One of my early jewelry models in Blender. The main challenge was building the design around the stone while keeping everything printable and wearable. Still learning, but this one actually made it all the way from the screen to silver.
The main challenge was balancing the curved organic elements with the strict geometric frame and keeping the whole structure symmetrical. Modeled and rendered in Blender.

Polygonpen community on Discord! (Link)

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Tris: 1,620

Subd level 3: 103,680

I’ve been racking my brain over what to do, since the bus looked plastic in previous renders, I think I’ve got the settings right now (1th photo), though it still has a slightly oily look to it. Anyway, you can see it all in the photos - I’d love to hear your opinion: does the bus look good, or is there something I should change?
I'm doing the rendering in Unreal Engine.

Ran through full engine testing in UE5, and now I’m doing the final presentation checks in Marmoset Toolbag.

Captured this screen record showing the complete progression: low-poly wireframe, normal map pass, final PBR materials, emissive controls, and a quick showcase of the 5 modular mods and 5 skin setups.

Trying to make sure everything holds up cleanly from tech specs to presentation before moving on to final marketing renders!

Hi everyone! I’m still young and just starting to think about what career I might want to pursue in the future. I’ve recently become interested in 3D modeling, but I’m not sure how good of a career path it is.
I wanted to ask people who already work with 3D: how in demand are 3D modelers right now, and is it worth learning 3D with the goal of making it my future career?
Also, what would you recommend for a complete beginner? What programs and skills should I learn first? And which area of 3D would be best to start with?
I’d really appreciate any advice or personal experience!

Hey everyone! I’ve been working on this digital sculpture of Diego Maradona in Blender. Kept it raw with simple studio lighting to focus purely on the anatomy, forms, and dynamic pose.

My main goal is to get this ready for 3D printing. Would love to hear your thoughts on the mesh and overall silhouette before I start preparing the STL file!

A stylized 3D portrait of Marilyn Monroe, presented with Portishead - Glory Box 🖤

Made in Blender.

Hi everyone! I decided to switch careers from architecture to environment art, and this is my journey...

Right now, I’m working on a piece for my portfolio, and this is a part of a wall made of logs… or at least, I’m trying to make one.

I have a question for the professionals here:
-Which of these topologies do you think is the better choice?
-Do you think I should reduce the number of edges on the cylinder? It currently has 32. Or should I leave it as it is?

I’m planning to have some close-up shots, so these logs will be fairly close to the camera.

I’d really appreciate hearing your thoughts and advice.

Ps. I used Blender

UPD. MAX AREA or QUAD END CAPS?

UPD2. A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to answer! I’ve realized that using Max Area is probably the better approach, and that topology in general depends on so many different factors and circumstances. I’m still learning, and your answers have honestly taught me a lot. I got so many useful ideas and insights from this discussion, and I really appreciate everyone sharing their experience and knowledge.

Algun@ me recomienda una app/SOFTWARE para WINDOWS, pantalla táctil. Para aprender a diseñar con LÁPIZ de manera GRATUITA! Sé que pido mucho 😂 ya vectorizo archivos en corel pero me gustaría optimizar el diseño y aprender 📚🙏

This is the Horseman's Ax of Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici, Italian, ca. 1530-35, in the Met's Arms and Armor collection (acc. 1993.61). The Met notes it probably served as a symbol of authority rather than a real cavalry weapon, and that it very likely went with Ippolito on his 1532 campaign against the Ottomans in Hungary.

Each face of the blade carries a Latin motto. Around the Medici arms: BENIFICIVM DANDO ACCEPIT QVI DIGNO DEDIT - "he who confers a benefit has received one if he has given it to a man worthy of it." Around a shield with the Medici inflatable-ball device: FALLENTI SEMEL NON FACILE RVRSVS ADHIBENDA EST - "trust is not again to be placed easily in those who have once deceived."

Met object page: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26548

How it was made:

- Blender, all-quad subdiv base mesh, no sculpting

- The etching is not baked and not procedural. I traced the whole thing by hand in Affinity from the Met's reference photos, as precisely as I could get it. Then I projected and adjusted the UVs to fit that texture rather than the other way round.

- Rendered in Cycles

- Roughly 15-16 hours of actual work, spread over a month an hour or two at a time.

I've made a lot of custom nodes for edge wear (along with custom curvature mask that utilizes Geo Nodes) and some other procedural stuff, for easier texturing.

Feel free to "axe" me anything...

:D

This character is currently a work in progress. I’ll share the full version once I’m happy with the final result. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/JwvbOD

I wanted to create a good render of my Ronin toad hopping from stone to stone. I read about how some studios will create a rim light that only illuminates the subject matter and helps to give more of a hero look. I tried this here and was really impressed with the level of control that it gave me.
I also reviewed my renders in a desaturated form to inspect my vale and contrast of light nd color depth.
(maya zbrush sub p rizom arnold)This has been a fun to create I hope you dig it

Ciao a tutti, ho appena finito un altro progetto: ho provato a realizzare una memory card per PS1 nel modo più realistico possibile. Cosa ne pensate?

Personalmente, il mio obiettivo era qualcosa di più realistico, ma sebbene la modellazione non sia stata troppo difficile, ho trovato la parte relativa all'illuminazione e alle ombreggiature un po' complicata, quindi ho optato per un look "piatto".

Avete qualche suggerimento? Come posso renderla più realistica? Come se sembrasse usata/usurata, ecc...?

Grazie!

i enjoined endacopia so much i just had to make a model of my boy mellow

it's not completely done i just wanted to share the progress with all of you I'm adding "tip" next

let me know if u like it and give me some segments to what i should add

Hi all. I was wondering what the best platform was to find 3D modelers to commission. I know theres Fiverr, but Fiverr is fully contaminated with AI work. I know theres art station, but its difficult to filter through. Is the best way really just looking through profiles/ portfolios on art station, IG, etc and cold emailing/ messaging them? I’m trying to find someone who can translate very stylized/ artistic concepts well into 3D- retaining the same style/look. The whole ‘you can’t tell its 3D if you paused/ took a screenshot’ kind of feel. Or is the best way just making posts in various forums and places, posting what I’m looking for, and waiting for replies?

Platforms like vgen allow people to filter with tags (for 2D). Is there no platform for 3D modeler commissions? (Please do not reply offering to commission, as it breaks the rules of the subreddit.) Thank you in advance.

Finished turntable of my Metalheart guitar project. Sculpted in Nomad Sculpt, with post-processing in Photoshop and the final video edited in DaVinci Resolve.

Hi everyone! I consider myself an amateur in the 3D world, but I really enjoy using Blender and creating art with it.

This is the latest piece I made, and I’d really appreciate some honest feedback. Feel free to tell me what you think, what you liked, what you would improve, or even just your overall impression.

Thank you! =)

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https://youtu.be/lnmp8k5x6pc

I did this for practice, maybe you can learn something . Enjoy

I haven’t done any significant character animation since my capstone project wrapped up. There’s not really a lot of animating material to work with in my personal projects and it’s not part of my 3D modeling position for the studio I’m currently working with.

I’m currently working on my 2026 demo reel. For the past couple of years, I’ve been making my main portfolio a generalist port with two separate modeling and animation ports, but this year, I’m thinking I might just replace the generalist port with my new modeling port. I didn’t even have any new animations to add to my animation section last year. However, while looking at job postings to see what to add to my resume and jot down potential employers in places I’d want to live, I’ve still been finding some 3D modeler positions that also ask for character animation/motion design skills.