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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	194	912	[kf2] - Item - Plague Mask SenayAmanuel • Jan 2016 in
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
[MUTANT] Basketball, TeriyakiStyle The user and all related content has been deleted.	11 Last	Un_Delincuente Dec 2011
[MUTANT] Baseball, Walgrind Hi ! This is my mutant Baseball catcher . Famous for its refinement and delcatesse,he always says sweet words to opponent batter before him. [URL="http://www.casimages.com"][IMG]http://nsa27.casima…	2 Last	theslingshot Dec 2011
[STADIUM] Bowling Alley - SLipsius Ok, so I am well aware that chances are, I probably won't finish this on time, seeing as I've never really built a full scene on my own. But, this sounds fun, and seeing as I just joined a bowling le…	2 Last	JasonLavoie Dec 2011
[STADIUM] Ice Hockey, hopgood Hello Polycount. Long time lurker, first time poster. Giant mutated dead fish ice hockey stadium? Lets give it a go. [URL="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/408/pirahnastadiummoodboard.jpg/"][IM…	3 Last	Zerogun Dec 2011
[MUTANT / STADIUM] Sepak Takraw - Saf, Alex-Stown deleted	2 Last	alex-stown Dec 2011
[STADIUM] Football , Yuriy Reserving my spot . Ideas later , maybe tonight .	6 Last	Yuriy Dec 2011
[MUTANT] Gladiator, xxxcubanxxx Hello peeps, this is going to be my first challenge here on PC, looking forward to it. Lots of promising entries already. Thinking of making a gladiator, since it was considered a sport. reserving s…	3 Last	MattQ86 Dec 2011
[STADIUM] Billiards, Fatman This my first [I]anything[/I] on Polycount; thread, WIP, challenge... So I'll try not to lower the effort. I'm gonna work on a little 'hole in the wall' pool hall for my 'stadium'. I have a referenc…	0 Last	Fatman Dec 2011
[STADIUM]Football, Bwample1 Just started. So far what I got. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kwps0.jpg[/IMG] Comments always welcome.	0 Last	Bwample1 Dec 2011
[MUTANT] Roller Derby, gillmeister74 going to try to do something a little different. I will post reference and rough concepts late tonight.	8 Last	gillmeister74 Nov 2011
[STADIUM] Hockey, Lamont Ohhh, kids are sleeping. Let's see what I can do. Idea is [I][B]in utero[/B][/I]. Mood board on the way...	12 Last	Zerogun Nov 2011
[STADIUM] Basketball, dvukomanovic This is my first challenge, I will go with "spiky forest" feel. Hope to get some useful feedback from you guys. I'll be using google translate along the way, so I apologize if something I write sound…	17 Last	Zerogun Nov 2011
[STADIUM] Mini Golf bgoodsell Can't imagine a future without a professional mutant Mini Golf league, so i'm going to do a mini golf course. The idea is to replace all the water with toxic waste and have a little shop of horrors …	0 Last	bgoodsell Nov 2011
[STADIUM] Indoor Soccer, Lonelysquare Hey everyone, long time no post. Very busy with work and Skyrim :) . . . But would love to try to get something finished. Thinking of a mutant indoor soccer field, and that is as far as I have gott…	0 Last	lonelysquare Nov 2011
[STADIUM] Football, Timtendo Nothing like a good ol` Polycount challenge to get the juices flowing. I'm imagining a football stadium inside of a giant dead insect with the bleachers built along it's rigid legs which where extend…	0 Last	Timtendo Nov 2011
[Stadium] - Rugby - LivewireHD Looking forward to this :D Quick wip update, just throwing out ideas atm [IMG]http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c5/Afterburn05/Mutant_Arena_Render_Wip_1-1.png[/IMG]	8 Last	Ryper Nov 2011
[MUTANT] Ice Hockey, TarWad This'll be my first contest as although Ive been using max for years Ive only just started getting the hang of 3dCoat. I think I'm gonna go for an ice hockey player kind of similar to tarman from Re…	1 Last	MutagenMan Nov 2011
[MUTANT] Hockey, Endr Since this is one of my favorite games of all time, I've gotta try. Hockey is my favorite sport and has so many possibilities, well see how this goes.	0 Last	Digital Cantina Nov 2011
