Polycount Forum

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3D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 3D video game artwork, ask/give critique, and share techniques.	52K	594.6K	[FINISHED] Mad Science Gun - Seeking feedback Khulim • 4:08PM in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques
2D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 2D game artwork, share techniques, and ask/give critiques.	2K	22.1K	2D ConceptBank - Post your concepts to model ghostlycc • May 25 2022 in 2D Art Showcase & Critiques
Animation Showcase & Critiques Share your animation projects for discussion, education, and feedback.	1.5K	7.5K	Zelda Anime Op and a Fight Scene. AnimatorJC • 5:03AM in Animation Showcase & Critiques
Digital Sketchbooks Each artist can post any artwork they choose, personal projects, art progressions, etc	4.1K	58.2K	Sketchbook: Konstantinos Chtenelis killnpc • 2:56PM in Digital Sketchbooks
Featured Artwork Artwork featured in the Polycount header, created by talented artists of the Polycount Community.	369	14.3K	[UE4] Lowpoly Stylized Environment sacboi • May 17 2022 in Featured Artwork

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Technical Talk Ask technical questions about 2D/3D software & techniques & hardware, share shaders, scripts, and new software.	37.2K	264.9K	Importing meshes that contain ngons into zbrush? Kanni3d • 4:19PM in Technical Talk
Adobe Substance PBR texturing and material authoring tools	2.2K	13.5K	Substance Designer - Master Thread Frank Horrigan • May 26 2022 in Adobe Substance
Coding, Scripting, Shaders Coders Unite! Share coding techniques, shader dev, scripting, tool making. Development only please; finished work goes in Technical Talk.	273	3.8K	[MAXSCRIPT] render:#bakeSelected Crashes when using VRAY. jazznazz • May 21 2022 in Coding, Scripting, Shaders
Marmoset Realtime rendering and art tools	1.2K	5.9K	Complete Lighting bake option removed in V4? Noth • May 25 2022 in Marmoset
Quixel Megascans The world's largest PBR texture library with free material authoring tools.	1.9K	13.4K	Solved: The insanely confusing licensing of Quixel. Synaesthesia • Apr 20 2022 in Quixel Megascans
Unity 2D and 3D game development platform.	810	3.7K	80's Style Robot problems with Humanoid IK system strange_aeons • May 16 2022 in Unity
Unreal Engine Suite of integrated tools for game developers.	4K	22.4K	Help please! Summer18 • 2:48PM in Unreal Engine

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General Discussion News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.	23.5K	548K	What made you feel good today? littleclaude • May 26 2022 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.	1.9K	16.7K	Creators3D is looking for talented 3D artists for a unique project! Neox • May 25 2022 in Career & Education
Polyfraggers Gather with your fellow polycounters for online gaming!	82	539	Scum anyone? poopipe • Jan 19 2022 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	The best Android game op now polycm • Feb 4 2022 in The Q-Branch Quote game!

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Artists Looking For Work Individual artists looking for compensated work, whether full-time, part-time, or freelance.	5.7K	8.4K	Free Music / SFX Resource for Your Games - Over 1900 Tracks Eric Matyas • May 25 2022 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.	184	1.1K	7 Benefits of 3D Product Animation Services connect21 • May 23 2022 in Outsource Studios Looking For Work
Freelance Job Postings Companies or individuals looking to hire game artists for compensated freelance work.	3.1K	1.9K	(Filled) 2D Monster/Character Illustrations redcap • May 26 2022 in Freelance Job Postings
Full time/Part time work Established companies looking to hire staff for a full/part time employment with benefits.	5K	3.8K	[Full Time] LG Electronics internal ad agency - Hiring 3D Artist to create 3D LG products amadeus531 • May 26 2022 in Full time/Part time work
Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work Project compensation is based on future royalties or post-launch payment.	1.4K	965	[REV SHARE] Looking for Team For A Top Down Shooter Prototype kat_sta • May 24 2022 in Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work
Collaboration & Unpaid Work Mod teams looking for artists, unpaid requests, or free models/textures/contributions.	3.5K	5.7K	Does your character needs groom? kat_sta • May 26 2022 in Collaboration & Unpaid Work

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The Polycount Newsfeed	104	689	Sketchfab Spotlight \| May 2022 Sean VanGorder • May 24 2022 in The Polycount Newsfeed

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Counter-Strike: GO	454	1K	Glock-18 \| Call of Nature Recfield • May 23 2022 in Counter-Strike: GO
Dota 2	1.7K	54.8K	[ Workshop ] Am I allowed to change the base model and texture? Connor_Dang • May 22 2022 in Dota 2
Unity Store For artists who are creating content for the Unity Store. https://store.unity3d.com/	203	1.4K	[NEW] "MIKHAIL: Male Mercenary" AAA Character MacalpineVentures • Apr 2021 in Unity Store
Unreal Marketplace For artists who are creating content for the Unreal Marketplace . https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace	159	172	[Released] Alien/Fantasy Nature Pack ArnaudClaudet • Feb 26 2022 in Unreal Marketplace

