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3D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 3D video game artwork, ask/give critique, and share techniques.	46.9K	580K	What are you working on? 2019! Macebo • Jun 15 2019 in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques
2D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 2D game artwork, share techniques, and ask/give critiques.	1.7K	21.5K	Guard - Concept Art delaneveart • Jun 15 2019 in 2D Art Showcase & Critiques
Animation Showcase & Critiques Share your animation projects for discussion, education, and feedback.	1.2K	7.2K	Pogo Barbarian--critique sharsein • 4:50AM in Animation Showcase & Critiques
Digital Sketchbooks Each artist can post any artwork they choose, personal projects, art progressions, etc	3.8K	53.2K	Sketchbook: Coryn Briere Gannon • 12:27AM in Digital Sketchbooks
Featured Artwork Artwork featured in the Polycount header, created by talented artists of the Polycount Community.	330	13.3K	Moved: [UE4] Clans of Reign Eric Chadwick • Jun 13 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.	34.6K	255K	Is it possible to earn with the help of a flat strategy? Xeggitar • 6:50AM in Technical Talk
Allegorithmic Substance PBR texturing and material authoring tools	1.7K	11.6K	3DS Max > Zbrush > Substance Workflow Tutorial rohan_pioneer7 • Jun 15 2019 in Allegorithmic Substance
Coding, Scripting, Shaders Coders Unite! Share coding techniques, shader dev, scripting, tool making.	92	2.9K	Tech Artist - What are you working on: FOREVER Edition! floon • Jun 15 2019 in Coding, Scripting, Shaders
Marmoset Realtime rendering and art tools	741	4.6K	Custom Shader - Any way to access screen resolution / aspect ratio? venain • Jun 14 2019 in Marmoset
Quixel Megascans Scan based PBR texturing. In Photoshop.	1.9K	13.3K	Answered: Any official Quixel Mixer Roadmap? Synaesthesia • Jun 10 2019 in Quixel Megascans
Unity 2D and 3D game development platform.	721	3.4K	Presenting an asset in unity to submit for an art test. Alex Javor • Jun 15 2019 in Unity
Unreal Engine Suite of integrated tools for game developers.	3.6K	20.8K	Shadow on Foliage Paint are Way too Dark WanaBRtiBtMTuLzPsHlp • 5:32AM in Unreal Engine

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General Discussion News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.	24K	556.1K	Let's see some of your art from when you first started! Shrike • 1:37AM 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.	1.4K	12.1K	The Student Art Podcast - Multiple Episodes -By Ross Baxter rbaxter12 • Jun 15 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	"Who am I?" wirrexx • Jun 4 2019 in The Q-Branch Quote game!

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The Polycount Newsfeed	74	686	Polycount Recap \| May 2019 Nuclear Angel • Jun 11 2019 in The Polycount Newsfeed

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Counter-Strike: GO	452	999	CS:GO Workshop Thread RopRoy • May 17 2019 in Counter-Strike: GO
Dota 2	1.7K	54.8K	The Paradox of Choice gilzzzzz • May 8 2019 in Dota 2
Unity Store For artists who are creating content for the Unity Store. https://store.unity3d.com/	199	1.4K	[RELEASED] Sci Fi Cases Pack Forest_Cat • May 2 2019 in Unity Store
Unreal Marketplace For artists who are creating content for the Unreal Marketplace . https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace	116	168	[RELEASED] Bounce Light System including Dynamic Global Illumination and Textured Planar Lights napelazam • Jun 9 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	Closed LoganTMT • Jul 2018 in Contests & Challenges Archives
Allegorithmic's the Beast	447	5.9K	The Beast - Sapphire sculptor dreadleft • Mar 2017 in Allegorithmic's the Beast
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 Ploy Weapon Challenge FelixOwO • May 20 2019 in Low Poly Challenge
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
Riot Art Contest - Animation	164	1.5K	Animaction+ Motion Capture Fracisz • Jan 2018 in Riot Art Contest - Animation
Riot Art Contest - Character Art	817	10.3K	Dark Star Xerath OneEyeKing • Oct 2018 in Riot Art Contest - Character Art
Riot Art Contest - Environment Art	156	1.1K	[Riot Art Contest] - Owl leandrojsj • Apr 2016 in
Riot Art Contest - Illustration	836	6K	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	17.5K	Team Fortress 2 - Workshop Thread offtime • Jan 2 2019 in Team Fortress 2
UT Master Challenge: Concept Art	141	1.1K	UTMC - Old space Rabro • Jun 2015 in
Warframe	135	1.1K	[Weapon Swap] – Skana – Infested Skana Meyaka • Aug 2016 in
Articles	17	203	The Environment Art of Halo 4 FuzzYspo0N • Jan 2013 in
Big News	223	3.8K	MINI-GOLF contest winners! wojtekfedunik • Apr 26 2019 in Big News
Interview	11	166	WildStar, Behind the Scenes Desperad0 • Jun 2013 in
News	575	4.4K	Exis SprintR Wireless footpad for VR TheQiwiMan • Sep 2015 in News
Pages	37	1	Contact Us Lucie666 • Jan 7 2019 in Pages
Tutorial	6	38	art reference archive (anatomy, fashion, and more) smeardoes • Mar 21 2019 in Tutorial
Video	12	100	Sculpture in blender natkumar82 • Mar 20 2019 in Video

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Artists Looking For Work Individual artists looking for compensated work, whether full-time, part-time, or freelance.	4.8K	7K	3D Level Artist- Searching for Work (Full Time, Part Time, Internship) Michael_WorkAccount • Jun 15 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.	86	558	Thunder Cloud Studio - 3D Animation and 3D Game Art Production ThunderClouds • Jun 13 2019 in Outsource Studios Looking For Work
Freelance Job Postings Companies or individuals looking to hire game artists for compensated freelance work.	2K	1.9K	[PAID] 3D Character Artist for Dark Medieval Fantasy Game Dayl • 4:55AM in Freelance Job Postings
Full time/Part time work Established companies looking to hire staff for a full/part time employment with benefits.	4.6K	3.9K	Limbic Entertainment is hiring now and looking for you! Limbic_Entertainment • Jun 14 2019 in Full time/Part time work
Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work Project compensation is based on future royalties or post-launch payment.	1.2K	900	Looking for 3D artists to create models for an AR strategy game daniyaal • Jun 15 2019 in Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work
Collaboration & Unpaid Work Mod teams looking for artists, unpaid requests, or free models/textures/contributions.	3.3K	5.5K	3d Programmer Looking for Lead 3d Modeller for game. (small Sci Fi RPG) Farn • Jun 15 2019 in Collaboration & Unpaid Work

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