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WIP Rat King (Looking for feedback and advice)

Hi all, I am trying to build a portfolio and would love some feedback on how I can do better and improve my 3D creations. :) :)
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Fabi_G

3D Environment and Props Artist - Looking for work

Hello,I am 3D artist with experience in creating 3D environment and Prop. I currently looking for full time job(remote) or freelance work. Thank you for checking my post!My Skills- 3d modell…
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hicham

Can I do 16 bit UVs in Maya?

I sometimes encounter an issue with deformed textures and losing details in some regions of my models, like normals or edge highlights, after importing my assets to Unreal. The reason being is t…
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Kligan

Realistic 3D Character/Creature Artist

Hi , I am a freelance 3D character artist with 5+ years of experience . I create everything from lowpoly mobile models to AAA quality characters, creatures, outfits and props for game engines and ani…
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Artoras

Sketchbook: Deadblackmeadows

Hi guys, first time posting here.I wanted to ask for some crit since i've recently started to "seriously" learn modeling (I came from an environment concept art background), and i want my carreer to …
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Deadblackmeadows99

Character Artist Looking for work

Just wanted to make myself available for those looking to hire.I'm experienced with the standard industry softwares as well as UE5 and Unity.I can create pbr characters ready for rigging and animatio…
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Vamptacus

What color management are you guys using in Substance?

Legacy , ACES, Adobe   and why?    Isn't Adobe one  basically same as in Photoshop ( ICC  profiles based)   the games usually ignore while in full screen ?&nbs…
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gnoop

(WIP) Chinese WW2 Ghost Town

This is a sort of practice map in UE5 while learning how to make a level with just trim sheets. Expect more updates soon! In the blockout phase for now.
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xblastradiusx

What do you think about my newest work?

Here is my artwork, which I finished in 2025,when I lost my job...Check my newest work: https://youtu.be/RuRFF7Mbjasand other works too:https://www.artstation.com/lukke88Can CompTIA certificatio…
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Eric Chadwick

New Here

Hi everybody I'm a new level designer just now getting my feet wet when it comes to developing things. I have multi faceted talents that I've done for my school and desire feedback and constructive c…
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Eric Chadwick

Cottage House Critique

Hello community! I would like your help by hearing about your feedback for this cottage house.Are the proportions of the model good or bad?Is the scene interesting or dull?Is the polycount too high o…
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SquishyEdgelord

Magic Staff Critique: Student

Hello community! I am a student working in game design focusing on 3D Modeling. We were tasked with designing and modeling our own magic staff. The instructions were to create a staff of any nature (…
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SquishyEdgelord

Completed - Kazuhira Miller - Critique Required

I've finally completed my first 3d character. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/L4gGnlThe purpose of this project is to create a game-ready character to showcase on my portfolio. This is my first 3d…
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Fabi_G

can you bake high poly and then apply trim sheets

I'm currently working with trim sheets to texture a roof, and I'm aiming for a smooth geometry. I'm curious about how to achieve a smooth appearance on low poly models without baking from a high …
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cturbo

RGAC - Khenton's Curse: Recourse

I finally have the time to start a WIP thread for my contribution to this contest. First an introduction. Even though my forum handle is "animagical", I'm actually know as "animagic" over at the RL…
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animagical

Stylized 2D Concept artist looking for work

I'm a Canadian concept artist with production focused work doing characters, props and vehicles! Peep my full portfolio here:ArtStation - Josh AbenojarLet's work my contact email is joshhabenojar@hot…
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joshhuabenojar

FYI some forum links are busted

Many of the links to older Topics in our forum are now redirecting to random internet addresses, instead of opening the forum topic.1. https://polycount.com/categories/general-discussion2. Click…
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Eric Chadwick

Any idea for finding a job?

Hello everyone, I am an Asian and a self-taught 3D modeler with 10 years of experience. I received my green card around mid-2024, and I’m relocated to New York. I feel like I’m starting a ne…
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jStins

Gothic Sconce Game Prop

I spent 3 weeks creating this prop. Most of the time was spent in zbrush since I'm not as familiar with it. It was a great learning experience for sculpting and retopologizing!Sculpt and lowpoly:2K t…
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Lena_W

[CLOSED]

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DoubleTripple

Combining textures together versus combining materials together for landscape texturing

Hi guys!I am learning about 2 ways to texture large landscapes. Mask creating and terrain creation not a problem. I am more interested in texturing workflows. If someone who is pro can gave some good…
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Jazon99

2d Artist / Concept artist looking for Work

Hello there! I am an illustrator looking for new projects, I have over 4 years of experience working as a freelance artist and I feel enthuisiast about the near future! here I'll leave some samples o…
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FranciscoSomalo

Does anyone know why ACES in Substance look so contrast and over-saturated ?

While in any offline render it's subtle  . I load ACES 1.1 config.ocio   in Blender, set all materials to use  utility- sRGB texture , HDRI background to  linear sRGB &n…
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gnoop

Opera House Corridor Rain Night

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qJNJE2The rainy night in the corridor of the Resident Evil Opera House in my fantasy is another huge project. I hope I can complete it smoothly. . .As early as 2021…
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neilberard

Sketchbook: Hyperbolic_Art

Looking to share my art and inspire others
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Hyperbolic_Art

PBR grass vs asphalt albedo/base color value?

