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Forums	Topics	Replies	Latest Post
3Daily 2017 Make one 3D object per day for the year of 2017	71	899	3Daily 2017: analogous analogous • Nov 2018 in 3Daily 2017
Allegorithmic's the Beast	444	5.8K	The Beast - The Cursed Queen daizyp • May 2020 in Allegorithmic's the Beast
Allegorithmic's 'the THRONE ROOM' http://www.polycount.com/the-throne-room-challenge/	498	4.6K	The Beast -- Feral children Sophia_Williams • May 2020 in Allegorithmic's 'the THRONE ROOM'
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare	61	591	Chivalry UGC General Discussion SofiaMiglani55 • Jun 2016 in
Arms & Armor, Chivalry: Medieval Workshop	165	2.8K	[Chivalry] - Mason Vanguard - Great Horned Helmet herbertvwright • Aug 2019 in Arms & Armor, Chivalry: Medieval Workshop
Company of Heroes 2: WAR PAINT contest	51	869	WAR PAINT WINNERS! skankerzero • Jan 2019 in Company of Heroes 2: WAR PAINT contest
CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest	1.1K	3.7K	PC-CSGO \|Space Invaders Playonce • Oct 2019 in CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest
CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest Winners	8	209	PP-Bizon / Biomechanical [ Shipping in a Weapon Case ] G99Factory • Jun 2016 in
Enlighten Contest	36	334	The Courtyard – An Enlighten Lighting Contest ratubola303 • Jul 2020 in Enlighten Contest
Game Art Workshops Hands-on Community Learning since 1967.	158	1.3K	Low-poly 3D Characters For Fight Game – GUTS, Indianapolis - Indiana gameyanstudio001 • Jan 2023 in Game Art Workshops
GDC T-Shirt Contest	23	131	Q&A Thread r13 • Feb 2015 in
Handplane Contest Contest Forum for the 3d baking tool; Handplane	47	366	Handplane Baker development roadmap radiancef0rge • Dec 2018 in Handplane Contest
Hexels Contest Forum The Hexels Contest Forum!	4	226	Marmoset Presents: Cubed - Final Submissions GhostDetector • Jul 2016 in
Killing Floor 2	7	38	Killing Floor 2 Workshop General ThiefofBreath • May 2016 in
Killing Floor 2 - Guns 'n Gear - CONTEST HAS ENDED	193	908	[kf2] - Item - Plague Mask SenayAmanuel • Jan 2016 in Killing Floor 2 - Guns 'n Gear - CONTEST HAS ENDED
Low Poly Challenge Oh sure, you can throw as many triangles as you want at a mesh to make something pretty! But what happens when you're limited to how many triangles you can use? Think you're up for the Challenge? Then this forum is for you!	70	1.9K	Low Ploy Weapon Challenge FelixOwO • May 2019 in Low Poly Challenge
Petrol/Blood	229	2.7K	PETROL/BLOOD - Elk Ranger pongstah • Jan 2015 in Petrol/Blood
the Polycount Tower A collaborative project for an endlessly-climbing tower of 3d models	46	355	TOWER - Mothership GeneWiz • Jan 2018 in the Polycount Tower
Reallusion's 3D Character Design Contest 2016	109	1.1K	3D Rigged Character TriGon_ • Jan 2021 in Reallusion's 3D Character Design Contest 2016
Reallusion Game Character Animation Contest	72	1.1K	oneshotmax oneshotmax • Jan 2016 in Reallusion Game Character Animation Contest
Riot Art Contest	2K	20.3K	[Riot Art Contest] - Kevin Collinet Beeltrat96 • Oct 2019 in Riot Art Contest - Animation
Riot Creative Contest 2017	1.5K	12.4K	[RIOT CREATIVE CONTEST 2017] Character Art - Postman Singed - JunkieKong KTENO • Nov 2023 in Riot Creative Contest 2017 - Character Art
Shapeways Dota 2 3D Printing Contest Bring a Dota themed object to life in Shapeways 3d printing contest!	58	233	Cassowary DEBABRATA • May 2020 in Shapeways Dota 2 3D Printing Contest
Team Fortress 2	143	17.4K	Looking for old copies of missing concept/promo artwork from old Polypack threads TF2CutContentWiki • Sep 2022 in Team Fortress 2
UT Master Challenge: Concept Art	141	1.1K	UTMC - Old space Rabro • Jun 2015 in
Warframe	135	1.1K	[Weapon Swap] – Skana – Infested Skana Meyaka • Aug 2016 in
XMD Contest	90	596	Character Inna • Feb 2018 in XMD Contest

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Sticky Welcome to the Adventure Character Contest! [CENTER][URL=http://www.mixamo.com/c/adventure?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter_Register_Adventure_Contest_Launch&utm_term=Newsletter_Register_Adventure_Contest_Launch-Access&utm_content=N…	109 Last	Wanmingee Jun 2014
