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Stuck: My Topology Journey Has Hit a Wall

Hey everyone,I'm writing this because I'm completely lost and honestly, pretty frustrated. I've been doing 3D modeling for years, but I've only recently grasped just how crucial good topology is.For …
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GIZ

Can't wait for April 1

That's Polycount's birth day! I wonder what this year's gonna bring.
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Sara0942104

Im a professional 3d artist

Hey everyone I'm Leckie 🎮 I'm an artist 🎨, a game developer 🎮, and a passionate modder currently open for collabs🛠 I specialize in:Custom game mods (mechanics, balance, scripting, textur…
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Leckie_Studio

[FOR HIRE] 3D Environment Artist / Freelancer

Portfoliohttps://www.renhuiyang.com/ServicesHi there, I'm a 3D Environment Artist available for contractor/freelance work.If you're looking for a generalist with additional areas of expertise; you ca…
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renhui

How much GPU performance/VRAM affect Painter computations speed?

Sup folks :)How much of performance boost we can expect if we jump from RTX 2060 6Gb to 5060 Ti 16Gb?We notice how Painter start significantly drop performance when we reach available VRAM and start …
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Sempoo

2D Animation frame by frame

Hello ,I'm Ahmed , 2D animator , digital artist , motion graphic and graphic designer .What i'm offering here ?- 2D animation old school frame by frame in your favorite style .- 3 free edits for the …
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Ahmed_Ehab730

3D Environment Artist

Hello!My name is Mikhail Stroganov. I am a 3D artist from Russia, living in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City.I am a professional 3D asset modeler for the gaming industry and currently work as an environment…
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Mikiola

[WIP][UE5.3] Forgotten Waters

Hey everyone I have been working on my final major project for my Masters in Game arts. Here is how the scene look right now with some of the references i have been using. I am open to any criti…
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Ashervisalis

Timeless Epoch (Procedurally Generated)

Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/muqaddasaman Hey Polycounters! Just wrapped up my final MA project — Timeless Epoch — and I’m super excited to share it here.1. Initial InspirationThe idea…
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Ashervisalis

Every Ending is a New Beginning

Hello everyone! I’m excited to share my latest Unreal Engine project with you. This was my first time experimenting with ray tracing, and I’m truly amazed by the level of quality that UE5 can deliv…
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Ashervisalis

Optimizing Shader Performance for Real-Time Rendering

I’ve been working on a shader for a real-time rendering project, but I’m struggling with performance optimization. The shader looks great, but it causes a noticeable drop in FPS, especially on lower-…
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Eric Chadwick

3d models from image

Hello everyone, I'm currently learning 3D modeling and trying to figure out which way to do my task more efficiently, beautifully and faster. In general, I want to make a full-fledged 3D model o…
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okidoki

Sharks Swimming Houdini Animation WIP

Beginner learning Houdini and sculpting/texturing. This is my first project. Created the shark in Zbrush & Substance Painter. Houdini ocean spectrum and vex used for gobo lighting. Rigged using a…
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DigitalAmuse

(rev share) Indie Collab - A City of Secrets, 28 Patients, and a String of Murders — Who Wants In?

You’re a clinical psychologist in a crumbling Eastern European port city.Your job? Listen. Diagnose. Help.Your problem? One by one, your patients are getting caught up in a series of murders.Som…
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ZonSun

Default normal map texture out is RGB+A, how come?

Hi, I am wondering if there is something that I don't know about the way normal maps are typically used. The default output for normal map textures on a texture project have it set to RBG+A, with the…
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EarthQuake

Please help, whenever I am trying to place my albedo file, it is being placed like this

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EarthQuake

Completely black lowpoly model in Marmoset

Hello guys!I've just met with horrible bug (or not) in marmoset tb4. When i import my model to other programs like Substance painter, Maya, Blender everything seems fine. But when i import model to m…
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EarthQuake

Can we please get a fix for the drag and drop?

HeyI recently bought the Marmoset 5 but I noticed that the drag and drop issue is not improved yetEvery time I start a new bake, I want to drag and drop a mesh into the HIGH and LOW folders of the ba…
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EarthQuake

Idea for Feedback on Tracking 3D Content Creation Pipelines

I’ve been thinking about a simpler, more modern way to manage the flow of 3D content creation, as an alternative to heavier tools like Shotgrid. The idea is a web app that focuses on clarity and ease…
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Eric Chadwick

Zero views on my ArtStation profile despite having a Pro subscription—any advice?

Hey everyone! I previously used ArtStation without a subscription and typically received over 100 views on my posts. I decided to try the Pro subscription for a month to see if it would enhance my vi…
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Celosia

Sketchbook: Vnce Shinkevich

Hello Polycount. My name is Victor, but english-speakers can call me Vince.https://www.artstation.com/vinceshinkevichI'll be posting here some of the stuff that I sculpt compuslively that are not fit…
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iam717

How do you make the 3D pipeline less painful?

