2D Art Showcase & Critiques

Topic	Replies	Latest Post
Sticky What are you working on 2D? 2020! Let 2020 begin! Past 2D WAYWO threads: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015. Share one embed of what you're working on, and give us a link to your own Topic to see more!If you post b…	55 Last	VictorSantos Sep 24 2020
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…	241 Last	weirdzesty Sep 17 2020
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 …	5K Last	EricElwell Sep 10 2020
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	KAPOZ Jun 5 2020
Kyoka jiro - My Hero Academia \| Speed Drawing \| Hello everyone.I'm a new, inspired by characters in games, artist. I love drawing video game and anime characters and here is one of my favorites.This is one of my newest :-)https://www.youtube.…	0 Last	Afrodete0909 Sep 25 2020
Beginner Illustrator Here.. Please Help Critique, and Give Pointers~ Hey ho~I just finished my first digital painting piece. And need some good artistic trashing / feedback.Programmer Trash art, yes / no?Would appreciate if you could rank the piece, so I know where I …	0 Last	spidlee Sep 24 2020
Conan's start Hello all, my name is Conan. I'm a recent college graduate looking to get into the video game industry doing concept art for characters. My dream is to one day create and develop my own v…	7 Last	Cobarbaro Sep 24 2020
Critical Role Land: Tales of Tal'dorei As a personal project to get some new concept art for my portfolio and to show off some theme park design skills. Not sure how many fans there are on here but this is based on the show Critical Role,…	1 Last	Shmaba Sep 24 2020
Star Shooters: Character concept art This is my first video game project I will be sharing. I'll be sharing some concept art for my game series "Star Shooters". I hope to get some genuine critique on what the heart of the gaming co…	2 Last	TJB_Dream Sep 24 2020
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PERSPECTIVE IN CONCEPT ART Robert Laszlo Kiss for CG CUP. TIPS AND TRICKS FOR PERSPECTIVE IN CONCEPT ARTRobert specializes in industrial design, his portfolio also includes other works, such as portraits in the Art Nouveau sty…	0 Last	CG_CUP Sep 23 2020
TEGN: Oxealots - Patreon Assignment Even Amundsen on CG CUP. TEGN: Oxealots - Patreon AssignmentEven — a real star in the CG world. He creates incredible fantasy characters that collect thousands of likes on ArtStation and Instag…	0 Last	CG_CUP Sep 23 2020
A SCI-FI TAKE ON THE MAYA Leon Tukker for CG CUP. A SCI-FI TAKE ON THE MAYALeon — a talented concept artist and illustrator that specializes in environmental design, architecture, and sci-fi. Currently, he is working as…	0 Last	CG_CUP Sep 23 2020
Da Vinci Quick Study Some quick study based on da vinci's work done in 4B graphite	0 Last	AshishVerma Sep 20 2020
Building a Free Library of Images for Everyone Hi everyone,I've been building a library of images that you are welcome to freely use in your projects. They are all original...all my own work. I think a lot of them could be made into cool textures…	118 Last	Eric Matyas Sep 19 2020
Eeeeevil Fruits and Vegetables concepts Hi guys!Started a fun personal project where fruist and vegetables are evil and deserts and sweets are brave Knights. Here are some of the first concepts I have worked on.Evil corn:Evil strawberry:Ev…	3 Last	Vando_01 Sep 18 2020
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…	207 Last	Doodlok Sep 17 2020
[Stylized Art] Glow's stylized art archive Hey guys! I figured i would make this post here so i could show some of my stuff and get feedback on it.Lately i've been doing mostly substance designer but i've also used zbrush, and sometimes both.…	2 Last	DavidCruz Sep 15 2020
Photo Reference Packs from Nomad Photo Reference IMPORTANT NOTE: If some links are dead, it is normal for now, I am editing my photos to give you the best quality, just check my stores to see what’s has been edited so far.Download my free photos on…	231 Last	Ibrahim_Lancoln Sep 14 2020