Sticky Closed Community Favorite: Time to vote! Hey everyone, The judges' votes are in and the winners of the Voynich Manuscript contest will be announced tomorrow! But before that, you guys a chance to support your favorites by voting over Fac…	0 Last	Anais Jul 2013
The Secrets of the Luminara Challenge (Kitbash 3D/Cargo) HelloIs anyone doing the The Secrets of the Luminara Challenge (Kitbash 3D/Cargo)? https://kitbash3d.com/pages/secrets-of-the-luminaraJust thought I would share the challenge in case a…	2 Last	littleclaude Nov 16 2024
LPC #05 - MoP - Hell Knight A DOOM favourite, remade for DOOM 3, and now once again... [img]http://www.greveson.co.uk/dump/hellknight_01.jpg[/img] Exactly 500 triangles. I don't think I'll use the 150 extra for this guy. Migh…	38 Last	KaiserZandrich Jan 2021
[DotA 2] - Riki - Outlaw Enforcer On the run, tirelessly pursued by authorities as well as his enemies, Riki must take every measure to ensure that he is able to evade and eliminate all who stand in the way of his goals. I will desi…	6 Last	haul21 Dec 2020
[FIGHTER] Guilty Gear, Zappa, Base Hey all. I'm way excited for this, this'll be my first real competition, and I'm a major fan of fighting games. I'm going to be doing Zappa, who is easily one of my favorite characters from my favor…	11 Last	Daehan Mar 2020
[STAGE] The Last Blade, Kaede's Stage, Ezmeow Ok let's try to do something with that. My favorite stage in Last Blade. I'm really not sure about what I'm going to change but I love the scenery...... [IMG]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2…	107 Last	zerkis Oct 2019
Closed closed	0 Last	LoganTMT Jul 2018
which challenge platform to use? (artstation community challenge? art war? rookies?) I'm a student artist who will soon be graduating in concept art and i heard online challenges was a good way to learn and gain exposure. i work mostly in environments but do a bit of character work t…	0 Last	finchrupert Mar 2018
3D Printing Industry Awards -2018 - trophy design competition https://www.myminifactory.com/competition/3d-printing-industry-awards-x-protolabs-134	0 Last	Orbo Feb 2018
[DS2] Multi, suburbbum [IMG]http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/545685_10150806558030546_114852485545_12023362_438964822_n.jpg[/IMG] CURRENT PROGRESS: Core Mace Effects!!! [IMG]http://maxdavenport.files.wordpress.c…	187 Last	wcoastsands Aug 2017
TF2 - Polypack - antTON UPDATE. here's the final promo! [IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i319/vnator/TF%20contest/antTON_demoPromo.jpg[/IMG] Hi there. Since Demo is my fav i'm gonna design a bunch of some new stu…	36 Last	martijndebakker Oct 2016
TF2 - Polypack - re.wind [SIZE=4][B]Class[/B][/SIZE]: [SIZE=3]Soldier[/SIZE] [SIZE=4][B]Theme[/B][/SIZE]: [SIZE=3]Viking[/SIZE] [B][SIZE=4]Reasons[/SIZE]:[/B] The soldier is classed as a shock-and-awe class, as shown by h…	247 Last	martijndebakker Oct 2016
FPS Weapon: Apex Assualt Rifle: Sage It has begun!!!! Here is my concept, I'll probably going to go back and define the high and low points and paint highlights for practice. I don't have a lot of time for this due to a deadline, so …	21 Last	harsh Jan 2016
VG Remix - Terranigma Hello guys and folks. I wanted to pay tribute to Terranigma. Its going to be a Inverted mario galaxy meets Bastion artstyle, with strong influences of Journey's scenery (the pillars, temples and ar…	11 Last	PacoCasares Dec 2015
[DS2] Hammer, max_sridhar Hi All, I have started Hammer based on the Crow Temple Concept. i know its too late to start but hoping to finish it. but it's fun to participate. please post your feedback.	3 Last	max_sridhar Nov 2015
VG Remix - Medabots RoBattle -----------------------------UPDATE - COMPLETED----------------------- - Completed [SKETCHFAB]9be15de69b8a41b6a7db03ac66df4872[/SKETCHFAB] [URL=http://s484.photobucket.com/user/TheOneTrueLegit/medi…	9 Last	TheOneTrueLegit Oct 2015
VG Remix Megaman Hello everyone, I've never don a diorama before so this should be interesting. I decided on going with a Megaman set up with a few of the classic enemies and maybe a few more main characters from the…	15 Last	Dezmu Aug 2015
Dota 2 Polycount Contest 'Q&A Thread' This is thread is your best bet for asking any questions you might have about the Dota 2 Polycount Contest. The polycount team and Valve will do their best to get back to you with answers as quickly …	668 Last	alex morgan Jun 2015
