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3D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 3D video game artwork, ask/give critique, and share techniques.	46.1K	576.2K	Trashboi (WIP Artstation Challenge) [Finished] Johnnynapalmsc • 12:08AM in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques
2D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 2D game artwork, share techniques, and ask/give critiques.	1.7K	21.2K	Sevans Art Thread Sevans • Mar 18 2019 in 2D Art Showcase & Critiques
Animation Showcase & Critiques Share your animation projects for discussion, education, and feedback.	1.2K	7.1K	dodge tyree • Mar 18 2019 in Animation Showcase & Critiques
Digital Sketchbooks Each artist can post any artwork they choose, personal projects, art progressions, etc	3.7K	52.2K	Sketchbook: OsiSteven OsiSteven • 12:09AM in Digital Sketchbooks
Featured Artwork Artwork featured in the Polycount header, created by talented artists of the Polycount Community.	307	12.9K	Sketchbook: Bobby Rebholz BobbyRebholz • Mar 11 2019 in Featured Artwork

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Technical Talk Ask technical questions about 2D/3D software & techniques & hardware, share shaders, scripts, and new software.	34.1K	252.2K	Zbrush scale issue - 'Move brush doesn't seem to respond properly obloquy • Mar 18 2019 in Technical Talk
Allegorithmic Substance PBR texturing and material authoring tools	1.6K	11.2K	[WiP] A Pilgrim's Mountain Journey: A Material Blending Project Daniel_Swing • Mar 18 2019 in Allegorithmic Substance
Coding, Scripting, Shaders Coders Unite! Share coding techniques, shader dev, scripting, tool making.	61	2.7K	[MEL Script] Getting the new component IDs after editing a geometry. poopipe • Mar 18 2019 in Coding, Scripting, Shaders
Marmoset Realtime rendering and art tools	699	4.5K	Suggestion: Import objects under current selected group EarthQuake • Mar 18 2019 in Marmoset
Quixel Megascans Scan based PBR texturing. In Photoshop.	1.9K	13.3K	Mixer 2019.1 is officially out! TheGabmeister • Mar 15 2019 in Quixel Megascans
Unity 2D and 3D game development platform.	705	3.3K	Particles dispersed to 3d shape to dispersed again RyanB • Mar 12 2019 in Unity
Unreal Engine Suite of integrated tools for game developers.	3.5K	20.6K	[FOLIAGE & UE4] ~ Grass, full 3D strands to cards LOD transition, is it possible? Steamy_Steve • Mar 18 2019 in Unreal Engine

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General Discussion News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.	24K	557.1K	love death & robots Melazee • Mar 18 2019 in General Discussion
Career & Education Getting into game development, education for game artists, working in a studio vs. freelancing, life/work balance, managing your career.	1.3K	11.4K	Importance of Confidence BIGTIMEMASTER • Mar 18 2019 in Career & Education
Polyfraggers Gather with your fellow polycounters for online gaming!	79	538	Anyone playing Hunt Showdown? jlvwm • Nov 2018 in Polyfraggers
The Q-Branch Quote game! This is the place to have a little trivia fun. Please abide by the rules of the game.	1.5K	9.4K	40 to 0 Optimus • Dec 2018 in The Q-Branch Quote game!

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Counter-Strike: GO	451	998	P 250 \| BIO-BORG / AWP \| BLOOD LUST COSMIX • Feb 6 2019 in Counter-Strike: GO
Dota 2	1.7K	54.8K	What ever happened to those websites that simulated Captain's Draft? briangomes • Dec 2018 in Dota 2
Unity Store For artists who are creating content for the Unity Store. https://store.unity3d.com/	194	1.4K	Various Free Game Models for Unity Polynurb • Feb 22 2019 in Unity Store
Unreal Marketplace For artists who are creating content for the Unreal Marketplace . https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace	108	160	[RELEASED] Mauritius Asset Pack STF3D • Feb 23 2019 in Unreal Marketplace

