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3Daily 2017

Make one 3D object per day for the year of 2017
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analogous3Daily 2017: analogous
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Allegorithmic's the Beast
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daizypThe Beast - The Cursed Queen
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Allegorithmic's 'the THRONE ROOM'

http://www.polycount.com/the-throne-room-challenge/
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Sophia_WilliamsThe Beast -- Feral children
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Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
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SofiaMiglani55Chivalry UGC General Discussion
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Arms & Armor, Chivalry: Medieval Workshop
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herbertvwright[Chivalry] - Mason Vanguard - Great Horned Helmet
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Company of Heroes 2: WAR PAINT contest
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skankerzeroWAR PAINT WINNERS!
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CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest
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PlayoncePC-CSGO |Space Invaders
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CS:GO Weapon Finish Contest Winners

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G99FactoryPP-Bizon / Biomechanical [ Shipping in a Weapon Case ]
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Enlighten Contest
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ratubola303The Courtyard – An Enlighten Lighting Contest
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Game Art Workshops

Hands-on Community Learning since 1967.
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gameyanstudio001Low-poly 3D Characters For Fight Game – GUTS, Indianapolis - Indiana
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GDC T-Shirt Contest
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r13Q&A Thread
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Handplane Contest

Contest Forum for the 3d baking tool; Handplane
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radiancef0rgeHandplane Baker development roadmap
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Hexels Contest Forum

The Hexels Contest Forum!
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GhostDetectorMarmoset Presents: Cubed - Final Submissions
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Killing Floor 2
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ThiefofBreathKilling Floor 2 Workshop General
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Killing Floor 2 - Guns 'n Gear - CONTEST HAS ENDED
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SenayAmanuel[kf2] - Item - Plague Mask
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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!
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FelixOwOLow Ploy Weapon Challenge
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Petrol/Blood
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pongstahPETROL/BLOOD - Elk Ranger
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the Polycount Tower

A collaborative project for an endlessly-climbing tower of 3d models
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GeneWizTOWER - Mothership
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Reallusion's 3D Character Design Contest 2016
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TriGon_3D Rigged Character
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Reallusion Game Character Animation Contest
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Riot Art Contest
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Beeltrat96[Riot Art Contest] - Kevin Collinet
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Riot Creative Contest 2017
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KTENO[RIOT CREATIVE CONTEST 2017] Character Art - Postman Singed - JunkieKong
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Shapeways Dota 2 3D Printing Contest

Bring a Dota themed object to life in Shapeways 3d printing contest!
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DEBABRATACassowary
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Team Fortress 2
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TF2CutContentWikiLooking for old copies of missing concept/promo artwork from old Polypack threads
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UT Master Challenge: Concept Art
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RabroUTMC - Old space
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Warframe
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Meyaka[Weapon Swap] – Skana – Infested Skana
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XMD Contest
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[Mixamo Contest] - fozdar3d - Tribeswoman (WIP)(NSFW)

Hello! Getting a bit of a late start, due to school. I'm hoping to gain a good learning experience, since this is my first contest. Jumping right in, I'm using a concept by Christina Smith, along wi…
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fozdar3d

[Mixamo Contest] - Baldez - Foreigner (WIP)

I learned a lot things, participating in challenges here. So here we go again. I believe I have improved my technique a bit So I will try to make a solid model and have a little fun of course =) I …
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Baldez

[Mixamo Contest] - KB.Arreza - Geoff the ex-bounty hunter

Who ever said bounty hunters did it only for the money? Geoff the ex-bounty hunter, is an ill-equipped adventurer, relying mostly on his trusty pistol "Lucy", his wits and a pot full of luck. Hearing…
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[Mixamo Contest] - Nika - The Diver (WIP)

[LEFT] Hi all. I'm going to create a deep sea diver character. [/LEFT] [IMG]http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldrnu4soww1qdid8ao1_500.jpg[/IMG] some reference images: [url]http://investigator.record…
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Chaouch

[Mixamo Contest] - Semiotik - Jennifer Kelley Alchemist (WIP)

[COLOR=DarkOrange]Jennifer Kelley - Modern Day Alchemist - 2013[/COLOR] [COLOR=DarkOrange]She is a Descendent of Edward Kelley the alchemist and companion of John Dee ( 1527-1608 ) who was a mathema…
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[Mixamo Contest] - "ssnakamura" - "Tenzin- Tibetian Monk-Lost Voynich Protecto" (WIP)

Tenzin is a former warrior monk from Tibet. She is represented by the Water Bearer sign "Aquarius". Her master had entrusted to her the lost pages of the Voynich Manuscripts, which are the Aquarius a…
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[Mixamo Contest ] - theXyronDilemma - Conrad "Steampunk Pilot"

UPDATE: [IMG]http://24.media.tumblr.com/9f069dca26262d6b75315a89c02e47aa/tumblr_mp0vliVhGx1qh5jb4o1_1280.jpg[/IMG] So, I'm new to Polycount and new to contests too. I've been wanting to do this cha…
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theXyronDilemma

