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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
TF2 - Polypack - Communist Cake I feel like I need to start over on my theme. My old theme didn't make any sense at all, so I'm going to go with a trucker theme for the Engineer. [B][I]Trucker's Greasy Hat[/I][/B] and [B][I]The Mo…	48 Last	Khthon Jun 2010
TF2 - PolyPack - ColonelBD Hi Guys. I've modelling for a few months now and I thought i'd take a shot at this contest. Im doing the Demoman and I after a few hours of thought I found a theme I like. Theme: Pirate Long st…	45 Last	ColonelBD Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Lozanov [2] Update: [IMG]http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/6550/grenadelaunchertextured.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/1943/bottlerender.jpg[/IMG] So here are the other two weapons the De…	11 Last	Lozanov Jun 2010
TF2 - Polycount - Sweetwater Hello, well I'm completly new at max , polycount etc. but love the ideas the people have here and want to try something . But my question is, do you people think i can do something good in 5 days, or…	1 Last	sgtsweetwater Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - head physician [SIZE=3][U][B]26.June 2010 [/B][/U][SIZE=2]The Stethoscope finished :) [/SIZE][/SIZE][URL]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1169334&postcount=37[/URL] [SIZE=3][U][B] 25.June 2010 [/B][/U…	40 Last	Khthon Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - REKLAS I want to make stuff that not only is a good idea and fits within the game, but is an item that I would actually use. Class: Scout [IMG]http://tf2wiki.net/w/images/6/67/Scoutava.jpg[/IMG] Theme: .…	92 Last	duoxan Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Drax [SIZE=5][COLOR=Cyan][U][B]Class:[/B][/U][/COLOR][/SIZE] [B]Engineer[/B] [IMG]http://i49.tinypic.com/rw1jl2.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=5][COLOR=Cyan][U][B]Theme:[/B][/U][/COLOR][/SIZE] Carpentry/Woodwork [C…	86 Last	nex Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Fragus (2) Yes, I know it's too late and stuff but just not to ruin my theme I made another thread. Here's a zapper gun I made out of boredom. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wo9DT.jpg[/IMG]	19 Last	Yanma024 Jun 2010
TF2-Polypack-McLovin_Master I just started modeling, and love this game (even though I only have the PS3 version) so I decided to take a crack at this. I probably won't submit this, but whatever. I will be making items for the …	82 Last	McLovin_Master Jun 2010
DWIV - 3D - Squirrely Jones First off, this is probably never going to be finished in time, but maybe it'll be fun while it lasts. I'm going ultra cliche, and goofy on this one. So there was this penguin named Pebbles and he …	9 Last	Psyke Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Spazzo Hi folks. while originally I was going to go with soldier, that changed to spy when I couldn't think up enough items to go with the theme. for the theme it will be that of a collector of sorts, so …	20 Last	konr Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Puffstoole I don't have much experience modelling, so I've no delusions of winning this contest, but I thought it would be fun to try something anyway. [COLOR=#ffcc33]Sniper's Long Haul Stuff falls apart. It…	22 Last	Ikimono Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Mico27 [SIZE=4][B]Updates so far:[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][I][B]Theme: [/B][/I][/SIZE][SIZE=5]Spytech's "spy another way" pack [SIZE=3]or[/SIZE] "essential kit for clean killing" [IMG]http://img5.imageshack.us…	93 Last	Khthon Jun 2010
2 important rules for the Polycount Pack TF2 Contest, please read Hello everyone :) I wanted to quickly bring attention to 2 elements of the rules for this contest that may easily be overlooked. [LIST=1] []Your items theme must fit within the TF2 universe. []Y…	13 Last	1Fort 2Fort Jun 2010
TF2 - polypack - graff pirate :::LATEST UPDATE::: [IMG]http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k80/graffpirate/1-14.jpg[/IMG] some metal and texture tests [IMG]http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k80/graffpirate/BigDrag.jpg[/IMG] the C…	141 Last	Galago Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Hobo Hello everyone! Reserving my spot for a WIP thread. It's been a rough time nailing down which class to do this for I love them all and have ideas for everyone. I've finally settled with scout howeve…	25 Last	Snowloss Jun 2010