[MUTANT] Basketball, XXXTheChad Hey guys! This is my first Polycount challenge. Looking forward to having fun and seeing all the entries!	0 Last	XXXTHECHAD Nov 2011
[MUTANT] Rugby, Crash Fuck it. I'm in. I'll post a concept later this week.	0 Last	Crash Nov 2011
[Mutant] Rugby, TimPrata This will be my first contest. I have been using Max for about 3 years now, and ZBrush for just under 2 years. I look forward to seeing everyone's work andhoping everyone will enjoy seeing the proges…	0 Last	TimPrata Nov 2011
[STADIUM] Football, Ivalice I figured it has been to long since I participated in something around these parts and wanted to give this a go. After some digging around I thought the Saturn stadium would fit what I am in the mo…	2 Last	Ivalice Nov 2011
[MUTANT} Football, determinedto3d Gonna throw myself in here. I haven't decided on football but I leaning heavily in that direction. I'm going to find some ref images and figure out what type of character it'll be. fun fun fun. :)	0 Last	determinedto3d Nov 2011
[STADIUM] Dodge Ball, scrawld I'm thinking a dodge ball arena at the moment, although it may change. I have a few ideas. I'm not sure how much time I'll have, but I'll try my damn hardest to finish this time.	0 Last	scrawld Nov 2011
[MUTANT] Bowling - The_Onomatopoeia this sounds like fun starting up hopefully i get to finish! something along the lines of a bowler/ ball polisher [IMG]http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c259/DeimoSpherE/Serial%20Slasher%20Inc/TheThi…	1 Last	Lord Fryingpan Nov 2011
[Stadium] - Wrestling Mutant Warehouse - Purkie103 I'm going for a abandoned warehouse look with a wrestling ring in the centre. Made up a mood board but i'm feeling the image in the top left so much I feel the warehouse is going to be based off of t…	0 Last	purkie103 Nov 2011
STADIUM - Boxing - Pennywise Just saving my spot for this. I hope to have enough time to finish this. Between moving and an art test it's going to be tough, but it looks like to much fun to pass up. Going to work on a block out …	0 Last	Pennywise Nov 2011
TF2 - Polypack - Fragus [B][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/drHtp.jpg[/IMG][/B] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/e7l7j.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/TY9b9.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/9djZ4.jpg[/IMG][COLOR=DarkRed][B] [IMG]http://…	928 Last	blong Nov 2011
TF2 - Polypack - randomteddybear [CENTER]The following are the final models in hlmv. [B][COLOR=Yellow]The Zinger[/COLOR][/B] This is the First-person view. As you maybe be able to tell, some parts of the model are in the wro…	83 Last	serghi23 Nov 2011
Question Regarding The Brawl Levels I know the contest is wayyy over but i have a question, if making a 2D fighter level like required in the brawl level can someone explain how it would need to be setup, like i understand the levels a…	1 Last	caffeineadic Oct 2011
[FIGHTER] Soul Calibur, HILDE, YBourykina [U][B]UPDATE[/B][/U] High Poly: [IMG]http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/4500/ybourykinahildehighpoly.jpg[/IMG] Concept: [IMG]http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7196/ybourykinahildeconceptf.jpg[/IMG]…	55 Last	disanski Oct 2011
TF2 - Polypack - Masterfurbix Hear ye the lament of the 2D artist. Whenever someone wants to hold a contest in 3D, you're left high and dry. But that doesn't mean I can't share my concepts, it just means they're worthless Class…	6 Last	Pegabrony Sep 2011
ArenaNet Art Test Creature... I posted in the wrong thread, sorry :)[IMG]http://jacobweberg.blogspot.com/2011/09/wip.html[/IMG]	0 Last	Jacob W. Sep 2011
Arenanet Art Test: Lizzy WIP Kinda scary how many good sculpts are out there already. Switched concepts halfway through, so real busy... Still tweaking anatomy and surfacing and somehow an errant stroke warped half my model :po…	8 Last	SiegePerilous Sep 2011
TF2 - Polypack - Y_M My pack is now totally finished and submitted: [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2126504/medic/All-items-promo.png[/IMG] Finished: -[URL="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2126504/medic/schwaben-charger-9000-promo…	180 Last	bunivasal Sep 2011
