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3Daily 2017 Make one 3D object per day for the year of 2017	71	899	3Daily 2017: analogous analogous • Nov 2018 in 3Daily 2017
Allegorithmic's the Beast	444	5.8K	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/	498	4.6K	The Beast -- Feral children Sophia_Williams • May 2020 in Allegorithmic's 'the THRONE ROOM'
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare	61	591	Chivalry UGC General Discussion SofiaMiglani55 • Jun 2016 in
Arms & Armor, Chivalry: Medieval Workshop	165	2.8K	[Chivalry] - Mason Vanguard - Great Horned Helmet herbertvwright • Aug 2019 in Arms & Armor, Chivalry: Medieval Workshop
Company of Heroes 2: WAR PAINT contest	51	869	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	209	PP-Bizon / Biomechanical [ Shipping in a Weapon Case ] G99Factory • Jun 2016 in
Enlighten Contest	36	334	The Courtyard – An Enlighten Lighting Contest ratubola303 • Jul 2020 in Enlighten Contest
Game Art Workshops Hands-on Community Learning since 1967.	158	1.3K	Low-poly 3D Characters For Fight Game – GUTS, Indianapolis - Indiana gameyanstudio001 • Jan 2023 in Game Art Workshops
GDC T-Shirt Contest	23	131	Q&A Thread r13 • Feb 2015 in
Handplane Contest Contest Forum for the 3d baking tool; Handplane	47	366	Handplane Baker development roadmap radiancef0rge • Dec 2018 in Handplane Contest
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	229	2.7K	PETROL/BLOOD - Elk Ranger pongstah • Jan 2015 in Petrol/Blood
the Polycount Tower A collaborative project for an endlessly-climbing tower of 3d models	46	355	TOWER - Mothership GeneWiz • Jan 2018 in the Polycount Tower
Reallusion's 3D Character Design Contest 2016	109	1.1K	3D Rigged Character TriGon_ • Jan 2021 in Reallusion's 3D Character Design Contest 2016
Reallusion Game Character Animation Contest	72	1.1K	oneshotmax oneshotmax • Jan 2016 in Reallusion Game Character Animation Contest
Riot Art Contest	2K	20.3K	[Riot Art Contest] - Kevin Collinet Beeltrat96 • Oct 2019 in Riot Art Contest - Animation
Riot Creative Contest 2017	1.5K	12.4K	[RIOT CREATIVE CONTEST 2017] Character Art - Postman Singed - JunkieKong KTENO • Nov 2023 in Riot Creative Contest 2017 - Character Art
Shapeways Dota 2 3D Printing Contest Bring a Dota themed object to life in Shapeways 3d printing contest!	58	233	Cassowary DEBABRATA • May 2020 in Shapeways Dota 2 3D Printing Contest
Team Fortress 2	143	17.4K	Looking for old copies of missing concept/promo artwork from old Polypack threads TF2CutContentWiki • Sep 2022 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
XMD Contest	91	599	Character Inna • Feb 2018 in XMD Contest

Topic	Replies	Latest Post
GOLF - Kid's Playground Finally done with a contract work yesterday, free for few days so directly jumping to the this contest. Been eager to participate from the beginning. 15 days left, Hope I can finish this one. WIP#1:…	22 Last	cmtanko Feb 2014
GOLF - Save the Princess! Most likely going for a mini-golf course under the theme Save the Princess. I think I have a nice solid idea to start with, just sketched it on paper and I can't wait to get started on this! :D Good…	38 Last	bcarter Feb 2014
GOLF - Forest Glade Final [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-_19WUgtgU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-_19WUgtgU[/ame] Changing my idea from a castle theme to a forest clearing with some ancient structure element…	13 Last	Sharvo Feb 2014
GOLF - Paradise? This sounds like a lot of fun. So going for a paradise island theme. Blue waters, Beach, Palm Trees, maybe a candle lite cave.	4 Last	fill3r Feb 2014
GOLF - Floating Islands After much thought, I've finally decided on doing a floating islands in the sky theme. Here's my mood board. [url]http://www.pinterest.com/tobbo/polycount-mini-golf/[/url]	16 Last	Tobbo Feb 2014
Closed MINI-GOLF Final Submissions [COLOR="White"][SIZE="4"]UPDATE: Submission deadline reached. The MINI-GOLF contest has ended! [/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE="3"][COLOR="White"]There will be no new submissions to this contest. Good luck to …	25 Last	fill3r Feb 2014
GOLF- Yeti Putt-Putt After seeing this challenge and debating about what theme or style it should take on, better late than never? Here are some super quick concept sketches considering how late we are to the party! [I…	14 Last	cameronthughes Feb 2014
GOLF - DinoPutt Hello everyone! Even though I may be a bit late starting into this contest, I wanted to give it a go, especially since this will be my first one! :) For the concept I am going with a dinosaur theme,…	14 Last	bcarter Feb 2014
GOLF - Pinball Table Have a concept for a course in the shape of a pinball table and the goal is to get the ball into the drain, which has a downward ramp into the hole. Probably going to use a bright palette like the C…	8 Last	DarkOneHa Feb 2014
