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3D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 3D video game artwork, ask/give critique, and share techniques.	53.1K	599.3K	What Are You Working On? (3D) 2023 bejibo • 8:37AM in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques
2D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 2D game artwork, share techniques, and ask/give critiques.	2K	22.3K	Building a Free Library of Images for Everyone Eric Matyas • Sep 29 2023 in 2D Art Showcase & Critiques
Animation Showcase & Critiques Share your animation projects for discussion, education, and feedback.	1.5K	7.5K	First personal 3d animation project Lukes3D • Sep 25 2023 in Animation Showcase & Critiques
Digital Sketchbooks Each artist can post any artwork they choose, personal projects, art progressions, etc	4.2K	59.2K	Sketchbook: Fabi_G Fabi_G • Sep 30 2023 in Digital Sketchbooks
Featured Artwork Artwork featured in the Polycount header, created by talented artists of the Polycount Community.	369	14.3K	[Finished] Samurai walter • Aug 8 2023 in Featured Artwork

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Technical Talk Ask technical questions about 2D/3D software & techniques & hardware, share shaders, scripts, and new software.	37.9K	269.1K	How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before asking) andy939 • 9:19AM in Technical Talk
Adobe Substance PBR texturing and material authoring tools	2.4K	14.1K	artifacts on the curvature map stoparik • Sep 30 2023 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.	313	4K	Tech Artist - What are you working on: FOREVER Edition! Klunk • Sep 29 2023 in Coding, Scripting, Shaders
Marmoset Realtime rendering and art tools	1.3K	6.3K	Bake offset EarthQuake • Sep 25 2023 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 2022 in Quixel Megascans
Unity 2D and 3D game development platform.	830	3.7K	First Environment in Unity VR. Looking for technical advice.... LeeRay • Sep 28 2023 in Unity
Unreal Engine Suite of integrated tools for game developers.	4.2K	22.8K	Unreal crash when material node Fabi_G • Sep 30 2023 in Unreal Engine

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General Discussion News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.	23.6K	549.4K	Assassin's Creed II - Narrative Analysis - Writing cBucsa • 1:56AM 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.	2K	17.5K	Industry strugglin' zetheros • Sep 29 2023 in Career & Education
Polyfraggers Gather with your fellow polycounters for online gaming!	83	541	Diablo Immortal Tholendul • Jul 21 2023 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 • Apr 30 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.	6K	8.9K	Senior Character animator with Rigging Skills availabe Animactor • Sep 29 2023 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.	220	1.2K	Affordable 3d artists looking for work (Paid) SpukeAnimation • Sep 20 2023 in Outsource Studios Looking For Work
Freelance Job Postings Companies or individuals looking to hire game artists for compensated freelance work.	3.3K	1.9K	[PAID] UI Artist that can create a few hand drawn Icons, Numbers 0~9, and possibly Text. BluCappo • 3:49AM in Freelance Job Postings
Full time/Part time work Established companies looking to hire staff for a full/part time employment with benefits.	5.1K	3.8K	{HIRING} (Full-Time) Advanced UI/UX Game Artist SchellGames • Sep 29 2023 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	999	Horror Game Seeking Concept Artist / Illustrator / 3D Modeler ibrahim05 • Sep 25 2023 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	Looking for texture artist Eric Chadwick • Sep 22 2023 in Collaboration & Unpaid Work

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The Polycount Newsfeed	117	695	Sketchfab Spotlight \| September 2023 Sean VanGorder • Sep 19 2023 in The Polycount Newsfeed

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Counter-Strike: GO	456	1K	USP-S \|\| Phobos maxfer35 • Jul 3 2023 in Counter-Strike: GO
Dota 2	1.7K	54.8K	Dota 2 - Workshop Thread mueblesbogota • Nov 2022 in Dota 2
Unity Store For artists who are creating content for the Unity Store. https://store.unity3d.com/	207	1.4K	[Released] Concrete Debris VFX Pack matt_tuatara • Jul 24 2023 in Unity Store
Unreal Marketplace For artists who are creating content for the Unreal Marketplace . https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace	165	178	UE Marketplace Newsstand prop pack bigodon • Aug 23 2023 in Unreal Marketplace

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Stickies Long-running threads & sections we want to keep around for easy access.	70	128.5K	Speed Model Thread TIMELESS AND DATELESS FOR UNTIL THE END OF TIME sacboi • Jan 31 2023 in Stickies
Contests & Challenges Archives All non-active Contest & Challenge threads will be moved to this forum.	6.6K	122K	Showcasing My Latest 3D Model Design: A Step-by-Step Guide 3dmodeling101 • Apr 24 2023 in Shapeways Dota 2 3D Printing - Sculpture
Articles	18	202	Summer's Invisible Killer—Mosquitoes geminismith • Jul 13 2023 in Articles
Big News	223	3.8K	Sketchfab Integration Eric Chadwick • May 2022 in Big News
Interview	11	166	WildStar, Behind the Scenes iam717 • Aug 19 2023 in Interview
News	577	4.4K	Minecraft + Star Trek Eterasai • Aug 10 2023 in News
Pages	39	2	Contact Us Lucie666 • Jul 29 2023 in Pages
Tutorial	18	41	Blender to Metaverse artistb • Sep 7 2023 in Tutorial
Video	12	99	More food for your 3D lobes ahmedcutestudio • Jul 2020 in Video

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