2D Art Showcase & Critiques

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Sticky 2D What Are You Working On? 2018 ! This is a thread to share your latest 2D work. Past threads: 2015, 2016, 20171 embed maximum (1 image, or 1 video, etc.)Anim GIFs must be less than 2 mbExternally-hosted images mu…	278 Last	Rav3 Jan 16 2019
Sticky Polycount's Sketch Thread! We'll start by just drawing a piece everyday, and it can be digital or traditional. Then we'll start to work in some sweet themes to challenge ourselfs! ex. robots, chicks etc. 1 embed maximum …	4.9K Last	OsiSteven Jan 15 2019
Sticky PIXEL ART In this thread goes all your 2D pixel art. Not 3D models, not 2D painting, not oekaki, just crisp and clean pixel art. Though, minecraft skins would be okay to post here.	1K Last	ceriux Jan 4 2019
Sticky 2D ConceptBank - Post your concepts to model Hello all!. 2D Artists - I invite you to post your concepts in this thread. If you're anything like me, you have big motivation but spend too long looking for a concept, only to be denied permiss…	225 Last	azpimar Nov 2018
I created a game in 2 days! (Video) Hi,I spent 2 days last week to create my very first game. I wanted to force myself to learn unreal engine 4 and it's Paper 2d Plugin.The game title is Quadrate and is a simple side-scroller where the…	8 Last	Finnn 11:39AM
My 2019 Goal to become a AAA Environment Artist. It may sound naive and I know my works lack experience right now. But I just want to post here and commit that I want to become a AAA environment artist and will continue to post some of my practices…	18 Last	YiKai 3:21AM
David's Improvement Thread : CC Welcomed! I'm new to the community, and although I've been doodling and messing about for a while I never really had my own project to drive with design-wise. I finally decided to give it a shot! Standar…	171 Last	alinabeska Jan 16 2019
Appreciate Critiques This is my very first post on this site so I'm really hoping this will be a great place to get some helpful critiques on my work. So I'm begging you all to not hold back on me but also be helpful wit…	0 Last	OverlordChaos Jan 16 2019
Daily paints and latest piece :) Mangrove dwelling Latest rendered pieceA compilation of quick 1 hour to 3 hours digital paintings I find it super relaxing after a long day of work I do a 3 layers thing: sketch, undersketch paint with broad…	2 Last	Vexod14 Jan 15 2019
War compositions Hi Polycounters I wanted to share some sketches, colour studies and compositions I´ve done just before Christmas. Much more on my Artstation.https://www.artstation.com/artwork/L24EW0	0 Last	Maltese Jan 15 2019
Gumroad, Cubebrush & Artstation: Photo Reference Packs Gumroad or CubebrushPhoto Reference Packs:Abandoned Houses: Gumroad \| Cubebrush \| ArtstationAbandoned Site 1: Gumroad \| Cubebrush \| ArtstationAbandoned Site 2:…	104 Last	Ibrahim_Lancoln Jan 14 2019
Background illustration - CC Me Hi, fellow game artist here! I'm doing these background illustrations for a mobile game. It's a word game so there will be white letters on the foreground. For this reason, I'm trying to not apply to…	0 Last	sayarco Jan 14 2019
Building a Library of Images for Everyone Hi everyone,I've been building a library of images that you are welcome to use in your projects. They are all original...all my own work. I think a lot of them could be made into cool textures for ga…	78 Last	Eric Matyas Jan 14 2019
Edwin's pieces and critiques New member here. Before we get started, I was recommended to enter my pictures here for valuable critical criticism. I suspect that the reason for not taking off in a professional direction,&nb…	5 Last	eramz91 Jan 14 2019
My works Hello!	8 Last	eramz91 Jan 14 2019
Flay Learns to Paint and Draw Hey everyone! I'm working hard to learn how to be a better artist, with the hope of becoming a professional concept artist. This thread will (hopefully) be a record of my progress. Enjoy!	75 Last	Flay Jan 12 2019
Any tips on how to blend photo into image?? I think this is my main "weakness" , if you will, and it's part of my personal aesthetic i will have to let go to get into industry.But anyways any suggestions, tutorials, guides, or tips to better b…	4 Last	Harley94 Jan 12 2019
Concept art (characters/creatures) Hello!I'm junior concept artist from Belarus.I'll be happy to get feedback	10 Last	nnikitsin Jan 12 2019
Concept Sketching help? Time Machine Booth Hello, I've been trying to learn a lot about technical 3D work but I need to focus on getting better at general design so I've been trying to sketch some concept thumbnails. This is all an idea …	5 Last	Kainkun Jan 12 2019
[TF2] War Paint - Sustained Sugar Hello Everyone! I sent my first war paint to the workshop and I would like to hear some criticism/suggestions from those who understand better about it. Check more screenshots/images on workshop pag…	2 Last	Harley94 Jan 11 2019
Master Study A quick digital study of a famous sculpturea short process of how I did this	3 Last	AshishVerma Jan 10 2019
New Painting for the New year! This is the first painting I finished in the new year. A commission for Fantasy art where the client said I could paint anything I want.If you know of anyone looking for an illustrator or concept art…	1 Last	Weather Jan 10 2019
Gustav Ferri 2D Art Thread Hello guys! I'm a freelance concept artist and illustrator that travels everywhere. Feel free to greet me and C&C if you feel like it! I really want to enjoy the social aspect of the art com…	8 Last	YiKai Jan 10 2019
Artem's Improvement Thread Hi there! I am hobbyist who wants to work in art industry as concept artist. You can find my portfolio here: https://www.artstation.com/artemcI started this thread for critics. It woul…	0 Last	arvicher Jan 9 2019
Illustration work Hi everyone!I've been watching too much Princess Mononoke and for a long while I wanted to create my own character and make a bunch of illustrations that would tell a sort of story and little bit and…	67 Last	razz Jan 7 2019