GOLF - From Marin to Moscone Doing a San Francisco themed hole, because I really do love this city. (And a little playing to your audience never hurts. ;) ) Getting the blockout and collision mesh done first. I figure the hole…	8 Last	Vailias Feb 2014
GOLF - When in Rome My initial idea is to do an Ancient Rome inspired hole. Taking you through the sites of the city. I haven't looked at the tutorials yet, but I hope to have the city as if it was sieged so fire and da…	25 Last	Sharvo Feb 2014
GOLF-Kinetic Temple Alright, so after working with my initial Koi Pond idea, I really just found I wasn't in love with the concept. I flew on a red eye last night to Los Angeles and came up with a new concept on the pla…	71 Last	Ewing Feb 2014
GOLF - Hamster! [IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26270202/Wip_shots/Polycount_Golf/TerryBall_01.JPG[/IMG] I am going to make a golf course involving a hamster and his lil cage. Love Joe ledbetters style - …	35 Last	Shiv Feb 2014
GOLF Arizona Hole Seven Reserving my place here. Going to attempt something along the lines of Kentucky Route Zero (gradients, silhouette, etc). Moodboard/pinterest will come first. Then some sketches/concepts.	21 Last	Jeff Parrott Feb 2014
GOLF - The Leaky Galley This is my first attempt at a polycount contest so be gentle! I know I'm a bit late to the party but I'll give it a shot anyway. The Leaky Galley is an old pirate ship with a hole in its hull! The o…	12 Last	JasperHope Feb 2014
GOLF - Air Im gonna try my best to get this bashed out in a week, it's gonna be tough! Here's a quick concept, supposed to be flying islands, if i get time I'll do a little flying golf car; [URL=http://smg.ph…	8 Last	Kel-Shaded Feb 2014
GOLF - Valley of the Par 6 Hey there guys. Re-posting this concept for my new lean on this contest. Before I had probably put too much emphasis on moving forward with an homage to an existing IP. (A rule I wasn't aware about a…	25 Last	ufo.mesh Feb 2014
GOLF - Call me Ishmael So for my golf course I will be doing the inside of a whales mouth. For now anyway. Not 100% sure how its going to pan out :P	14 Last	AzzaMat Feb 2014
GOLF - Fun Hi guys, I'll go with something like this mood: [IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24145799/MiniGolf_Moodboard.jpg[/IMG] Now I'll go do something to understand and test the process with a bloc…	5 Last	Shiv Feb 2014
GOLF- Crystal Cave My course is going to be a cave with some glowing crystals scattered about. I got a bit of work done before making my thread but I've still got a lot left to do still. [IMG]https://dl.dropboxusercon…	0 Last	stegarootbeer Feb 2014
GOLF - Wrecking Crew Just wanted to get an idea down here to lock in my theme. I'm doing a construction site based hole. Your ball will be a wrecking ball. Further details to come. I've started blocking in some ideas fo…	10 Last	dustykhan Feb 2014
GOLF - Bayou Started on a 2nd entry. The idea for this course is that your in creepy, old swamp. Fog, rickety walkways, old worn-out boat, cypress trees, and other swamp things. Blockout of the hole in level. […	3 Last	BucketOfNuggets Feb 2014
ESCAPE - Public Enemies - Team Penyx [B]Submitted. [/B][B] [B] Beauty Shots:[/B] [IMG]http://abload.de/img/shot17ppzq.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://abload.de/img/shot2ckog5.png[/IMG] [IMG]http://abload.de/img/shot39mq4u.png[/IMG] [B]Tech Sh…	140 Last	vicky25798 Feb 2014
GOLF - Cola Can Hi there! I've been popping my head in and out of these forums for awhile now and I figure I should actually do one of these challenges So my idea is have it on a cola can and use the lettering for …	1 Last	Mr.Seabass Feb 2014
GOLF - Ma. K Style I wanted my next project to be Maschinen Krieger related and opportunity knocks with golf [IMG]https://24.media.tumblr.com/df87fc8795c93625a17b0d294e3fe33f/tumblr_mzqjpcRlfy1slauaco2_r1_1280.jpg[/I…	5 Last	Preston Feb 2014
GOLF - Pub Idea I want to start this contest and I had an idea for a pub/bar style hole. Where you would start at one end and finish at the end. It would be shaped in a wide U and have bottles and shot glass and cig…	10 Last	dschmidt3d Feb 2014
GOLF-Traditional Beach Scene Hey, so I was interested in this contest when it was first shown and have been working on a traditional style Mini Golf Course. My idea is just just keep it simple, and bring out the best with textur…	0 Last	Dysengaged Feb 2014
GOLF Castle [fail]Hello, After messing around with a few other ideas, i decided to do something simple. This is the progress on my mini golf entry. Ive had some problems with getting the ball to re-spawn …	0 Last	kiril0t Jan 2014
GOLF - High Noon Fist contest entry! Thinking of making a wild west inspired hole. A frontier town, canyons, and a train come to mind. Most recent update: [IMG]http://static.qtbon.com/images/polycount/golf_highnoon…	7 Last	qtbon Jan 2014