[Mixamo Contest] - "Hemlok" - "Carmichael Doyle" (WIP)

Latest Update: [IMG]http://seannmarsh.com/con_stuff/CarDoyleWIP6_SMarsh+june26_2013.jpg[/IMG] Concept: [IMG]http://seannmarsh.com/con_stuff/huntsmanSmall_MaxHaig.jpg[/IMG] Hi this is my first post …
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[Mixamo Contest] - Niklas Hallin - Curious Explorer

Hello Important to my adventurer is the ability to travel around a lot and have easy access to his or her exploring equipment, and an intellectual approach to exploring with a lot of books, maps and…
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Alara

[Mixamo Contest] - Flamm and Larbesta - "Kainda Akili" (WIP)

Hello everybody! We've been walking around circles waiting for a great contest to join and finally here it is! Big thanks to Mixamo and Polycount for providing such an inspirational theme. Our team:…
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flamm3d

[Mixamo Contest] - Joker_47 - Thomas Walker U.S. soldier (WIP)

Hi everyone ,i just can't pass by this contest, so i decided to join. Good luck to all who participate ! Here is little BIO of my character : Thomas Walker - soldier of U.S. , hero of war. If gover…
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Joker_47

[Mixamo Contest] - Azimn - Hipster Adventure Girl (WIP)

I am still tossing around ideas but I want to do a modern character and was thinking of a hipster kind of girl. You know one who was an adventurer before adventuring was cool. Here is my first mock u…
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Azimn

[Mixamo Contest] - Kai - Half Demon Adventurer (WIP)

Hey there guys! I've been waiting for a contest like this for a while! I could care less about winning, I just really want to get some 3D going! I will post some visuals later tonight.
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kaikun2236

ESCAPE - On The Edge - Burgerstorm

Hi everyone ! We're participating in this challenge in a team of 3 people: [COLOR="RoyalBlue"][B][U]• TEAM: "Burgerstorm"[/U][/B][/COLOR] [COLOR="MediumTurquoise"][B]Mau[/B] - [B]Hoshi[/B] -…
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Ulrick

[DOTA 2] - Beastmaster - Tamarin

[img]http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4889/endlg.jpg[/img] ***edit*** This storyline about natural fibers and no animal leathers will not work with my current design so I'll come up with a different…
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Tamarin

[Mixamo Contest]-Rune or Darumacho? (WIP)

I'm at a crossroads right now this contest has inspired me to create two characters and I cannot chose which one to enter. I am going to model both eventually, but what do you think I should enter i…
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Alara

[Mixamo Contest] - "Yoyesorno" - "Jeffory Librett" (WIP))

Jeffory Librett is a 13 year old boy. His grandpa used to tell him all kinds of stories about hidden treasures and about his explorations. He told Jeffory stories about a book that contained secrets,…
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Yoyesorno

[Mixamo Contest] - Doomprodigy - Scarlett (WIP)

Hello Everyone, Just a bit about myself since I haven't posted on Polycount before. I am a student currently studying Animation in New Zealand, and that is about it. Really into my gaming, music, ar…
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doomprodigy

[Mixamo Contest] - hatfish - Penscribe Curator

My character is a journeyman penscribe curator on her way to becoming a master. Her last task in becoming a master penscribe curator is acquiring a rare tome, the Voynich manuscript. If she returns, …
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - eEe / aneeshmode - Mona (WIP)

I've teamed up with aneeshmode to create a mounteneer female explorer. More of the background is described in the timeline below, together with a simple mood image and the first rounds of concepting.…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - Niclol - Adventure Man

Hi guys, kinda new to this website, this is sort of my first post. :P Contest sounds super fun! Just making this now to get the ball rolling but still working on a backstory for the character. I do …
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - Tommytune - Mountain Man (WIP)

Hello everyone! This is my first time in a character competition. The work already posted is awesome I hope to achieve the same. I'm thinking hes a mountain man like James Felix "Jim" Bridger with…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - aboatman - Alien Mercenary (WIP)

Hello there! I don't usually enter competitions because I don't have much free time to spare, but this one looked so interesting I'm gonna move some stuff around and make the time. I've briefly rea…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - adventurer of the sands

hi guys just joined this competition to improve my skills as a character designer and 3d artist. gonna do a female explorer who founds a lead to the treasure of the Voynich Manuscript hiding in the …
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - Brice - Climber (WIP)

[IMG]http://broquere.brice.free.fr/pac/1.jpg[/IMG]
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Anais

Desert Balloonist (WIP)

First thing that popped into my head was a desert dweller... felt like he should also be a balloon pilot for some reason(no idea why, but i dig it) Decided to try my hand at a quick concept for some…
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Anais

Adventurer Sam

I know its a little bit late to be posting concepts, but i've gotten further than that, I'll update this later with some progress shots too. [IMG]http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/150/e/f/advent…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - insaneklown89 - Hannah Hawkins

Hannah Hawkins is the daughter of a billionaire. She uses her fathers wealth to travel the world and have adventures. On her last adventure she has contracted some sort of disease from touching an an…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - Mate - Explorer, adventurer TBD (WIP)

