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AI Usage in Indie Games

Hi all, Not sure if this is the right spot for this sort of discussion, but I’ve been curious about the use of AI for indie devs especially given recent articles about key games winning or being…
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iam717

Updating MSI gaming laptop to win11? TPM 2 is absent?

Have anyone experienced same problem ?   BIOS settings are abysmally small  and there is nothing TPM related .    I am on extended security updates for w10  but eventual…
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poopipe

Supporting Edges vs Bevels vs Creasing for 3d game art and cinematics?

Hi all,I wanted to know what use cases supporting edges, beveling and creasing would be used for 3d modeling. I'm creating a mix of game ready and cinematic models for practice.This is my software se…
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Neox

Marvel Rivals Nightcrawler Fanart

Hello! I have been working on this for a bit now, but I forgot to keep it updated here on Polycount. This is my Nightcrawler Marvel Rivals Fanart based on the concept by @ishaliart (Her and my artst…
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egeguncu

Looking for an artist to create Animated Maps in Unity

We are looking for an artist who can make Animated Maps in Unity. Put together assets, edit them if needed and use special effects etc.Output should be like this:https://www.instagram.com/dynamicdung…
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matthewthe3dartist

How is this kind of cloudy edge noise generated? (texture generated by ChatGPT)

I’m trying to identify the noise used for the edge, not the gradient. This texture was generated by ChatGPT, but ChatGPT could not guide me on how to recreate this effect myself. The edge has a clo…
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Neox

3D Prop/Character/Creature Artist - Looking for Work

Hey hi howdy!I'm Nate! I'm recently laid off, and looking to nab some work!I've been in the industry for 6 years now, working mainly as a 3D artist along with VFX, Tech art, and the like. Very happy …
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Stimzn

We are looking for GAME DESIGNER

We’re developing a stylized endless runner for iOS and Android in Unity, with a strong focus on the main character and the world around him.The project is already in an advanced testing phase.Our tea…
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GP_1

3d Character / creature artist >> available

Hello! My name is Svetlana, I am 3d character / creature artistI have experience as a PBR - 3d character / creature /props / armor / ancient weapon artist at freelance (using 2d concepts and art refe…
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Sveta_ost

Sketchbook: Dominik Figlhuber

Where everything starts and nothing* ends.---Welcome to my digital sketchbook!Since I passionately specialize in 2D concept art and illustration, such works will likely take center stage.But my inter…
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domfiglhuber

PAID FREELANCE — 3D Artist (Blender + Substance Painter)

Looking for a 3D artist (Blender + Substance Painter) to createa small set of pirate-themed tabletop game pieces for a VR game (Meta Quest).Scope:- Bust-style character pieces- Shared base provided- …
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Rahner

MathView - algebraic surfaces editor with VR support.

Greetings !I would like to show you my latest project: algebraic surfaces editor that can work as agreat source of unusual geometry for your projects.MathView 1.04 - algebraic surfaces editor with VR…
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Yesbird

Hardsurface 3D Modeling Mentorship Giveaway

Edit: Submissions are closed, thanks everyone! There will be more giveaways in the future.Hello!I'm giving away one slot to my mentorship for free!  =) So if you are interested in learning hards…
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kosh3d

Rc Tiger tank Wip 1:4 scale

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sacboi

Weighted Normals (Mid Poly) Workflow Clarification?

Hi all, I'm playing around with the mid poly workflow in maya and had a question regarding the workflow from modeling to texturing to engine as I have yet to find a proper answer on this from th…
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sacboi

strategies for dealing with OFPA bloat and perforce?

