The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge has been announced!
It starts May 12, and ends Sept 12. Let's see what you got!
https://polycount.com/discussion/237047/the-brawl²-tournament
It starts May 12, and ends Sept 12. Let's see what you got!
https://polycount.com/discussion/237047/the-brawl²-tournament
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TBT, World of Tanks
Hi!
Sharing another tank I did for World of Tanks:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YGV0bK
Thank you!
Sharing another tank I did for World of Tanks:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/YGV0bK
Thank you!
Grubber
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The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | July - August (97)
Welcome one and all to the 97th edition of the Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge for the months of July and August!
This challenge is a way for real-time 3D artists to test their skills and create a piece of work based on concepts provided. It's open to those of all skill levels and we do our best to provide meaningful feedback along the way so everyone can come away from the challenge with actionable points on which they can improve their craft!
Anyone is welcome in this challenge no matter your skill level! It's a test of your own ability not a competition between members. We're all here to improve as artists and learn from each other.
Good luck everyone!
This challenge is a way for real-time 3D artists to test their skills and create a piece of work based on concepts provided. It's open to those of all skill levels and we do our best to provide meaningful feedback along the way so everyone can come away from the challenge with actionable points on which they can improve their craft!
Anyone is welcome in this challenge no matter your skill level! It's a test of your own ability not a competition between members. We're all here to improve as artists and learn from each other.
- ENVIRONMENTS -
HARD SURFACE ENVIRONMENT:
Old Rusty's Bar by Juhani Jokinen
STYLIZED ENVIRONMENT:
Toxic Cave by Martin Biffaud
- PROPS -
HARD SURFACE PROP:
CODE SIRIUS by teal no
STYLIZED PROP:
Tokimi - Concepts by Maeva DELAUNAY - Kimi
- RULES -
Please read all the rules before starting:- Try to post at least one critique for every post that you make. This will make for a better learning environment and help us all grow as artists.
- Try your best to finish as much as you can in the time frame provided, but remember even if you don't finish by the end of the challenge we encourage you to keep pushing and finish your piece!
- Post what you are working on in this thread so that way it's a more centralized place for advice and critique. Please avoid creating a new thread as we don't want to spam out the forums.
- It is recommended to use a game engine to present your work. Unreal Engine, Unity, and Godot are very common engines that can be used but feel free to use any alternatives that you want.
- 3D Viewers (Sketchfab, Marmoset Viewer, etc) are welcome, but please note that their contents can be stolen by those who know how. Please ensure you're comfortable with this potential before using one.
- Feel free to change up your chosen concept a bit if you want! Interpret these concepts to your liking, especially if your aim is to add storytelling elements.
- If you finish your project and decide to post it to something like Artstation, make sure you give credit to the concept artist in the form of a link to their profile. Additionally, it is recommended to ask a concept artist for their permission to post a 3D piece based on their work before doing so.
- RECOMMENDATIONS -
- When you are just starting out making a scene, it can seem complicated or imposing. Take your time planning and blocking out, it will set you up for success later on.
- Think about how you can re-use assets, re-use textures, break it down as simple as possible and plan it out. A lot of people will break it down in their own way when they start out their challenge. Gather some reference images as well for different parts of the scene, don't be afraid to make it your own.
- We strongly encourage you to go and look at other games and see how they make their assets as well as get concept art to give it your own feel.
- The goal is to learn and grow both artistically and in your ability to both give and receive critique, but don't stress about it and remember to have fun!
Good luck everyone!
Pinkfox
10 ·
Frankensteins Monster
Personal Project of Frankensteins Monster based on Mary Shelley's character.
Crazy_pixel
3 ·
Re: Tech Artist - What are you working on: FOREVER Edition!
I used the same paper for the basis of my tree generator.... though they missed a trick in the original paper..... the point cloud should also have an associated direction vector for each cloud point it gives you far more control over the tree,
also the tree is all about the point cloud and it's distribution !
also the tree is all about the point cloud and it's distribution !
