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Creating Short Movie about Formula One Racer Ayrton Senna in 3D

Marcelo Vaz explained how he and Lightfarm Studios used Unreal Engine to create Senna: Closer to God, a short film about the Formula One racer Ayrton Senna, showing the reconstruction of Monaco and the work on likeness.

Marcelo Vaz

Mar 21, 2025

How To Model & Texture A Whale-Shaped Airship With A Pilot

Robin Mkrtchyan walked us through the Whale Airship Project based on concept art, which was modeled in Blender and textured in Substance 3D Painter, explaining the creation of the airship with a hard surface and the character featuring four distinct hair systems, each with its own unique look and feel.

Robin Mkrtchyan

Mar 21, 2025

Tips & Methods to Make 3D Model of Arcane's Mel Medarda

Lora Kolori explained how she made her Queen Mel Medarda project look Arcane-style, showed her hand-painting workflow, and explained the lighting setup.

Lora Kolori

Mar 17, 2025

Breakdown: Recreating Terrifier's Art The Clown With ZBrush

Nikita Lebedev talked to us about the Terrifier project, explaining how he reimagined iconic Art the Clown in 3D using only ZBrush and offering valuable tips and tricks along the way.

Nikita Lebedev

Mar 14, 2025

Breakdown: Recreating Hypnos From Hades With ZBrush & Marmoset

Anna Katz told us about the steps of recreating Hypnos, a god-like character with a sarcastic expression from Hades, with ZBrush, sharing how the cel shading style is maintained while adding some personal touch and the trick that is used to create the contour lines and make them uneven and lively.

Anna Katz

Mar 05, 2025

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Breakdown: Detailed 3D Model of Fantasy Archer

Gaurav Gomes told us about the Archer project set up in Unreal Engine, sharing the texturing process of the multi-layered outfit and tattoos and showing the creation of the high-poly model.

Gaurav Gomes

Feb 28, 2025

Using Character Creator 4 to Make High-Quality 3D Characters for Unreal Engine

Cho Hyungmo shared his journey into game character modeling and discussed setting up one of his recent projects with Character Creator (CC) and Unreal Engine.

Cho Hyungmo

Feb 27, 2025

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Rita Hou

Feb 20, 2025

How To Enhance Hand-Painting With Blender Shaders For Stylized Character Art

Cherylynn Lima told us about her workflow for the Black Gold Girl project, modeled, hand-painted, rigged, and animated in Blender, focusing on her experimental shading technique.

Cherylynn Lima

Feb 14, 2025

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