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Recreating Heckler & Koch VP9 Match With Blender & Substance 3D Painter

Denis Chirkov walked us through the Heckler & Koch VP9 Match project, explaining how a real-life pistol featuring scuffs and signs of use was brought to life with Blender, ZBrush, Substance 3D Painter, and Marmoset Toolbag.

Denis Chirkov

Oct 29, 2024

Creating Likeness in 3D: Evelyn Wang from Everything Everywhere All at Once

Jean Zoudi talked about the challenges of approaching likeness in his 3D model of Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Wang from Everything Everywhere All at Once, discussing hand-sculpting the outfit and sharing some tips for beginner artists.

Jean Zoudi

Oct 28, 2024

Christian Bale's Portrait Imagined in 3D With ZBrush & Marmoset Toolbag 5

Flavia Rodriguez Heinlein shared her process for creating Christian Bale's portrait using ZBrush and Marmoset Toolbag 5, offering valuable tips and resources for mastering likeness capture.

Flavia Heinlein

Oct 25, 2024

Impressive House Material That Looks Like a Fully-Fledged 3D Model

The artist used Substance 3D Designer and Marmoset Toolbag to set up and render the piece.

Theodore McKenzie

Oct 25, 2024

Learn to Make Protective Komainu Guardian Statue in 3D

Shion Otsuka explained how the Komainu statue was made, talked about wear and tear in the textures, and shared how flames and Fudo Myoo inspired the design.

Shion Otsuka

Oct 24, 2024

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See How to Make Game-Ready Tangerine Tree in Substance 3D & SpeedTree

Yana Bystrova showed us the workflow behind the Tangerine Tree project, discussing how she modeled and textured realistic foliage, fruit, and branches based on a real photo and accurately captured their size and patterns using SpeedTree, Substance 3D, and Marmoset Toolbag.

Yana Bystrova

Oct 18, 2024

Creating a Stylized Metallic Material with Brush Strokes

Juan Nuno shared a comprehensive tutorial on creating the Stylized Brush Stroke Copper Material using the Atlas Splitter node in Substance 3D Designer and showcased how the amazing look has been enhanced with interactions of lighting and surface.

Juan Nuno

Oct 16, 2024

Marmoset Toolbag 5 Is Out Now

This next generation of Toolbag significantly enhances art production in 3D baking, texturing, and rendering, making it a game-changer for 3D artists across all fields.

Amber Rutherford

Oct 15, 2024

Crafting Stylized European Cottage With Substance 3D & UE5

Harley Gresham showed us the working process behind the Stylized European Cottage project, discussing the texturing workflow in Substance 3D Designer and lighting with Unreal Engine 5's Lumen.

Harley Gresham

Oct 15, 2024

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