Polycount Forum

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3D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 3D video game artwork, ask/give critique, and share techniques.	51.7K	600.3K	[UE5] Cinema ILYHugh • 5:35PM in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques
2D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 2D game artwork, share techniques, and ask/give critiques.	1.9K	22.2K	Pixel art Landscape sueds • Sep 27 2021 in 2D Art Showcase & Critiques
Animation Showcase & Critiques Share your animation projects for discussion, education, and feedback.	1.4K	7.5K	Short fight scene in Naruto universe NuttyART • Sep 26 2021 in Animation Showcase & Critiques
Digital Sketchbooks Each artist can post any artwork they choose, personal projects, art progressions, etc	4K	58.1K	Sketchbook: Gregory Stoffel Gotferdom • 2:02PM in Digital Sketchbooks
Featured Artwork Artwork featured in the Polycount header, created by talented artists of the Polycount Community.	246	13.7K	Sketchbook: Beestonian Beestonian • Sep 17 2021 in Featured Artwork

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Technical Talk Ask technical questions about 2D/3D software & techniques & hardware, share shaders, scripts, and new software.	37K	267.9K	Species Character Framework pior • 5:34PM in Technical Talk
Adobe Substance PBR texturing and material authoring tools	2.2K	13.3K	problem baking a simple bottle gnoop • Sep 24 2021 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.	256	3.7K	ImaGen - Images Generator and Editor Rayterex • Sep 26 2021 in Coding, Scripting, Shaders
Marmoset Realtime rendering and art tools	1.1K	5.7K	Flat textures Oaken • Sep 26 2021 in Marmoset
Quixel Megascans The world's largest PBR texture library with free material authoring tools.	1.9K	13.5K	Answered: How do I export combo maps? Synaesthesia • Aug 18 2021 in Quixel Megascans
Unity 2D and 3D game development platform.	808	3.7K	Mekong River Crossing 3D (my first finished game) Finnn • Sep 6 2021 in Unity
Unreal Engine Suite of integrated tools for game developers.	4K	22.3K	UDK UE3 - Trying to emulate Real World Lighting with Non Photometric light tools scorpio2111 • 2:22AM in Unreal Engine

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General Discussion News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.	23.6K	554.1K	How long to get really good at 3d sculpting oglu • 5:34PM 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.	1.8K	16.6K	Best professionalizing courses Alex_J • Sep 25 2021 in Career & Education
Polyfraggers Gather with your fellow polycounters for online gaming!	79	543	So, any of you still play Quake 3/Live or even QuakeWorld? Iwazaruk7 • Aug 4 2021 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 • Jul 2020 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.	5.6K	8.2K	Professional Anime/Manga Illustrator [HIGH QUALITY] toukairin • 3:10AM 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.	174	1K	Shortline Studio \| 3D Modeling, AAA, Game integration - Looking for projects Shortline_Studio • Sep 25 2021 in Outsource Studios Looking For Work
Freelance Job Postings Companies or individuals looking to hire game artists for compensated freelance work.	2.9K	2K	[PAID] Looking for 3D Generalist for prop creation blooddiamonds • 2:13PM in Freelance Job Postings
Full time/Part time work Established companies looking to hire staff for a full/part time employment with benefits.	4.9K	3.9K	various art positions @ new Sledgehammer studio in Toronto NilsSHG • Sep 25 2021 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	972	Multiple roles needed for epic science fiction game! ThatDevMan • Sep 24 2021 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	3D Artists and Animators - Hardcore Survival Indie Project Lordd • Sep 25 2021 in Collaboration & Unpaid Work

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The Polycount Newsfeed	99	698	Sketchfab Spotlight \| September 2021 Sean VanGorder • Sep 24 2021 in The Polycount Newsfeed

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Counter-Strike: GO	458	1K	Support my skin please Fiveseven / Fabulous starfall Silence0204 • Aug 19 2021 in Counter-Strike: GO
Dota 2	1.7K	54.8K	Workshop Collab Finder flyenigma • Sep 2 2021 in Dota 2
Unity Store For artists who are creating content for the Unity Store. https://store.unity3d.com/	209	1.4K	[NEW] "MIKHAIL: Male Mercenary" AAA Character MacalpineVentures • Apr 21 2021 in Unity Store
Unreal Marketplace For artists who are creating content for the Unreal Marketplace . https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace	148	174	City Kit, Drag and Drop buildings with adjustable floor and customisation control littleclaude • Sep 27 2021 in Unreal Marketplace

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Stickies Long-running threads & sections we want to keep around for easy access.	60	118.6K	Game and Mod Development Article Lesin89 • Apr 4 2021 in Stickies
Contests & Challenges Archives All non-active Contest & Challenge threads will be moved to this forum.	6.7K	122.5K	LPC #05 - MoP - Hell Knight KaiserZandrich • Jan 21 2021 in Contests & Challenges Archives
Allegorithmic's the Beast	448	5.9K	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/	499	4.6K	The Beast -- Feral children Sophia_Williams • May 2020 in Allegorithmic's 'the THRONE ROOM'
Arms & Armor, Chivalry: Medieval Workshop	166	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	870	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	210	PP-Bizon / Biomechanical [ Shipping in a Weapon Case ] G99Factory • Jun 2016 in
Enlighten Contest	36	335	The Courtyard – An Enlighten Lighting Contest ratubola303 • Jul 2020 in Enlighten Contest
Game Art Workshops Hands-on Community Learning since 1967.	162	1.3K	Low-poly 3D Characters For Fight Game – GUTS, Indianapolis - Indiana gameyanstudio001 • Jun 8 2021 in Game Art Workshops
GDC T-Shirt Contest	23	132	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	231	2.8K	PETROL/BLOOD - Elk Ranger Sebeuroc • 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	110	1.1K	3D Rigged Character TriGon_ • Jan 5 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	408	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	819	10.3K	pantheon full metal joeyhathorne • Aug 31 2021 in Riot Art Contest - Character Art
Riot Art Contest - Environment Art	155	1.1K	[Riot Art Contest ] - mr grimm mr grimm • Jun 29 2021 in Riot Art Contest - Environment Art
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	144	17.5K	Halloween Sentry Lunaaaaaaaaa • Oct 2020 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	19	204	The Environment Art of Halo 4 adam • Aug 2019 in Articles
Big News	223	3.8K	MINI-GOLF contest winners! wojtekfedunik • Jun 2019 in Big News
Interview	11	166	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	Contact Us Lucie666 • Jun 2019 in Pages
Tutorial	13	40	Making of Cauldron \| Mini Tutorial afaziill • May 31 2021 in Tutorial
Video	12	102	More food for your 3D lobes ahmedcutestudio • Jul 2020 in Video