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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

Topic	Replies	Latest Post
[DotA2] Crystal Maiden/Lina - Diametrical [B][I]Latest Progress[/I][/B]===================== [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=111476970"][IMG]http://www.difficultyunlimited.com/images/FINALHEADER.jpg[/IMG][/URL] …	65 Last	DashXero Dec 2012
[DotA2] - Warlock - The Archivist's Armor [COLOR=Red][B][FONT=Comic Sans MS]NEW STUFF UPDATE ALERT ALERT ALERT[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] Finished! [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=111438447"][IMG]http://fc01.deviantart.…	49 Last	wizo Dec 2012
Dota2 Artist Game Night Extravaganza Come one, come all! Now that the contest is over, I think it's time for some fun. Come and play a couple of games, let off some steam and chat with fellow artists. All skill levels are welcome, lets…	18 Last	Tvidotto Dec 2012
[Dota 2] - Lone Druid - Vicious Krait saving this one for future updates	46 Last	Timex Dec 2012
[Dota2] Pudge Psycrowpath Submitted!!! Made the deadline with 30 minutes to spare.. wow, LOL In-game screenshots coming soon! [img]http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/558707974600501729/B1EB2712CB14CB8107CDC6D96C9DC5D991736…	41 Last	Sith Happens. Dec 2012
[Dota2] Death Prophet Deadly Witch First post - Latest update. [IMG]http://www.nawakiwi.com/backstage/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/06_HatIngameTest.jpg[/IMG]	17 Last	TweaK Dec 2012
[Dota2] Faceless Void Ancient Cultist FINISHED!!!! [url]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=111293784[/url] [img]http://i46.tinypic.com/21dqz54.png[/img] Hello all fellow Polycounters! Together with my girlfriend Madzi…	39 Last	Lotto Dec 2012
[Mixamo Contest] Football Player Zombie [COLOR=red]Lastest update:[/COLOR] [IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img594/7799/whip2u.jpg[/IMG] Made a new thread since i culd not rename the other one. my zombie is a football player. I`ll post the co…	29 Last	MRJONES Dec 2012
[Dota 2] - Witch Doctor - TBD [U]Dec, 6 Update:[/U] latest post: Judging by the workshop ratings so far there is definitely room for improvement with my designs but I haven't had many comments/critiques as of yet. Any sugge…	62 Last	Spudnik Dec 2012
[Dota2] - Sand King - Demonic Sprinter Hello, polycounters. Just was not happy with number six, so, Let me present you my seventh guy. I had some time, so I decided - why not) Those will be final(if deadlines won't change, of course):) We…	16 Last	eikichionizuka69 Dec 2012
[Dota2] - Nyx Assassin - Pretty Ladybird Decided to wrap it up. I like where I ended and won't have time for a misc item. Made a presentation and submitted everything to [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=110299963"…	62 Last	Qwiggalo Dec 2012
[Dota2] - Brewmaster - Order of the Caretos ------------------------------- U P D A T E ---------------------------------- Current status of the Order of the Caretos set for Brewmaster: Submission complete. You can check the full collection o…	40 Last	Pina Dec 2012
[Dota2] Beast Master Fierce Warrior and the final images! set link [url]http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=111419268[/url] Full Set [IMG]http://puu.sh/1wYJD[/IMG] Fearless Hawk [IMG]http://puu.sh/1wYGN[/IMG] [IMG]h…	133 Last	Tvidotto Dec 2012
[Dota2] - Antimage - Return of the Cultist set It's finally complete! [img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mehrsrIB991r43xj0o1_1280.png[/img] [img]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdvvuz7Ucv1r43xj0o1_1280.png[/img] [img]http://cloud.steampower…	70 Last	Hawt Koffee Dec 2012
[DOTA2] - Doom Bringer - Metal Wing I liked the fact that Doom Bringer's wings are crippled, so my idea is that he's reconstructed them over the years. The armor set will maintain the Doom Bringer color scheme but introduce various ste…	35 Last	JauntyTunes Dec 2012
[DotA2] - Skeleton King - Regalia of the Forgotten King Latest Update: [IMG]https://p6efrq.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p28eY-aABx8NpAPyw1S9lfKidkYqMrkPB9I_VGocQYHfjJlg5MOGhtNDSLN60aXKmbOw7kd1jMlY/PaleFace_Dota2Comp_v011.jpg?psid=1[/IMG] ___________________…	65 Last	HntrLuc Dec 2012