ESCAPE - Classical Antiquity [SIZE=2]Week 1 I love the [SIZE=2][SIZE=2]paintings of [/SIZE][/SIZE]Charles-Louis Cl	10 Last	feber12 Jun 2015
[Dota2] - Sniper - Jungle Survivor Hello everyone- I would like to say that I'm new here in polycount forum and decided to participate in the polycount contest. I'm studying 3D and had the idea of making a Sniper set. It's name will…	23 Last	Cjr Jun 2015
[Dota2] Sniper Tally-Ho! 10/10 Goin' with the British Safari Hunter, Sniper. I'm worried about available texture space for the shoulders and bracers since I'm not just mirroring each piece. [IMG]http://i88.photobucket.com/…	37 Last	Cjr Jun 2015
My Mini Factory - WIN A TROJAN WAS A UNICORN TICKET Hey Guys! I work for My Mini Factory and I wanted to tell you about an awesome new competition we have just started. In collaboration with Trojan Horse was a Unicorn we have launched a one of a kin…	2 Last	shagz412 Apr 2015
VG Remix - Deus Ex: Human Resolution Late to the party, with not even a full weekend for the whole project, I should have seen from a mile away this probably wasn't getting finished before the deadline. But I figured I'd put my WIP imag…	1 Last	ladlasheikh Mar 2015
TF2 - Polypack - LucyCharm Hello people, i will try to make something here. First of all, sorry for my english, you know how bad i am on it. So, i will try to make a remodel of the tradicional sentry, my idea is simple: Sent…	494 Last	dpham6761 Feb 2015
VG Remix - Zelda vs Momot Hello guys, I know it's kinda of late, but we're here to have fun so let's have it! I've decided to mix the stilysh papercraft work of Momot with one of my favourite saga ever: The legend of Lin... …	4 Last	Odow Feb 2015
VG Remix - Commander Keen 4 (W.I.P) I haven't gotten much so far, just a few images from Commander Keen 4 and sketches from myself of what I'm going to put in it and what the area may vaguely look like. I've also done a brief b…	4 Last	Kahanho1 Jan 2015
VG Remix - Warcraft's Orgrimmar Hey Polycount community! I'm a huge fan of the Warcraft franchise. As a Hordie, I wanted to see the city Orgrimmar in the low poly style :) The plan is to make the Valley of Strength-portion of old …	15 Last	ErikNilsson Jan 2015
TF2 - Polypack - Ritz [Size="5"]Spy[/SIZE] [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1848073/TF2%20Contest/Spy/Work%20in%20Progress/MDL_3.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1848073/TF2%20Contest/Spy/Work%20in%20Progress/MDL_2.pn…	177 Last	mikerobert Jan 2015
VG Remix - Canabalt Route Zero [SIZE="4"][COLOR="Cyan"]UPDATE:[/COLOR][/SIZE] Finish! [SKETCHFAB]45291ccc62b54f4bb84574723f173981[/SKETCHFAB] What the creator of Canabalt has to say: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/bbQeUIe.jpg[/IMG] …	46 Last	xuankienkt Jan 2015
[DOTA2] - Pudge - "Ro'sies keeper" set. FINISHED!! [IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/orqhld.jpg[/IMG] Evening all, I've decided to create a new thread for the revised character (with additional story). You can find my old thread here: [URL…	42 Last	CamCrawfordNZ Dec 2014
Brainstorm School - Concept Art & Design Workshop II - Fausto de Martini [LEFT][URL="http://brainstormschool.com"][IMG]http://img.ymlp.com/f31p_image01.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=3][B][URL="http://brainstormschool.storenvy.com/products/10769505-concept-art-design-workshop-2-f…	0 Last	BrainstormSchool Dec 2014
VG Remix Khazad Dum Final Submission Khazad Dum [SKETCHFAB]3ce3d7f13e0c4f718ab57b4e17522dc6[/SKETCHFAB] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/t1qrwpb.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/geYl2QX.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/8OLEzZM.png[/IMG] Wo…	0 Last	KrimsunBlade Nov 2014
VG Remix - Khazad Dum (Lord of the Rings) - W.I.P Hello there! This assignment differs slightly from the original contest, I'm allowed to make any object or scene piece using 100 tris and any hero piece using 500 tris. Each object can only have a 1…	5 Last	KrimsunBlade Nov 2014
GOLF- Theme Park Hi, I am James and I'm going to attempt to create a theme park inspired Golf Hole. This is all subject to change due to fancifulness and my limited coding. So far I have layed out a course and check…	18 Last	mmoggginfo Nov 2014
