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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
Gladiator Challenge - Seforin Ok I got talked into this, hope I aint to late for this party Well I gotta work on something I dont see people doing and luckly I havent seen anyone working on my gig' so Im going with "LIQUI…	4 Last	Isaiah Sherman Apr 2010
Gladiator Challenge - Piflik Chimera Entertainment Wanted to go the faithfull-greek-mythology-road...but goat head on the center of the spine looks like crap...these old greek didn't know jack about anatomy...and art :poly121: …	2 Last	Piflik Apr 2010
Gladiator Challange - Grfx Ok i decided to take part on this one, i'll try to make it on time. I'm going for Id heres my concept [IMG]http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/9615/grfxidgladconc01.jpg[/IMG]	9 Last	Grfx Apr 2010
Gladiator Challenge - vcool VALVe, obviously. [img]http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q15/spaghettoid_vermicellus/valveman.jpg[/img] I suck at drawing. :poly142: Not sure I'll finish, in fact I don't even know where to start…	7 Last	vcool Apr 2010
Gladiator Challenge - Ralph Fernandez(Thunder) First off, hello polycount. I'm a long time stalker and game art student in Ft. Lauderdale. I have a big mouth but never actually entered a challenge so I figured this would be a good opportunity to …	9 Last	Oniram Apr 2010
Gladiator Challenge - Rens [center][B]"I raise my axe above my head My eyes stare in furious rage Yet more blood will be shed This is a victorious day"[/B] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpnXBVcMdBw[/ame] [img]http://dl…	32 Last	brandoom Apr 2010
Gladiator Challenge - Emil Mujanovic Because I'm such a fanboy, I'll be doing BLIZZARD! Concept by the end of the day (if not, then it means I won't finish and I'm a douchebag).	23 Last	duncan Apr 2010
Gladiator Challenge - ironbearxl [IMG]http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k30/ironbearxl/so_shiny.jpg[/IMG] Looks like it's time to oil up!	17 Last	ironbearxl Apr 2010
Gladiator Challenge - Ralusek Never heard of this company before, but nothing a list of wikipedia developers couldn't find me. Gamecock: [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamecock_Media_Group[/URL] spoiler: he's not going to be…	12 Last	Zipfinator Apr 2010
Gladiator Challenge - fly_soup Here's a concept I might run with. [IMG]http://i43.tinypic.com/70i7uw.jpg[/IMG]	11 Last	cw Apr 2010
Gladiator Challenge - Rilem [CENTER]Going for: [IMG]http://www.bloodygoodhorror.com/bgh/files/portrait-39954298.jpg[/IMG] [LEFT]Also, first post. Hey :) Here's some of my first sketches: [IMG]http://img260.imageshack.us/img26…	6 Last	cw Apr 2010
Gladiator Challenge - anthl This may be coming late. I wanted to have a completed concept before starting but I caught myself getting lost in the process. I figure this is a decent enough start. I'm relatively new to ZBrush, bu…	2 Last	MegaMoogle Apr 2010
Gladiator Challenge - t4paN ... I'm going with Activision. [IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/10ye8sk.jpg[/IMG] Sorry, couldn't help it. I'll probably change to some real company tomorrow. Or maybe not. Yeah I'm actually gonna s…	16 Last	leslievdb Apr 2010
Gladiator CHallenge - Robat Okey Dokey. Heres what I came up with for Volition Inc. [IMG]http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii136/Jaytabor/gladiator/GladiatorVolitionJudge.jpg[/IMG] It might be a bit of a stretch, but i lik…	0 Last	Jeremy Tabor Apr 2010
Gladiator Challenge - MattQ86 I'm arriving late to this party with Grasshopper as my game dev studio. Hopefully joining this contest halfway from the deadline won't stop me from completing it in time. It'll be a good lesson in …	0 Last	MattQ86 Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - George Seaman I was just made aware of this contest tonight, im prolly not gonna finish in time but when I read what it was about, there was no way I could pass up this idea. My company I chose is Lionhead Studio…	0 Last	GsKanible Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge -Woogity hopefully i can get the rook wrapped up before this is over and get something in, anyways...if there is time im gonna go with Big Huge Games and do some sort of thing that would fit in shadow of the …	0 Last	woogity Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - Triggerwulf I am gonna go with Blizzard as my choice. The gladiator is going to be a young dude in a hoody and torn jeans and when he goes "Ice On!" he is going to have his arms and legs covered in ice. Blades…	4 Last	Triggerwulf Mar 2010
