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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
[STAGE] Guilty Gear - Fleeting I've decided to do the training stage from the first Guilty Gear game. I don't expect to get this done on time, it's an excuse to practice high poly modeling and experimenting with UDK :3 [IMG]http:…	0 Last	Fleeting Mar 2011
[FIGHTER] Dofus Arena - Iop - Terrabite I'm in! Female Iop from Dofus, Wakfu, and Dofus Arena. Concept and WIP coming next post. Reference: [IMG]http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/37/fa5a845970eae7afc1f777c.jpg[/IMG]	4 Last	MissMaddyTaylor Mar 2011
[FIGHTER]_Soul Calibur_Cervantes_de_Leon_Hairyburger Hi Guys i have decided to recreate Cervantes de Leon. The idea i have for this guy is he has been raised from the depths of hell by the soul shards converting him into a demon class character. Im goi…	0 Last	Hairyburger Mar 2011
[STAGE] Street Fighter 4, Ancient Temple, Visceral Lets do this! Ive decided to go with this Ancient Temple stage from Street Fighter 4. Going to be mad exciting ;) But i havent got my head around this, are we supposed to post our WIP's in theese thr…	1 Last	Steve Schulze Mar 2011
[FIGHTER] - Super Smash Bros - Ganondorf - KPtoons Kickin this bish off with some ref and inspiration. This should be fun! By the way, actor in the picture is Jim Carter. Saw him on some other gaming blog and the people there were ranting on how he s…	1 Last	Maph Mar 2011
[STAGE] Killer Instinct II - Spinal's Ship - RazorBladder [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/690908/spinalship_ref.jpg[/IMG] Ok ok, I haven't been participating on the Polycount boards half as much as I'd like. I'll bite, I couldn't resist doing an Alien fleshy…	0 Last	RazorBladder Mar 2011
[STAGE] SSF Ryu stage I want to create enviro for Ryu stage, for two reasons: 1. Xoliul pick Guile stage ;-p. 2.There are any characters in background, so I can imitate orginal Capcom design, which have serious good clima…	0 Last	Sliterin Mar 2011
[STAGE] Time Killers, Joshua Stubbles Going to be basing the env off of this stage: [IMG]http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Features/2008/05/Lightsabers/timekillers_01--article_image.jpg[/IMG]	9 Last	Joshua Stubbles Mar 2011
[FIGHTER] killer Instinct, GLACIUS, Darkstar My fighter will be the incredible GLACIUS from the game Killer Instinct. I hope i will have time to work on it in the next few week! Good luck all!:poly121:	3 Last	rv_el Mar 2011
[FIGHTER]Mortal kombat, Jax Hi everyone! This is my first post at PolyCount, I`ve just joined the forum to take part of this contest, which I think is gonna be pretty interesting!!! I`ll make (or remake) Jax from Mortal Komba…	0 Last	andersoncascardi Mar 2011
[STAGE] Marvel vs. Capcom, A Spiders Web, Ooghijmiqtxxa This should be a fun challenge. I'll be doing Spidermans stage from Marvel vs Capcom 1. Mix it up a bit by doing it in Tokyo instead of New York. [img]http://i55.tinypic.com/np52c8.jpg[/img] [img]…	1 Last	fearian Mar 2011
[FIGHTER] Guilty Gear, FAUST, illadam Ima roll with Faust from Guilty Gear. I don't really know how im going to change him yet ima start drawing a few ideas out tonight and see what i like. [IMG]http://images.wikia.com/guilty-gear/ima…	0 Last	illadam Mar 2011
[FIGHTER] Mortal Kombat, SUB-ZERO, Xenier Ok, basically I'm going to do an ancient mummified Sub Zero. While travelling through the mountains as a normal man he got caught in a storm and essentially froze, which awakened his powers over ice…	0 Last	Xenier Mar 2011
[FIGHTER] StreetFighter - Q - Frwanque I don't know If I will have the time to do it but i'll Start with that. let see what i can do. [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7459014/Turbo10_cvrB.jpg[/IMG]	1 Last	D4V1DC Mar 2011
[FIGHTER] Guilty Gear, I-NO, antonkoz Hey all, I'm taking my spot. I will be working on I-No from Guilty Gear. My idea is to re-imagine her as a classical Bass Violist. Good luck to everybody, this looks to be a fun one :) [IMG]http://i…	3 Last	antonkoz Mar 2011
[FIGHTER] Super Smash Bros. Brawl, LINK, katzeimsack Wanted to do that for quite some time anyway.. [img]http://www.germanblogs.de/pub/germanblogs/games/SuperSmashBrosBrawl.jpg[/img]	0 Last	katzeimsack Mar 2011
