Dinosaurs with swords. What else would you need on a busy Tuesday? 🦎 Jean Nguyen, Senior Animator at Sucker Punch Productions, shared another look at DinoBlade, the developer's upcoming project. Well, it's dinosaurs wielding swords in an epic battle. I don't think there's much more to say. hashtag#animation hashtag#gamedev hashtag#indiedev hashtag#3dart hashtag#gamedevelopment

100% procedural climbing animations in UE5 🎢 Lincoln Margison, a skilled Unreal Engine developer, shared a look at a UE5-powered system that is meant for fully procedural 3D climbing animations 100% without keyframes. The setup uses the FullBodyIK solver to "warp the full chains (between arms-pelvis-feet in my case) to get the closest fit" and "do most of the work for the body rotations to reach the five specified target points". hashtag#UE5 hashtag#unrealengine hashtag#unrealengine5 hashtag#gamedev hashtag#indiedev hashtag#3dart hashtag#proceduralart hashtag#gamedevelopment

Have a look at this beautiful work by Rishikesh Nandlaskar based on an artwork by Johan Barrios. Love how the artist captured all the tension and mixed it with calmness. hashtag#zbrush hashtag#arnold hashtag#rendering hashtag#render hashtag#3dart hashtag#characterart hashtag#characterdesign hashtag#3dmodeling hashtag#sculpting hashtag#3dsculpting

Reference for drawing creases and folds on clothing 👚 I love painting folds on clothes and capes, but finding the right balance and flow might be tricky sometimes. Here's a nice reference from simodasketch showing the changes in motion which might help you understand the basic flow. hashtag#drawing hashtag#animation hashtag#reference hashtag#2dart hashtag#art hashtag#design hashtag#sketching

Virtual avatar in Unreal Engine 5 💜 3D Artist and Generalist hirokazu yokohara continues to experiment with Epic Games' game engine – this time, the creator shared a look at a virtual avatar crafted with the UE5.3 Path Tracer version. The avatar boasts strand-based hair with eyes brought to life using pre-recorded facial capture data. hashtag#UE5 hashtag#unrealengine5 hashtag#unrealengine hashtag#gamedev hashtag#indiedev hashtag#3dart hashtag#animation hashtag#3dmodeling hashtag#rendering hashtag#render

Real-time destructions in UE5 with Chaos 💥 Game Developer Shin Sa is creating a fan-made game adaptation of World Trigger, a Japanese sci-fi anime and manga series. Recently, the creator shared a look at the project's combat and movement animations, plus WIP destruction mechanics achieved with UE5's Chaos, the engine's physics and destruction system. #unrealengine #unrealengine5 hashtag#gamedev hashtag#indiedev hashtag#3dart hashtag#gamedevelopment

Boiling dumplings in Blender 🥟 Check out this tasty demo by 3D Artist Bird Chen. Sep up boiling water with some modifiers, add floating dumplings, and finish it with steam... voilà, you have a delicious sequence in Blender. Bon appétit! hashtag#blender3d hashtag#b3d hashtag#blender hashtag#3dart hashtag#3dmodeling hashtag#gamedev hashtag#indiedev hashtag#animation

References for animators ