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3D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 3D video game artwork, ask/give critique, and share techniques.	51K	597.3K	[WIP] First time sculpting stylized rocks, looking for feedback! Alan314 • 5:57AM in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques
2D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 2D game artwork, share techniques, and ask/give critiques.	1.9K	22.1K	Looking for some feedback on my environment art BradyJ • Apr 13 2021 in 2D Art Showcase & Critiques
Animation Showcase & Critiques Share your animation projects for discussion, education, and feedback.	1.4K	7.4K	The Driver Thief pixelboy77 • Apr 14 2021 in Animation Showcase & Critiques
Digital Sketchbooks Each artist can post any artwork they choose, personal projects, art progressions, etc	4K	57.6K	Sketchbook: Gregory Stoffel Gotferdom • 5:57AM in Digital Sketchbooks
Featured Artwork Artwork featured in the Polycount header, created by talented artists of the Polycount Community.	246	13.7K	SketchBook: Jerohart francisbaud • Mar 1 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.	36.6K	266.5K	How do I convert a curvy UV to a rectangluar UV_Part 2 demigodssw • 5:51AM in Technical Talk
Adobe Substance PBR texturing and material authoring tools	2.1K	13K	Substance Painter Material will not update anotherdoseofcorey • Apr 14 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.	244	3.6K	Godot Platformer - Throwing projectiles - How to make it land in a certain point umutbalkan • Apr 12 2021 in Coding, Scripting, Shaders
Marmoset Realtime rendering and art tools	1.1K	5.5K	Materials looking different in viewport than in marmoset viewer amandaxestrada • Apr 14 2021 in Marmoset
Quixel Megascans The world's largest PBR texture library with free material authoring tools.	1.9K	13.4K	Answered: Can Quixel Bridge Export to a directory OTHER than the Project Content folder in UE4? StefanVasilev • Feb 23 2021 in Quixel Megascans
Unity 2D and 3D game development platform.	795	3.6K	Figuring out a good lighting setup for AR use in Unity via Universal Render Pipeline. Finnn • Apr 14 2021 in Unity
Unreal Engine Suite of integrated tools for game developers.	3.9K	22K	Faces goes black after building the lights. Ankitkumar • Apr 14 2021 in Unreal Engine

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General Discussion News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.	23.5K	553.4K	I don't understand sometimes aniceto • 5:15AM 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	16K	Question about character artist recruitment in both quality of work and country of residence neilberard • 1:23AM in Career & Education
Polyfraggers Gather with your fellow polycounters for online gaming!	78	543	VR Shooters team-up (Onward ; Pavlov) another caveman • Mar 16 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.	5.5K	8.1K	2D artist. Concept art. Illustrations Ruslan_Ahmatnurov • Apr 14 2021 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.	162	870	Massive Brush Studios \| 2D&3D Art Outsourcing Studio - FREE ART TEST NamMB • 3:48AM in Outsource Studios Looking For Work
Freelance Job Postings Companies or individuals looking to hire game artists for compensated freelance work.	2.8K	2K	[Paid] [Remote] [Contract] Junior Tech Animator/Generalist TheTrailerFarm • Apr 13 2021 in Freelance Job Postings
Full time/Part time work Established companies looking to hire staff for a full/part time employment with benefits.	4.8K	3.9K	[full time] Insomniac Games Looking for a Hard Surface Artist (Senior) DiegoTeran • Apr 13 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	967	(Rev-Share) 3D Character Artist For Science Fiction FPS Data7Games • Mar 30 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	Unite FrankLaw • Aug 2020 in Collaboration & Unpaid Work

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The Polycount Newsfeed	95	696	Sketchfab Spotlight \| March 2021 Sean VanGorder • Mar 17 2021 in The Polycount Newsfeed

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Counter-Strike: GO	457	1K	Ecosystem roberto_dev • Feb 16 2021 in Counter-Strike: GO
Dota 2	1.7K	54.8K	Retopology Brucerius • Apr 9 2021 in Dota 2
Unity Store For artists who are creating content for the Unity Store. https://store.unity3d.com/	208	1.4K	[RELEASED] Dark Ritual Pack - 3D Assets MantisGames • Mar 1 2021 in Unity Store
Unreal Marketplace For artists who are creating content for the Unreal Marketplace . https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace	145	173	UE4 In-editor texture painting tool Scruffy • Apr 1 2021 in Unreal Marketplace

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Stickies Long-running threads & sections we want to keep around for easy access.	61	119.2K	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.	160	1.3K	Bow Hunter – 2D multiplayer Game by 3D Game Art Studio – Austin, Texas gameyanstudio001 • Apr 7 2021 in Game Art Workshops
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	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 tubica • 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	Help Baking normals elle_art • Feb 9 2021 in Riot Art Contest - Character Art
Riot Art Contest - Environment Art	155	1.1K	[Riot Art Contest] - Owl leandrojsj • Apr 2016 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 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	576	4.4K	Looking for Junior Producer jyammagames • Dec 2020 in News
Pages	37	2	Contact Us Lucie666 • Jun 2019 in Pages
Tutorial	12	40	Starting a blog with tips and tricks (free golden rule shapes fbx) Larry • Mar 31 2021 in Tutorial
Video	12	102	More food for your 3D lobes ahmedcutestudio • Jul 2020 in Video