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3D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 3D video game artwork, ask/give critique, and share techniques.	43.4K	563K	Serbu Shorty Shotgun - Tower Unite waedoe • 6:41PM in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques
2D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 2D game artwork, share techniques, and ask/give critiques.	1.5K	20.4K	Drawmaevedraw WIPS and stuffs- Crit please! Drawmaevedraw • 5:43PM in 2D Art Showcase & Critiques
Animation Showcase & Critiques Share your animation projects for discussion, education, and feedback.	1K	6.6K	What are you working on Animators? 2018! Flamake • 4:33AM in Animation Showcase & Critiques
Digital Sketchbooks Each artist can post any artwork they choose, personal projects, art progressions, etc	3.5K	49.4K	Sketchbook: Stororokw stororokw • 10:54AM in Digital Sketchbooks
Featured Artwork Artwork featured in the Polycount header, created by talented artists of the Polycount Community.	261	12.4K	Sketchbook: Tommy Gunardi Teguh TomGT • Jun 18 2018 in Featured Artwork

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Technical Talk Ask technical questions about 2D/3D software & techniques & hardware, share shaders, scripts, and new software.	32.6K	246.3K	APEX / PhysX Cloth 3ds Max MDuncan3D • 6:44PM in Technical Talk
Allegorithmic Substance PBR texturing and material authoring tools	1.4K	10.1K	Substance Painter - Master Thread AlirezaMorgan • 1:28PM in Allegorithmic Substance
Marmoset Realtime rendering and art tools	557	4K	help! changed baking options and material preview? guncannonboy • Jun 21 2018 in Marmoset
Quixel SUITE - Megascans Scan based PBR texturing. In Photoshop.	1.8K	13.1K	Answered: Similar or let's better say almost the same decal twice in the shop Synaesthesia • 6:10PM in Quixel SUITE - Megascans
Unity 2D and 3D game development platform.	642	3.1K	Texture Atlases jStins • Jun 21 2018 in Unity
Unreal Engine Suite of integrated tools for game developers.	3.3K	19.8K	Opacity dither mask & transperent shadows?? melviso • 10:36AM in Unreal Engine

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General Discussion News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.	23.9K	555.6K	Facial Animation with a webcam? Brometheous • 4:54PM 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.	919	9K	Is a degree essential for landing a job or freelance work? Brian "Panda" Choi • 6:25PM in Career & Education
Polyfraggers Gather with your fellow polycounters for online gaming!	77	534	Which one is the best game for you? Aydhe • May 5 2018 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	You've always been the caretaker R3D • Apr 4 2018 in The Q-Branch Quote game!

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The Polycount Newsfeed	56	612	Sketchfab Spotlight \| May 2018 Sean VanGorder • May 19 2018 in The Polycount Newsfeed
Archives Long-running threads & sections we want to keep around for easy access.	1.3K	150.8K	Team Fortress 2 - Workshop Thread Rocketman909 • Jun 14 2018 in Team Fortress 2

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Shapeways Dota 2 3D Printing Contest Bring a Dota themed object to life in Shapeways 3d printing contest!	71	227	Announcing the Shapeways Dota 2 3D Printing Contest! Txeroki75 • Jun 21 2018 in Shapeways Dota 2 3D Printing Contest
3Daily 2017 Make one 3D object per day for the year of 2017	76	957	Welcome to 3Daily for 2017 3dmetrius • Jun 14 2018 in 3Daily 2017
Riot Creative Contest 2017	1.6K	12.4K	[Riot Creative Contest 2017] - lucak sebaxpm • Jun 5 2018 in Environment Art
Handplane Contest Contest Forum for the 3d baking tool; Handplane	75	365	Joopson - Stanley No. 9 1/4 (and maybe more) yanpes • Jun 15 2018 in Handplane Contest
XMD Contest	91	599	Character Inna • Feb 14 2018 in XMD Contest
Contests & Challenges Archives All non-active Contest & Challenge threads will be moved to this forum.	12K	171.9K	PC-CSGO \| M4A4 \| Transcension (Finished) skinsground • Jun 21 2018 in CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest

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Counter-Strike: GO	441	991	Sticker - Tpropaganda (Glossy/Holo) bjelicvuk • Jun 17 2018 in Counter-Strike: GO
Dota 2	1.6K	54.8K	Rob Concepts! cabilo • Jun 16 2018 in Dota 2
Unity Store For artists who are creating content for the Unity Store. https://store.unity3d.com/	175	1.4K	[WIP] Editable 2d SKILL ICONS ShawnnL • Jun 18 2018 in Unity Store
Unreal Marketplace For artists who are creating content for the Unreal Marketplace . https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace	85	152	[RELEASED] Dynamic Ledge Climb System Abbeysaurus • 2:17PM in Unreal Marketplace

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Artists Looking For Work Individual artists looking for compensated work, whether full-time, part-time, or freelance.	4.5K	6.4K	Warren Marshall - Experienced Environment Artist Available for Freelance WarrenM • 7:01PM 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.	52	359	Professional Game Art Service jitender • 8:42AM in Outsource Studios Looking For Work
Freelance Job Postings Companies or individuals looking to hire game artists for compensated freelance work.	1.5K	1.8K	Looking for a father's day commission. tuskiomi • Jun 21 2018 in Freelance Job Postings
Full time/Part time work Established companies looking to hire staff for a full/part time employment with benefits.	4.3K	3.8K	3D Character/Production Artist YohRecruiter_Jake • Jun 20 2018 in Full time/Part time work
Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work Project compensation is based on future royalties or post-launch payment.	1.1K	820	Looking for 3D Modelers/Rigger/Animator plancast • 6:23PM in Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work
Collaboration & Unpaid Work Mod teams looking for artists, unpaid requests, or free models/textures/contributions.	3.1K	5.4K	2D Artist for Android Game (Mage War) CounterAir • Jun 17 2018 in Collaboration & Unpaid Work

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