The Great 3D Game Art Giveaway Thread!
ngon master
Come one, come all!
This is a thread which will give artists and animators an opportunity to give away free swag! I was inspired to make this thread after reading another by an animator asking if there were any good sources/resources for animators to get hold of meshes that they could use in their showreel.
I had originally suggested that the animator make friends with some artist here and they collaborate, which seems like sound logic but it's not always that easy.
And now, i've come up with a better solution!
I'm going to give away some of my characters, and i strongly urge other artists to do the same!
This is a fantastic way for artists to get their work out there, imagine that someone sees your work in an animation reel, there is no greater feeling than seeing a character you've made being given life. And more than that, it's another avenue for people to find your work when they otherwise might not have.
To answer a couple of questions:
1. No, not just characters can be donated - you can donate anything. I'd love to see some environments posted here.
2. Yes, we'd absolutely love to see our characters animated, post it up!
3. Yes, posting the rigs you've made for our characters would be awesome, for animators and for us lazy character artist types who never go beyond a simple biped!
4. Yes, if you want to disect/study the assets posted, that's entirely up to you and it's completely encouraged!
This thread will be dedicated to the free exchange of assets by artists. But that doesn't mean there aren't rules. So here they are!
The Artist giving away assets must be aware that:
People using the assets are obligated to:
For any artists who wish to give away an asset but don't have available bandwith or space on their sites, i'm happy to offer space on my own.
List of swag!
Almighty_gir's Ork
Paul Packham's Space Marine
Felixenfeu's Leopold
Marie-Michelle Pepin's Monk
Swizzle's crazy sailor
Marie-Michelle Pepin's Witch Doctor
Stiffler's zombie
Christopher Smith's anatomy study
Gavin Goulden's Beefheart, Bishop, She 3PO, and Kamikazee StarFox
Pear's Necromancer
Yogensia's NES zapper, Shotgun Shells, Hammer, and Baseball Bat
Murray Sinclair's zombie bust
Joost Van Houtte's Toolbag2 panorama's
Jo
Basemesh Library on the Polycount wiki
This is a thread which will give artists and animators an opportunity to give away free swag! I was inspired to make this thread after reading another by an animator asking if there were any good sources/resources for animators to get hold of meshes that they could use in their showreel.
I had originally suggested that the animator make friends with some artist here and they collaborate, which seems like sound logic but it's not always that easy.
And now, i've come up with a better solution!
I'm going to give away some of my characters, and i strongly urge other artists to do the same!
This is a fantastic way for artists to get their work out there, imagine that someone sees your work in an animation reel, there is no greater feeling than seeing a character you've made being given life. And more than that, it's another avenue for people to find your work when they otherwise might not have.
To answer a couple of questions:
1. No, not just characters can be donated - you can donate anything. I'd love to see some environments posted here.
2. Yes, we'd absolutely love to see our characters animated, post it up!
3. Yes, posting the rigs you've made for our characters would be awesome, for animators and for us lazy character artist types who never go beyond a simple biped!
4. Yes, if you want to disect/study the assets posted, that's entirely up to you and it's completely encouraged!
This thread will be dedicated to the free exchange of assets by artists. But that doesn't mean there aren't rules. So here they are!
The Artist giving away assets must be aware that:
- they are essentially giving up control of the asset. once it's out there, it's out there and it's almost impossible to get it back.
- that their work will be studied, modified, and abused by more people than they will ever know or be aware of, many people will never even show their modifications.
- but also that as long as their work is posted here, and that they also link to their portfolio, that they are also protected in some small way from plagiarism. this is your proof that the work is yours.
People using the assets are obligated to:
- Never use the asset in a production environment (for example, in an actual game) without contacting the original artist and negotiating sale of the asset.
- Yes, that includes mods of existing games!!!
- Never re-link, or mirror assets without express permission from the original artist.
- Always credit the original artist by name, and link to their portfolio.
- Always link back to this thread as the source of the artwork.