Hi guys! I want to create quite classic, I think, explorer/adventurer. Here are some pics similar to my concept. I don't really know yet whether it'll be male or female. [IMG]http://gildianajemnikow…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] FMHeart/Scry - Masked Warrior (WIP)

Hello everyone, first of all sorry for my bad english! :) I'm glad to take part of this contest and I'm working with a friend ([url]http://scryz.deviantart.com/[/url]) to create something good. For n…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - "HeavyJ" - "OSS Agent Kopp" (WIP)

Mood board a-go-go
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[Mixamo Contest] - Godfrey Bent - Explorer/Professor (WIP)

Not sure exactly what to do yet, will sketch some ideas and post some soon.
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - Iago Diehl - Mariana and The Chambers of the Unknown (WIP)

What's up guys?! My name is Iago Diehl and I'm a Brazilian Game Dev student. It's not just a contest to me, it's a CHALLENGE. My character is a girl, I'm using Blender to sculpt, making a character t…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - InfinityComplex - Ahiral_The Last Guardian (WIP)

OMG!!!! I've been working on my character all of this time and just realized I never posted anything. My Characters name is Ahiral. And He is teh last remaining guardian of The manuscript. He and his…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - Panulao - Steampunk girl (wip)

Hi everyone! Decided to participate ) description is still in the process
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] Mimiws - Bounty Hunter WIP

hi everyone! i didn't finish the last mixamo contest so i hope i can finish this one. :) BOUNTY HUNTER- Hes an ex military bad-ass guy who works not for money but in search of thrill and adventure. …
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - andersoncascardi - O bandeirante

Hi everyone! It's great to know polycount well be the place for another art challenge! I'll give it a try with a "bandeirante". Even though the books of history describe them as 'heroes who broug…
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Anais

Mixamo Contest] - djRetroid-Onova (WIP)

Hello there. First time using Polycount, a friend told me about this contest and I decided to take on it. I will be using as reference Solara, from The Book of Eli. For those not familiar with her I…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - NinjaMonkeyBrain - Super Hype Fantasy Mega Adventurer Manster

Hey peoples, I'm hoping to do some sort of dream/fantasy land adventurer/explorer type character. I'm still doodling stuff and figuring it out. I'm going to work on the character concepts for a while…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - Azsrak - They're afraid of her (WIP)

[B]Biograph:[/B] Who is she, where does she come from? Nobody really knows. She's a ghost. A phantom. A shadow. A shade. A character without written history, without known past. She comes with many…
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[Mixamo Contest] - gel08 - Dera (WIP)

I wanted my adventure character to be a strong and able woman built for extreme challenges. She's essentially an adventurer who thrives in thrilling and dangerous ways of retrieving artifacts. Let's…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - Jeebs - Pirate Mog (WIP)

Hello everyone, this is an interesting competition so I also wanted to enter. I won't be making any concept art, I think this is allowed if read it all correctly, and I also got a permission from th…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - Laze - Alternative Female Adventurer

Title is meh I know, but that's pretty much where I'm at with her so far. Decided to do a female because my female anatomy sucks and it would be a challenge, so any help that department is helpful. M…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - Dakruon/Spikesdm - "My name is Voynich".

Hello everyone, this is my second entry for a contest here on Polycount, I tried my luck with The Escape, along my team (Bushido), but didn't finish up in time due to how much work we had to do. Fir…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - "SpaceCentipede" - "Adventure girl"

Hey polycount. Here start my thread of creating adventure girl. I`ve started with draft lineart concept, but think i will add some elements or change something in future. So concept is ready and i s…
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Anais

[Mixamo Contest] - Jordan Preston - Explorer Alchemist (WIP)

[COLOR="MediumTurquoise"][FONT="Trebuchet MS"]Hey, what's up dudes. First poster here! I've lurked for a while just to catch up with the latest news and learn from others, but I've decided to make my…
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Anais

ESCAPE - Vietnam - Team Piranha Bytes

[Update: Final Shots] [IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3SPCWC89wM/UZBj9KdoinI/AAAAAAAAGVs/9RdEdjdXBbc/s1600/Escape_PB_Final_4.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-94HbCWNpBFs/UZBj7m9B1XI/AAAAAAAA…
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ThatsMeTwitchy

ESCAPE – Asylum Escape – JessCooper

Hey there, this is my first polycount competition entry. Here is some quick concept art for my escaped mental asylum patient. She's a little unhinged as you can see. I'm working on some polished con…
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JessCooper

[Mixamo Contest] - Hovotz - Ben

Hello guys! ABOUT BEN -------------- A genius young scientist and cryptographer who believe that he deciphered the Voynich manuscript and claimed that the manuscript is about the ritual of resurrect…
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hovotz

ESCAPE - World of Books - Deciduo

Hey everyone! So I'm team Deciduo :) Unfortunately the rest of my team had to drop our project, so I'm going to go ahead and do my own thing. It took me awhile to come up with what I wanted to do.…
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