[DOTA2] - Outworld Destroyer - TBD Hey all, I know we're a bit late but we've been super busy with work lately. Anyway me and Johnny (doesn't have an account) have decided to enter the challenge. Johnnys the master concepter/ diff…	32 Last	Teslatron Oct 2014
VG Remix - The Last of Us [IMG]http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv189/darkdaedalus/The_Last_of_Us/last-of-us_zps23457394.png[/IMG] [SIZE="3"][B][COLOR="Lime"]Minor mid-game spoilers for [I]The Last of Us[/I] ahead...[/COLO…	36 Last	Joel Gafford Aug 2014
[Dota2] Phantom Assassin Raven's Shadow TelekineticFrog and Nik [TEAM] [Dota2] – Phantom Assassin – Raven's Shadow I decided to do Phantom Assassin as I really like the character a lot after watching her in game and playing w…	60 Last	coupdegrace9 Aug 2014
VG Remix - Starcraft II well, Im a contest junkie so I guess I have no choice but to enter this one :) doing one of my favorite games, starcraft II, lol if I only remembered how to play it xD [IMG]http://img191.imageshack.…	14 Last	theStoff Aug 2014
[Dota2] - Anti Mage - TBD Hi there! We are two guys who are quite new to designing game content. But we enjoy creativity in our spare time and we also enjoy Dota 2 a lot. So we decided to enter this contest and see how far w…	13 Last	Chaos Prophet Aug 2014
VG Remix - Shadow of the Colossus Gaius my plan is to make the Gaius battle from shadow of the colossus. currently making Gaius. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/RLPaxkg.png[/IMG] since it's a huge character i'm going to try and keep it below 600 t…	39 Last	digcoupondcc Aug 2014
VG REMIX - Disciples 2 Hi, Decided to enter this contest, I like the fact that it's short :) Didn't even had to think what to do because, my all time favorite game is disciples 2. Gonna try and create a 3d version of it. …	15 Last	digcoupondcc Aug 2014
GOLF - Alien Escape Well... I've got some progress with my idea so I decided to make a post here :) Some secret base specialized in alien studies captured a UFO with alive specimen. Short time later an accident happene…	24 Last	garriola83 Jun 2014
GOLF - And they call it a mine! A MINE! Hello ladies and gents, I have decided to make a par 4 or 5 inspired by the mining of gems and mithril. I like dwarves. Here is my inspo board. I have ranked the elements or things I want to take…	19 Last	yiqu Jun 2014
[MIXAMO Contest] - BananaHead - zombie pope - FINAL POST - hey there, i tried to rig and animate the pope with the mixamo autorigger and it turned out pretty well. just had problems first with his clothing (an error appeared during the upl…	28 Last	electromagnet May 2014
GOLF - Inferno Taking a spot there, for now the idea is lava,rocks, and... we'll see where it goes. Still playing with the tools at the moment.	38 Last	thejackarian May 2014
[Dota2] Nyx Assassin Deadly Nightshade [CENTER]The Deadly Nightshade Set [/CENTER] Update _03_12 Finally the entry: [IMG]http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q643/Quetzalt/DeadlyNightShade_F.jpg[/IMG] Hi Everyone, A late find b…	29 Last	da.gluck May 2014
VG Remix - Advance Wars: Dual Strike I've always loved turn based tactics games, and Advance Wars is one of my favorites. It also seems perfect for this competition. Just wanted to set this thread up real quick. Hopefully I'll have eno…	52 Last	Mirr May 2014
HMP Contest - Jim Crafton Here's my entry, more to come soon.	58 Last	[Deleted User] May 2014
GOLF - Reef My concept is to have the course underwater and take place on a reef. I'm still putting my ideas together, but I'll have a bunch of corals, sea weed, shells, sea urchins etc... It should be pretty co…	49 Last	JustinSA May 2014
VG Remix - Dark Souls: New Leaf It's my intent to set up a little scene from Dark Souls in the art style of Animal Crossing. A mash-up of brutal and serene. [CENTER][IMG]http://www.machallproductions.com/image_hold/darkcrossing/lo…	50 Last	Dafali Mar 2014
MINI-GOLF contest 'Q&A' thread Have questions regarding the contest, its rules, or the Project Anarchy engine? Ask them here and we'll do our best to answer them. Contest page is [URL="http://www.polycount.com/mini-golf/"]here[/U…	171 Last	JamesR Mar 2014