TF2 Pack - GameModderator Okay so seeing as I only have 4 days to complete this pack :poly122: I am going to work pretty quickly (which I can usually do.) So right now I will show you the current progress of my first item (fo…	0 Last	GameModderator Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - AyesDyef I've never been much of a drawer, so we'll see how things work out just modelling along. I'm going to make a large, slightly noveltyish looking medical scalpel, a needlegun that'll take parts from r…	61 Last	Damo Jun 2010
Polypack Server Party Just an idea I was thinking of,if this has a lot of positive feedbacki think we could all work together to make this happen. Basically all of us who participated (I diddnt,but I did provide advice a…	28 Last	MacD11 Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Norkov I'm going to show you my ideas^^ Item #1 (Two sentry Guns)[URL="http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3261/sentryd.jpg"] http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3261/sentryd.jpg [/URL][URL]http://img138…	18 Last	Norkov Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - eXistenZ Hello everyone. Here I am. My class is a spy. My theme is "Support" I do not plan anything grand for the first time. Actually, even if I had planned I would not be able to do anything because yester…	40 Last	Pogo Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - WCdesign Hello everyone, after watching couple of days this contest I finaly decided to join. I got TF2 home and I playing it from time to time. My favorite char is soldier so that way I choose to pick him. O…	34 Last	Ikimono Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Gab Hello everyone! First time poster, first time modeller... :) My choosen class is the Heavy, and i am making a primary, a secondary and a melee weapon for the big guy. The theme is easy as pie: Doub…	13 Last	Gab Jun 2010
TF2-Polypack - DanielAwesomo [B]WHAT I HAVE SO FAR[/B] Scattergun replacement [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygR23nwwgGY[/ame] [IMG]http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9548/complete3.jpg[/IMG] Pistol replacement [IMG]http:/…	74 Last	BaronVonFail Jun 2010
All TF2 Polycount Pack participants, READ THIS. Hey everyone, I wanted to bring to light a pattern I am seeing in everyone's work-in-progress threads: [COLOR=White]Adding functionality to your entry is [U]unnecessary[/U] for the Team Fortress 2 '…	32 Last	ZacD Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Hanser Let's see if we can pump the whole thing out in time. Class: Spy Theme: L'artiste Item #1: Paintbrush/Shank Replaces Knife Just your regular paintbrush, but with the back end sharpened to bloody de…	0 Last	Hanser Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - JimeeB I'll be taking a shot at Solider. I'll be making a Hat, Main, and Melee replacements. Plans are a Spartan Helmet, A Cannon, and a dinosaur bone. The reasons behind the items is that Solider has ra…	42 Last	Buck Jun 2010
TF2 - Polycount - Polosko Ok, I am going to give this thing a shot. I probably will not win because this is my first time modeling, but I thought I would give it a try since I have always been interested in modeling. Class:…	10 Last	Buck Jun 2010
Team Color Issues Now I'm sure I am not the only one with this problem, but I can't get my weapons to be team colored in game. They have the proper Skin 1 and Skin 2, but when using the weapons in game, they just have…	7 Last	Buck Jun 2010
TF2 - Polycount - AshtonArdoin My theme is 17th Century Efficency. My class is Engineer, while you may be asking why it is for me to be choosing this ironic setup, I've placed the following argument, which I had with myself inside…	6 Last	Buck Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Sickeningly Steampunk the theme for 'this' set is what happened when the engineer read James Richardson-brown's books over the long weekend and... these things happened. if you can come up with a more fitting theme/that,…	4 Last	Rothko Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Reag My current plan for this all is to take a twist on a few of the current items the sniper already has. The theme I'm set out for is a bit mixed and doesn't really have a solid foot hole because it is …	94 Last	Reag Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Andrew Mackie Hello all! First post. Yay! I will be doing something spy related and I have a few ideas that I have been screwing around with in my head. I have some renders already done so I won't waste your tim…	42 Last	Khthon Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Tribal Sniper I have been working on this for the past 5 days and this is what I have so far. [IMG]http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab145/GoodGoblin/TribalSniperRender1.jpg[/IMG] The overall theme is that the…	0 Last	GoodGoblin Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Vassago I'm still working on the weapon design, trying to keep it a bit caricature style like the original. Hoping I'll have the design done by tonight or tomorrow. [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2355669/post…	28 Last	Khthon Jun 2010