[STAGE] Sabre's Stage - The Killing Floor, Kakuto Chojin Hey admin guys, or whoever is reading: Have a nice day. And also, could someone please delete this?	0 Last	MarkNederhoed Mar 2011
[FIGHTER] Soul Calibur, TIRA, Maks [quote=www.worldlingo.com] Tira's origins trace back to her associations with an underground organization, though nothing further is known about her history. This organization, which went by the name…	1 Last	Maks Mar 2011
Closed [FIGHTER] Guilty Gears, VENOM, poopinmymouth	0 Last	poopinmymouth Mar 2011
[FIGHTER] Soul Calibur, SETSUKA , disanski :) I am in too. I will do SETSUKA from Soul Calibur and not too sure about nothing yet, but I am going to try to get her in to star wars somehow if something better does not come to my head in the m…	0 Last	disanski Mar 2011
Closed Texturing for Team Fortress 2: A Short Guide [CENTER][IMG]http://imgur.com/OHplP.png[/IMG][/CENTER] Looking through the entries in this contest, I've noticed that some people are having a difficult time achieving the general look of TF2 texture…	114 Last	beezul Mar 2011
[FIGHTER] Mortal Kombat, BARAKA, Txiki Hello to all my character is Baraka from Mortal Kombat. [IMG]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100105161844/mortalkombat/es/images/8/84/Mktcardbaraka.gif[/IMG]	3 Last	TXIKI Mar 2011
Closed The BRAWL Tournament - Brief and Specs [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BRAWL-banner.jpg[/IMG] This thread will serve as a reference for the BRAWL Tournament's brief and the contest specs for both the …	0 Last	adam Mar 2011
TF2 - Polypack -TALGAT Hello. I'm making Engineer set in Team Fortress 2 with my friends Ghostbuster and BSoD.exe. For now we only have concepts of weps: Trammel, Gauss Gun, shooting nails and hat, which is not ready yet.…	4 Last	ColonelBD Mar 2011
Codename: Dead Bird - HUD and Main menu Concepts [CENTER][URL="http://www.codename-deadbird.com"][IMG]http://www.codename-deadbird.com/images/image_02.png[/IMG][/URL][/CENTER] Hey everyone, Today Im having a contest for your guys. But first off I…	1 Last	Horst Feb 2011
TF2 - Polypack - EVIL [CENTER][B][IMG]http://evilart.biz/Files/WIP/spypack_legacy_opt.jpg[/IMG] -------- Item Renders -------- [IMG]http://evilart.biz/Files/WIP/blue_rogue_homburg_promo_01.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://evilart…	405 Last	TheUltimate Feb 2011
TF2 - Polypack Infectedfury Hey all. I love my pyro so im gunna do some pyro stuff. Item #1 [B]"Distress caller"[/B] flair gun replacement Here are some quick silhouettes . [IMG]http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6057/flairr…	23 Last	Dashtoronto Feb 2011
TF2 - Polypack - Psychostick Hello guys i would like to show you not my model because i cant contact with model creator.But i think this is good idea. Country Handyman. This is hat for engineer : [url]http://www.gamebanana.co…	2 Last	Psychostick Sandwich Feb 2011
TF2 - Polypack - Nzdjh -	154 Last	KARMAAA Feb 2011
Pre-Dom War V - Concept Art [IMG]http://www.polycount.com/forum/../wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dw5_pre_main-header.png[/IMG] We are not making a game, nevertheless, it would be awesome to see artists’ interpretation of h…	300 Last	crazyfingers Jan 2011
TF2 - Polypack - M1lkywayy Hello, i want to show you my and my friend work. I am work about 1 week with my good partner - [COLOR="Red"]chelovek(MAPAT)[/COLOR]. And we show u our engineer set. Please do not judge strictly, we a…	1 Last	chelovek(MAPAT) Jan 2011
Pre-Dom War V - 3D Animation [IMG]http://www.polycount.com/forum/../wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dw5_pre_main-header.png[/IMG] We are not making a game, nevertheless, it would be awesome to see artists interpretation of how cha…	150 Last	Blackheart Jan 2011
Pre-Dom War V - 3D Character Art [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dw5_pre_main-header.png[/IMG] We are not making a game, nevertheless, it would be awesome to see artists’ interpretation of…	1.6K Last	murph Jan 2011
Pre-Dom War V - FAQ Thread Post any and all questions you have regarding the Pre-Dom War V Challenge. I'll compile a master list in this thread as questions are asked. [B]3D Character Questions[/B] [COLOR=SeaGreen]Can we c…	81 Last	Blackheart Jan 2011