UC 2009 'END GAME' \| Matroskin \| 3D Hi everyone, Gonna give a try this time :P Some sort of portal overload. Sci-fi of course :P A quick paintover/color tries for now: [IMG]http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2668/unearthlysketch02.jpg…	68 Last	Spatz Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - achillesian doing gathering of developers or god games... [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gathering_of_Developers[/URL] planning on making a godlike warrior, maybe with some aspects of their logo [IMG]http:/…	4 Last	achillesian Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - jimin3D [COLOR=red][B][I]I AM OUT OF TIME!!![/I][/B][/COLOR]	0 Last	jimin3d Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - unleashed This contest sounds awesome, thinking of doing Relic	4 Last	Unleashed Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - InProgress Haven't yet fully decided, but I think I'm gonna go with [URL="http://www.rockstarnorth.com/"] Rockstar North[/URL].	2 Last	InProgress Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - _CAD_ just joined polycount today this challenge is an awesome idea, timeframe seems a little short but what the hell, good luck to everyone :)	0 Last	_CAD_ Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - EmAr I'm doing Valve. The gladiator adjusts the valves to grow his arms, legs etc during a fight to obtain most efficient beating :) [img]http://i41.tinypic.com/2j3421i.jpg[/img]	3 Last	EmAr Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - disanski I am definitely in just haven't decided yet- - first option and what I would like to do most is [URL="http://www.icarusstudios.com/"]Icarus Studios[/URL], but I am not sure if this is by the rules…	2 Last	Emil Mujanovic Mar 2010
Gladiator Challange - Ivars Rockstar	0 Last	ivars Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - Kwramm I'll try creating a gladiator for my former employer Funcom (I hope I'll have enough time for this :) ) The name breaks down into two parts, Fun and Com, which will also allow me to pay hommage to t…	0 Last	Kwramm Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - Jaco [LEFT][SIZE=4][URL="http://www.insomniacgames.com/"]Insomniac Games[/URL][/SIZE] [/LEFT] Quite fitting I think as I posted this 3 AM local time :poly128: [CENTER][B]Inspiration:[/B] [IMG]http:/…	0 Last	Jaco Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - Slipstream Engage! [URL=http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/?action=view¤t=valve_head_home.gif][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v416/temetry/valve_head_home.gif[/IMG][/URL]	0 Last	Slipstream Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - low odor [img]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/jumpgate/images/3/37/NetDevil_Logo.png[/img] mmmm......bitey	0 Last	low odor Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - mean goreng [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_Hammer"]Binary Hammer[/URL]	0 Last	mean goreng Mar 2010
Gladiator Challenge - PolyHertz [IMG]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc244/PolyHertz/1237717456117.jpg[/IMG]	1 Last	Rens Mar 2010
UC 2009 'END GAME' \| ProfessorXXX \| Siege Hello everyone. I am entering this contest solo:) My goal is to do EVERYTHING in zbrush...except the final composite. So...yes that means base meshes. EDIT! I have since changed my mind...i will…	255 Last	crazyfingers Mar 2010
