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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

Learn How to Sculpt Detailed Samurai Frog in ZBrush for 3D Printing

Julio Benavides showed us the sculpting process behind Samurai Frog, discussing how he created the little details in ZBrush to then 3D print the model.

Julio Benavides

Feb 12, 2025

How To Create Realistic Scars & Brains Using ZBrush & Substance 3D Painter

Eduardo Bartali shared the workflow behind some of his projects, with a focus on creating scars and brains using ZBrush and Substance 3D Painter.

Eduardo Bartali

Feb 10, 2025

Recreating Barking Up the Wrong Turkey by Joseph Christian Leyendecker in ZBrush

Varvara Lychkovskaya talked about sculpting baby faces and making fur textures for her ZBrush recreation of Barking Up the Wrong Turkey by Joseph Christian Leyendecker.

Varvara Lychkovskaya

Feb 07, 2025

Recreating Jinx in the Style of Rapunzel Using ZBrush & Maya

Layla Viscu showed us the workflow behind the Jinx-punzel project, detailing setting up and texturing head, face, and skin details and discussing approaching likeness with the original Arcane style using ZBrush and Substance 3D Painter.

Layla Viscu

Feb 06, 2025

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Breakdown: Stylized Hand-Painted Fantasy Priest Character Made With ZBrush & Substance 3D

Matthieu Lemoule Duparc took us behind the scenes of creating a hand-painted game-ready Moon Priest character, sharing his process from sculpting in ZBrush to texturing in Substance 3D Painter and rendering in Unreal Engine 5.

Matthieu Lemoule Duparc

Feb 04, 2025

Amazing Game of Thrones-Inspired 3D Model of Highlander Made with UE5

3D Character Artist Renato Anthonio showcased this appealing portrait of an epic character.

Emma Collins

Jan 31, 2025

Behind the Creature: Creating Animals for DreamWorks' The Wild Robot

Hannah Kang told us how real-life references helped create animals for DreamWorks' The Wild Robot and shared some tips for artists who want to work at big studios.

Hannah Kang

Jan 27, 2025

Take a Closer Look at Black Myth: Wukong's Characters

Art Director of the game Qi Yang showcased a collection of amazing renders.

Emma Collins

Jan 24, 2025

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