There have been some cool things happening around the Community lately that we'd like to share with you. * Polycount's own Alden "3dflasher" Filion's WIP environment in UDK * 2D illustrations by Daniel Conway over at CGTalk.ru * 3DTotal launch a contest Polycount [caption id="attachment_1072" align="alignright" width="180"…
The 5th Official Lowpoly Workshop Modeling Contest has begun. Everyone can participate. Please read the rules before entering. Contest Theme: "Need for Speed" Examples: Your imagination is the limit. Have Fun and Good Luck! Good Places for Inspiration: deviant art, polycount low poly thread, http://www.needforspeed.com…
Checking up on my favorite on-line cartoon, I noticed that The Escapist is going to be accepting submissions for the next month and a half for a Zero Punctuation game design contest. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/contests/register/stonkinggreatgame_09 The downside is that the contest is only a month and a half, which…
This is a reminder to submit your entry to the Enlighten Lighting Contest by the contest deadline of August 9th at 11:59PM PST. IMPORTANT: Do not submit your entries in this thread. Use the final submissions thread. You can review the full contest rules here: Enlighten Contest Page We've seen lots of great uses of…
The folks over at Bioware and CGHUB are teaming up for a Mass Effect/Dragon Age character contest. Participants of the Bioware + CGHUB character contest will have 3 months (Nov 1 - Jan 31) to create a character that would fit into the Mass Effect or Dragon Age universe. For the full set up rules, specs, guidelines and how…
This is a reminder to submit your entry to the CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest by the contest deadline on May 29th 2016 @ 11:59PM EST (GMT – 4). IMPORTANT: Do not submit your entries in this thread. There is no final submissions thread here on Polycount. Use the console in CS:GO to submit your final entries. You can review the…
Welcome to the Shapeways Dota 2 3D Printing Contest! Shapeways and Polycount are teaming up to challenge you to create new products inspired by the heroes and world of Valve's Dota 2. Join any of the 5 contest categories and have the potential to win fantastic prizes! Enter your Radiant and Dire designs before April 29,…
Wanted to share the announcement for a project I've been in involved with at Vivaty called Vivaty Create. I'll let the press release give the specifics but if anyone has questions or feedback please let me know. Thanks. Vivaty is announcing Vivaty Create, the pilot phase of its new developer program. As we prepare to open…
Ah, student contest. Well that's that I suppose. As for critique, your textures need more detail and variation to them. I would look at some of the current ground textures used in WoW and try to match that quality as close as possible. You can find quite a few screenshots on sites like http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/…
We are pleased to announce to you the Guns 'n Gear Steam Workshop contest for Tripwire Interactive's Killing Floor 2. The folks at Tripwire recently launched an art forum right here at Polycount and are kicking things off with a great contest. The winners of this contest will walk away with some cash, a chance at a…