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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

Topic	Replies	Latest Post
the Escape - Information, Q&A This thread will be used for the duration of the challenge for you to field your questions you may have about [URL="http://www.polycount.com/escapechallenge/"]the Escape: A Polycount Challenge[/URL]	80 Last	aphexx Jun 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - "Joseph Ruano- Ruben Guevara" - "Andrea Strauss" (WIP) Hey all, At the end of the Middle Ages an old explorer discovered a mysterious parchment, which apparently belonged to an unknown advanced civilization. He decided to form a group of intellectuals to…	0 Last	seph1603 Jun 2013
[Mixamo Contest] -Thijsw83 -Detector Darl Hi everyone. Hereby my WIP's for this awesome contest. Im still in school, learning animation and modeling skills. Im 1st year. I came out with this character thinking about combining modern world w…	11 Last	thijsw83 Jun 2013
Mixamo Contest_Absorbentghost_barrianette Hello guys ,im glad to join this new challenge ,id get started on the Character Bio and the concept would soon be on the way.	2 Last	eXecutex Jun 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Gladis Rosas - Richard McNickle (WIP) Hi everyone :) My character (Richard McNickle) is going to be the last Adventurer who survived an expedition, he's now older but furious to find out the thruth.:poly118:	1 Last	Gladis Rosas Jun 2013
[Mixamo Contest]-cjyungco-Kristoff the Pirate(WIP) Hi everyone!!! just posting my initial pirate/adventurer concept to get started.Will clean up later. [IMG]http://i40.tinypic.com/5uqxwz.jpg[/IMG]	2 Last	TyC Jun 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Sutan - the Adventurer Allright, I haven't started yet but I've got a few ideas I'll start working on. Hope to update soon	1 Last	TyC Jun 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Sonjool - Elix Ernest Hi first time posting in a contest context but I would like to practice my 3D character skill so I decided to join in. My character is Elix who is a travelling western herbalist that managed to lear…	3 Last	TyC Jun 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Mindschnapps - Blake a.k.a. Mega Adventure Man Hi adventure people, welcome to the magical land of mega adventure man. Actually I am not going too crazy on this one. I want to create a character that can fit inside an uncharted type of game. Be…	1 Last	TyC Jun 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Stufflebeam - The Geisha (WIP) The spirited lone Geisha who ran away from her guild after overhearing word of grand adventure guided by the mysteries of the [I]Voynich Manuscript. [/I]Now she is on the run, running to steal the ma…	2 Last	TyC Jun 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - StuartJackson1992 - "The Great British explorer" HI guys this is a very rough concept of my idea for this competition. I wanted to take the best of the "Great British explorer" and combine it into an adventure character. So as you can see i have…	2 Last	TyC Jun 2013
ESCAPE - Ghouls Desert Cyborg - fei Hey guys, haven't posted anything for a long time! So,a young boy awaken in a lab. Most part of his body is mechanical. He knows he is a war child, genetically made for fighting ghouls. But he was s…	44 Last	lonelysquare Jun 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Adam Bryand - Demon Hero (Final) [URL]http://youtu.be/FuKok7RFzOw[/URL]	2 Last	hamm3r0fdawn May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Zach Rumble - "Ellen Rose, - steampunkish explorer" (WIP) November 15, 1902 Ellen Rose, 18 years of age, left the house on her birthday to find the Voynich manuscript... Having helped track it with her grandfather, she believes she has figured out its gene…	0 Last	ZebraRuler May 2013
ESCAPE - Where Do You Go? - BobbyB Hi All! Not sure if i'm going to have time to finish this, but it's been so long since there's been a really awesome environment art competition that I thought I should at least try! I sketched out…	18 Last	Iciban May 2013
ESCAPE - Her Last Act - Team Flying Penguin Babies [COLOR="MediumTurquoise"]Team Flying Penguin Babies[/COLOR] [COLOR="MediumTurquoise"]Characters:[/COLOR] Yuri Alexander Polycount Username: Ysalex ([url]http://www.yurialexander.com[/url]) [COLOR=…	34 Last	Iciban May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Kajuzas - WW2 Monk (WIP) Gonna be doing a char for this contest	1 Last	TyC May 2013