- Always respect the original artists own list of restrictions or permissions, which supersede this list.
For any artists who wish to give away an asset but don't have available bandwith or space on their sites, i'm happy to offer space on my own.
List of swag!
Almighty_gir's Ork
Paul Packham's Space Marine
Felixenfeu's Leopold
Marie-Michelle Pepin's Monk
Swizzle's crazy sailor
Marie-Michelle Pepin's Witch Doctor
Stiffler's zombie
Christopher Smith's anatomy study
Gavin Goulden's Beefheart, Bishop, She 3PO, and Kamikazee StarFox
Pear's Necromancer
Yogensia's NES zapper, Shotgun Shells, Hammer, and Baseball Bat
Murray Sinclair's zombie bust
Joost Van Houtte's Toolbag2 panorama's
Jo
Basemesh Library on the Polycount wiki
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So hopefully i should be able to post something once every month or so.
So here's an Ork i've been working on, complete with choppa and powerclaw!
http://crazyferretstudios.com/public/giveaway/Ork_Givaway.zip
In this .zip file you will find:
All files and assets created by Lee "Almighty_gir" Devonald. http://crazyferretstudios.com
Permissions:
The above permissions are given on the understanding that you will credit the original creator and provide a link to the portfolio given.
Restrictions:
Normalmaps baked in xNormal WITHOUT tangents/binormals selected (apparently max2014 doesn't export them them right).
Here is the zbrush file (caution, it's pretty big) for the high poly:
http://crazyferretstudios.com/public/giveaway/Ork_highpoly.zip
Same rules apply to the high poly, as to the other files.
http://crazyferretstudios.com/public/giveaway/SpaceMarine_SDK.rar
the .rar file contains:
SpaceMarine_mesh.fbx
head and body normalmaps.
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:thumbup:
I can't host it so i uploaded on Imgur and mediafire.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/nbkpobdexoe2gl1/Leopold_Giveaway.zip
This .zip file include :
Normal maps baked within 3ds Max 2011, so the tangents are these of 3ds Max 2011.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
All files and assets created by F
perfectly fine by me man, in fact that's pretty much the point of the thread!
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131335
I'm giving away my old monk model.
This is pretty old stuff so it's not using anything like PBR or even gloss map.
I gave away the pds away (but it's not clean, beware!) so you will have access to the Normal map AO etc if you want to play in the textures.
In this .zip file you will find:
Monk_Giveaway.max
Monk_Giveaway.obj
Monk_Giveaway.fbx
Monk_Giveaway.psd
Monk_D.tga
Monk_N.tga
Monk_S.tga
Monk_Sc.tga
Monk_Giveaway_Conditions.txt
All files and assets created by Marie-Michelle ''Tits'' Pepin. http://www.mariempepin.com
Permissions:
You have unrestricted access to modify or create any textures.
You have unrestricted access to modify or create new portions of the mesh.
You have unrestricted access to show the model or textures in an animation showreel.
The above permissions are given on the understanding that you will credit the original creator and provide a link to the portfolio given.
Restrictions:
You may not display any work as being entirely your own (you must credit the original artist).
You may not use the work, regardless of any modifications in any game project.
You may not use the work for commercial usage (game, movie etc)
You may not re-post or mirror the assets anywhere without the express permission of the original artist
Enjoy!
Monk Giveaway download
If this first link doesn't work (because you broke my dropbox limit again
Edit changed the link to a dropbox download because apparently you guys broke my website download limit!!
Download ALL THE THINGS
Thanks Xavier and Marie! great stuff guys!
I just updated my download link, now includes textures and toolbag2 scene. unposed, unrigged.
Also, I have this guy that I wouldn't mind adding if people would be interested?
Ed
Ed
All files and assets created by Marie-Michelle ''Tits'' Pepin. http://www.mariempepin.com
Permissions:
You have unrestricted access to modify or create any textures.
You have unrestricted access to modify or create new portions of the mesh.
You have unrestricted access to show the model or textures in an animation showreel.