Hey folks, I’ve been working on both characters and props for games, mostly splitting time between Blender, ZBrush, and Substance Painter, with the occasional Maya session when needed. I love the cr…
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iam717

Sketchbook: Luiz Carvalho

Hello, everyone. My name is Luiz Eduardo S. Carvalho, a Brazilian who lives in Toronto, Canada.I`ll be posting my stuff here. Critiques are most welcome! Thanks!
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LuizHD

Error analysis Blender has stopped working / Analysis of similar errors / How to protect your files

Now I'm going to talk about a bug that happened recently, when I went to the official website for Blender bugs, after analyzing a large number of messages from other users, I realized that this was n…
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Celosia

Looking for Unity Lighting Artist

At XRS we create VR Archviz applications. We are currently looking for someone who can help us light up the scenes. Our projects run primarily in VR headsets, so we mostly bake our lighting with mi…
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javierNova

Looking for Unity Crowd Animations

At XRS we create VR Archviz applications. We are currently looking for someone who can help us create animated crowds that add liveliness to our developments. Ideal candidates would be Technical Ar…
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javierNova

Thinking to hire 3D artist

I am considering hiring a 3D artist but I am not very good at it so I would like to know first how much it would potentially cost to make a character for a 2D game in something like this style with i…
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Liveron

Animator and VFX artist available for work

Hi!I am VFX Artist with 14+ years of experience in game industry.My portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/yrtrsvyuratarasovl[@]gmail.com
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yrtrsv

Texture showing up black in render & not letting me use transmission

As my title says, I am trying to render something for my class and the glass textures are appearing black, when in painter I gave them a blue texture. And it also doesn't let me use transmission.
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Eric Chadwick

I need help with a portfolio review (critiques welcome)

I've been struggling breaking into the industry don't know if I don't apply enough or my art sucks and I ain't still there for a job, but a portfolio critique would be welcomed to point me to the rig…
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Eric Chadwick

Sticky Polycount's Sketch Thread!

We'll start by just drawing a piece everyday, and it can be digital or traditional. Then we'll start to work in some sweet themes to challenge ourselfs! ex. robots, chicks etc. 1 embed maximum …
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Eric Chadwick

Dreamworks Trolls Inspired - Alt Rock Troll character

Here is a character model I made inspired by the Trolls movie series. I was practicing making hair like this for the first time. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8BdV2x  
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Tayoka

Value map driven color gradient?

Hey all,I'm not entirely sure how to describe what I am looking to do in Unreal, But basically I followed along with Abe Leal's newest video on the Adobe Substance 3D Youtube channel where he texture…
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poopipe

Looking for modelers for a horror game (spooky) (3am?)

hey so my little team (about 6 people) and I are trying to make a little horror game!We plan the game to be something more than a jumpscare fest.Something with lore and scary environments!here is a l…
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Aclacs

Sketchbook: VeshalinN

Participant of the 3DModels.org One Car Challenge - https://3dmodels.org/one-car-challenge/This thread will be used to show my progress for the One Car Challenge 
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veshalinn

[Rev-Share] Looking for 3D positions for a small team – Interactive Visual Novel

Hi! I’m gathering a small team to develop the first act of a game in the style of Until Then or OPUS: Echo of Starsong. What differentiates the project: The game's emotional narrative is its hear…
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G0ld

[Rev-share] We're Looking for 2D & 3D Artists – Join Our RPG Project "Legends of Vica"!

We're developing Legends of Vica – a fantasy mobile RPG with a gesture-based combat system and AI-powered non-linear storytelling. The project is in early development and gaining traction – and now w…
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rtvirus1

Theoden King of Rohan

I have started on Theodn Full Character. Im now half way in HP. After that one more pass on the whole thing, adding wear and tear in the sculpt. This is my lifelong favorite movie and the book ,…
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kanga

[WIP] Church Diorama

Hi guys. I just started studying Video Game Art production and picked a project that I am trying to create a diorama for. I've done some blockouts for my art-bible and it is essentially a church, whi…
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Eric Chadwick

SuperPNG broken these days, any alternatives?

I think we are back to square one with photohop and PNGs alpha channels being oil and water. It's just mangling the RGB channels and adding white again. I can get it to work correctly if I make …
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Eric Chadwick

Job is filled.

Position filled. Thank You very muchFred E. 
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Federico Esparza

Looking for 3D Modeler to Design and Rig Robot Character (FILLED)

Hello, everyone! First time poster, so excuse my ineptitude at this, but I am in the market for something rather specific:I've been looking around for someone who could do a model for a character I'm…
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AmalieAlie

[Unpaid/Portfolio] Pixel Artist Needed for Story-Driven Turn-Based RPG

Hey everyone,My sister and I are working on a passion project we really care about, a turn-based RPG with influences from Souls-like and JRPG genres, built around monster capture mechanics. Instead o…
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Stoffies

Does anyone use instaMAT . is it worth a try and deeper learning?

I  wonder  does it provide any advantages vs  substance Designer/Painter .    Youtube videos are not very informative or showing  something  really new , I mean new…
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gnoop

How do i rig this

Hello,I got this motion platform model i need to rig and animate. how should i go about it? The parts that i am confused are the legs connecting to the top platform and each leg is effecting its angl…
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ZacD

Creating Assets for an Elden Ring-Inspired Location: Roundtable Hold fan art

Hey everyone!I'm thrilled to finally unveil my completed game environment! This is a small-scale reimagining of the iconic Roundtable Hold from Elden Ring. My goal was to improve and demons…
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Jumbee

WIP | Predator 3D Sculpt

Work in progress: Predator fan art sculpt 🕶️⚔️More renders & process on my IG: @hadesunholycreator
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hadesStudio

[PAID] Looking for 3D artist to create 3D art, based off existing concept.

Hired.
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thexoplasma

3D Artist, hand painted texture artist looking for work.

Hello, my name is Michael.  I have experience in 3d modeling and texturing game objects (characters, environment objects, weapons)   my portfolio: http://shinobik.daportfol…
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shinobik

Chat GPT and Substance Designer

Just would like to share my experience . it's awful. Chat hallucinating all the time.   Invents  nodes out of a blue .  Some never existed output parameters .    Wrong e…
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gnoop

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