Mixamo Contest] - "FredMarquez" - "Adam Dixon - the legendary miner " (WIP)) Hi first time on polycount challenge, I would like to practice my 3D character skill so I decided to join in, Adam Dixon, the legendary miner. As a solitary adventurer, Adam Dixon had to work li…	2 Last	TyC May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - DigitalNomad - Electrical Engineer/showman (WIP) A showman working under Nikola Tesla as an electrical engineer. Working with electromagnets mostly. Like Edison did to Tesla, he is under appreciated and leaves. He is now seeking a way to fund his i…	4 Last	TyC May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Ex-Mercenary (WIP) Hello everyone! This contest definitely caught my interest and since I haven't done a character for a while, this is a good opportunity to start again! Here's what I have so far: [IMG]http://farm8…	3 Last	Pengwyn May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - narwhalBacon - the mechanic (WIP) Hi guys! :) I decided to make a merchant traveler. Here is my progress so far, I will post final concept and base mesh by weekend.	1 Last	ramenhouse May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Tristan Carter - German Flying Ace (WIP) So, for this contest I scrambled around with a couple ideas that would be a little out of the norm and arrived at a WW1 German Fighter Ace. I really liked the idea of a WW1 pilot finding information …	1 Last	tristanCarter May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Fade Aolani - Needle and Bobbin (WIP) Hello, Polycount lurker here, finally come up for air :) A friend told me about this competition and I couldn't resist. Graduated from a 3D Art course last year and in the process of starting my own …	8 Last	TyC May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Clairenix - Travelling Mechanic! (WIP) Travelling Mechanic: With his heavy background in engineering; capable of creating and repairing most, if not all modern technology based equipment. Master of multiple types of weaponry as he is well…	3 Last	TyC May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - DonSchmidt - Epic Fisherman (WIP) My plan is to make an inhumanly large fisherman! Gonna be fun!	5 Last	TyC May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - FanC3D - Gotyer Smakdown Riihere Initial thread for contest. Uploading progress shortly	1 Last	TyC May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - "BaMbi" - "C_Jane" (WIP) Starting The Tread, been a long time since i did any work, hope this will make me push myself ! :)	4 Last	thomas_bijoy May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] darkripper - Joanna Dee (WIP) Just a placeholder for now, but I'll start working asap This is my first contest! I'm here for the challenge and for the thrill of hopefuly building my first complete character, with rigging and stuf…	2 Last	darkripper May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - Abie Blair - Explorer / Treasure Hunter (WIP) Some examples. [IMG]http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/851/referencias.jpg[/IMG]	4 Last	Ivancero3d May 2013
ESCAPE - Cosmic Horror - Andreas First intention was to create a diorama with astronauts fending off monsters chasing them in a star-ship interior with old-school graphics, but it might turn into something more experimental, perhaps…	41 Last	funkdelic May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - C.Set - Leah (WIP) Leah, the daughter of a recently deceased explorer has decided to follow in her father's footsteps. Accompanied by her friend Roo, they're determined to find what her father couldn't find. Concept a…	3 Last	peekaboo May 2013
[Dota 2] - Juggernaut - Ritual Garb This contest happened to drop the day after I decided to start this project, go figure. This will be my first real shot at trying to make a finished model, let alone 4 of them, so the likelihood of h…	5 Last	JoelStransky May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - "Kraken" - "Desperate pilot/archaeologist girl" (WIP) Hi everyone! Probably i'll not be original but i'm going to make sexy archaeologist/pilot girl. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5NfJCMu.jpg[/IMG]	2 Last	Anais May 2013
