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The Polycount Community
The Polycount Community First off - welcome! Polycount is the videogame art resource & community. Created, maintained and contributed to by professional videogame artists, Polycount was founded by Drew ‘Rogue13′ Risch on April 1st, 1997 along with his good friend Ted ‘bearkub’ Shockey. It was originally known as the Q2PMP,… -
Re: What made you feel crap today?
I have moderator privileges in certain channels. There isn't a school or anywhere to learn how to be a community manager, it's really one of those things that can only be learnt on the job & there's probably a non-zero chance of me having a closet of skeletal regrets somewhere. I think the only thing I'd like to see more… -
Re: Shield of the Undevout (Baldur's Gate fan art)
Here is my blockout in Maya. I’m going to take it into ZBrush and refine it further. My plan is to only do retopology on the more prominent pieces, such as the side decorations and the middle section, and bake the rest to keep the polycount as low as possible, because right now it’s far too high, as you guys can see. I… -
Re: [Blender Add-on] Smart UV Tool – Fast, Clean UVs for Dense Meshes
Hey Polycount, UV unwrapping can be a real pain on dense or hard-surface meshes especially when you don’t want to destroy your existing seams or layout.I made Smart UV Tool to fix that. It gives you multiple unwrap methods, non-destructive temporary seams, stretch analysis with auto-fix, texel density control, and smart… -
Game Development Thread: Artists & Developers Who Consistently Share Valuable Insights
Hello I'm looking for tips for game developers, artists, and industry professionals who consistently share genuinely useful insights, workflows, production techniques, and career advice. I'm interested in anyone who regularly post practical nuggets of information that help improve how we create games, build portfolios,… -
Audi A5 Sportback 2017 - WiP ( Blender 3d)
Hey everyone! My name is Szymon and I’m a 3D Vehicle Artist from Poland. I’ve been focused mainly on automotive modeling, surfacing and rendering in Blender for the last few years. I also had the opportunity to work on vehicles for the game Japanese Drift Master. This is my first post on Polycount, so I wanted to share my… -
Re: How Do I Model a 3D Apple Braided Strap in Blender?
Hi and welcome to Polycount! Firstly, it's best to add a question mark to your topic title... that way people will know it is a question. Otherwise it sounds like you made a tutorial. Secondly, instead of adding replies, you could edit the first post to include all your questions. There is a "gear" icon at top right, this… -
[Feedback] Game Art - Mid Poly Truck - feedback appreciated
Hello, I'm new to Polycount so I hope I'm doing this feedback thing right :) Recently I applied for a 3D Artist job and I had to do this assigment: creating a mid poly ( under 20k tris) 3D model of Peterbilt Cabover truck with Diffuse, Roughness and Metallic maps for a mobile game. I ultimately didn't get the offer, so I'd… -
TF2: Polycount Pack, Week 5 Check-in
5 weeks have now passed for the Team Fortress 2: Polycount Pack contest and that can only mean one thing: THE CONTEST HAS ENDED. If you read all of the Rules & Submission Guidelines, then you knew you had to have your entry submitted by 00:01 PST on June 28th, 2010 to eligible for the Polycount Pack. With all of the… -
[TOOL] Hairflow - 2D Hair-Card Grooming & Atlas Baking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE3_pqw-KNU&t=2s Hi everyone, I’ve been working on Hairflow, a specialized 2D tool designed to bridge the gap between sculpting high-fidelity hair and the tedious process of creating hair card textures for real-time engines. The philosophy is simple: Groom in 2D on a flat canvas, and bake…
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