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Stickies Long-running threads & sections we want to keep around for easy access.	1.3K	154.3K	What are you working on? 2018 Eric Chadwick • Jan 13 2019 in Stickies
Contests & Challenges Archives All non-active Contest & Challenge threads will be moved to this forum.	12K	171.9K	Adobe Stock Contest Eric Chadwick • Nov 2018 in Contest Planning
Allegorithmic's the Beast	448	5.9K	The Beast - Sapphire sculptor dreadleft • Mar 2017 in
Allegorithmic's 'the THRONE ROOM' http://www.polycount.com/the-throne-room-challenge/	498	4.6K	THRONE ROOM The Necromancer's Library Orb Markdidit • Apr 2016 in Allegorithmic's 'the THRONE ROOM'
Arms & Armor, Chivalry: Medieval Workshop	166	2.8K	[Chivalry] Agatha + Knght Set Agatha Knights who say Ni! Davis237 • Mar 14 2019 in Arms & Armor, Chivalry: Medieval Workshop
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare	61	591	Chivalry UGC General Discussion SofiaMiglani55 • Jun 2016 in
Company of Heroes 2: WAR PAINT contest	51	869	WAR PAINT WINNERS! skankerzero • Jan 8 2019 in Company of Heroes 2: WAR PAINT contest
CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest	1.1K	3.7K	PC-CSGO \| Machina ( FINISHED AND SUBMITTED ) Tiger98 • Feb 28 2019 in CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest
CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest Winners	8	210	PP-Bizon / Biomechanical [ Shipping in a Weapon Case ] G99Factory • Jun 2016 in
Enlighten Contest	36	333	[WIP] Enlighten Contest - Clean Architecture MACHIN3 • Apr 2017 in Enlighten Contest
Game Art Workshops Hands-on Community Learning since 1967.	144	1.3K	Dota 2 Specific Tutorials for beginners? Atuli • Feb 2013 in
GDC T-Shirt Contest	23	132	Q&A Thread r13 • Feb 2015 in
Hexels Contest Forum The Hexels Contest Forum!	4	226	Marmoset Presents: Cubed - Final Submissions GhostDetector • Jul 2016 in
Killing Floor 2	7	38	Killing Floor 2 Workshop General ThiefofBreath • May 2016 in
Killing Floor 2 - Guns 'n Gear - CONTEST HAS ENDED	194	912	[kf2] - Item - Plague Mask SenayAmanuel • Jan 2016 in
Low Poly Challenge Oh sure, you can throw as many triangles as you want at a mesh to make something pretty! But what happens when you're limited to how many triangles you can use? Think you're up for the Challenge? Then this forum is for you!	70	1.9K	Low Poly Hardware Specs Eric Chadwick • Jan 2017 in
Petrol/Blood	231	2.8K	PETROL/BLOOD - Elk Ranger pongstah • Jan 2015 in
the Polycount Tower A collaborative project for an endlessly-climbing tower of 3d models	47	368	TOWER - Mothership GeneWiz • Jan 2018 in the Polycount Tower
Reallusion's 3D Character Design Contest 2016	109	1.1K	Reallusion Character Design-Lilia_Vorontsova atzetm • Mar 14 2019 in Reallusion's 3D Character Design Contest 2016
Reallusion Game Character Animation Contest	72	1.1K	RGCA - The Legend of a Forest Heroine - ghidghid tubica • Sep 2015 in
Riot Art Contest	2K	20.4K	Dark Star Xerath OneEyeKing • Oct 2018 in Riot Art Contest - Character Art
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Artists Looking For Work Individual artists looking for compensated work, whether full-time, part-time, or freelance.	4.7K	6.8K	Experienced 3D Game Artist (Art Direction, Character Models, Rigging, Animation) PurpleAvatar • Mar 18 2019 in Artists Looking For Work
Outsource Studios Looking For Work Groups of artists looking for work can post examples of their artwork here, for potential employers to view & evaluate.	74	529	Experienced \| 2D/3D Gaming & Animation service provider @ Indie Price\| Looking for Work Hephaestus_ent • Mar 18 2019 in Outsource Studios Looking For Work
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