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3D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 3D video game artwork, ask/give critique, and share techniques.	53.6K	602K	What Are You Working On? (3D) 2024 Tristy_Artist • 9:20PM in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques
2D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 2D game artwork, share techniques, and ask/give critiques.	2K	22.3K	Feeling lost and hopeless out of education as a games artist Ruz • Dec 22 2024 in 2D Art Showcase & Critiques
Animation Showcase & Critiques Share your animation projects for discussion, education, and feedback.	1.5K	7.5K	Pixelhammer: A Star Soldier Saga PeaceCraft • Nov 23 2024 in Animation Showcase & Critiques
Digital Sketchbooks Each artist can post any artwork they choose, personal projects, art progressions, etc	4.2K	59.9K	Sketchbook: erebus9 erebus9 • Dec 20 2024 in Digital Sketchbooks
Featured Artwork Artwork featured in the Polycount header, created by talented artists of the Polycount Community.	369	14.3K	Sketchbook: ID-LL idli • Jan 8 2024 in Featured Artwork

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Technical Talk Ask technical questions about 2D/3D software & techniques & hardware, share shaders, scripts, and new software.	38.2K	270.7K	maya2025: What is causing these two large faces to pinch? Ralf_Reddings • 6:14PM in Technical Talk
Adobe Substance PBR texturing and material authoring tools	2.5K	14.4K	Substance Painter - Master Thread MetaDrought • Dec 21 2024 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.	354	4.2K	Maxscript Save selected Nels • Dec 23 2024 in Coding, Scripting, Shaders
Marmoset Realtime rendering and art tools	1.4K	6.5K	BAKING COMPLETE LIGHTING ISSUE verakalli • Dec 14 2024 in Marmoset
Quixel Megascans The world's largest PBR texture library with free material authoring tools.	1.9K	13.4K	White textures after Redshift rendering (Need help) joeyyyy • Nov 26 2024 in Quixel Megascans
Unity 2D and 3D game development platform.	844	3.7K	Best approach for adding dirt to this large object? Eric Chadwick • Dec 15 2024 in Unity
Unreal Engine Suite of integrated tools for game developers.	4.2K	23K	ID mask and Detail mask in 1 material, UE5 Asim7 • Dec 23 2024 in Unreal Engine

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General Discussion News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.	23.6K	548.1K	Star Wars Outlaws: Character design was the least of this games problems. Alex_J • 2:25PM 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.	2.1K	18.2K	Looking for info about 3d Model Commissions NikhilR • Dec 21 2024 in Career & Education
Polyfraggers Gather with your fellow polycounters for online gaming!	86	551	Anyone playing Warframe? zetheros • Oct 5 2024 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	"Who am I?" wirrexx • Apr 2023 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.	6.1K	9.3K	2D-3D Concept Artist DeMoonArt • 9:47PM 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.	231	1.2K	Peacox Studio - multimedia and game development cost-efficient company dmpeacox • Dec 17 2024 in Outsource Studios Looking For Work
Freelance Job Postings Companies or individuals looking to hire game artists for compensated freelance work.	3.5K	1.9K	[PAID] 2D World Map / Level Select Map Tileset saintflow • Dec 11 2024 in Freelance Job Postings
Full time/Part time work Established companies looking to hire staff for a full/part time employment with benefits.	5.2K	3.8K	Full Time Set Dress / Level Designer JamesUnityDev • Oct 15 2024 in Full time/Part time work
Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work Project compensation is based on future royalties or post-launch payment.	1.5K	1K	Doom meets Disney RPG/FPS/MOBA looking for teammates... Jymany • Nov 23 2024 in Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work
Collaboration & Unpaid Work Mod teams looking for artists, unpaid requests, or free models/textures/contributions.	3.6K	5.8K	Need a concept artist for my gbc game pixelanonimjooj • Dec 4 2024 in Collaboration & Unpaid Work

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Counter-Strike: GO	457	1K	M4A4 \| Blue Dragon SenjiRyakketsu • Mar 31 2024 in Counter-Strike: GO
Dota 2	1.7K	54.7K	Dota 2 - Workshop Thread mueblesbogota • Dec 2023 in Dota 2
Unity Store For artists who are creating content for the Unity Store. https://store.unity3d.com/	217	1.4K	Vagon and Unity Announces Collaboration to Make Immersive Experiences for Everyone berkzob • Aug 27 2024 in Unity Store
Unreal Marketplace For artists who are creating content for the Unreal Marketplace . https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace	192	185	New plugin annuncement! Cinematic ToolBox for Unreal Engine! Join the whishlist! Zoharvan12 • Nov 9 2024 in Unreal Marketplace

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Stickies Long-running threads & sections we want to keep around for easy access.	71	128.8K	Speed Model Thread TIMELESS AND DATELESS FOR UNTIL THE END OF TIME sacboi • Feb 15 2024 in Stickies
Contests & Challenges Archives All non-active Contest & Challenge threads will be moved to this forum.	14.1K	204.9K	The Secrets of the Luminara Challenge (Kitbash 3D/Cargo) littleclaude • Nov 16 2024 in Contests & Challenges Archives
Articles	18	203	The Environment Art of Halo 4 FuzzYspo0N • Jan 2013 in Articles
Big News	226	3.8K	Create game assets in MINUTES 3D_AI • May 7 2024 in Big News
Interview	11	167	Kevin Johnstone of Epic Games NikhilR • Nov 26 2024 in Interview
News	576	4.4K	Modular Design Research Paper the_dlearner • Dec 2023 in News
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Tutorial	23	47	Blender Story: Complete 3D Modeling Course (Full 6.5-Hour Beginner Guide) MiM_Repository • Dec 13 2024 in Tutorial
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