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Stickies Long-running threads & sections we want to keep around for easy access.	67	128.1K	[General Discussion] - Setting up a quick portfolio site alangyaa • May 19 2022 in Stickies
Contests & Challenges Archives All non-active Contest & Challenge threads will be moved to this forum.	6.6K	122K	LPC #05 - MoP - Hell Knight KaiserZandrich • Jan 2021 in Contests & Challenges Archives
Allegorithmic's the Beast	444	5.8K	The Beast - The Cursed Queen daizyp • May 2020 in Allegorithmic's the Beast
Allegorithmic's 'the THRONE ROOM' http://www.polycount.com/the-throne-room-challenge/	498	4.6K	The Beast -- Feral children Sophia_Williams • May 2020 in Allegorithmic's 'the THRONE ROOM'
Arms & Armor, Chivalry: Medieval Workshop	165	2.8K	[Chivalry] - Mason Vanguard - Great Horned Helmet herbertvwright • Aug 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 2019 in Company of Heroes 2: WAR PAINT contest
CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest	1.1K	3.7K	PC-CSGO \|Space Invaders Playonce • Oct 2019 in CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest
CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest Winners	8	209	PP-Bizon / Biomechanical [ Shipping in a Weapon Case ] G99Factory • Jun 2016 in
Enlighten Contest	36	334	The Courtyard – An Enlighten Lighting Contest ratubola303 • Jul 2020 in Enlighten Contest
Game Art Workshops Hands-on Community Learning since 1967.	158	1.3K	Low-poly 3D Characters For Fight Game – GUTS, Indianapolis - Indiana gameyanstudio001 • Jun 2021 in Game Art Workshops
GDC T-Shirt Contest	23	131	Q&A Thread adam • 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 Hawt Koffee • May 2016 in
Killing Floor 2 - Guns 'n Gear - CONTEST HAS ENDED	194	912	[kf2] - Item - Plague Mask Jiggy • 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 Ploy Weapon Challenge FelixOwO • May 2019 in Low Poly Challenge
Petrol/Blood	229	2.7K	PETROL/BLOOD - Elk Ranger Sebeuroc • Jan 2015 in
the Polycount Tower A collaborative project for an endlessly-climbing tower of 3d models	46	355	TOWER - Mothership GeneWiz • Jan 2018 in the Polycount Tower
Reallusion's 3D Character Design Contest 2016	109	1.1K	3D Rigged Character TriGon_ • Jan 2021 in Reallusion's 3D Character Design Contest 2016
Reallusion Game Character Animation Contest	72	1.1K	RGCA - The Legend of a Forest Heroine - ghidghid ghidghid • Sep 2015 in
Riot Art Contest	2	405	Dark Star Xerath OneEyeKing • Oct 2018 in Riot Art Contest - Character Art
Riot Art Contest - Animation	165	1.5K	[Riot Art Contest] - Kevin Collinet Beeltrat96 • Oct 2019 in Riot Art Contest - Animation
Riot Art Contest - Character Art	816	10.3K	[Riot Art Contest] - Malphite - Trik HakimmikaH • Jan 28 2022 in Riot Art Contest - Character Art
Riot Art Contest - Environment Art	155	1.1K	[Riot Art Contest ] - mr grimm mr grimm • Jun 2021 in Riot Art Contest - Environment Art
Riot Art Contest - Illustration	835	5.9K	Diana Dianaismywife • Mar 2018 in Riot Art Contest - Illustration
Riot Art Contest - VFX	61	1.1K	[Riot Art Contest] - Russell Bakewell SimonT • Nov 2017 in Riot Art Contest - VFX
Team Fortress 2	143	17.4K	Looking for old copies of missing concept/promo artwork from old Polypack threads TF2CutContentWiki • Mar 22 2022 in Team Fortress 2
UT Master Challenge: Concept Art	141	1.1K	UTMC - Old space Gooba • Jun 2015 in
Warframe	135	1.1K	[Weapon Swap] – Skana – Infested Skana Meyaka • Aug 2016 in
Articles	17	201	The Environment Art of Halo 4 adam • Jan 2013 in Articles
Big News	223	3.8K	Sketchfab Integration Eric Chadwick • May 16 2022 in Big News
Interview	11	165	WildStar, Behind the Scenes Eric Chadwick • Jun 2013 in
News	576	4.4K	Looking for Junior Producer jyammagames • Dec 2020 in News
Pages	37	2	the THRONE ROOM CHALLENGE robert9531 • Dec 2021 in Pages
Tutorial	16	40	Learn how to create clean topology for your character models - ALL THE TIME Toqqx • Apr 12 2022 in Tutorial
Video	12	99	More food for your 3D lobes ahmedcutestudio • Jul 2020 in Video