[Dota 2] - Naga Siren - Parasitic Corruption Hey everyone, time to jump on the runaway band wagon. I have been tossing this idea around for a couple days and this is what I have so far. I wanted to create a darker armor set for the Naga Sire…	51 Last	demondance Dec 2012
[DOTA 2] - Faceless Void - TBD Hi there! Since there was an extension we thought we'd try another set. We managed to waste enough time thinking of the character/concept so it's going to be a real tight challenge to finish this in…	13 Last	demondance Dec 2012
[Dota2] - Phantom Lancer - TBD Because I possess no drawing ability whatsoever, I will just post 3d model concepts in this thread. Feedback is much appreciated. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cQTtt.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/tS6p…	1 Last	PrototypeT800 Dec 2012
[Dota2] Drow Ranger Valkyrie I decided to make it [IMG]http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9529/drowrangervalkyrie.jpg[/IMG]	20 Last	DRanger Dec 2012
[Dota2] - Naga Siren - Sirens Greed [CENTER]Hero Name: Naga Siren Set Name: Sirens Greed Lore (Written by my wife - Isobel) [IMG]http://evilart.biz/wip/Lore.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] update with concept art will follow later	43 Last	Isobel Dec 2012
[DOTA2] - Anti Mage - Tengu Karasu Finally Finished! Reserving the first post, for my Image dump and Item Information that I'll edit once i return from work. for the meantime please do look at these presentation shots. [URL=http://i…	10 Last	mjjmlandingin Dec 2012
[Dota2] Necrolyte TBD Hello everyone For the Dota 2 contest I'll be working on a concept set for Necrolyte Done Texturing and Making the presentation Images : [IMG]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-808pkYmOvXg/UKa3yWN6…	16 Last	Vangre Dec 2012
[DOTA2] -Naga Siren - TBD I have been working in an idea for Naga. Let me know what you guys think! [URL="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/204/naganew.jpg/"][IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img204/1584/naganew.jpg[/IMG][/URL] …	18 Last	miura Dec 2012
[Dota2] Doom Bringer His Unholyness [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/XtzeN.jpg[/IMG] STEAM Workshop: [URL]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=111307271[/URL] --------------- Hello. My attempt at a Doom Bringer armor set com…	41 Last	D4V1DC Dec 2012
[DOTA 2] - Skeleton King - Runeseeker I am working with a friend on a Norse and Celtic inspired design for Skeleton King. Really not sure what to do for the shoulder and arm yet; working on that now. Might also add some dirt/moss on i…	18 Last	plundh Dec 2012
[Dota 2] - Nyx Assassin - Necrophory -----------------current status:------------------- uploaded on the workshop on time, but created the collection after the deadline also i sometimes add screenshots etc, I wonder if this would matter…	28 Last	hannes d Dec 2012
[Dota2] - Invoker - Bindings of the Learned One Name is temp. Basically it revolves around Invoker being a huge asshole. As his lore states, he has mastered not one, not two, but a whopping 10 spells! This impressive feat is multiplied by the …	75 Last	EVIL Dec 2012
[DOTA2] - Doom Bringer - Hatred Set As per my earlier post, reserving my spot. I started on a concept idea last night It is not ready so I don't want to post half-ass looking stuff, just finding my idea. :):thumbup: Hope this goes we…	92 Last	ACap Dec 2012
[Dota2] - Brewmaster - Portabrew UPDATE Submission finished. [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=111441639"]Steam Workshop link[/URL]. [URL="http://youtu.be/SCWvtftM_3Q"]Youtube video[/URL] [IMG]http://filipedu…	20 Last	ACap Dec 2012
[Dota2] Phantom Lancer Seafarer LATEST UPDATE: [IMG]http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/338/5/9/final_image_by_siluno-d5n0ol0.png[/IMG] I quite like the back story of this character and also the fact that he doesn't have too m…	34 Last	neal_liddle Dec 2012
Dota 2 Contest: TWO WEEK EXTENSION [url]http://www.polycount.com/dota2polycountcontest/[/url] Valve has contacted us and asked if we could extend the contest for an addition two weeks because, "we're really impressed and excited by t…	43 Last	JacqueChoi Dec 2012