ESCAPE - " one-way" - Team Caravan The Escape "one-way" Team Caravan Dominikus Reiter Minsk Martin Teichmann MaydaY Cry Engine 3.4.5 We choose a Scottish landscape scene for our escape entry. The road is your way to escape and pro…	52 Last	jsargent May 2013
ESCAPE - Tower of Moria - lonelysquare Recently unemployed, this test comes at a perfect time! Going to try get something done. I'm a Lord of the Rings fan, and I've always had a soft spot for Moria / anything dwarf related. I loved the …	51 Last	lonelysquare May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - djRetroid - The Wanderer Hello everyone. I have decided to take on this challenge and I will use as reference the girl from The Book of Eli. I think she is a very interesting character.	7 Last	djRetroid May 2013
The Wreckage Hey guys, first year student at Hertfordshire university, giving this escape a shot! :D Made some progress with my train, nothing too crazy just working on the assets at the moment Vimeo Link [vv]6…	15 Last	littleclaude May 2013
ESCAPE - The C17Y Hi, I saw this comp and almost instantly had this crazy and maybe even a good idea in my head. Instead of searching concept/reference stuff I created this plot/synopsis that will be my source of i…	13 Last	iGoogle May 2013
ESCAPE The Beryllium Gang TeamCosmoBear Our entry is a space western scene depicting the gang's escape from their recent stage coach heist. The team consists of: Nik - Nik Overdiek remix - Frank Torrealba TelekineticFrog - Chris White …	164 Last	Ged May 2013
ESCAPE Vent Chase Futuristic TEAM Hi all, We are entering as a team. For now It`s Futuristic TEAM, because of the selected concept style. At this point our team consists of: Nikonoff - concept art [url]http://niconoff.cghub.co…	89 Last	Lilith May 2013
ESCAPE - Eject! - EmAr EDIT: Welcome to my ESCAPE thread :) Below are some of the latest images. The original message starts after the quote. Here's a short video which shows my scene in the UDK editor. I also tweak some m…	55 Last	EmAr May 2013
[Mixamo Contest] - AddBiddulph - Eleanor Coulston - A High Society Adventure (WIP) [I][SIZE="4"][CENTER]Eleanor Vertiline Coulston[/CENTER][/SIZE][/I] Born to an enterprising polar explorer and his aristocratic mistress, Eleanor had a rather unconventional upbringing. Her fat…	8 Last	AddBiddulph May 2013
Mixamo Contest- Adam Bryand- Demon Hero (WIP) This adventurer isn't like most that have been seen. Although there may be many humans out for this treasure, they are not the only ones. Hell has sent their best to hunt down this treasure. Hidden w…	0 Last	hamm3r0fdawn May 2013
ESCAPE VK's Secret Place Keezia Mahusay Hi guys. I'm a 1st year Games Art student at the University of Hertfordshire. This challenge is a good opportunity for me to gain some experience and knowledge so here goes nothing... I've started b…	26 Last	artofkee May 2013
ESCAPE - "I, Escapee" - Team Working Title Hi everybody, time for a late entry into the game (mostly my fault for not getting a thread up at an earlier time). Our entry will aim to depict an escape of a different kind. [B]:: Synopsis[/B] …	7 Last	cptSwing May 2013
ESCAPE - Cyberpunk Heist - Team BrainJelly Hi everyone, we are team BrainJelly: chaosblade- 3d artist pins - 3d artist Jiina - concept artist We finished! Our idea for this project is a robbery in the downtown area of a futuristic city: Our…	58 Last	loneraver May 2013
ESCAPE - Fight or Flight - PNW FTW [B]Team Members:[/B] [URL="http://j-gavin.com/"]JGavin[/URL] - Character Artist [URL="http://www.kevinallen3d.com/"]Korgoth[/URL] - Character Artist [B]Details:[/B] Setting - Future / Alternate Univ…	4 Last	JGavin May 2013
ESCAPE - Escape from the zoo - Saman Latest progress; It's finished. Hope you like it! [IMG]http://goraaz.se/EscapeBeauty.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://goraaz.se/EscapeConstruction.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://goraaz.se/EscapeTextures.jpg[/IMG]	18 Last	scrawld May 2013
Escape - The only option left [CENTER][IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4C92qZ16eXA/UWwa7GHidbI/AAAAAAAAA_s/d01vdVwr4qs/s320/Sketch.jpg[/IMG] The way my mind works!!?? [/CENTER]	21 Last	Xeroll May 2013
ESCAPE - woooooosh - weisheng [IMG]http://artbyweish.com/adventuretime!/itsoktomonkeyagain.jpg[/IMG]	50 Last	fei-rukawa May 2013