2D Art Showcase & Critiques

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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…	45 Last	Meagen_Ruttan Jul 7 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…	239 Last	Meagen_Ruttan Jul 7 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	VictorSantos Jun 9 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
photoshop photoshop	277 Last	joker187 Jul 8 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 …	14 Last	GabrielCardinal Jul 8 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
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…	41 Last	Alchemical 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
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…	199 Last	jmxacon Jul 6 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…	116 Last	Eric Matyas Jul 6 2020
Bee Trip - New Android Game Hello everyone! I recently developed a game for Android on Unity Engine (called Bee Trip), I would be happy if you will review and rate the game!The goal of the game is to draw way for bee to the hiv…	0 Last	App5 Jul 4 2020
Tile - SubstanceDesigner - Feedbacks are Welcome ! Welcome on this topic !I am working on this substance and i would like to have your feedback about this work (Roughness, texture, Metal, etc ! Renders:My PBR textures:UE4:Do we understand enought the…	4 Last	comfyp4x639 Jul 1 2020
Sunset Hardcore - my very first game Introduction: Hello everyone! My name is Mykhailo, I am new here, but I would like you to see my very first complete mobile indie game Sunset Hardcore. I really want to know community …	3 Last	DragonsWorkshop Jun 28 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	15 Last	TCHI Jun 28 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…	10 Last	Ashervisalis Jun 27 2020
Photo Reference Packs from Nomad Photo Reference -	228 Last	Ibrahim_Lancoln Jun 24 2020
Stained Glass - SubstanceDesigner - Feedbacks are Welcome ! Welcome on this topic !I am working on this substance and i would like to have your feedback about this work (Roughness, texture, Metal, etc ! :)Renders:My reference:My PBR textures:Thank you in adva…	2 Last	comfyp4x639 Jun 23 2020
drawing as much as I can art progress Hi everyone! I wanna do some kind of art progress tracker here.I am a beginner but I have some ambitious goals, so I want to start working towards it.I will try to draw as much as I can and will shar…	1 Last	sorax Jun 22 2020
New animation for a friend's startup Hey gals and guys,I just created an animation for a friend's startup. Critiques welcome	0 Last	svrart Jun 22 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 …	71 Last	tysiu Jun 21 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 …	6 Last	Stefmon Jun 18 2020
Just some Dragon concept art I've done over time. People: "How much do you like dragons?"Me: "Yes".In the story I've been working on, the Dragons are a contentious people. :pensive: That's why I depict them as such in the art. Although some dragons …	0 Last	Froton Jun 17 2020
Dinosaur Studies I've always been a dinosaur enthusiast, but last years I'm not too up to date about the last paleontological discoveries and their impact on the look of those terrible lizard reconstructions. So …	0 Last	tucho Jun 11 2020
Stargate Reimagined I reimagined some scenes from the original Stargate movie. The plan was to recreate some story moments from my memory and give it some up to date visuals. Everything was build in Blender and rendered…	1 Last	SSquir33 Jun 5 2020
Personal Project: Blood Pact \| Feedback/CC Welcome! Hi, guys! this is my personal project/homework for Learn Squared. I'm doing this project to help me improve my composition skills and incorporating 3d to my workflow. Blood Pact is about the rise of …	4 Last	SSquir33 Jun 5 2020
Virtual Plein Air and Paintings Based on Photos Hi There! Thought this would be a good place to dump some paintings I've done for practice and whatnot. I've recently been trying to do more virtual plein air paintings and practice getting better at…	4 Last	wilarts Jun 1 2020
"Concept Art for Movies" with Jama Jurabaev Mentorship - Advanced Class - Desert World I created this project during the course "Concept Art for Movies" with Jama Jurabaev. Jama has been a phenomenal mentor. It was an incredible learning experience with awesome classmates. I can highly…	0 Last	MarkusB May 29 2020
Quick Self Portrait 4B Graphite in paper	0 Last	AshishVerma May 23 2020
Norse Berserker Illustration WIP Hello all. I would like to share a WIP with you and hopefully gather some opinions and feedback!This is my first try fully rendering a character, mostly without lineart. I tried to incorporate some t…	1 Last	Malazkaboom May 21 2020
(portrait) Photo study Hi, i'm new here, i'd love a general critique on this photo study, i didn't have a specific goal for the study, though i went for likeness.	0 Last	Malazkaboom May 19 2020
Shaledrakes [Creature Design & Illustration] Hey everyone,I recently had the urge to try and design a dragon, but with more pterosaur influences. I ended up naming this creature the Shaledrake, and during the process experimented with a new ren…	1 Last	FranArchie May 18 2020
Share your Reference Boards here! Hello people, we artists are always lurking for good references, the purpose of this thread is exactly for exchanging them! I have plenty of references myself, mostly for Mech/Hard Surface cont…	19 Last	elias_degasperi May 15 2020
Exiled Knight Letticia - Open for Critique!	0 Last	wilarts May 14 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…	7 Last	wilarts May 14 2020
Rick and Morty animation that I created Spent last weekend developing the sprites, then animated couple of days ago. Animations are easy once the sprites are developed. This was done in something like 5 minutes.	0 Last	svrart May 9 2020
2D Concept Art [Finished Pieces, W.I.P., Sketches] "Chess"I thought I would try and do my interpretation of chess, but with a fantasy twist.Black Pieces.I did the black pieces in Photoshop and used inks for the background.The designs were supposed to…	32 Last	Will_Maccabe May 9 2020
michkow24 portfolio This discussion was created from comments split from: Artist who never made it - am i ready?.	3 Last	michkow24 May 8 2020
painting human eye Basically i am 3d game artist but i want use this quarantine to improve my 2d skills also let me know how is it...my first attempt. thanks	0 Last	DOPPELG8NGER May 4 2020
Tyguy's 2D Art Thread (of Justice!) What's up all! My name is Tyler.I'm an illustrator and concept nerd originally from Columbus, OH now in LA. I started in illustration and concept art for app games and motion work but recently I’ve b…	6 Last	Tyguy May 1 2020
2D indie game "Hamartia" Thread Hey Guys, I am Mia. I am developing a 2D horror survive dialogue game " Hamartia " as my final project.It happened in the high-school background. By using unique and high-quality…	0 Last	mialyk Apr 28 2020
Senior BFA Project- Movement in the Making This is my final BFA project from collegeArtist Statement:“Movement in the Making” portrays dance or people’s movement through layered static drawings, translating physical movements from video captu…	0 Last	mdrart Apr 23 2020
[WIP] Chaos Swordsman concept, constructive feedback appreciated Hello, I wanted to share a personal concept art project I had been working on. Here's how it is so far. Some earlier WIP process:Original Sketch:It's one of those artworks where I felt a motivation t…	0 Last	MMKH Apr 23 2020
Finished Artworks, sketches, WIP... (Meriem) Hi! I started painting on July 2017, I'm just a hobbyist but I'm trying to enhance my skills as a professional artist.So I'll start by showing this sketch of Jaina	15 Last	Meriem Apr 22 2020
New Environment Piece "Corrupted Breeding Ground" Something I had sitting for a long time that I just needed to finish. I hope you all like it! :)	0 Last	Tyguy Apr 22 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…	14 Last	utopieselective Apr 21 2020
Critique for game logo I know this isn't the typical artwork people post here, but I'm really bad at logos and appreciate any opinions. The logo here on the steam page preview is my top candidate so far: and here is the po…	4 Last	Will_Maccabe Apr 18 2020
Done some experimenting \| What do you guys think? Hey guys. I did a small project, a bit of an experiment. I do 3D sometimes but I wanted to do some more work after the render in Photoshop. So I started a basic 3d base and made a 2d cartoon looking …	0 Last	Bassline Apr 18 2020
Portfolio Review - How bad is it? Hey. Someone mentioned I can request portfolio review/critiques on this site? This seems like the right place, but I'm not 100% sure. If it's incorrect please let me know.Anyways, despite having prio…	4 Last	Maned_Wolf Apr 16 2020
Releasing my Photoshop Brushes I've been talking about this for too long. Perfectionism has prevented my from releasing these for almost 2 years now. I've been updating my custom brushes and combed through to pick out the best for…	1 Last	EricElwell Apr 14 2020