UC 2009 'END GAME' \| Polycorn \| 3D Hi everybody! I'm gonna go ahead and try successfully finishing this competition :) \| Current Concept \| ------------------- [IMG]http://www.hpetrov.com/images/cityrend.jpg[/IMG] \| Old Concepts…	55 Last	Chrisis Mar 2010
UC'09 "END GAME" \| Black Plastic Glasses \| "Wasted Hope" \| 3D [LEFT][IMG]http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/17188/uc2009_blackplasticglasses_logo1.png[/IMG] [/LEFT] [B][SIZE=6][COLOR=White]FINAL ENTRY:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17188/bpg_wastedhop…	316 Last	Mrskullface Mar 2010
UC 2009 Final Entries Showcase Well, as it seems judging on the Unearthly Challenge might take a while longer, so I thought it would be cool to just view the final submissions, without the need to go through massive forum threads.…	10 Last	Envelope Mar 2010
DWIV - 3D - Konstruct [B]:::LAST UPDATE::: [IMG]http://konstruct3d.com/DUMP/DOM_WAR/DW_12.jpg[/IMG] [/B] [B]______________________________________________________[/B] kicking around some thumbs: still only happy with …	185 Last	woogity Feb 2010
DWIV - 3d - War Machine and Cyborg Team Up Its great to be doing this again. Last year was both fun and extremely stressful so naturally I want to do this again and shorten my life a few more years. Latest: All Finished and added to demo r…	23 Last	spaceidiot99 Feb 2010
UC 2009 'END GAME' \| Threedog \| The Hangar (3d) [COLOR=silver]Hi i want to make another 3d entry this is called the hangar i hope i will make it im thinking use UDK for this proyect .[/COLOR]	118 Last	smiljan66 Feb 2010
UC 2009 -END GAME- TOXIC JUICIE TEAM [IMG]http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8981/skecthk.jpg[/IMG]Hello i will post here my final scetch i want to put a name of my end game visual its called -THE HOMMEMAGE THRONE- i will use torque 3d …	52 Last	smiljan66 Feb 2010
UC'09 "END GAME" \| ThomasVeil \| 2D Hey, so [URL="http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?p=1013769#post1013769"]my team[/URL] gave up on finishing the 3D part. There were some job-deadlines cutting our time too short. I'm moving a…	12 Last	Sir_Manfred Feb 2010
Closed UC 2009 'END GAME' \|-ST-\| 3D And so it begins...flying solo for this one. Ideas and concepts coming soon. Team: -ST-	2 Last	Jesse Moody Jan 2010
UC 2009 'END GAME' \| Smile Please \| 3D Hey, what's up everyone!=) I decided to give it a try this time! I'm actually very excited about this! And I'm glad to be representing the polycount team, 'cause I really feel thankfull for all the k…	21 Last	smiljan66 Jan 2010
Closed UC 2009 - Rules & Questions - NEW DEADLINE [CENTER][IMG]http://www.unearthlychallenge.com/2009/challenge/images/text_theme.gif[/IMG] [/CENTER] [IMG]http://www.unearthlychallenge.com/2009/challenge/images/spacing.gif[/IM…	194 Last	Jesse Moody Jan 2010
UC 2009 'END GAME' \| Knows No Remorse \| 3D Time for me is over. I want to thank everyone for all the feedback, and if I missed any of it I apologize or you were wrong (hey I can't be me if I don't say it). I'm now in the process of moving an…	61 Last	crazyfingers Jan 2010
UC 2009 'END GAME' \| Team SnefGoat \| 3D Same team as last year! It´s time for revenge! We will go with a scifi viking setting this year, featuring the allmighty world tree, Yggdrasil and many more references to Norse mythology ^^ WIP ima…	50 Last	Angel Art Jan 2010
UC 2009 'END GAME' \| DBD \| 3D Hey everyone. Our team, Double Black Diamond (DBD), is comprised of 3 people: In Young Yang, Robby Lamb and Jason Connell. Our entry is called Balaitus Curse. Balaitus was a glacier in the Pyren…	99 Last	warby Dec 2009
UC 2009 'END GAME' \| Team Top Hat \| 3D [B]Team Top Hat has entered the game.[/B] [CENTER][URL="http://www.vigville.com/"][IMG]http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1306131/TTHAvatar_Vig.png[/IMG][/URL][URL="http://www.ivassago.com/"][IMG]http://dl.g…	136 Last	chris.voudiotis Dec 2009
DWIV - 3D - JFletcher Ahoy, Ive always wanted to create some complex machine character so this time im going with machines :) very scruffy sketch (i ran out of paper so i started some basic lines in PS) [URL=http://img…	447 Last	Jojones Dec 2009