The above permissions are given on the understanding that you will credit the original creator and provide a link to the portfolio given.
Restrictions:
You may not display any work as being entirely your own (you must credit the original artist).
You may not use the work, regardless of any modifications in any game project.
You may not use the work for commercial usage (game, movie etc)
You may not re-post or mirror the assets anywhere without the express permission of the original artist
Enjoy!
Witch Doctor Giveaway download
If this first link doesn't work,
use the mirror (Thanks to lee for this!!)
Here is an .fbx file of a rigged "Zombie Grill Cook". I created the model for Mixamo's Zombie contest.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jw10oskgou6qm5u/AABtoEF2mA0MkJx4G6bmWJk4a
Permissions:
You have unrestricted access to modify or create any textures.
You have unrestricted access to modify or create new portions of the mesh.
You have unrestricted access to show the model or textures in an animation showreel.
The above permissions are given on the understanding that you will credit the original creator and provide a link to the portfolio given.
Restrictions:
You may not display any work as being entirely your own (you must credit the original artist).
You may not use the work, regardless of any modifications in any game project.
You may not use the work for commercial usage (game, movie etc)
You may not re-post or mirror the assets anywhere without the express permission of the original artist
If you do intend to use the rig, please credit me.
nathanstiffler.com
@nathanstiffler on twitter
Download Link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yst0tukcgtdzuot/Anatomy%20Give%20away.OBJ
Do it, He seems fun.
You guys are awesome, thank you for doing this. I started drooling as soon as I saw this thread.
Get animating! we all want to see!
1. No, not just characters can be donated - you can donate anything. I'd love to see some environments posted here.
2. Yes, we'd absolutely love to see our characters animated, post it up!
3. Yes, posting the rigs you've made for our characters would be awesome, for animators and for us lazy character artist types who never go beyond a simple biped!
4. Yes, if you want to disect/study the assets posted, that's entirely up to you and it's completely encouraged!
Beefheart: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0uvz386hl2k4s5p/GavinGoulden_Captain_Beefheart.zip
Bishop: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lr9acsmwd3mtxsr/GavinGoulden_Bishop.zip
She 3PO: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a1pc05yjac9hwxp/GavinGoulden_She3PO.zip
Kamikazee Starfox: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r4n9uqwgdhprbly/GavinGoulden_Starfox.zip
Old old assets....
Why take these models, when you could have THE model.
After so many accolades on the road to the top, the Wippy Luau collective have given in to the overwhelming pressure of the community and decided to release our keystone product; Whistlin' Richard.
Comes with lovingly crafted ZTL, LP Model, Textures, Unity Shader and Rig. And for those that promise not to send hatemail when you see the UV's, we'll throw in a unity game free.
Sneak Preview
http://38.media.tumblr.com/2080173a96f0b7e4144e06f5391d1de6/tumblr_n409qgYZwz1txftt8o2_r1_400.jpg
Unity Game
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16730291/Richard/Richard.html
Please feel free to peruse our gallery here http://wippyluau.tumblr.com/ for other quality products that may take your fancy.
armor_hp.ZTL
necromancer.zip
dont make money off it.
contains:
armor_diffuse
armor_normal
hair_diffuse
hair_normal
head_diffuse
head_normal
helm_diffuse
helm_normal
necromancer.obj
necromancer marmoset 2 scene
TWITTER : pearingtonpear
I see many characters too so far, so I'll link to some of my stuff:
INFO:
- Most of these downloads if not all, include bake maps like unedited normals, AO or color map, UVs, etc., depending on each model.
- The Zapper includes a PSD with some layers.
- Models are supplied in MAX2012 and OBJ format. Some also in FBX2013.3.
- Textures are mostly in uncompressed TGA.
- Some models include Source engine shaders and textures in VMT/VTF format, since they were originally made for Left 4 Dead 2.
DOWNLOAD:
- NES Zapper
- Shotgun Shells
- Hammer (from the movie Drive)
- Baseball Bat (from the anime Fooley Cooley aka FLCL)
The rest of my public models are available GameBanana.
