The Best Artworks of November '21

December 08, 2021 by Philip Moreton in Monthly Roundup

Here’s the monthly roundup of top community artworks from the last month. All from ArtStation that tag Poliigon:

Render of the Month

Congratulations Alberto! For this gorgeous set of images you’ve won yourself a year of Poliigon Professional.

How to Get Featured here

Make something awesome that uses Poliigon assets (textures, models, HDRs or brushes)
Post to Behance, Artstation or Instagram, remembering to tag ‘Poliigon’ (so we can find it)
Check to see if you were featured that month!

If you’re chosen as the best render of the month, you’ll win a free 12-months of the Poliigon Professional plan.

Helmy Ardiansyah on the making of 'V60 House'

November 25, 2021 by Guest User in Breakdowns

We speak to Helmy Ardiansyah about his project ‘V60 House’ and get some inside tips on adaptive subdivision, realistic overcast scenes and how to produce incredible work regardless of what software you’re using.

New 3D Plant Models & Plant Atlases

November 22, 2021 by Guest User in Releases

Release your inner greenthumb with our latest release of 8K, ultra high res, photoreal plant atlases, indoor plant models and flower pot models, freshly sprouted on Poliigon.

The Best Artworks of October '21

November 02, 2021 by Philip Moreton in Monthly Roundup

Here’s the monthly roundup of top community artworks from the last month. All from ArtStation that tag Poliigon:

Render of the Month

Congratulations Arnaud! For this unique image you’ve won yourself a year of Poliigon Professional.

How to Get Featured here

Make something awesome that uses Poliigon assets (textures, models, HDRs or brushes)
Post to Behance, Artstation or Instagram, remembering to tag ‘Poliigon’ (so we can find it)
Check to see if you were featured that month!

If you’re chosen as the best render of the month, you’ll win a free 12-months of the Poliigon Professional plan.

Duy Phan on the making of ‘Gummer’

October 31, 2021 by Guest User in Breakdowns

We speak to Duy Phan to get the low down on his project Gummer and discuss how taking a break from screen-time is the secret ingredient to attaining photorealism in visualizations.

The Best Artworks of September '21

October 07, 2021 by Philip Moreton in Monthly Roundup

Here’s the monthly roundup of top community artworks from last month, shared to ArtStation tagging Poliigon:

Render of the Month

Congratulations Luan! For this fantastic visualization you’ve won yourself a year of Poliigon Professional.

How to Get Featured here

Make something awesome that uses Poliigon assets (textures, models, hdrs or brushes)
Post it to ArtStation and tag Poliigon in the “Software Used” section
Wait till next month to see if you were featured.

If you’re chosen as the best render of the month, you’ll win a free 12-months of the Poliigon Professional plan.

Honourable Mention

Previous multiple winner Oskar Woinski returned with another stunning project Rebirth, that was too good not to mention.

Artur Szóstakowski on the making of ‘Brick House’

October 01, 2021 by Guest User in Breakdowns

We speak to Artur Szóstakowski on the making of his ‘Brick House’ project and get some golden nuggets of advice on framing, surface imperfections and how understanding photography can help you create more impactful 3D artworks.

31 New Subway Tile & Zellige Tile Textures

September 20, 2021 by Guest User in Releases

One was created in the 10th century in Morocco, the other created in 1904 for the New York City subway…but zellige and subway tiles are actually iterations of the same ceramic tile vision. As the old world collides with the new, browse our recent release of subway tile textures and zellige tile textures today.

The Best Artworks of August '21

September 08, 2021 by Philip Moreton in Monthly Roundup

Here’s the monthly roundup of top community artworks from last month, shared to ArtStation tagging Poliigon:

Render of the Month

Congratulations Marcin! For this classy visualization you’ve won yourself a year of Poliigon Freelancer.

How to Get Featured here

Make something awesome that uses Poliigon assets (textures, models, hdrs or brushes)
Post it to ArtStation and tag Poliigon in the “Software Used” section
Wait till next month to see if you were featured.

If you’re chosen as the best render of the month, you’ll win a free 12-months of the Poliigon Freelancer plan.

Honourable Mention

As a previous 2021 winner Bartosz Domiczek can’t win again, but his project is too good not to mention.

Daniel Diaz Del Castillo on the making of 'Broome Soho'

August 20, 2021 by Guest User in Breakdowns

We speak to Daniel Diaz Del Castillo on the making of his ‘Broome Soho’ project and get some golden nuggets of advice on noise targets, reflections and achieving true photorealism.

New Photoscanned Log & Stump Models

August 08, 2021 by Guest User in Releases

Our photoscanned stump and log models will make dressing your outdoor scenes easier, faster and more organic, letting you focus on lighting, story and composition. From cut stumps, broken stumps, burnt stumps, cut trees and naturally fallen logs, check out our collection today.

