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Do you think polycount a dying platform?

I don't visit as often as I used to, where did everyone go? Why is no one posting? Is there a platform that is thriving you'd recommend?
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Eric Chadwick

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

Toolbag 4 - Ray Traced Shadow Artefacts

Hi,I've recently moved up to Toolbag 4 and love the ray tracing capabilities, but keep getting these horrible shadow artefacts only when ray tracing is enabled. It's as if the lighting is looking at …
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rabieart

[Full time on-site in Jakarta, Indonesia] IGG is hiring 2D and 3D artists! Only Indonesian applicant

Hi guys,I’m Zhiyuan Lu, HRBP at IGG. IGG is officially opening a new Art Center in Jakarta, Indonesia and we’re looking for talented artists like you to be part of our global creative team. This is a…
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ZhiyuanLu

So what is the final thought?

In last couple of months i saw a lot of YT videos and discussions all over the internet about AI stuff and its hard to land a job as 3d character artist. So what is there a final thought on that topi…
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sarayel

New Alpha and Brush Kits (for ZBrush & Blender)

🎨 Introducing 44 Leather Detail Brushes for Blender & ZBrush + Displacement Maps!✨ Bring your Leathers to life with realistic hand-painted brushes including Base Texture (tileable), Damage, and…
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Alixyz

3D Hard Surface Artist - Min Chul Jun

[{"insert":"Hello, my name is Min Chul Jun and I currently reside in Maryland, USA. I am a 3D hard surface artist who specializes in 3D modeling, UV unwrapping, and texturing in Blender and Substance…
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Nominous

[RevShare] Experienced Unity developer forming a small senior indie team for a fast commercial proje

Hi! I’m an experienced Unity developer looking to form a small remote team to create and release our own commercial indie game.I have over 15 years of game-development experience, primarily as a prog…
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DoubleTripple

[Paid] 3d Artist looking to expand portfolio!

I am a 3d Artist who's been using Maya for 5+ years, I have been passionate about 3d art since a young age! I recently finished a few of my community college classes, looking for work to expand my po…
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Smooglin

Looking for critiques - Gondola

Hello everyone! I’m working on an environment art project based on Venice, and I’d really appreciate any feedback or critiques. I don’t have much experience in ZBrush, so most of the work will be don…
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Lucas_Duguin

[ROYALTY] 3D Environment Artist - UE5 co-op restaurant management sim (working prototype, Steam page

(Updated after posting, old email wasn't working. Please re apply if you see this.)Hi all,I'm the founder of a small indie studio building a first-person co-op restaurant management sim in Unreal Eng…
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HNTRStudios

Sticky Digital Sketchbooks: RULES. PLEASE READ

OK folks, this has been done on other forums and we are going to give it a try here. You are only allowed to start one thread in this forum. That will be your digital sketchbook that you can us…
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Eric Chadwick

[PAID - CLOSED] Looking for a 2D Key Artist for Storybook Fantasy Environment Marketing Art

Hi everyone, I'm looking for an experienced 2D environment illustrator / key artist to create a high-quality fantasy key art piece. The goal is to achieve a premium, painterly illustration suitable…
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adev

Visiting Assistant Professor, Game Design & Technical Art

Overview New York Institute of Technology's six schools and colleges offer undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs in in-demand discipline…
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nyitHIVE

[CLOSED] Freelance 3D Environment Artist - Realistic style

Hi, i am a solo developer working on a survival game in unreal engine. i recently hired creature artist from here. I'm now looking for a 3d environment artist who can work at fixed rate and make real…
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nag

Sketching & Finished work

These are some of my original artworks which I worked in this year. I made them in Blender 3d,  with stylized look and specially towards high saturated color pallet. These are more lik…
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deepak365days

Low-poly modular equipment for multiple body types — pipeline advice

 Hey everyone,    I'm building a low-poly RPG and need a modular equipment systemn different body types (dwarf, elf, human), and when the player equips gear, it shows on the chara…
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nawwa

Unreal Engine Niagara Tutorials Collection | by CGHOW

Welcome! I’m CGHOW, and this thread is a continuously growing collection of my 1000+ Unreal Engine VFX tutorials, focused primarily on Niagara for games and real-time applications.Whether you’re a be…
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asif786ali

5-min survey for my research paper — visual quality perception (looking for 3D artists' input)

Hi all,I'm currently working on a research paper on how objective image-quality metrics (SSIM, PSNR, LPIPS) relate to actual human perception of 3D renders, and I'm looking for a broader range of eye…
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Drusttt

Powerful new tool for critiquing your 3D Models

I'm a 3D character artist by trade, and getting useful feedback on in-progress work has always been harder than it should be. You post a render and it's either "looks sweet" or silence. This forum is…
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Voxol

[WIP] Stylized Island (for portfolio)

Hey whats up Polycount, I’m working on a portfolio piece — a stylized island environment. (inspiration, sea of thieves) I’ve been focusing on blockout, and overall playability for the past couple of…
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HolySour

[GODOT4] [Released] 3D Playable Winter Game Environment Demo made in Godot

The project is finished!Walkthrough video:Outskirts Environment Walkthrough (Godot 4.3)Download the build:Outskirts - Godot Environment Demo by jedenjenda23More images and videos on Artstation:ArtSta…
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HolySour

Zloith

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deepak365days

[WIP] Dragon Creator

Posting this here to mostly just keep track of my own thoughts as I try to work through this. I want to make a little character creator for a dragon in Unreal Engine where users can flick through dif…
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HarlequinWerewolf

Cityscape - Lighting practice

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deepak365days

The Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge | May - June (102)

Welcome everyone to the 102nd Bi-Monthly Environment Art Challenge for the months of May and June!This challenge is a way for real-time 3D artists to test their skills and create a piece of work ba…
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poto_oil

{WIP} 1970s GM New Look bus model.