TF2 - Polypack - Ruskeydoo [U][SIZE=6]Big Chief Hibernating Bear[/SIZE][/U] [SIZE=5] [/SIZE][SIZE=5]Big Chief (hat, 794 tris, 2x256x256 textures, red and blue)[/SIZE] [IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/4735210521_2ce53…	154 Last	Benvil Jan 2011
TF2 - Polypack - GoSsS [UPDATE] Here's a presentation shot. [img]http://gaetm.free.fr/3d/2010/TF2_Contest/Sniper_PolyPack.jpg[/img] Hi there ! Nice contest for the new version of polycount, so I'll give it a try! Want…	29 Last	enablthen Jan 2011
TF2 - Polypack - Thrillho Ok, so here are my final 'product shot'. :-) [IMG]http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/9400/ciapp1.jpg[/IMG]	305 Last	enablthen Jan 2011
TF2 - Polypack - Smilax [SIZE=3][SIZE=4]Class[/SIZE] - [SIZE=3][COLOR=Green]Medic[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Theme[/SIZE] - [SIZE=3][COLOR=Green]Declassified: Military Medicine Brought to Light[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Hat [SIZE…	29 Last	enablthen Jan 2011
TF2 - Barbans Hale Hello, I suggest to you the idea that we came up with my friend arturka99 offer you the game mode analog Saxton Barbance Hale Hale Barbance but will have a gun and that's a costume [url]http://www.ga…	9 Last	Skamberin Jan 2011
BEAT-EM-UP \| adam & Virtuosic Well, I'm in. I've called this part of my beat-em-up environment the Tokyo Overgrow. I found these concepts from [URL="http://tokyogenso.deviantart.com/"]TokyoGenso[/URL] that I fell in love with, a…	76 Last	Andrew Mackie Dec 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Xndr [CENTER][IMG]http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1033/tf2posterrobinhood.jpg[/IMG] [/CENTER] [CENTER]________________________________________________ [/CENTER] Hi all! My item set for this contes…	9 Last	Spectator53 Dec 2010
Pre-Dom War V: Final Entry Submissions [IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/dw5_pre_main-header.png[/IMG] [COLOR="red"]UPDATED: 07/12/2010 - 4:30pm EST - links offline - new contest deadline - new importa…	32 Last	InProgress Dec 2010
TF2 - Polypack - duoxan looks like im having the same ideas as others, so i figured id better jump on here and throw down a spot. been talking with some friends and i want to do an engi building, possibly a jukebox dispense…	45 Last	duoxan Dec 2010
BEAT-EM-UP \| Tetsukaa & Zoidburg Hi All. I'll be teaming up with Zoidburg on this one. It will be the first challenge that we both have entered. Hopefully it all goes smoothly. We thought that we would be safe and start off with jus…	14 Last	POFFINGTON Dec 2010
TF2 - Polypack - 1Fort 2Fort [COLOR=yellow][B][URL]http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198020657177/[/URL]	197 Last	1Fort 2Fort Nov 2010
TF2 - Polypack - OpethRockr55 Hoo, boy. I'm not looking forward to the texturing part of this, but I guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. I'm going to be doing some Heavy stuff My theme: Making use of what's around yo…	83 Last	Lancars Nov 2010
Closed Pre-DomWar V - 3D Character - Swizzle Woo! Bring it on, bishes! I have no concepts and no clue what the hell I'm going to make, but I know it ain't gonna be no pansy-ass World of Warcraft shit. We're going with straight cartoony sci-fi …	3 Last	Emil Mujanovic Nov 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Buck Sadly i couldn't make this on time to get featured on the site [IMG]http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/9614/promo2n.jpg[/IMG] Hey guys, Buck here. I got interested in modding just a few weeks back and …	635 Last	Bobi Nov 2010
TF2 - Polypack - EzMeow Heavy pack : Cooking Papa [IMG]http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/2930/coverks.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/6182/columnpresentation.jpg[/IMG] Bonus : [IMG]http://img69.images…	255 Last	Notavirus.exe Nov 2010
BEAT-EM-UP \| Zack Fowler [SIZE=4]Final Shots - Industria[/SIZE] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKc9jCnCfFM[/ame] [IMG]http://www.zackfowler.com/industria/IndustriaFinal_0.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.zackfowler.com/indu…	72 Last	Zack Fowler Nov 2010