New Concrete Panel Form Textures

August 06, 2021 by Guest User in Releases

As more homeowners desire buildings with character, raw materials like concrete are increasingly in demand for visualization. So to help you stay up to date on trends, we’ve created this batch of hard to find panel form concrete.

This release includes:

28 concrete panel textures, in total
23 formwork and precast panels
5 precast cladding panels
Up to 8K resolution & PBR ready

DOWNLOAD NEW CONCRETE PANEL TEXTURES

To do this justice, we dug deep into the world of concrete to gain a stronger understanding of all aspects that affect the look and structure of the material like; what goes into it? How is it cast? What materials are used to cast it?

This research led to a range of ultra high quality, photoreal concrete panel textures ready to be dropped into any scene with minimal effort, for maximum impact.

Check out what our art department created with them:

We can’t wait to see how you use these new concrete textures! Be sure to tag #Poliigon when you post it to ArtStation or Behance, so we can find it.

DOWNLOAD NEW CONCRETE TEXTURES

The Best Artworks of July '21

August 05, 2021 by Philip Moreton in Monthly Roundup

Here’s the monthly roundup of top community artworks from last month, shared to ArtStation tagging Poliigon:

Render of the Month

Congratulations Yann! For this sublime visualization you’ve won yourself a year of Poliigon Freelancer.

How to Get Featured here

Make something awesome that uses Poliigon assets (textures, models, hdrs or brushes)
Post it to ArtStation and tag Poliigon in the “Software Used” section
Wait till next month to see if you were featured.

If you’re chosen as the best render of the month, you’ll win a free 12-months of the Poliigon Freelancer plan.

Paco Barruguer on the making of ‘Stone Bathroom’

July 19, 2021 by Guest User in Breakdowns

We caught up with Paco Barruguer, on the creation of ‘Stone Bathroom’ and the secret to designing striking feature baths.

Stone Bricks Beige 004

Plant Palm 002

Wood Planks Worn 23

Plant Agave 001

Plant Cactus Euphorbia 002

Stucco Trowelled Swirl 001

Click on the image hot-spots to find the Poliigon assets used.

Q. When and how did you get into 3D work?

Paco: I started with 3D in 2017, when I worked as a graphic designer and we commissioned 3D videos of product installations. But a lot of the time, the products were modified and we needed to change the videos; so, I decided to learn how to use 3D software, so we could change them.

I discovered Blender and instantly loved it. Nowadays, I'm constantly looking for archviz images for inspiration; mostly real photos. I love being able to choose different ideas from these images and combine them in a single 3D scene.

Stucco Trowelled Swirl 001

Plant Aloe Brevifolia 001

Wood Planks Worn 23

Stone Bricks Beige 004

Plant Palm 002

Click on the image hot-spots to find the Poliigon assets used.

Q. Can you tell us a little bit about ‘Stone Bathroom’?

‘Stone Bathroom’ is a simple scene, but I like to think that in each scene I am perfecting my skills, even if it is subconsciously. I think the cabinet under the sink is one of the assets I’m most proud of, which I modeled myself. But the most important element in the scene is the stone wall, which is a Poliigon texture.

I’ve been using Poliigon assets since 2017; I watched many Blender Guru videos and Andrew was always mentioning Poliigon, so I checked it out. I love the plant models and chair assets, but since I make a lot of bathrooms, the asset I use most is probably the interior decoration models. I recently started buying Poliigon textures, like the stone wall texture, and they are awesome!

The textures and materials of your models are so important for archivz; as important as the lighting. There are many libraries and websites for 3D textures, but most of them are intended for games or for a final artwork with less realism; but the quality of a Poliigon texture is great.

As artists, every detail has to count; you have to have good taste and an aesthetic sense. You have to train the eye.

Q. What is the most important part of a bathroom scene, in your opinion?

Paco: I worked for many years in a ceramic tiles company where I made many bathrooms, and I think the vanity can have the biggest impact. All the other bathroom elements are always fairly similar; with the basin and vanity, you can create something really different in the scene.

Also - as always - the light too. If we have a window, we can play with the light entrance.

Q. You use such striking feature elements in your bathrooms; what is your secret to designing with feature assets, so that they have harmony with the rest of the space?

Paco: The only secret is to have a trained eye; there is no shortcut for this. It’s only when you’ve seen many, many scenes, that you can then unconsciously know how to combine colors and materials.

Never stop looking for new materials, or learning new trends. Just keep exploring; keep combining new materials, different vegetation, large windows, new styles.

Q. Where can people find more of your work? What are your top 3 favorite artworks?

Paco: ‘Cube Rooms’ is a special project because recently, I’ve begun to stream my workflow in Twitch; this was probably the first complete project I’ve streamed. Before this artwork, I had published another artwork that had a pool and was set in a jungle environment, that I noted my followers quite liked. So I decided to create another artwork in the same line - an exterior environment for a hotel room - that I could stream as a complete project.

