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On The "Adult Games Censorship"

I'm interested to hear people's thoughts on this. I'd heard something recently about Steam removing some games due to pressure from payment processors, and today, I saw this article that says itch.io…
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iam717

Are we forgetting the art of optimization in 3D workflows?

As a 3D artist who's seen the evolution from low-poly game assets to RTX- powered photorealism, I’ve observed a growing gap between generations of artists. Today, I’ve shared an article exploring thi…
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AdrienTriangles

Best video games current

What are the top video games right now that feature great narratives and stunning art? I'd love to explore a few.
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kanga

Classic Art Inspiration for Game Artists

Hey folks,For years now I've been noticing how disconnected we are from classical art as digital artists. There is such a treasure trove of brilliant creative thought and yet we still usually go to t…
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d1ver

Adobe raises price of Photoshop 50%

They raised the price of the Photoshop subscription from $10/month to $15/month. Apparently they sent out emails on this a few months ago, but I only realized it had happened when I examined my last …
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pior

Kevin Johnstone has passed

Kevin aka Rorshach has passed away suddenly, all too soon. We miss him dearly, one of our own. :heartbreak: An interview with Kevin: https://polycount.com/discussion/159588/kevin-johnstone-of-ep…
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OccultMonk

Love the feedback recently

Not sure why this is, but I've been seeing some really stellar feedback on people's WIPs lately, and I just wanted to say it's great to see. <3
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sacboi

re retopo planes

so i bought this addon for Blender to retopo marvelous designer cloth.it works quite well, still a pain to go through it, but the end result is what is required, ie a clean retopo'd verision of …
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Ashervisalis

You are 1337

Checked our stats, saw a fun number. Y'all are leet.
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Lamont

Fixing some art dumps!

I was looking for some skybox art dumps, and found broken links to images & videos. But I was able to fix all the links. These threads are awesome, worth a revisit!Bungie's Destiny - Art DumpThe …
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Eric Chadwick

Newbi but not newbi

Hey Gaming World! I'm a senior VFX artist with 30 years of Hollywood experience. The VFX industry is not going well at all so I'm jumping into the gaming industry, hoping to make a demo for a game I …
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sacboi

Former Firewalk/Concord dev talks Marathon

Here's something we don't usually see.A dev from Concord recently made a post on reddit appealing that Marathon not face the same fate as Concord given the comparisons being made online in gamer comm…
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firestarter

Happy birthday Jollyrant

As is our tradition on April 1, the anniversary of our immaculate birth, we present you with our new forum theme. May your day be covered in sweetness.
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Eric Chadwick

The Best New Indie Games From GDC 2025

The Best New Indie Games From GDC 2025There are some really nice novel, fresh mechanics and narratives going on so I thought I would share.https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_B1uhwuZC380…
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iam717

new banners

Hey all, we've added new banners, to showcase noteworthy art on the site, long overdue.The previous banners haven't disappeared, you can always see them by checking Featured Artwork. Many thanks for …
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Eric Chadwick

What about bringing back the Brawl Contest?

One of my favourite contest on Polycount that i did not participate in (did not know how to modell or texture) Was the Brawl Contest. Is there a possibility any time soon that we will see this coming…
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iam717

Polycount Wiki Broken?

Polycount Wiki seems to be broken, is this intended? is that the case for anyone else or is it just me ?Just met with 404 when clicked.
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iam717

Pwnisher NEW 3D Render Challenge w/ INSANE Prizes! | Chasm's Call

Pwnisher  NEW 3D Render Challenge w/ INSANE Prizes! | Chasm's Callhttps://youtu.be/zc8Np9sGr0Y?t=39
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littleclaude

It'd sure be nice to be able to post Webm's here.

I've only just been browsing and posting after a 10 year hiatus from here, and i keep on having the experience of wanting to share something cool I'm working on, but then I can't use a webM here, so …
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Eric Chadwick

GIFV support on Polycount!

I didn't realize this until today, but we have nice support for the GIFV video format.Copy the web address for the GIFV file, for example: https://i.imgur.com/tfgwzwf.gifvPaste it directly into your …
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Eric Chadwick

GDC 2025 Pandamonium Comedy Show, March 19th, 9pm @ The Function SF

//TICKETS HEREhttps://the-function.seatengine-sites.com/shows/309214?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3eUlTBP5Sa5dAaB22YPNPGcK0uFgcy_BciDyiigUdZHZV3LS5Nc5YIW9c_aem_dkJuuGIXmRpW2YJw5fjgVgGame Developers Con…
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Brian "Panda" Choi

Sir Ian Livingstone, co-founder of the Games Workshop radio interview on 22 February 2025.

Sir Ian Livingstone, co-founder of the Games Workshop radio interview on 22 February 2025.He’s a successful fantasy writer, having co-created the Fighting Fantasy choose your own adventure series, an…
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littleclaude

Stupid noob question. How do such graphics work in browser games?

Sorry for the stupid question. I'm a total noob. What is this animation that is usually used in browser games? I mean the slight movements of the knight and the highlights on the icons in the attachm…
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Muzzoid

RIP Viktor Antonov, Art Director for "Half-Life 2" and "Dishonored", dies at 52

Viktor Antonov, the visionary artist and designer whose work shaped the worlds of Half-Life 2 and Dishonored has sadly passed away. He inspired generations of creators, as the lead writer for Va…
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zetheros

FYI some forum links are busted

Many of the links to older Topics in our forum are now redirecting to random internet addresses, instead of opening the forum topic.1. https://polycount.com/categories/general-discussion2. Click…
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Eric Chadwick

Astartes II – Official Teaser Trailer | Warhammer+

Astartes II – Official Teaser Trailer | Warhammer+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbgYaeerXhgLets go!
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littleclaude

Polycount artist who did high end pixelart textures?

