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3D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 3D video game artwork, ask/give critique, and share techniques.	49.8K	592.9K	(WIP) Vincent - Witcher/Gwent Fan Art Mimir • 3:30PM in 3D Art Showcase & Critiques
2D Art Showcase & Critiques Share your 2D game artwork, share techniques, and ask/give critiques.	1.9K	21.9K	What are you working on 2D? 2020! VictorSantos • 9:01AM in 2D Art Showcase & Critiques
Animation Showcase & Critiques Share your animation projects for discussion, education, and feedback.	1.4K	7.4K	What are you working on Animators? 2020! VictorSantos • 9:10AM in Animation Showcase & Critiques
Digital Sketchbooks Each artist can post any artwork they choose, personal projects, art progressions, etc	3.9K	56.4K	Sketchbook: Shmaba Shmaba • 2:57PM 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 • Sep 20 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.	36K	263.5K	How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before asking) FrankPolygon • 3:33PM in Technical Talk
Adobe Substance PBR texturing and material authoring tools	2K	12.7K	DS_Tile_Random Clark Coots • Sep 23 2020 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.	216	3.5K	Tech Artist - What are you working on: FOREVER Edition! malcolm • Sep 22 2020 in Coding, Scripting, Shaders
Marmoset Realtime rendering and art tools	949	5.2K	Horrible performance problem efwfew16 • Sep 23 2020 in Marmoset
Quixel Megascans The world's largest PBR texture library with free material authoring tools.	1.9K	13.4K	Mixer 2020.1.5 is out! Synaesthesia • Sep 14 2020 in Quixel Megascans
Unity 2D and 3D game development platform.	781	3.6K	What does game ready mean for a bioshock like game in Unity? Lucia • Sep 18 2020 in Unity
Unreal Engine Suite of integrated tools for game developers.	3.8K	21.8K	Flickering light blueprint KirilZangagolev • Sep 18 2020 in Unreal Engine

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General Discussion News, announcements, game discussions, etc. New members see the Information sticky.	23.4K	553.2K	What's your primary 3D app these days? frmdbl • 3:00PM 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	15.2K	AAA CON ARTIST COMPANY: YOU'RE NICE, BUT YOU'RE A SLAVE AND MONEY IS OUT OF THE TOPIC. Ashervisalis • Sep 23 2020 in Career & Education
Polyfraggers Gather with your fellow polycounters for online gaming!	77	540	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Ashervisalis • May 25 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 3 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.	5.3K	7.7K	3d Environment / Prop / Hard surface Artist looking for work fandiwhuang • 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.	149	801	--- Starlight Arts studio, AAA quality characters , environvent and props --- Vandropov • Sep 23 2020 in Outsource Studios Looking For Work
Freelance Job Postings Companies or individuals looking to hire game artists for compensated freelance work.	2.5K	2K	[PAID] Looking for 2D concept artist to produce sketches of hard-surface sci-fi assets wx3labs • 12:54PM 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	Lead Character Artist and Environment artist needed (US only) SVdub • Sep 23 2020 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	948	[Rev-Share] Looking for a Concept Artist, and 3D Artists for a Dark Fantasy RPG Ashwing • Sep 23 2020 in Royalties or Post-Launch Compensation Work
Collaboration & Unpaid Work Mod teams looking for artists, unpaid requests, or free models/textures/contributions.	3.4K	5.6K	Environment Art Challenge Collaboration Opportunity kurotiane • Sep 16 2020 in Collaboration & Unpaid Work

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The Polycount Newsfeed	90	690	Sketchfab Spotlight \| September 2020 Sean VanGorder • Sep 20 2020 in The Polycount Newsfeed

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Counter-Strike: GO	456	1K	New Skin: P90 Enemies Requiem AminoViper • Jul 24 2020 in Counter-Strike: GO
Dota 2	1.7K	54.8K	Dota 2 - Workshop Thread Kramolnick • Sep 15 2020 in Dota 2
Unity Store For artists who are creating content for the Unity Store. https://store.unity3d.com/	200	1.4K	Asset Organizer: Clean Up Your Project CikoriaStudio • Aug 24 2020 in Unity Store
Unreal Marketplace For artists who are creating content for the Unreal Marketplace . https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace	135	171	UDK 2020 High Standard Assets Ink9 • Sep 18 2020 in Unreal Marketplace

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Stickies Long-running threads & sections we want to keep around for easy access.	56	117.8K	Speed Model Thread TIMELESS AND DATELESS FOR UNTIL THE END OF TIME J-P • Sep 11 2020 in Stickies
Contests & Challenges Archives All non-active Contest & Challenge threads will be moved to this forum.	6.7K	122.5K	[FIGHTER] Guilty Gear, Zappa, Base Daehan • Mar 28 2020 in Contests & Challenges Archives
Allegorithmic's the Beast	448	5.9K	The Beast - The Cursed Queen daizyp • May 12 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 18 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 12 2020 in Enlighten Contest
Game Art Workshops Hands-on Community Learning since 1967.	145	1.3K	Can Anyone Basically Tutor Me? Larry • Aug 2 2020 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	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	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 10 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	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	9	38	Isometric Scene Tutorial in Blender 2.8 Nehal47 • Apr 22 2020 in Tutorial
Video	12	102	More food for your 3D lobes ahmedcutestudio • Jul 30 2020 in Video