Yesterday I was happily laying out buildings in my city map and managed to generate a single p4 changelist with over 180,000 files in it.The number of actors in my level isn't a problem in itself, wh…
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poopipe

The Art of Pablo Garcia 2025

A #commission work Tortured Man Hands made for #mechatronic and ready for #3dprint made with #ZBrush and #Render with #keyshot
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ShinPaburoVIII

Freelance/For hire 2D Illustrator & Concept artist

Hello, I'm Simon. I'm a 2D artist from germany with a focus on illustration and concept art, and currently open for work. Most of my work is made in a semi-realistic style with a tendency towards fan…
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Simon_Sänger

Sticky 2D ConceptBank - Post your concepts to model

Hello all!. 2D Artists - I invite you to post your concepts in this thread. If you're anything like me, you have big motivation but spend too long looking for a concept, only to be denied permiss…
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hammer1

Why does my model look like this?

I tried recalculating the Normals in Blender but it still won't change. I took the Right wheel duplicated it and flipped it in order to get the left wheel which is "messed up". In Blender I don't hav…
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Eric Chadwick

[Finished] Stylized Coastal Outpost – Real-Time Environment (Unity)

Hi everyone 👋I’m sharing this environment piece I’ve been working on and would love to get some feedback from this awesome community.🔗 ArtStation Link:https://www.artstation.com/artwork/98dZER…
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Fabi_G

Fallout 76 Inspired Interior Hero Asset (Dev)

Hello everyone,Here are my progresses of my second year university project, based on Nemanja Dojkic’s Fallout 76 – Harm-a-ceutical Chemistry Bench concept. I’ll also be exploring different interior e…
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Fabi_G

Automating quad topology for dense meshes (workflow discussion)

I’ve been working on quad remeshing workflows for animation and game assets, specifically around edge flow consistency and deformation safety.Most automatic remeshers are fine for previews, but I kep…
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anvilinteractive

Depiction and Inclusion of Religion, Culture and Ethnicities in games

Hey all,I’ve been noticing more games featuring real-world religions, ethnic communities, and cultural settings. I’m curious how Western players perceive this trend.Games like Assassin’s Creed and Go…
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Benjammin

Workflow challenges in Unity ↔ Blender pipelines — asset prep & scene export issues

Hi all — looking for thoughts from experienced artists and technical folks on a workflow challenge I’ve been thinking about.I’ve been examining common pain points when moving assets between Blender a…
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anvilinteractive

Environment based Game Demo - By Ibasaweno

Development log of my short environment based game demo as my degree project.>>>Linktree<<<>> Initial Game Pitch Document <<Premise of the game is that the player contro…
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Ibasaweno

Scale drift between Blender, Unreal, and Maya — how do you manage it?

I’m curious how others here handle unit and scale consistency across different tools and engines.In my experience, scale drift tends to creep in over time — especially when assets move between Blende…
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anvilinteractive

This is a tricky one - decals and displacement

I have a snowy terrain that has displacement and character footprint interaction as they move through the snow. I need tire marks to show as well and Im unsure of the best approach here. Using decals…
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poopipe

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Eric Chadwick

[Ego Predator] 3D Art WIP ( Face Modelling Phase )

[{"insert":"Purpose of this thread is to share my progress , idea , and most importantly keeping myself MOTIVATED throughout the progress . I will be updating at least once a week. Feel free to comme…
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sacboi

3D Artist/Weapon Artist/3D Generalist/Environment 3D Artist.

I can produce 3D assets for weapons, environments, and other hard surface models using the full pipeline, as well as optimize and texture large projects.I am interested in areas such as hard surface,…
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Br1x

Closed What Are You Working On? (3D) 2025

Share one embed of what you're working on, and give us a link to your own Topic to see more!Keep it under 1mb please. If you post big images, or multiples, we're going to delete/replace. Wh…
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Eric Chadwick

3D Prop / Environment Artist (Realism)

Hey, I'm Luismi, a 3D Artist focused on realism living in Spain. I specialize on videogames and I worked in UE5 pipeline. Profficiency on 3DsMax, Substance Painter, RizomUV, Adobe Photos…
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Mausumi_Bisoi

[PAID FREELANCE] 3D Character Artist – Unity (URP) – Stylized Character

I’m looking for an intermediate to senior freelance 3D Character Artist for a paid contract to produce a fully game-ready stylized character for Unity (Universal Render Pipeline).This is freelance co…
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polytopes1369

Self Portrait 2025

Hello everyone, I haven't posted here since 2019, but a lot has happened since my last update. In 2019, I became an Art Director for the first time on two indie titles, and I dove into pushing m…
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BBauman

[Full Time] [Remote] Principal animator at Dead Money.