Does anyone remember the artist who used to post here and made very high end pixel art textures? I distinctly remember them showing off fighter jet and helicopter models from a xbox 360 game they wor…
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sacboi

Discord connections

Henlo !They say go for discord , u can hook up with other 3d artist so u can collab and find work paid or non paid. So here i am, seeking. Can u recommend channels / contacts ?
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focus_method

wow, my first post

https://polycount.com/discussion/34464/game-demo#latest
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Ruz

Star Wars Outlaws: Character design was the least of this games problems.

I find many of the gameplay decisions very confusing. Kay is an overpowered thug, but can't carry rifles up ladders and only uses a pistol in near perpetual steath mode.After the success of Jedi…
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Benjammin

Happy Polydays!

Happy holidays from all of us here at Polycount. We hope you’re celebrating wherever you are, whomever you’re with, and however you like!
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Ashervisalis

THE GAME AWARDS 2024 about to start!

THE GAME AWARDS 2024 about to start!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5NdjK81jfs 
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PolyHertz

Is it harder to sculpt women than sculpting men?

To anyone that sculpts characters, do you have a slightly harder time sclupting women(beautiful sexy women) than men? or perhaps the reverse? If so, why is that? Just curious if there's a reason or…
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MagicMeister

What do you watch, what are you Watching?

Much like the what are you threads, thought there was a topic on this & am interested in "stories" and since the main name of games is usually story i felt this was on topic.(For me) anything goe…
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Eric Chadwick

World VFX Day | 6th Dec 2024 | Live Stream with ‪@WorldVFXDay‬

World VFX Day | 6th Dec 2024 | Live Stream with ‪@WorldVFXDay‬Thought it might be of interest to some of you.  Enjoy 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmsNVba85gc
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littleclaude

Half-Life 2 documentry

Also a nice 80.lv article on G-Man & Barney Calhoun Half-Life 2 Actor On Their Personality & HistoryValve's documentary about the beloved Half-Life 2, which was released to celebrate the 20th…
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spacefrog

​Del Walker is giving a live talk on Tuesday 26 November, 17:00 - 18:00 GMT.

Calling all Character Artists across the globe, I came across this live talk and thought I would share the love. ​Del Walker is giving a live talk on Tuesday 26 November, 17:00 - 18:00 GMT. Del …
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NikhilR

Banned self

On Thursday, my account was banned.Turns out it was my fault all along. Over time, I have added IP range bans for various spammers. Then my work VPN switched over to use an IP within one of those ran…
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Joao Sapiro

The Secrets of the Luminara Challenge by Kitbash 3D/Cargo

HelloIs anyone doing the The Secrets of the Luminara Challenge (Kitbash 3D/Cargo)? https://kitbash3d.com/pages/secrets-of-the-luminaraJust thought I would share the challenge in case a…
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littleclaude

Foundry announces strategic decision to wind down development of Modo

https://www.foundry.com/news-and-awards/foundry-winds-down-modo-developmentRelevant to the - (checks notes) - three users this software still has in game dev. You are seen! We stand with you.Also mov…
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Bek

Epic merging various storefronts to Fab marketplace

Didn't see a topic on this and I could imagine this could affect people here. Epic will eventually be merging all of their storefronts into one place called Fab, this will include Unreal Marketplace,…
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Benjammin

AI Hair Generation tool, HAAR: Text-Conditioned Generative Model of 3D Strand-based Human Hairstyles

Source:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michael-j-black-41751114_unreal-blender-smpl-activity-7143401528807100416-_QMm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktopHAAR takes a text description of a h…
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HikikomoriDev

I don't understand sometimes

Don't confuse this as complaining, more like just a rant but I truthfully don't understand Artstation and trends half the time, or even if I'm doing something wrong. I find it extremely depressing so…
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Mr_Nova

Did Gumroad just get dumped by PayPal?

Email received on Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:11:34 (UTC)In case the image above doesn't load, here's a transcript:Important: Update Your Payout Method on GumroadHello (...),We wanted to inform you that PayP…
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Nixellion

Video games you wish you can replay for the first time?

not necessarily your favorite games, but ones that left a mark in some way.on my shortlist:mgs1original halohalf life 2rayman 2mario 64zelda OoToriginal shenmueoriginal sonic the hedgehog (christmas …
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Alemja

Which 5 software tools would you have installed on your computer in the event of a worldwide interne

NASA has informed us that we’re going to have a solar storm in one week, and you want to prepare to spend the next 12 months developing your next game, level, or scene to showcase after the crisis.Se…
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Sidney Eliot

Can any Ai based tools could make a clean looking sign/logo from a photo?

Like some random phone taken  picture of  a sign,  low res and blurry  to something ready to turn in vectors ?    I tried some Ai  upscalers , Ai image generat…
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Tiles

Hello New Here

[{"insert":"I'm a varied artist who recently joined this site. Hello people 😊\n"}]
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bobdiscus

Poll Polycount Store is open!

Polycount hoodies: what's the highest cost you would be willing to pay?You only get one choice, and it's anonymous.We're trying to get a handle on what a price would be, relative to raw costs. This i…
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Eric Chadwick

Why are we conforming to a non-dislike button scenario?

sometimes i want a dislike button can we do this or are we still running on feelings?  "not hurting the sensitive mentally damaged people."Can we add a why we dislike it, even if anonymously, li…
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iam717

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