A detailed breakdown of Wētā FX's Gollum 👀 Years go by but Gollum created by Wētā FX is still one of the most impressive digital creations ever made. The team shared an extended behind-the-scenes look at how they created the character for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. #gollum #3dart

A free tool for patterns in Substance 3D Painter 💎 Material Artist Javad Rajabzade shared a nice tool for Substance 3D Painter that allows you to easily add intricate patterns and ornaments to your 3D models (compatible with v9.0 or higher). The toolkit features a Substance Painter Ornament Path Tool brush, 106 Ornament and Trim Ornament Brush, and a detailed customization guide on how to get started. Get the tool for free: https://www.artstation.com/marketplace/p/M5pl5/substance-painter-ornament-path-tool-brush-106-high-quality-ornament-and-trim-brush #3dart #3d #3dtexturing #texturing

Racing a boat on a GPU fluid simulation in Unity 🌊 Check out this cool Unity-powered demo shared by developer FrenzyTheHedgehog of a boat, with buoyancy and water physics attached, that interacts with a GPU fluid simulation. "The boat interacts with the simulation by creating waves, floating on it and flowing with its velocity allowing you to race over, up and down rivers," wrote the developer. #unity #unity3d

Dense winter scene in Unreal Engine ❄ Have a look at this magical winter environment by CG/VFX Artist FloorYUKA who used Unreal Engine 5. The artist also used a plug-in developed by Dmitry Karpukhin that allows controlling dynamic weather and time of day using realistic volumetric clouds, atmosphere, and visual effects. #UE5 #unrealengine5 #unrealengine #gamedev

Free invisibility shader for Blender 🙈 Concept Artist Casey Sheep has shared a cool shader that allows you to play with invisibility in Blender. The best part? You can get it for free. The shader is compatible with Blender 3.4 or higher. Download the goodie: https://caseysheep.gumroad.com/l/aucdi #blender3d #b3d #blender #indiedev #shader

Custom modifier for advanced dynamic animations and interactions in Unity 🚗 Tech Artist Harry Heath shared a look at a cool Lattice modifier in Unity that allows the creation of advanced dynamic animations and interactions easily. The developer wrote the tool, it might be released later. "It's a compute shader that transforms a mesh's vertex buffer: It samples a lattice (a 3d array of Vector3 offsets) for each vertex using tricubic sampling and then adds the interpolated offset,"

Bananaman in Blender 🍌 Check out this character created by Character Artist Sebastian Cavazzoli based on a design by Character Designer YishuCi. Crafted in Blender.

A magical fantasy town in Unreal Engine 🔮 Such a beautiful scene by Margot Vandenbussche made with Unreal Engine, Maya, ZBrush, and Substance 3D tools. The composition adds so much volume making you want to explore the scene's corner, visit a tavern, find a bookshop, and hide in the halls of the main castle.

An FPS about a mouse detective with old-school Disney art style gets a new trailer 🐭 You've probably been waiting for more details about this project we featured back in May. Fumi Games, the studio behind the title, has shared the first full trailer of their shooter game presenting a new look at the title's gameplay. The game should be out in 2025.

Explosion generator in Blender with Geometry Nodes 💥 Hiroshi Kanazawa presented an updated version of a Geometry Nodes-powered anime-style 3D explosion generator which can now automatically create a crater at the epicenter of the explosion. Cool Akira vibes here.