? But yeah. I was checking out some portfolios and saw Clinton Crumpler's with some sick looking rocks. I'm planing on doing one rock sculpt per day until I can reach that level of quality (http://www.clintoncrumpler.com/#/gears-of-war-4/). If you have any tips, please throw them my way!! - A…
Hello everyone! Something's been bugging me since the start of the year, I feel like I'm getting nowhere as an aspiring 3D artist, specializing in environment. My ever dream is to work in the video game industry as a 3D environment artist, I mostly do stylized art as it's the one that really fascinates me. Just a short…
Hello, Nice to meet you guys! Eric Testroete told me about this forum. My name is Alexandre and I am a student of Game Design in Brazil; Im new to the game industry. I have very little practical experience, and was hoping for a little advice. Ive learned some modeling and animation; but there are so many areas of study…
After working hard these last 2 years and making alot of trail and Error and mistakes, I finally got it! I got a job at Digini!!! Washington!! Thank you very much Polycount if it wasnt for alot of the kicks in the ass I got on here I would have never gotten to where I am! The new year is starting off good! Cold weather…