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3D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 3D video game artwork, ask/give critique, and share techniques.	52.3K	595.9K	Need your input. killnpc • 6:39PM in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques
2D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 2D game artwork, share techniques, and ask/give critiques.	2K	22.2K	Alchemicals's journey (to improving) Alchemical • Oct 1 2022 in 2D Art Showcase & Critiques
Animation Showcase & Critiques Share your animation projects for discussion, education, and feedback.	1.5K	7.5K	16-Bit Volcano pixelboy77 • Sep 25 2022 in Animation Showcase & Critiques
Digital Sketchbooks Each artist can post any artwork they choose, personal projects, art progressions, etc	4.1K	58.4K	Sketchbook: Frank Polygon bewsii • 11:33AM in Digital Sketchbooks
Featured Artwork Artwork featured in the Polycount header, created by talented artists of the Polycount Community.	369	14.3K	Sketchbook: Dominique Dominique_ • Sep 24 2022 in Featured Artwork

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Technical Talk Ask technical questions about 2D/3D software & techniques & hardware, share shaders, scripts, and new software.	37.4K	266K	[3ds Max/Vray] Issue exporting .AVI turnaround Eric Chadwick • 5:54PM in Technical Talk
Adobe Substance PBR texturing and material authoring tools	2.3K	13.6K	Substance Designer - Making an ID map for hair DustyShinigami • 9:35AM 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.	286	3.8K	Tool for Creating Animated SVGs from SVG keyframes (proof of concept) Tiles • Oct 2 2022 in Coding, Scripting, Shaders
Marmoset Realtime rendering and art tools	1.3K	6K	Bake for Low Poly Model Not Matching High Poly JudgeMatt • Sep 29 2022 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 20 2022 in Quixel Megascans
Unity 2D and 3D game development platform.	817	3.7K	[Tutorial] Decompiled Art - Unity custom Scriptable Rendering Pipeline DevLog Mehran Khan • Sep 25 2022 in Unity
Unreal Engine Suite of integrated tools for game developers.	4.1K	22.5K	Metahuman hair textures tomasburancgi • Sep 30 2022 in Unreal Engine

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General Discussion News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.	23.5K	548.3K	Dream Fusion 3D models. Is the end close for 3D artists? Eric Chadwick • 6:55PM 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	17K	CV/Portfolio Review poopipe • Oct 1 2022 in Career & Education
Polyfraggers Gather with your fellow polycounters for online gaming!	82	541	So, any of you still play Quake 3/Live or even QuakeWorld? Iwazaruk7 • Sep 8 2022 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 • Feb 4 2022 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.	5.7K	8.6K	3D character artist $150.00 per character killnpc • 5:04PM 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.	194	1.1K	MLC \| PASSIONATE GAME ART & ANIMATION TEAM MLC • Sep 26 2022 in Outsource Studios Looking For Work
Freelance Job Postings Companies or individuals looking to hire game artists for compensated freelance work.	3.2K	1.9K	Looking for 3D artists with a fashion sense DavidMor • 3:43PM in Freelance Job Postings
Full time/Part time work Established companies looking to hire staff for a full/part time employment with benefits.	5K	3.8K	[Full-Time] Senior Visual Designer - Live Current Media, Inc. kli_livc • Sep 27 2022 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	976	3d modeling proposal System • Sep 24 2022 in Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work
Collaboration & Unpaid Work Mod teams looking for artists, unpaid requests, or free models/textures/contributions.	3.6K	5.7K	3D Render Jam hosted by Mortalis: Back to the Roots JarKat • Sep 29 2022 in Collaboration & Unpaid Work

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The Polycount Newsfeed	107	690	Sketchfab Spotlight \| September 2022 Sean VanGorder • Sep 25 2022 in The Polycount Newsfeed

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Counter-Strike: GO	455	1K	Desert Eagle -\|Dark Shine Recfield • May 28 2022 in Counter-Strike: GO
Dota 2	1.7K	54.8K	[ Workshop ] Am I allowed to change the base model and texture? Connor_Dang • May 22 2022 in Dota 2
Unity Store For artists who are creating content for the Unity Store. https://store.unity3d.com/	203	1.4K	[NEW] "MIKHAIL: Male Mercenary" AAA Character MacalpineVentures • Apr 2021 in Unity Store
Unreal Marketplace For artists who are creating content for the Unreal Marketplace . https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace	161	173	[RELEASED] Mauritius Asset Pack ronbere • Oct 2 2022 in Unreal Marketplace

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Stickies Long-running threads & sections we want to keep around for easy access.	67	128.1K	What are you working on 3D? 2021 Sleazy • May 19 2022 in Stickies
Contests & Challenges Archives All non-active Contest & Challenge threads will be moved to this forum.	6.6K	122K	LPC #05 - MoP - Hell Knight KaiserZandrich • Jan 2021 in Contests & Challenges Archives
Allegorithmic's the Beast	444	5.8K	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/	498	4.6K	The Beast -- Feral children Sophia_Williams • May 2020 in Allegorithmic's 'the THRONE ROOM'
Arms & Armor, Chivalry: Medieval Workshop	165	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	209	PP-Bizon / Biomechanical [ Shipping in a Weapon Case ] G99Factory • Jun 2016 in
Enlighten Contest	36	334	The Courtyard – An Enlighten Lighting Contest ratubola303 • Jul 2020 in Enlighten Contest
Game Art Workshops Hands-on Community Learning since 1967.	158	1.3K	Low-poly 3D Characters For Fight Game – GUTS, Indianapolis - Indiana gameyanstudio001 • Jun 2021 in Game Art Workshops
GDC T-Shirt Contest	23	131	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	229	2.7K	PETROL/BLOOD - Elk Ranger pongstah • Jan 2015 in
the Polycount Tower A collaborative project for an endlessly-climbing tower of 3d models	46	355	TOWER - Mothership GeneWiz • Jan 2018 in the Polycount Tower
Reallusion's 3D Character Design Contest 2016	109	1.1K	3D Rigged Character TriGon_ • Jan 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	405	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	816	10.3K	[Riot Art Contest] - Malphite - Trik HakimmikaH • Jan 28 2022 in Riot Art Contest - Character Art
Riot Art Contest - Environment Art	155	1.1K	[Riot Art Contest ] - mr grimm mr grimm • Jun 2021 in Riot Art Contest - Environment Art
Riot Art Contest - Illustration	835	5.9K	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	17.4K	Looking for old copies of missing concept/promo artwork from old Polypack threads TF2CutContentWiki • Sep 15 2022 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	201	The Environment Art of Halo 4 FuzzYspo0N • Jan 2013 in Articles
Big News	223	3.8K	Sketchfab Integration Eric Chadwick • May 16 2022 in Big News
Interview	11	165	WildStar, Behind the Scenes Desperad0 • Jun 2013 in
News	576	4.4K	Looking for Junior Producer jyammagames • Dec 2020 in News
Pages	37	2	the THRONE ROOM CHALLENGE robert9531 • Dec 2021 in Pages
Tutorial	16	40	Learn how to create clean topology for your character models - ALL THE TIME Toqqx • Apr 12 2022 in Tutorial
Video	12	99	More food for your 3D lobes ahmedcutestudio • Jul 2020 in Video