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3D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 3D video game artwork, ask/give critique, and share techniques.	48.6K	587.2K	Ragnar Lothbrok - realtime portrait ZelenHimihal • 3:00PM in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques
2D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 2D game artwork, share techniques, and ask/give critiques.	1.8K	22K	Polycount's Sketch Thread! EricElwell • 5:01AM in 2D Art Showcase & Critiques
Animation Showcase & Critiques Share your animation projects for discussion, education, and feedback.	1.3K	7.2K	Fight scene; Critique wanted! Nadiia • 11:15AM in Animation Showcase & Critiques
Digital Sketchbooks Each artist can post any artwork they choose, personal projects, art progressions, etc	3.9K	54.9K	Sketchbook: Velvetfury VelvetFury • 12:55PM in Digital Sketchbooks
Featured Artwork Artwork featured in the Polycount header, created by talented artists of the Polycount Community.	348	13.7K	Sketchbook: ID-LL idli • Jan 14 2020 in Featured Artwork

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Technical Talk Ask technical questions about 2D/3D software & techniques & hardware, share shaders, scripts, and new software.	35.4K	260.5K	Krita Masterthread: 4.0 is out! RN • 3:10PM in Technical Talk
Adobe Substance PBR texturing and material authoring tools	1.9K	12.1K	SP - Height painting help Echu • 12:30PM in Adobe Substance
Coding, Scripting, Shaders Coders Unite! Share coding techniques, shader dev, scripting, tool making.	171	3.2K	Moved: Maya rigging scripts Eric Chadwick • Jan 19 2020 in Coding, Scripting, Shaders
Marmoset Realtime rendering and art tools	830	4.9K	Thickness map issues when baking to different materials? zenonithus • 10:26AM in Marmoset
Quixel Megascans The world's largest PBR texture library with free material authoring tools.	1.9K	13.4K	Answered: Adding your own Decals to Megascans library? hghtch • Jan 21 2020 in Quixel Megascans
Unity 2D and 3D game development platform.	761	3.5K	[HELP]Client wants me to rig his 8 armors with UMA 2, I'm currently using Autodesk Maya 2019. niczonfire • Jan 14 2020 in Unity
Unreal Engine Suite of integrated tools for game developers.	3.7K	21.2K	The wonders of technical art (Unreal Engine) Obscura • Jan 21 2020 in Unreal Engine

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General Discussion News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.	24.1K	557.1K	Challenges: 3D Art sacboi • 9:53AM 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.	1.6K	13.5K	Anyone new / just starting want to get together? Ashervisalis • Jan 21 2020 in Career & Education
Polyfraggers Gather with your fellow polycounters for online gaming!	79	540	Which one is the best game for you? Spiderdance • Jan 9 2020 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 • Nov 2019 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.	5K	7.3K	3D Character Artist VinceOrcis • 1:54PM 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.	117	723	TREEFORT STUDIOS VR \| 3D TREEFORTVR • Jan 17 2020 in Outsource Studios Looking For Work
Freelance Job Postings Companies or individuals looking to hire game artists for compensated freelance work.	2.3K	2K	[PAID] 3D Artist needed to Optimise Zombie Characters, 4x 3D Barricades, for Switch Port. Richard_East • 10:14AM in Freelance Job Postings
Full time/Part time work Established companies looking to hire staff for a full/part time employment with benefits.	4.7K	3.9K	Senior Vehicle Artist Needed! DexterityArt • 12:46PM in Full time/Part time work
Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work Project compensation is based on future royalties or post-launch payment.	1.3K	929	Looking for artist to work on 2D Castle Builder Game. rev. share & prototype CraterHater • 11:05AM in Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work
Collaboration & Unpaid Work Mod teams looking for artists, unpaid requests, or free models/textures/contributions.	3.4K	5.5K	Looking for artist to work on 2D Castle Builder Game. rev. share & prototype CraterHater • 8:47AM in Collaboration & Unpaid Work

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The Polycount Newsfeed	81	690	Sketchfab Spotlight \| December 2019 Sean VanGorder • Dec 2019 in The Polycount Newsfeed

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Counter-Strike: GO	452	1K	emu's (wannabe's) workshop thingys wannabe • Jan 17 2020 in Counter-Strike: GO
Dota 2	1.7K	54.8K	Dota 2 Music Pack - iИ\|tAc Studios truonggiang2020 • Dec 2019 in Dota 2
Unity Store For artists who are creating content for the Unity Store. https://store.unity3d.com/	201	1.4K	Flying Animation Pack colbludedkila • Nov 2019 in Unity Store
Unreal Marketplace For artists who are creating content for the Unreal Marketplace . https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace	129	171	[RELEASED] VFX Magic Sigil Pack PhilippeNAC • Jan 10 2020 in Unreal Marketplace

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Stickies Long-running threads & sections we want to keep around for easy access.	1.3K	156.7K	What are you working on? 2019! Eric Chadwick • Jan 1 2020 in Stickies
Contests & Challenges Archives All non-active Contest & Challenge threads will be moved to this forum.	12K	171.9K	[STAGE] The Last Blade, Kaede's Stage, Ezmeow zerkis • Dec 2019 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 • Jul 2019 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	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	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 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 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	165	1.5K	[Riot Art Contest] - Kevin Collinet Beeltrat96 • Oct 2019 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	144	17.5K	Odd rigging problem with the item tester. ToBe • Oct 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	19	204	The Environment Art of Halo 4 FuzzYspo0N • 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 Desperad0 • Jun 2013 in
News	575	4.4K	Exis SprintR Wireless footpad for VR TheQiwiMan • Sep 2015 in News
Pages	37	2	Contact Us Lucie666 • Jun 2019 in Pages
Tutorial	8	38	How to create a female robot head ( Transformers Style ) changiz • Nov 2019 in Tutorial
Video	12	101	Sculpture in blender natkumar82 • Jun 2019 in Video