Klunk
2 ·
Watch tower in the forest (UE5.4)
This project is based on Jourdan Tuffan's Esbatuan Architecture. I made
this in order to become more comfortable working with a trim workflow
and trying to reduce the amount of hand-textured assets in a scene. I
heavily relied on Silke Van Der Smissen's dissertation on material
layers and highly recommend it for anyone who is curious about it.
Some material breakdowns and videos can be found at my artstation : https://www.artstation.com/artwork/a0Z0P9
Substance Designer, Maya, Photoshop and Zbrush for the props.
MBauer17
6 ·
[WIP] Tiger I
Havn't posted on Polycount in a long time, so forgive me if I commit any triangle related faux pas xD. I've recently started working on this Tiger I, and I wanted to spool up a thread to dump all my WIP images into.
Here is where it's at currently:
I'm trying to challenge myself to put as much of the detail into the geometry as I can. Mostly just arrays of meshes along splines or displaced highly subdivided planes, and chamfers with weighted normals.
Here is where it's at currently:
I'm trying to challenge myself to put as much of the detail into the geometry as I can. Mostly just arrays of meshes along splines or displaced highly subdivided planes, and chamfers with weighted normals.
Sepha
7 ·
Peacock girl ~real-time character~
Personal project based on the following concept art: ArtStation - Peacock & Turquoise concept art
Would've loved to work more on it but due to limited amount of free time I have, I have to call it done
Arstation link with some more breakdown: ArtStation - Peacock Girl -real-time-, Nadejde Cosmin
Would've loved to work more on it but due to limited amount of free time I have, I have to call it done
Arstation link with some more breakdown: ArtStation - Peacock Girl -real-time-, Nadejde Cosmin
coZma
3 ·
Re: What Are You Working On? (3D) 2025
finally got around to making my character all polygon based. need a better alpha for the beard tbh, but the technique using hair tool addon works fine.
I can finally get my work out of Blender and in to Unity or Unreal . Might do a pass in substance painter first
Ruz
2 ·
The BRAWL² Tournament Challenge!
We're kicking off another contest here... The Polycount BRAWL² Tournament!
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Theme:
Multiverse / Mad Max / Dystopian world, with the Inspiration of previously designed titles, stories and designs by gaming artists of the past, present and future. Reimagine and redesign your chosen entry with the options below.
Pick your genre:
- Boomers, hero, looter shooter
- Rogues, Souls-like
- RPGs, open world
- MOBAs
Room to add your own flavor, remix the design and set the mood and environment appropriately.
You can make a concept, vehicle/mount, environment, etc.
Do it yourself, or team up, based on your free time.
Choose any role in game development. Present it pleasingly with 2k screenshots. Pick your triangle & texture limitations to show us this asset/world you've created.
Present your work, and help the judges decide who achieved the top artistically-pleasing development or product.
From the lowest-poly designs to the highest-poly. Good luck have fun, impress & inspire us & yourselves!
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Dates
Contest starts May 12th 2025.Final submissions due September 12th 2025 at 11:59pm U.S. Eastern time.
Judging will be finalized sometime mid-October, exact date TBD.
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Work In Progress Threads
Each entry must include a work-in-progress (WIP) thread, posted in this section.
Post updates as often as you can. You can include work-in-progress videos as you go about this contest, but at a minimum, periodic screenshots must be posted.
Reference sheets are required. If you're using concept art, please include credits to the artists as much as possible. Reverse image search is great for finding the source of an image: Google, Bing, TinEye, Yandex.
Although it's not a requirement to reply to others' threads, it would be nice to keep the community alive, well and thriving. We're all in this together!