Hello. I've been working on this model of a classic GM New Look bus also known as the "Fishbowl", I intend to keep it roughly around 100k polygons for the finished model while maintaining as accurate…
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TypicalMale

Reference Pack - Liebherr R9800 (150+ images)

Hi everyone!I'm working on a reference pack for the Liebherr R9800 mining excavator. It includes 150+ images organized in folders: exterior, engine, cabin, undercarriage.The idea is to save hours of …
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MiningSpecs

2d Concept Portfolio Feedback

I got let go a year ago and have been trying to find a new role since. I've had a couple interviews but nothing has materialized enough to support myself and I've been living off savings.I'm not sure…
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JakeZetter

Thoughts on buying work software through Steam?

What do you guys make of it? Is it totally fine to you, or is it annoying starting up Steam to fire up X software? I have a few on there, I use Designer there and it's generally okay for me. I don't …
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JakeZetter

[ W I P ] _ Datsun fairlady (subD)

Hello everyone! I begin log my process of modeling for this buty car  ;) 
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Djyver

Concept Artist Open for work

Name: Jake ZetterLocation: Montreal (open to relocation)I've been a concept artist since 2020 and am open to new roles. I worked at gearbox for 5 years on Tina's Wonderlands and Borderlands 4My Portf…
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JakeZetter

Ornatrix grooming → bake pipeline for stylized characters

Wrote up the Ornatrix groom-to-bake pipeline I use for stylized characters, focused on two things that bite later if you skip them: keeping the groom mask-driven and editable (density / gravity / len…
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ruxlag

Senior 3D Artist / Art Director (Mobile, VR, CAD, Startup, Indie, AAA)

Hi, my name is Fahad, 3D Art guy based in Manchester, UK. Looking for roles within games or art adjacent industry. Think of me as a specialist generalist, meaning my focus is in Environment Art, Hard…
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HAWK12HT

[MAYA]Modeling/Texturing QuickTips

Just wanted to share with you guys some quick tips video that covers some modeling techniques along with some procedural workflow. Will be regularly updated. Thankshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ-…
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onionhead_o

R160 NYC Subway Exterior & Undercarriage | Work in Progress

Personal hard-surface modeling study of the NYC R160 subway train. Currently focusing on the exterior and undercarriage, modeled from real-world references. Interior and texturing are still in progre…
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muskanraaj_2007

How to reduce normal map baking artifacts caused by low/high poly mismatch?

I’m using a Blender + Substance Painter pipeline (baking and texturing) with a low-to-high workflow: first a low-poly model, then geometry refinement, bevels, and subdivision. Since I’ve only just st…
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HAWK12HT

GuildUp — team-finder + devlog community, looking for early folks

Hey Guys! I just launched something I've been building solo and figured i would post this here!It's a home for game devs to find teammates and share devlogs. Part team-finder, part community is …
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RioIsAwesome

BRAWL2 [Character] Electric Monk, kanga

The ultimate holy appliance in:Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency"Can't keep up to date with all those new Gods? Don't understand the changes in your creed? Just can't seem to find the time to p…
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kanga

Half Life 2 RTX Materials

Here is some of the work I had the chance to work on for Half life 2 RTX. Half life has always been one of my favorite games so when I got the chance to work on its community remaster I instantly jum…
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sacboi

Using maya as a game editor for environment art

I was watching a talk by Stephen McAuley, technical director at Santa Monica Studio discussing their approach to game editors and how they use Maya as their game editor in conjunction with their engi…
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Noth

"The Art of Moving Points" eBook now works on any browser

"The Art of Moving Points" eBook is now on sale for $9.99 and available on Ozone3d.com website. Works on any web browser.This eBook details the addition articulation style and SubD modeling that I u…
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hippydrome

3D Prop Artist looking for a full-time job remotely

Hey, my name is George, based in Russia. I'm a 3d artist and I'm looking for full-time job. I can work remotely. I know all the stages of the complete game-ready pipeline, an…
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Georgy3D

BlenderMCP Pro — AI pipeline tool for Blender (asset validation, batch export, game engine prep)

Posting this here specifically because Polycount's audience cares about pipeline more than novelty, and that's the actual use case I built this for. Context I run Anvil Interactive Solutions — we s…
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anvilinteractive

Sketchbook: <Digo>

Hey friends, back to 3D after a long break, it's like in the Godfather movie, every time I try to leave they pull me back in, it's so much fun making creatures, I simply love bringing a little bit of…
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Noth

Sketchbook: Selwyn Phillips

Let's start this sketchbook with some sci-fi doodles. I'm not much of a concept artist but feel free to pick it apart if you wish.
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Noth

3D artist trying to get commissions or a job

I am a 3d artist and I have been trying to get commissions or a job in the field, I have had education through CKTC in this field with expertise in Blender and I have a KO-FI.https://ko-fi.com/likolu…
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likolucario1

Modular Real-Time Library, Unreal Engine (modeling & lighting breakdown)

Just finished a modular real-time library environment in Unreal Engine - a reusable modular kit (blockout + modeling in Maya), Substance Painter texturing, hero-prop dressing, Unreal assembly, and a …
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ruxlag

[CLOSED] Freelance 3D Creature Artist - Realistic

Hi, i am a solo developer working on a survival game in unreal engine. i'm looking for a creature artist to make multiple creatures. all creatures have fur.I will provide references for creatures.Sch…
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nag

Marvel Rivals Nightcrawler Fan Art

I HAVE FINISHED MUAHAHAH! This is marvel rivals Nightcrawler fanart created as a colab between myself and Ishaliart. I made the 3D, she made the 2D! I Hope you all enjoy! If you want to check out mor…
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Pav3d

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