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    Loving the Game of War concept! Particularly the...

    Loving the Game of War concept! Particularly the side view.

    Good job on the horse pose. I know from experience it can be hard to make that look good. A horse looks great in motion, but freeze...
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    Sculpt looks good man, great start! What matcap...

    Sculpt looks good man, great start! What matcap is this?
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    Glad to hear it's working out for you Carter! ...

    Glad to hear it's working out for you Carter! And yeah it's definitely the efficiency of ZBrush that makes it run so well. However, I also use Unity for gamedev, which runs great. The fans spin...
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    You'll be shocked at how well ZBrush runs on a...

    You'll be shocked at how well ZBrush runs on a Surface Pro, especially the i7.

    I have a SP3 i7, and regularly sculpt with subtools at 5-20mil. KeyShot runs great because it's also cpu based...
  5. Not small! The smaller the tablet is, relative...

    Not small! The smaller the tablet is, relative to the screen size, the worse the accuracy. Which makes it very hard to control.
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    The pen has a good pressure curve in my...

    The pen has a good pressure curve in my experience.

    Surface Pro CAN run other 3d software, surprisingly well.

    But it does not have a dedicated GPU. The integrated Intel GPU will be less...
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    You can do complicated, high poly models in...

    You can do complicated, high poly models in ZBrush on a Surface Pro 4. I recommend the i7.

    ZBrush is CPU-based, so the processor and RAM are what's important. Same for KeyShot (although...
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    You can download a wintab driver from Microsoft...

    You can download a wintab driver from Microsoft for Surface Pro 3 & 4 (which are n trig)

    Pressure works perfect, but that might not be an option for other n trig devices

    Although it sounds...
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    Great value! It's particularly useful because...

    Great value!

    It's particularly useful because I'm making my first indie game. I need a large variety of ships in a short amount of time.

    Learning Unity and C# is hard enough. This will...
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    Marmoset is like Keyshot, a really simple and...

    Marmoset is like Keyshot, a really simple and good renderer. The difference being KeyShot is cpu based and marmoset is gpu based. Which suits you best depends on your system and needs.

    For ex:...
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    Happy Valentine's

    Just a fun piece to learn new stuff

    Cheers

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    https://www.wacom.com/en-us/store/other/express-ke...

    https://www.wacom.com/en-us/store/other/express-key-remote

    Not a keyboard but I like it :tu:

    edit: here's uk link...
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    Sticky: The 10 year old in me is so jealous of whoever...

    The 10 year old in me is so jealous of whoever got to ZBrush for Jurassic World!

    Really incredible work :tu:

    The scales are amazing
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    Don't know about mem setting for 16gb, but I know...

    Don't know about mem setting for 16gb, but I know you won't run out!

    I'd go i7 too. 8gb is still a lot, and i7 also has better integrated graphics than i5. (irrelevant in ZBrush/KeyShot, but...
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    Initial thoughts on Expresskey Remote Great...

    Initial thoughts on Expresskey Remote


    Great build quality. Feels great in hand, very natural to use.

    Compared to RadialMenu, which I love, it's a bit more consistent. I've had random...
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    Any throttling happens when the fans spin fast...

    Any throttling happens when the fans spin fast and cpu temp gets high. It's also to keep it from getting too hot. Trust me, it can cook. Especially when rendering, but you'll be thankful for that...
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    I haven't had any dynamesh crashes, and use it...

    I haven't had any dynamesh crashes, and use it heavily. Will try that preloaded zpr later
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    Incredible art! It's obvious a lot of work went...

    Incredible art! It's obvious a lot of work went into little details, even just in the poses. Very inspiring, thanks for posting.
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    Congrats! You'll get awesome performance in...

    Congrats! You'll get awesome performance in ZBrush with the i7. And I would go crazy with a 3D printer.

    I have sp3, so not sure on the pen tips

    Also deactivating/activating across machines is...
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    Well yeah you can get more performance if you buy...

    Well yeah you can get more performance if you buy a new desktop :D Portability is always a trade off.

    I've tried ArtRage and Clip Studio. Both have really good multitouch, but ArtRage doesn't...
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    Also, ExpressKey Remote back in stock. Just...

    Also, ExpressKey Remote back in stock. Just ordered!

    Not using on screen keypads will open up more space. That's some seriously precious real estate on a tablet.
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    Honestly couldn't tell ya, but my guess is...

    Honestly couldn't tell ya, but my guess is Surface would be equal or better. I can only say that based on my previous machines: older Mac Pro and 2011 i7 MacBook Pro.

    Surface is just as fast,...
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    @Gareee Current project is over 20 mil Good...

    @Gareee

    Current project is over 20 mil

    Good performance, no heat/fan issues. But I still recommend using the built in performance optimizations, such as qmesh threshold for faster rotation.
    ...
  24. http://pixologic.com/zbrush/industry/video-games/...

    http://pixologic.com/zbrush/industry/video-games/

    ZBrush is the best at going hi poly to low poly, which produces more detailed normal maps, diffuse maps, ambient occlusion, etc. Speed and...
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    Install win tab driver for surface devices from...

    Install win tab driver for surface devices from Microsoft downloads page for pressure sensitivity in ZBrush. It won't interfere with the n trig driver, it just enables pressure sensitivity in apps...
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