Threads must be titled like this:
BRAWL2 [Role] Your Design's Name, Your Artist or Team Name
For example:
BRAWL2 [Environment] Pizza Town Blastorama, mastapimp420
Roles:
- Animation
- Character
- Concept
- Environment
- FX
- Prop
- Vehicle
- Weapon
BRAWL2 [Environment] Pizza Town Blastorama, mastapimp420 [Tribute]
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Breakdowns
Please include breakdowns with the finished work, of all materials, presented as you deem necessary for clean readability.
Example:
Texture sheets, wire frames, etc., sculpts (gray/clay render, simple lighting), callout sheet presenting the major elements.
Wireframes should be backface-culled, for example:
credit: Joe Wilson
It's OK to present texture sheets as flats, or as multi-layer images, flat or on the model, for example:
credit: Joe Wilson
There are no specific texture or triangle limits, except that your content must be renderable in a real-time 3D renderer. If you choose to work within a specific limit, please indicate these limits in your thread.
No paint-overs on screenshots allowed, except to add subtitles and/or framing elements like logos and artist names.
References must be included. You must include an image of the inspirational piece/concept as it appears in the original design.
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Screenshots & Lighting
All contest art must be screenshot directly from a game engine (Unreal, Unity, Godot, etc.) or equivalent real-time rendering setup (Marmoset Toolbag, Sketchfab, etc.). If your display is less than 4k, it's ok to combine multiple shots together, for example with scripts.
Real-time lighting only, only what can actually be used in a real-time 3D game title.
All real-time solutions are allowed... SSAO, cascade shadow volumes, etc.
Beauty & breakdowns at 1920x1080 (Full HD), with one "hero" shot at 3840x2160 (Ultra HD).
Include thePolycount BRAWL² Tournament logo in your hero image (above image includes alpha, for your benefit), optionally in the rest of your images.
NO paint-overs of any kind, touch-ups, or post-process solutions, other than what is provided within the real-time renderer. Except... to add the BRAWL2 logo, artist/team names, subtitles, or framing elements.
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The Rules
- All artwork must be original and made specifically for this contest.
- No artwork previous created before this contest will be considered for final voting & judging.
- Absolutely no A.I. the reason for this contest is to challenge your skills & abilities.
- No NSFW, pornography, that means no nipples or genitals, folks.
- Minimal gore, some blood/damage is ok but try to keep it tasteful, no threats or inciting violence.
- No overly religious pieces, i.e. the Pope as a K-Pop star (as fun as that might be!).
- No overtly political / propaganda themes.
- No insulting / group-demoting / racism / sexism style elements.
There are no specific texture or triangle limits, except that your content must be renderable in a real-time 3D renderer. If you choose to work within a specific limit, please indicate these limits in your thread.
21 weeks is plenty to bust out a solid design. You're welcome to submit more than one design if you wish to do so and yes, if you have the time and energy you may enter more than one entry as well for any of the positions.
This is a video game art challenge, remember to challenge yourselves!
Be kind, have fun.
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Judging
Judging for thePolycount BRAWL² Tournament will first be done by public vote at the end, also by a panel of professionals. So we'll have crowd favorites, and judges favorites.
We'll add more about this later...
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Prizes
Prizes for the PolycountBRAWL² Tournament are fairly simple: There aren't any, ha!
Will we have prizes in the future? Perhaps, but for now the contest is purely for the sake of personal achievement in game art.
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Disclaimer
All artwork, screenshots and IPs depicted here belong to their respective owners and are shown as examples only.
Any and all 3D characters, 3D environments, etc. and images created by Polycount Members for this contest are owned solely by the artist and are submitted to this contest as fan art, or uniquely representational artworks made specifically for the contest.
Polycount or Polycount.com do not, and will not take ownership of any submitted materials on or within its domain.
This contest is FREE to enter and is not for profit nor for AI collections. We have NOT given consent for anything posted here to be used in any tech/script/robotic generation recreation monstrosity.
We're simply video game artists who love creating game-art, art and/or fan art.
May the best poly win!
iam717
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