[Enviroment Concept Artists] - Am I there yet? Portfolio Advice please? :) Hello my Dudes! Putting together a portfolio for enviroment concept art. Aspiring to enter the videogame industry someday! Do you get the right impression from my pieces? what do you think I'm lackin…	2 Last	ChangaRamirez13 Sep 13 2020
Paper Game: A unique Creation-Platform-Game! Hello, my name is Madison Renae and I am the 2D Lead Artist at Attractive Interactive. We are a small Swedish Indie studio who have for the past three years been developing our 100% free game P…	0 Last	Myeari Sep 13 2020
2D Animated Short Hey I would love some feedback on this short. Its silly, but whatever.https://youtu.be/neXkfZ6NlZchttps://youtu.be/neXkfZ6NlZc Enjoy!	0 Last	KelpRings Sep 4 2020
Joe Rogan x Cyberpunk 2077 Concept [Photobashing] I made a photobashing of joe as a character for cyberpunk 2077.	0 Last	Torquedaras Sep 2 2020
Void Paladin concept, World of Warcraft Cradle of Shadows HI! This is the first concept of my fan made WoW Expansion. The idea is to set the story in the void world.	0 Last	Torquedaras Sep 2 2020
2D TRADITIONAL ANIMATION STUDIOS in the UK 2D TRADITIONAL ANIMATION STUDIOS IN THE UK & IRELAND Hi, to help all you 2D free lance guys working in the UK I have made this list for you. I have no idea how many of these company links are de…	14 Last	littleclaude Sep 2 2020
iHDRI.COM - Your Free Source for HDRI Skies www.iHDRI.com / FREE HDRI SKIESHey Guys,i recently finished my new website which offers spherical HDRI Skies / Panoramas / Environments for all your image based lighting needs.Due to the full dynamic…	7 Last	Gazu Sep 1 2020
Digital Painting by Waqas Malik This is my work from the Golden Crescent project I am developing, very slowly tbh. All the artworks from this project have a similar theme of mid, eastern architecture, and design. More c…	2 Last	Waqasmalik Aug 31 2020
Mood painting_WIP Hello Folks.took a theme of admiral and 3 hours for mood painting( from the sketch to it's completion)any criticisms are most welcome.Thank you!	2 Last	rax7113 Aug 30 2020
Raven Software Senior Concept Artist art test After a 6 month hold as requested by Activision, I can share my art test I completed for Raven Software for the Senior Concept Artist position. I've been working at Raven Software for 3 months n…	3 Last	tysiu Aug 28 2020
Aelfyn's 2D Art Thread - Critiques Welcomed! Hello all! I suppose now would be a good time to introduce myself and give you a bit of background with my experience in 2D art. Drawing has been a hobby of mine my entire life and something tha…	15 Last	aelfyn Aug 26 2020
Alchemicals's journey (to improving) Hey everyone, Im a bit of a lurker that's made a post now and then asking some questions and issues with software, but I haven't ever put up any posts for critique. I hope with this thread to get som…	47 Last	Alchemical Aug 25 2020
Ice Hammer Weapon Icon Had the model of this Weapon long ago finished, but didnt know what to do with it, so i overpainted it and created in Weapon Icon. Tryed to create an Icon design for an Item in an RPG or MOBA, wan…	0 Last	NeverathX7 Aug 24 2020
Oneshot Manga Excerpts - Mackenzi Ko Hello everyone,Recently, I toiled away for 3 months straight in-between my work, eat, and sleeping hours to create a oneshot manga to enter a contest held in Japan. (The Jump Tezkua Contest)Link to f…	0 Last	kohyunu Aug 23 2020
TCHI Hi all!I want to share my works with you what i did some time ago.I hope you like it.Also you can support me on my Artstation https://www.artstation.com/tchi	17 Last	TCHI Aug 23 2020
Family portrait commision [Photoshop Digital Painting] Hello people of PolyCount, Ive just recently finished a commisioned piece of family portrait. Took some time to make but by far the hardest that I've made.Here is the reference :I would more than app…	2 Last	wirrexx Aug 20 2020