[FIGHTER]Mortal Kombat, SUB-ZERO, EpicEric Hi ppl, this is my first post in PC :) First i would like to congratz the many great artists that are posting their work here, amazing jobs that inspire everyone Im giving here my contribuition to …	11 Last	gu1tarkn1ght Sep 2011
TF2 - Polypack - crazy-g Class: Demoman Theme: WAR! Reparations [IMG]http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3545/demopromo3.jpg[/IMG] ------------------------------------------------ Well, seeing as there are more than a few …	106 Last	KyleLabra Aug 2011
[FIGHTER] Mortal Kombat - SCORPION - Stepanchikov [CENTER]My favorite fighter is Scorpion from MK. I'd like to make him in a post-apocalyptic style. His armor would be made of different junk. :D [CENTER][IMG]http://blog.stepanchikov.com/wp-content/…	203 Last	geded12 Aug 2011
[FIGHTER] Fatal Fury, Terry Bogard, AKAperly finals: [IMG]http://www.neo-freak.com/terry_brawl_beauty01.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.neo-freak.com/terry_brawl_beauty02.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.neo-freak.com/terry_brawl_tpose01.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]…	147 Last	konstruct Jul 2011
Help us show the power of COLLADA for a chance to win $500 The Khronos Group is thrilled to announce a 3D content development contest with a $500 cash prize for the winner. Our open COLLADA format is ideal for creating compelling experiences, but a great exa…	0 Last	henrikbennetsen Jul 2011
TF2 - Polypack - Oobersli Doing the Engineer some justice! My theme is [SIZE="5"][B][COLOR="Orange"]BIGGER IS BETTER[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE] Final Presentation Page! [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TE93WOM6E_4/TCaadRbr2WI/AAAAAA…	397 Last	Medibee Jul 2011
[FIGHTER] Soul Calibur , Raphael, reiv LATEST UPDATE [img]http://re1v.free.fr/Raphael/Beauty1.jpg[/img] ORIGINAL POST Hi there! Here is what I'm gonna try to do : a mix of Raphael from soul calibur and some high tech or mechaniacal par…	63 Last	mrmoon2010 Jul 2011
[FIGHTER] SoulCalibur, Ivy, ENODMI [IMG]http://enodmi.com/posting/ivy.png[/IMG]	58 Last	tmcintosh Jul 2011
[FIGHTER] Marvel VS Capcom 3, Haggar, rv_el Looking at doing Haggar right now. I'm super busy lately. I have some ideas brewing though, but I will get into it more later. [IMG]http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/015/7/3/mvc3_haggar_by_z…	213 Last	mishin Jul 2011
TF2 - Polypack - Svdl Hey there. Sniper's gonna do some shooting Lawrence of Arabia style. [img]http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/4449/promor.jpg[/img] Here's the final stuff ingame. The headscarf [IMG]http://img33…	244 Last	Hotdogbunker Jun 2011
TF2 - Polypack - BANG! Final Entry! Im [I]battin a thousand[/I]! [IMG]http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5673/presentationbonk2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9679/presentationthesodapopp.jpg[/IMG] …	192 Last	GrandSpammer Jun 2011
[FIGHTER] Soul Calibur, NIGHTMARE, slipgatecentral Nightmare is one of my favorite fighting characters of all time. Gonna make him with a little sci-fi twist. Who knows it might go too far and turn into something completely different. Don't feel lik…	201 Last	Kons_tantum Jun 2011
[STAGE] Soul Calibur 2, Pirates Alcove, Mike8917 Hi guys! I'm new to the forums, I registered to take part in this comp. I'm going for the Pirates Alcove stage that appeared in Soul Calibur 2. I'd like to recreate it somehow though, but haven't dec…	6 Last	Mike8917 Jun 2011
[Stage] Samurai Shodun 4 - old temple -------------- Hi, I've just joined up here to get in on this brawl comp - Hopefully I can find the time to make it happen. :poly118: No idea if anyone is doing this but I'm looking to mix it up a …	62 Last	TorQue[MoD] Jun 2011
[STAGE] Street Fighter 3rd Strike - Makoto's Zen Garden - r4ptur3 Hey Guys! Took the weekend to sit on my entry -- I am going to do Makoto's Level from Street Fighter 3rd Strike. I'm going to re-envision it as a lush zen garden instead of a poor dried out battleg…	35 Last	r4ptur3 Jun 2011