Some others include ’Curve Bathroom’, for archive artists, and ‘Tatooine’ for sci-fi fans.

Want more from Paco?

The Best Artworks of June '21

July 04, 2021 by Andrew Price in Monthly Roundup

The monthly roundup of top community artworks from last month, shared to ArtStation tagging Poliigon:

Render of the Month

Congratulations John! For this sublime visualization you’ve won yourself a year of Poliigon Freelancer.

How to Get Featured here

Make something awesome that uses Poliigon assets (textures, models, hdrs or brushes)
Post it to ArtStation and tag Poliigon in the “Software Used” section
Wait till next month to see if you were featured.

If you’re chosen as the best render of the month, you’ll win a free 12-months of the Poliigon Freelancer plan.

Honorable Mention

Check out this gorgeous scene by Poliigon’s own Mason Menzies:

Top Renders of May '21

July 01, 2021 by Andrew Price in Monthly Roundup

Here’s the monthly roundup of top renders from our community:

Render of the Month

Congratulations Matas Juknevičius! For this stunning use of Poliigon assets, you’ve won yourself a year of Poliigon Freelancer.

How to be featured here

Make something awesome that uses Poliigon assets (textures, models, hdrs or brushes)
Post it to ArtStation and tag Poliigon in the “Software Used” section
Wait till next month to see if you were featured.

And if you’re chosen as the best render of the month, you’ll win a free 12-months of the Poliigon Freelancer plan.

Pawel Pęcherzewski on the making of ‘Island House’

June 29, 2021 by Guest User in Breakdowns

We caught up with 3D artist Pawel Pęcherzewski on the creation of one of his most popular artworks, ‘Island House’; a tropical oasis that offered the perfect ‘getaway’ during a pandemic.

April 21

May 20, 2021 by Andrew Price in Monthly Roundup

Every month we browse ArtStation for anything tagging Poliigon and feature our favourite’s here on the blog.

Here’s what we liked from April 2021:

Render of the Month

Congratulations Artur Szóstakowski! For this stunning use of Poliigon assets, you’ve won yourself a year of Poliigon Freelancer.

How to be featured here

Make something awesome that uses Poliigon assets (textures, models, hdrs or brushes)
Post it to ArtStation and tag Poliigon in the “Software Used” section
Wait till next month to see if you were featured.

And if you’re chosen as the best render of the month, you’ll win a free 12-months of the Poliigon Freelancer plan.

New Acoustic Tile Textures

May 06, 2021 by Guest User in Releases

When you enter a hotel lobby or office building, what you may not be aware of is the acoustic treatments. Hard shiny surfaces, create irritating noise traps. It's for that reason that more and more architectural projects are looking for acoustic tiles to dampen those bounces. Which is why we've dedicated this release to bring you the most common - and trendy - acoustic tile textures available on the market.

Our latest acoustic tile texture release raises the bar for office and studio textures, with 41 new acoustic tile textures in 8K resolution, ranging from sleek and subtle acoustic tiles, to vibrant, decorative patterns, including:

12 decorative acoustic tiles
7 wood wool tiles
6 metal acoustic tiles
5 wood board tiles
5 acoustic foam tiles
4 polyester acoustic tiles
3 3D acoustic tiles

DOWNLOAD NEW ACOUSTIC TILES

Growing market for acoustic tiles

Acoustic tiles were predominately a niche material, usually reserved for studio and performance space visualizations. However, as we move further into a world of shared workspaces and tightened acoustic privacy protections, acoustic attenuation is fast becoming a common specification in office design briefs.

For our archive artists who tackle these working environments, we wanted a breadth of choices that mirrored real world products in the acoustic tile industry.

This acoustic tile release offers a variety of designs that either harmonize subtly into the grand scheme of your scene, or become its own architectural feature. Whether you’re creating a sophisticated, hyper-modern office space, or an eclectic studio bursting with colour and pattern, we’ve got you covered.

Here’s some examples of the new acoustic tiles in action:

We can’t wait to see how you guys use these new acoustic tile textures; be sure to tag #Poliigon when you post it to ArtStation or Behance so we can find it.

Top Renders of Mar 21

April 22, 2021 by Andrew Price in Monthly Roundup

Time for the monthly roundup of community artwork on Artstation tagging Poliigon:

Render of the Month

For this creative imagination of the pandemic, Adam Skovran has won himself a 12 month subscription to Poliigon!

How to be featured here

Make something awesome that uses Poliigon assets (textures, models, hdrs or brushes)
Post it to ArtStation and tag Poliigon in the “Software Used” section
Wait till next month to see if you were featured.

And if you’re chosen as the best render of the month, you’ll win a free 12-months of the Poliigon Freelancer plan.

Honorable Mention

As he works for us he can’t win, but this beauty by Mateusz Wielgus deserves a mention regardless: