2D Art Showcase & Critiques

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Portfolio trimmin' Hey folks,After getting in the games industry my portfolio was left stagnant for a while (NDA), but finally I was able to add a couple new pieces (yay!).Since I want to be ready in case some new oppo…	0 Last	Yamsha Feb 2019
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…	20 Last	eramz91 Feb 2019
Character design. These are two finalized pieces at hand. Feedback would be greatly appreciated. I ask for tips on image quality. Both were done with Sketchbook Pro on the Note 8.	0 Last	eramz91 Feb 2019
Critique Please (light and shadow study) Hi everyone, so I'm trying to into the hang of painting lights and shadows, I've hit a wall. Been drawing for around 6 hrs today and I noticed the facial proportions look off. I'm going to fix the fa…	2 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 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!	76 Last	EVF Jan 2019
Fresh set of daily paints :) This one was a Christmas present for my grand Ma:	0 Last	EVF Jan 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…	4 Last	EVF Jan 2019
Digital Portrait I'm trying to find a new style at the moment. Looking for cartoonish but still want a apply a more refined render.Somebody can give me some advice?	0 Last	Grusmao Jan 2019
Fountain of Life (2D/3D) Hey gang!I like fountains ! Always had. Actually now that I think about it, that was the one thing that got me interested in 3D, more than 15 years ago. I've been thinking about making a UE4 scene ov…	37 Last	Chill_Pill Jan 2019
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 Jan 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 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 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 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 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 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 2019
Master Study A quick digital study of a famous sculpturea short process of how I did this	3 Last	AshishVerma Jan 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 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 2019
Some game environments *	0 Last	jozin Jan 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 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 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 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
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
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
Design critique needed on a fighting game character! Hello Polycount,I'm working on a character for my game.It's also going to serve as a main piece in my portfolio so I need it to be as good as possible.LoreThe initial description I gave him was a wer…	0 Last	m0rales Nov 2018
New animation of Eminem rap parody New animation of Eminem rap parodyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhOwzbuXxLM&t=5s	0 Last	jali198584 Nov 2018
Closed Moved: Purgareth: The Ferox Knight This discussion has been moved.	0 Last	Eric Chadwick Nov 2018
2D art journal: antheia.vaulor Hi! :) Hope everyone of you are having a great day!My name's Diana (antheia.vaulor) and recently I've started improving my drawing skills. I'm hoping to work as a concept artist someday, also I'…	7 Last	azpimar Nov 2018
Auto Snapshot plug-in for Maya with different render possibilities Hello Guys. I made a small plug-in for Maya 2018. It could probably be used for fast scene previews, getting the assets for presentations or just for having fun. You can see more on my youtube channe…	0 Last	Rayterex Nov 2018
Please remove Wrong section, sorry!	0 Last	afxwinter Nov 2018
Diablo IV Classes (Fan Designs) "The Worldstone's destruction, and Malthael's attempt to erase humanity have left Sanctuary a dystopian battleground, as Nephalem wield their newfound power self-servingly, even as people flock t…	0 Last	Hellmouth Nov 2018
Hearthstone cardback fanart - Halloween Hi everyone, I'd like to share and get some C&C on this project I started a few days ago.This would be my second cardback fanart (first can be seen here https://www.artstation.com/artwork/ng…	1 Last	RN Nov 2018
INKTOBER 2018 - Share Your Progress Here Hey guys & gals. Looks like it's that time of year again, so get your quills and spare parchment out for another round of #inktober. Would love to keep the motivation train rolling by…	66 Last	allmighty_thunder Nov 2018
2D Terrain Platform Toolkit for Unity 5! Some friends of mine have been working on a fantastic 2d terrain toolkit for Unity 5. Sam Sawyer and Michael Chugg as lead programmers, and myself as the artist. [latest] [img]http://i.imgur.com/F5rz…	72 Last	ArchBench Oct 2018