TF2 -Polycount pack- Sypher782 (Carlos Hathcock tribute set) I have decided to comemerate the legacy and service of Carlos Hathcock, a famous vietnam erra sniper, with a sniper set revolving around him. here's what I've come up with: [B]"[I]L	9 Last	Fragus Jun 2010
TF2 - PolyPack - Fluff-Co Lo Chaps this is officially my polycount debut! This post will contain my pack in its most up to date form! This pack will be for the scout, the theme is Experimental/Prototype Weapons. [IMG]http…	11 Last	SixTwoSixFour Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - unfinite [B]Latest image:[/B] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/nDMZh.png[/IMG] [B]Finished:[/B] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/6dmHe.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/PIUUH.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/883gM.png[/…	38 Last	unfinite Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Prinny [mispost] please delete	0 Last	Prinny Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Larolaro Hey guys, I've been sitting on some ideas for a while but finally came around to making a thread. *Edit [size=6][color=orange]I've decided to scrap my theme, keep posted, i'll update with a new one…	174 Last	eXistance Jun 2010
TF2 -Polypack - Luuster Here is mine entry to contest. Class: I picket Demoman to class becouse I like his character and explosives. Theme: Flying, planes and bombers Items: So far I got two items in my mind. One is grena…	17 Last	Khthon Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Scrappy90 Hey, so i know that i am a little late entering this competition, and i am going to be stretched for time (i'm even away on holiday for a few days next week), but i thought i may as well have a go. …	1 Last	Scrappy90 Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - GordonFrohman Day 1st: I just began doing models and concepts. Nothing to show, but weapons are already "made" on the paper. Secondry Slot Revovlver "The Betrayer" -15% damage done 100% mini-crit to the back. …	0 Last	GordonFrohman Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Twigbag I'm not sure which class I'm going for yet; I don't have a solid set of 3 ideas for any one class. Here was the first thing that came to mind... ---------------------------------------------------…	52 Last	Granz Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypac - Scrappy90 Hey, so i only just stumbled across this little competition, so i am starting very late, and i go away next week for a few days so i am cutting this very fine. I am going to be making three items f…	0 Last	Scrappy90 Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Soccerman18 Definitly gotta get in on this, hopefully actually finish too. Right now I'm thinking something for the soldier with the theme along the lines of kids playing around, either a newspaper hat or a …	21 Last	AlexanderSig Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - NathanA Not sure if I'm going to be able to finish or not but I'm going for a cop theme for the soldier. I'm not sure about the mustache yet, or the glasses for that matter. But heres some previews of the i…	6 Last	REKLAS Jun 2010
TF2-Polypack-POFFINGTON hey guys so I have been a lurker on this site for years haha. But now that I am further along in my schooling I am going to start posting work up. I have my first Maya class this quarter and I decide…	19 Last	POFFINGTON Jun 2010
TF2 - Polypack - Ikimono's Navy I am creating a pack for the Soldier using the theme "Navy" Weapons: *1st Slot: The Savage Ship Sinker (Torpedo Launcher): [IMG]http://th04.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/147/a/3/The_Savage_Ship_Si…	4 Last	WtS. Simon Jun 2010
Bar-B-Spencer Hey there folks, found this contest a little late sadly but hopefully I'm able to pump out a set in time for turn in. I knew I wanted to make something for the Engy right off, but I wasn't sure what…	0 Last	botchiball Jun 2010