Some game environments Hi everyone! This are wips I've intended to finish for some game level. The idea is to choose the best from these and implement it using Unreal Engine. So lets get started	0 Last	jozin Jan 6 2019
TombRaider WIP I'm not very good at this kind of stuffI thought that if I attempted to do stuff like this it would help me get betterfeed back is appreciated	1 Last	EverShroud Jan 5 2019
Journey to Blizzard. Hello guys! My name is Elianai dos Santos, an Illustrator from Brazil and I'm developing an portfolio for Blizzard right now (this will be the first piece for it), in special for Hearthstone. I'm try…	6 Last	Eliz0r Jan 4 2019
Filipe Pinto a.k.a. Colormate's 2D Art Thread Hi guys. I'm pretty new to Polycount so I really hope you like my stuff. If you have any suggestions on what to see around here, feel free to tell me. Always opened for cool information and inspirati…	2 Last	Colormate Jan 2 2019
First Post - Mech Design Breakdown. New to the website, and first time posting. I developed this piece last weekend with the intent that it could be interpreted into 3D, I would love critique and other designer opinions. Thanks fo…	2 Last	YiKai Jan 2 2019
Icy concept piece- in need of feedback please and thank you! Hey everyone! I am new to these forums and I would like to share some of my work in the hopes of getting some opinions on them! This piece for example is from one of my personal projects depicting so…	4 Last	MiriamN Dec 2018
Welcome for feedback on my character sculpt ALOHA!I desided to try my self as 3D-Artist. My goal it to try through the entire pipeline from zero to stylized lowpoly textured model with simple rig.This is the result of the first stag…	0 Last	artjamayka Dec 2018
JPRG Designs I working currently on some JRPG Designs, because...why not.Archer classPriest classKnight classMage classThe next will be probably the thief (male) class.Cheers!	6 Last	SaltySalter Dec 2018
Joey Diaz - One Minute Motivational: "It's Going to be the Best Week of Your Life" Joey Diaz animation I just finished https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=431f0KjakWc&t=5s	0 Last	jali198584 Dec 2018
How should i categorize my work?	2 Last	EliasWick Dec 2018
My First Mobile Game [Tutorial-Ish video on how the game was created] (Critique Very Welcome) Last weekend I created my very first mobile game using Unreal Engine 4. The game took 12 hours to create. I want to both share the process and thought of no better place to share the game than on her…	0 Last	EliasWick Dec 2018
Sevans Art Thread Hi Everyone,Starting a thread where I'll be posting my finished work. Thanks for looking!	7 Last	Sevans Dec 2018
BeccatheRose: 2D Art Thread Hi guys! I'm a game artist in Chicago that mostly does concept art for props, creatures, and characters, along with some hand-painted texture stuff and occasional modeling. Feel free to say hi t…	202 Last	beccatherose Dec 2018
iuliae: 2D Art Thread Hi everyone! My name is Giulia, I started a few years ago as a 3D artist but decided to switch to 2D since I wanted to focus more on the pre-production and initial creative process.My objective is to…	18 Last	Iuliae Dec 2018
Posting Horror-based Artwork Hello Everyone!Just wanted to post this thread here to show some creatures or environments that have horror themed subjects. I love horror so I thought it would be cool to have a place to dump some s…	49 Last	Ruffu Dec 2018
Nexam's cavern - Join my journey to Blizzard... Hello dear folks from Polycount !My name is Maxence Burgel, i'm a freelance concept artist since 8 years (already !).I've worked on a lot of small/medium project for differents games, but i always ha…	21 Last	EVF Dec 2018
My Journey to become a concept artist. Hello, This is my first time on polycount. Greeting to you ppls :blush: . welcome to this thread... my name is lokmen (all my links are below) So here i'll be posting concept art everyday (good o…	18 Last	alinabeska Dec 2018
Fanart Project: The Elder Scrolls - First Glimpse Hi everybody! My name is Harley, and this is my first real post here on Polycount. I created this account for the 2017 Riot Contest, and I've decided to try and start using it more regularly. I wante…	0 Last	Harley94 Dec 2018
Kay Tang Art Thread Hi everyone, new to polycount here :smile: Here's a few examples of my work, as well as what I'm working on the moment.and here is what I'm working on the moment for the Artstation challenge 'Beneath…	54 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2018
Need feedback please This my second work and I need feedback.	1 Last	Mehran Khan Dec 2018
Concept Art - Vehicles and Space Ships I'm relatively new to using art for my own purposes, I have worked in the Graphic design industry for a while but have never been able to use it for my own creativeness. I enjoy Redrawing vehicles, m…	7 Last	hendrix Dec 2018
Closed Moved: Land07 speed paint This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Dec 2018
Jax Designs Creatures and Characters So I wanted to get better at drawing creatures and characters and I found a book titled Designing Creatures and Characters by Marc Taro Holmes. I am currently working on the second project in the…	35 Last	jaxeller Nov 2018
[Pixel Art] The legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild Hello guys,I usualy work on 3D stuffs, but sometimes it's too long when you've a full time job, so I want to spendmy free time on pixel art.You can find me on : Twitter : https://twitt…	0 Last	Joyd Nov 2018
2D character and hut concept Hi guys, I'm working on the concept in my free time to gather some experience with designing more complex environments and characters. My goal is to create character and environment concept for …	4 Last	bystry Nov 2018
Where I get stuck when I don't start with linework, advice appreciated :) Work In Progress I didn't start with line work. I'm at the point where I start muddying things up, going over and over what is there without improving on it at all, even worsening it (for …	3 Last	EVF Nov 2018