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3D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 3D video game artwork, ask/give critique, and share techniques.	50.4K	596.3K	Prison Unreal Engine GuillaumeLD • 8:23PM in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques
2D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 2D game artwork, share techniques, and ask/give critiques.	1.9K	22K	Looking for portfolio critique - Concept art carvuliero • 3:25PM in 2D Art Showcase & Critiques
Animation Showcase & Critiques Share your animation projects for discussion, education, and feedback.	1.4K	7.4K	16Bit Bond pixelboy77 • 9:27PM in Animation Showcase & Critiques
Digital Sketchbooks Each artist can post any artwork they choose, personal projects, art progressions, etc	4K	57.1K	Sketchbook: Mehrdad khojasteh XoX91 • 8:25PM in Digital Sketchbooks
Featured Artwork Artwork featured in the Polycount header, created by talented artists of the Polycount Community.	239	13.6K	Sketchbook: ID-LL idli • Jan 14 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.	36.4K	265K	Baking groom onto geometry problem thomasp • 9:49PM in Technical Talk
Adobe Substance PBR texturing and material authoring tools	2.1K	12.8K	Why my model cannot load UDIM tiles ? NAIMA • 6:46PM 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.	233	3.5K	Tech Artist - What are you working on: FOREVER Edition! malcolm • Jan 13 2021 in Coding, Scripting, Shaders
Marmoset Realtime rendering and art tools	1K	5.4K	Released: 4 Channel Detail Normal Map Shader for Marmoset Toolbag 3 pixelscience • 7:45PM in Marmoset
Quixel Megascans The world's largest PBR texture library with free material authoring tools.	1.9K	13.4K	Answered: Can not see my exported mesh in Quixel Suite 2 Synaesthesia • Oct 2020 in Quixel Megascans
Unity 2D and 3D game development platform.	791	3.6K	[WIP] Low poly car game I'm making in Unity sacboi • Dec 2020 in Unity
Unreal Engine Suite of integrated tools for game developers.	3.9K	21.9K	Noise functions with exposed parameters (download) Liubei • 6:41PM in Unreal Engine

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General Discussion News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.	23.5K	553.4K	3D Mouse thomasp • 9:27PM 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.	1.7K	15.5K	What do I need to learn to become a Material Artist? another caveman • 5:22PM in Career & Education
Polyfraggers Gather with your fellow polycounters for online gaming!	77	543	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare garcellano • Dec 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 • 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.	5.4K	7.9K	Concept Artist / Character Designer looking for work Rattle • 8:55PM 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.	158	834	Massive Brush \| 3D/Concept made simple - FREE ART TEST NamMB • Jan 12 2021 in Outsource Studios Looking For Work
Freelance Job Postings Companies or individuals looking to hire game artists for compensated freelance work.	2.6K	2K	28mM scale mini sculptor needed for custom helmets IceFarmer87 • 5:58PM 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	[Paid] Unreal Game Programmer Needed Cepheus • Jan 12 2021 in Full time/Part time work
Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work Project compensation is based on future royalties or post-launch payment.	1.3K	957	[Rev Share] New Studio of Former Rioters: Looking for Talented Folks firetiger777 • Jan 14 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	5.6K	help needed for my son's 3d animation video project. Jadav • Jan 8 2021 in Collaboration & Unpaid Work

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The Polycount Newsfeed	92	693	Sketchfab Spotlight \| December 2020 Zoltan • Dec 2020 in The Polycount Newsfeed

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Counter-Strike: GO	457	1K	mobs2r's Multi1v1 Collection mobs2r • Dec 2020 in Counter-Strike: GO
Dota 2	1.7K	54.8K	Dota 2 - Workshop Thread Kramolnick • Sep 2020 in Dota 2
Unity Store For artists who are creating content for the Unity Store. https://store.unity3d.com/	207	1.4K	[RELEASED] Ancient Temple Ruins - 3D Models alin_aliosa • Jan 11 2021 in Unity Store
Unreal Marketplace For artists who are creating content for the Unreal Marketplace . https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace	140	172	[RELEASED] Boardgames Asset Pack - 3D Models MantisGames • Dec 2020 in Unreal Marketplace

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Stickies Long-running threads & sections we want to keep around for easy access.	58	117.8K	Speed Model Thread TIMELESS AND DATELESS FOR UNTIL THE END OF TIME sacboi • Dec 2020 in Stickies
Contests & Challenges Archives All non-active Contest & Challenge threads will be moved to this forum.	6.7K	122.5K	[DotA 2] - Riki - Outlaw Enforcer haul21 • Dec 2020 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.	148	1.3K	3D Character Modeling & low poly game character by 3D Game Art Studio gameyanstudio001 • Jan 12 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 inahhh • Jul 2020 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	38	Starting a blog with tips and tricks (free golden rule shapes fbx) Larry • Jan 12 2021 in Tutorial
Video	12	102	More food for your 3D lobes ahmedcutestudio • Jul 2020 in Video