Valkyrie Warrior / God of War Fanart First ever Digital Painting, i played the glorious God of War Game and loved the Design of the Valkyries, so i decided to painted my own. This was a lot of try and error but it was really fun doin…	0 Last	NeverathX7 Aug 17 2020
Looking for actual Critiques Hello. I'm looking for feedback, and hopefully I've finally come to the right place.This is the cover I drew for my 1k-page book:Now the first (and at times the only) question I tend to get is, "What…	9 Last	yamazakiofthevoid Aug 17 2020
A Traditional Journey Toward Dystopia Damn scary shit we're living through at the moment plus 'ScoMo' (Australian Prime Minister) has just announced a total nationwide lock down which basically means legally enforced both International &…	3 Last	sacboi Aug 15 2020
photoshop photoshop	282 Last	joker187 Aug 5 2020
Mermaid Hunter Hi! This is my latest artwork. Please let me know what you guys think! Thank you.This is part of my world building project."Red Ink" Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/elintanInstagram:…	1 Last	tysiu Aug 4 2020
New animation - suggestion/feedback? Shows Wojak making comment on Google search results.	1 Last	svrart Aug 3 2020
Khajiit armour mod concept - Looking for feedback Hey guys, I'm looking for some feedback on the concept for a Khajiit armour mod I'm planning to make. Concepting has never been my strong suit, so I really need some pointers on this one. I want the …	0 Last	Deydranos Aug 1 2020
Witchy Illustration	2 Last	redbandit Jul 28 2020
Drawing Everyday Hello to the 2D side of Polycount. I was listening to a lot of artist emphasizing the importance of fundamentals, like drawing gesture, anatomy, volume and so on. I'm originally a …	77 Last	SSquir33 Jul 27 2020
Artist who never made it - am i ready? Hi im new here on polycount i would like to ask you guys for critique and tips , advice. I would like to get a job at game studio working in art team where i would be able to express my creativity an…	8 Last	achiwo Jul 27 2020
Characters and Progress Shots [Sketchbook] Hey, I'm a 3D Character Artist but want to develop my 2d illustration skills. I'll use this topic to post any illustrations or concept sketches I do.-------------------------I wanted a break from my …	8 Last	Stefmon Jul 18 2020
Hollow Knight Fan Projects 2020! Thread SO I've been really into Hollow Knight, and been having fun emulating its style, a refreshing one with such thick lines utilized. I'm also very excited for Silksong. So as practice, and for Fun, I'm …	15 Last	GabrielCardinal Jul 17 2020
WANDERING EARTH CONCEPT ART by Utopies Selectives Hello everybody,so I just joined polycount and thought I would join in the amazing shares we can see on the forum!I'm a concept designer for movies and game, worked in China and in North America.I've…	15 Last	SSquir33 Jul 16 2020
Black Viking Concept I'm wanting to push my 2D skills, I predominantly make 3D characters but I want to start designing my own concepts.All C&C welcome on both concept and my techniques.	0 Last	TinyFyre Jul 16 2020
Acrylic painting Been getting into acrylic painting lately. Not very good at the moment. I've been doing some lessons with my mom, Sherry Fraser, who is a talented painter. If anybody here has tips on improving my pa…	12 Last	sacboi Jul 14 2020
I am practicing pixel art animations. :) https://polycount.com/post/editdiscussion/%3Cblockquote%20class=%22twitter-tweet%22%3E%3Cp%20lang=%22en%22%20dir=%22ltr%22%3EIn%20Hell%20!%3Cbr%3EPracticing%20simple%20hand%20drawn%20pixel%20art%20fi…	0 Last	categoryace926 Jul 7 2020
Lost - Environment Concept Hi there! I wanted to post this piece because I would love some feedback on it. I haven't drawn anything serious in a long time and I feel very rusty. Trying to get back into art again one step at a …	0 Last	linwail Jul 6 2020