GOLF - Forest of Fear The basic premise, is one hole of horror. You have entered the depths of the Forest of Fear, with no discernible way out. Putter in hand you have to swing your way through a mass of Terrifying Trees,…	5 Last	dustykhan Jan 2014
GOLF - Catastrophe Rough sketch of the concept for this hole below. The idea is that some type of disaster has occurred and you need to make it out of there. Obstacles include barricades, vehicles, broken/uneven paveme…	9 Last	Slayer89 Jan 2014
Closed MINI-GOLF: Clarifying rules on team submissions Hello Polycounters participating in the MINI-GOLF contest! There was a question asked in the Q&A thread regarding teams for this contest that I want to touch on quickly in its own thread. On the con…	0 Last	adam Jan 2014
GOLF - Up in Smoke I am going to base by design around a 420 coffee table. :poly136: An assortment of things strewn around making the outline of the course. Post some concepts tonight after work. Excited to see everyon…	8 Last	Preston Jan 2014
GOLF - Art Gallery So trying to go for something a bit different here. I'll have to test my idea first before actually going with it, as most of the other entries have gone for a more outdoor type of environment. So I…	1 Last	JamesR Jan 2014
GOLF - Candy Mountain Very rarely are humans allowed to visit "Candy Mountain Miniature Glof Resort". Only the universe's Mini-Golf elite are allowed to pass through the gate to gaze upon the wonder that is "Candy Mount…	17 Last	Tobbo Jan 2014
GOLF - Jungle Ruins Hi, This is my first proper post on here. Been looking forward to seeing what the next competition would be. Really excited about this. I'm thinking an ancient Mayan temple, overgrown with foliag…	8 Last	LANKUS MAXIMUS Jan 2014
GOLF - Cyberspace This'll be my first contest since getting a full-time job, so hopefully I can pull it off! I'm planning on a course influenced by old-school Isometric & Faux 3d games (Zaxxon, The Sentinel, etc), co…	2 Last	LANKUS MAXIMUS Jan 2014
GOLF - R'lyeh Hole Hey guys! hope i can get enough time to dedicate to this what with the woes of a full time job but i'm going to try to keep it relatively simple and easy (cause my theme is easy...) but hopefully i c…	1 Last	Tobbo Jan 2014
GOLF - Ode to Mucha For my entry I'm going to do an ode/homage to Mucha's art. Best idea ever since it's Art Nouveau/Jugendstil and that's all about curvy clean lines and this is a low-poly challange ... like I said, be…	4 Last	LuCh! Jan 2014
GOLF - Speed Track Hello everyone ! I'm in this contest, and for my submission, I want to create a level which has the flavor of speed race toys. I'm remembering both video and physical games, as Hot Wheels crazy trac…	0 Last	Djetan Jan 2014
GOLF - Atoll Attack An open course, across two tiny islets with rocks as bumpers and a cannon ramp at the end to launch your (cannon)ball and sink the ship. [IMG]http://pixelsforbreakfast.com/minigolf/layout.jpg[/IMG] …	3 Last	CuddlyColin Jan 2014
GOLF - Zen Garden What an awesome contest idea. I will be creating a miniature Zen garden course. All the best Polycounter's! :)	15 Last	CuddlyColin Jan 2014
GOLF - Pandaria Putt-Putt This thread was going to be for my course which was tied heavily to the Pandaria and WoW IP. I wasn't aware we couldn't base our themes off of existing games so I'm going to re-post with my concept u…	4 Last	JamesR Jan 2014
GOLF - Be Zen I am thinking about doing an Asian theme mini-golf. Maybe build a Buddha Temple or Zen garden. Something you see in a Hayao Miyazaki's film.	7 Last	anglorum Jan 2014
GOLF - Koi Pond Alright, so my first idea was a Zen Garden, but I see that we have a couple other people working on that, and I would like to do something a little different. I am going to try and make a koi pon…	6 Last	Ewing Jan 2014
GOLF - Honey, I Shrunk the Course! I have a great idea! Mine is going to be a mini-MINI golf! The course starts with things around you relative to player size and then the player ball goes through maybe a hole (down the rabbit hole? …	15 Last	squalled90 Jan 2014
GOLF - GnomeGarden Just creating my thread. I'm pretty thrilled to participate as this is my first polycount contest. So, my concept is that the golf course would be some kind of (floating) garden with garden utensils…	2 Last	mr gelmir Jan 2014
GOLF - Jeruth, Lord of Fire Hello Guys Just starting this mini golf challenge with hopefully a worth wile idea. Description - You there! rare adventurer, you must slay the Dragon Jeruth,Lord of fire. enter inside the beasts mo…	2 Last	Mangled Poly Jan 2014
GOLF - TBD Currently sketching. We will see if anything comes of it. First doodle: [img]http://venardhi.com/sketches/minigolfidea01.jpg[/img]	3 Last	Mangled Poly Jan 2014
GOLF - Austin Infinite looks like i'm out, before I started. lots of work incoming :(	0 Last	Lee3dee Jan 2014