Just click the thumbnails and then the big download button below the description.
Also feel free to follow me on twitter if you're interested in future models (mostly melee weapon), since I make them public and upload them to GameBanana most of the time!
LICENSE:
This work by Yogensia (http://yogensia.com) is licensed under
a creative commons attribution-noncommercial 3.0 unported license.
The latest version of this license can always be found at:
http://yogensia.com/license/license-models.txt
Also note that some of this models are based on real life objects and include logos and so on. I claim no ownership for any trademarks in these objects, and they are included with fair use in mind.
Lemme dig thru my HDD and I will get back to you ^^
Thanks Gir and everyone who's contributing :thumbup:
DOWNLOAD
I'd be very interested in this as well. I've been looking for some professionally set scenes and shaders. Similar to the recent TB2 demo, that sort of project files would be massively helpful.
Anyway good initiative, thanks for sharing! when I have something worth contributing I'll share it.
Check out this thread for some free marmoset environments/HDRis
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=133153
or skip the thread:
http://joostvanhoutte.com/marmoset-skies/
I'll be posting some more stuff i did recently.:poly121:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/73819239/Goblin%20Giveaway.zip
All files and assets created by Jo
http://rigsarena.blogspot.com/
Not mine obviously.
Here are some guns I've done over the last few years;
http://www.mediafire.com/?x5knlliwlntibx6
https://www.mediafire.com/?9700lec9zpk9s8p
http://www.mediafire.com/?d5197g3n1zwip3q
https://www.mediafire.com/?09c8all9g9o6v9d
http://www.mediafire.com/download/hb1va9dtouj7lkj/sawedoffremi_uvrel.7z
Some of these are 2-3 years old and might contain some crappiness.
e: you can use these for whatever as long as you keep me the fuck out of it. use, edit, sell = whatever
[verold]528de1e5fd3a300200000538[/verold]
For the people who don't like Verold for some reason, there are more pics in my portfolio.
Releasing Bunny to the free world, where she belongs.
You can download the files here.
And the usual drill... (and shameless copypasta from the other posts)
Permissions:
The above permissions are given on the understanding that you will credit the original creator and provide a link to the portfolio given.
Restrictions:
- You may not display any work as being entirely your own (you must credit the original artist).
- You may not use the work, regardless of any modifications in any game project.
- If you wish to use an asset in a game project, you must contact the original artist and negotiate purchase of the assets.
- You may not re-post or mirror the assets anywhere without the express permission of the original artist.
So yeah, enjoy, but be gentle!PS: I might upload one or two other things once I get to do all the thing I need to get done today. This one was already packed in an archive, ready for a friend, for just needed to upload it.
OK, so I have tidied up and the files for this guy and made him available at the link below. When I was looking over the files I couldn't seem to find any Gloss maps, I was sure I made them but I can't remember
Also the files were made back when I was in Uni so they were made using student licences for 3dsMax. This shouldn't be a problem though as its not for commercial use anyway.
Same rule applies as the rest, no money to be made from this, just for learning/interest purposes. Also it would be nice to be credited if anybody makes something of it and posts it elsewhere. Enjoy
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27436727/Robot_Engineer.rar
Ed
cos i dont have a portfolio, but wouldnt mind posting a high poly up for people to practice retopo and baking.
Download - https://www.dropbox.com/s/fyt0p89ejzqitag/Frankenstein%20head.zip
Of course it's not definitive proof, and having a portfolio to showcase your work is your ultimate line of defense. But at least it enables you to say (if asked why your work has popped up elsewhere) "well, i posted it here in a give away thread".
Rig Demo - http://vimeo.com/102404007
Download https://www.dropbox.com/s/2m8lmf4jetclz7g/ClownfishRig.zip
Download https://www.dropbox.com/s/4bfle67hb36n467/Freshwater%20Beta%20Moule.rar
material sample from a render
http://mzpstudios.blogspot.com/