Our project is looking to hire an additional, full time team member. This is a salaried position with health insurance benefits, open to anyone in the US or Canada. Our project is Architect of Ruin,&…
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DeadMoney

Routine - 80's inspired sci-fi horror set on the Moon

Hey Polycount! I promise to reply to all the awesome people that commented in the Exstatic Art dump Thread ! honestly I am a bit overwhelmed! and I dont know how to reply to such lovely comments! ;…
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DInusty

[WIP] Medieval Wall Material in Substance Designer

Hey everyone! I'm trying to make a procedural medieval wall material using substance designer for a uni assignment. Here's where I've gotten so far and I'd appreciate any feedback you'd throw i…
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iam717

3D Generalist

🚀 We’re Hiring: 3D Generalist - Blender Animator (Animation, FX, Lighting & Rendering)Fully Remote | Zack D Films × Fern StyleWe’re a Shark Tank India Season 4–featured Animation Studio, creatin…
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Suchika

Back to Zbrush and Photoshop ?

Some times ago I suddenly noticed how really good my assets and materials looked back at the time when it was simply Zbrush sculpt +vertex paint  + a few subtle Photoshop touches .  A workf…
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gnoop

Have anyone tried instaMAT recently ? Any cool advancements ?

I once  tried briefly their free  license , then uninstalled due to severe lack of free space .   Haven't found it good enough to switch from Designer .   Now Chat GPT&n…
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gnoop

Simple, artist friendly version control?

Anybody have a recommendation for some version control software that's relatively easy to pickup and foolproof? I only need it for local backup and revisions, no collaboration. I have some storage sp…
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taiwofolu

Freelance 3D Generalist/Cinematic artist (cg video/trailers and lyric/music videos)

Info post.I'm making CG cinematics from zero (except sfx/music that I'm using made by others)Software I prefer is Unreal Engine 5, Blender, Teya Conceptor and Davinci Resolve.Important thing is that …
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arsDraw

[FULL-TIME] [Remote] 3D Artist (Stylized, Toy-Inspired) 2-Year Contract, £30,000/year

Hi, I'm Emily from Blue Pixie Studio, a small, newly funded indie studio actively building a cute and colorful life-sim game with a distinctive, toy-inspired visual style.The game has recently secure…
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BluePixieStudio

Light tactical vehical

Hello everyone,This is a light tactical Vehical created as a practice project.The asset is made for real-time / game use.Modeled in Maya.Feedback and critiques are welcome.
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okidoki

Haunted House for my horror card game Desecrated Deck

Hey folks 👋 I wanted to share a new project I’m working on: a creepy old house environment for my indie horror card game Desecrated Deck (Steam link below if you’re curious 👀). I’ve been doing ha…
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Gazu

Live 3d embeds!

This is pretty neat, you can embed a live real-time 3D viewer here on Polycount, using Sketchfab!modelInstructions and details here:https://polycount.com/discussion/160022/sketchfab-integrationLookin…
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Eric Chadwick

Losing Your Artistic Voice to Convenient Asset Packs

Hello everyone, I'd like to know your opinion on the widespread use that many developers are making of Megascans (to name one example) and other paid or free asset packs in their one-person or small-…
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Joao Sapiro

[FINISHED] Precolumbian Ceramic

Hey all! This is a small prop I did during these last two weeks of the year :) hope you like it! https://www.artstation.com/artwork/DLDNNR
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panicpancho

Looking for someone experienced in MMD and PMXEditor for rigging work. Model is NSFW in nature.

I've had this worked on prior, but the results didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped, not an insult to the man who did work on it (his other work for me has been exquisite), but I would like a more ex…
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StevenSteel

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