Does anyone know why basically any  base color/albedo  gude  says  asphalts including old/worn ones base color  should be darker than any random grass/ foliage albedo and yet…
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Eric Chadwick

Abandoned Mansion Interior with Ps1 Style

A dark area of the mansion, some of the floors are destroyed and damaged by the nature and wet.Would you like to explore this place or maybe the pool in the middle?
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Zsky_01

Retopo of a dragon sculpt (beginner)

I made a dragon sculpt and I am now trying to make a retopo of it, intended for animation down the line. However while I made a lot of sculpts and still models, I do not have a lot of experience with…
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kanga

Sci-Fi Industrial Floodlight

Hello everyone,Continuing my journey as a 3D artist specializing in hardsurface modeling, I'd like to share my latest project. I wanted to create something with a practical purpose, moving away from …
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2met7cen

HelixEdit New Maya tool

Plugin for Maya – Free for the Next 30 Days!HelixEdit is a complete solution for custom AAA character creation. It works directly with MetaHuman topology, automating most processes to help you build …
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Rima

Text Effects Pack for Unity – Ready to Use!

I put together a set of animated text effects for UI, in Unity. Just finished setting it up, and it’s now available!Features:✅ 13 unique text animations✅ Works with TextMeshPro✅ Easy to use and qu…
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Indieimpulse

Experienced 3D Game Artist (14+ years) (Rigging, Characters, Animation)

Hello, my name is Steven Vargas,I specialize in Character Art (Modeling & Design). I also provide Generalist & Rigging services.Highly experienced working with Game Engines (Unity and Unreal …
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PurpleAvatar

HelixEdit Character

Hi all,I wanted to share something mind-blowing—an alien character we just created using HelixEdit, our new Maya plugin. No manual work on blendshapes. No tedious adjustments. Everything was automati…
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ALucardKira

HelixEdit Available today

We’re excited to showcase HelixEdit, the groundbreaking tool designed to revolutionize AAA character creation in Maya. https://youtu.be/3ZEjqMza7loWhether you’re working on human characters, creature…
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ALucardKira

[Closed] Paid survey: Looking for mid/senior/lead character/creature artists/designers (2D/3D)

EDIT [CLOSED]: The offer is now closed, as all 12 participants have been found. I would like to thank everyone, who participated in my PhD research by joining my paid online survey. You rock people! …
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Darkonerster

3D Character Modeling and 3D Character Models by 3D Production Animation Studio - Los Angeles

CLIENT: TOM PROJECT: 3D MODELING CATEGORY: CHARACTER MODELING3D Character Modeling, Animation Rig done from GameYan – 3D Animation Studio. 3D Character Modeling Service covers a huge …
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binal

Hiring talented Visual Designer

Hi there,We are looking for an artist, someone who can design and illustrate documents, and also can translate technical data into beautiful charts and imagery. We are start up so the budget is not c…
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j4hangir

Which PBR is actually PBR?

left is Painter  with specular quality Ultra and is same sbsar material (color and roughness) exported from Designer.    Same "panorama"   environment  with same ex…
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gnoop

[3ds max] Help me to understand/recreate icon style from the game

Greetings.I would like to ask your professional opinion about such subject... Here are several item icons from one old game. From your perspective - are they drawn by hand (pixel art, etc) or rendere…
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Darkloke

Character Rigger

Hi,My name is Karim Ahmed. I am a 3D Rigging Artist with 9+ years experience in Rigging/Animation/Simulation(Cloth & Hair) for games and also for production.i already helped delivering 4 games as…
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Karim_Ahmed

Concept and 3D artist

Hello, my name is Genaro, and I am a concept and 3D artist for game development from Argentina. I am currently open to work.I have experience in game development as both a 3D artist and a concept art…
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NavarroxGenaro

what is layout in terms of animation?

I need help I guess understanding what would be considered a "layout shot" and what would be considered "just blocking" I've seen some artists on LinkedIn posting their layout work and to me all…
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Veech

Struggling with Shader Performance on Large-Scale 3D Assets in Unreal Engine 5

HelloI have been working on a large-scale 3D project in Unreal Engine 5, and I’m encountering performance issues related to my custom shaders. When applying complex shaders to large assets, especiall…
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Benjammin

Does it even matter anymore when it comes to what 3D app to use for portfolio?

For the topic of Maya, Max and Blender, does it matter when it comes to portfolio nowadays? I mean specifically for modeler positions. I know that in archviz it seems Max is still widely preferred, b…
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Alemja

TechTitans 3D Character Art Challenge!!!

TechTitans Creative Technology Hub invites 3D artists to bring Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, to life! Let your creativity and skills shine as you design a stylized low-poly Zeus model that f…
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techtitans

Looking for critique on my stylized material sculpting

Hi guys (first time posting here :)), I've been working on improving my sculpting of metal, wood and stone materials for the past 15~ days. I'm proud of the progress I've made but I know there a…
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Noren

Introducing DigiKlay: A New Digital Sculpting Tool (Free Beta & Full Version Available)

Hi everyone!I’m thrilled to share DigiKlay, a lightweight and intuitive digital sculpting tool, perfect for artists looking for a simple yet powerful solution. DigiKlay is designed to streamline the …
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digiklay

Maxivz's Interactive Tools for Blender

About:This is a collection of intuitive, context sensitive tools to improve productivity that I did to improve my workflow as I transitioned into Blender.They are designed to be used as hotkeys, remo…
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The Devo

[WIP] Trench Shrine - UE5 Scene

Heyo Polycount, long time no see !This winter I rediscovered Trench Crusade after seeing that they did a kickstarter campaign not so long ago. To be super honest I loved all the stuff that Mike Franc…
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Tul_

Texturing workflow for a large asset?

Hi, I'm a game artist and I'm in the process of making a large table that has a lot of sculpted detail. I just finished the sculpt in ZBrush and I'm now UVing it. The shells do not have enough texel …
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Eric Chadwick

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