[Dota2] -Slardar - Soul of deep sea dargon set I finish all of the set itmes.a little Excited [IMG]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZWuEHghuqho/UL3335J8zYI/AAAAAAAABDI/OMglLkXimnQ/s1418/final_design_slardar.png[/IMG] [CENTER][COLOR="Silver"][S…	26 Last	OrganizedChaos Dec 2012
[Dota2] - Witch Doctor - Tiki Trappings Hi Polycount. I am considering a themed set for Witch Doctor centered around the Tiki mask and statues visual concepts. Just put together a quick sketch to show my current direction. While scribblin…	48 Last	Gareth_Thomas Dec 2012
[Dota 2] - Drow Ranger - TBD Alright, I'm going to jump into the fray and get this project off the ground! I'm been 3D modeling in Solidworks for a while but want to learn polygonal modeling by giving this project a shot. I'll b…	107 Last	Naso Dec 2012
[Dota2] - Death Prophet - TBD A small start:) [IMG]http://enodmi.com/posting/dp_wip1.jpg[/IMG]	26 Last	JacqueChoi Dec 2012
[Dota 2] - Lone Druid - Hierophant of the Raven [I][I][URL="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=111503192"]Workshop Collection Link[/URL][/I] Latest and Final Image: [IMG]http://i.minus.com/i1k9zyxQjKxNf.jpg[/IMG][URL="http://s…	9 Last	aivanov Dec 2012
[Dota2] Outworld Destroyer Otherwordly Traveler It's finished! This has been quite a learning experience, thanks to everyone who helped me. [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2111872/Outworld%20Destroyer%20Set/Collection_Cover.jpg[/IMG] [ame="http://w…	26 Last	mrpresident Dec 2012
[Dota 2] - Silencer - TBD Hello Everyone, My friend directed me here, and as I am in need of practice for 3D modeling and textures, this seemed like a good opportunity. Win or lose, I hope for the opportunity to learn a lot,…	3 Last	Esuka Dec 2012
[Dota 2] - Crystal Maiden - TBD After doodling a bit and seeing my 2D design abilities be incredibly awful (as usual, both on the technical and creative side), I decided to team up with a guy I know (so forth to be referred to as…	20 Last	BNeutral Dec 2012
[DOTA 2] - Death Prophet-Wailing Widow We're getting to the party a little late in, but Noblest6 and I are teaming up on this one and will be posting our work starting this evening!	15 Last	Naso Dec 2012
[Dota 2] Lone Druid - Petrified Set Hey folks, Here's the concept for the armor/weapon set I'll be doing for the Lone Druid. The idea is that he made/found them in a petrified forest.	10 Last	jbh3d Dec 2012
[Dota 2] Doom Bringer - TBD Hi everyone! I'll be entering the contest with Rednight81. This is our concept so far. [IMG]http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/yoseshiro/374433/82384/82384_original.jpg[/IMG] Basic geo block for Red…	13 Last	JacqueChoi Dec 2012
[Dota 2] Faceless Void Curse of Timestopping Set I thought of an item set which would fit with F.Void's lore. As Faceless Void continues vanquishing his enemies, battle after battle, time locking his foes, he gains more wisdom about his ability t…	12 Last	vertical Dec 2012
Dota2- Sniper - TBD I will be doing a set for sniper. Traditional Dwarven arms and armor on the way. Sniper was both blessed and cursed by his people, surely he left with at least one set of legendary armor to attain hi…	3 Last	Frosty40 Dec 2012
[Dota2] - Meepo - Crystal Collector Howdy! With the new extended deadline, me 'n Beats have decided to pop out another set for the one and only Meepo. While he finishes up the "Roamer" set i'm gonna be designing this (probably slightly…	10 Last	TeeStock Dec 2012
[DOTA 2] - Drow Ranger - Bird of Prey Hello! [B][Latest image!][/B] [IMG]http://i47.tinypic.com/351e80g.jpg[/IMG] I'm a bit late to the party, but I've been working on designing a set for the Drow Ranger. The theme is "bird of prey" (…	16 Last	Elisabet.YA Dec 2012
[Dota2] Phantom Lancer Pole's Knight Reserving my spot. I have some concept down, I need to get some time to post it. Hopefully tonight.	13 Last	Kodomaru Dec 2012
[Dota2] Meepo - Lucky Haul Hello! I find DOTA 2's lore to be quite inspirational. There's just so much going on in there, both on and under the surface. I want to try to make a set that harkens back to Meepo's origin story. …	4 Last	Shakii Dec 2012
[Dota 2] - Phantom assassin - TBD Hi guys, i'm teaming up with phazeddl for this contest. We are big fans of Dota (playing it since dota 1 ice map..ye we are that old..) anyway, we want to contribute to dota society by making this se…	38 Last	lolobananica Dec 2012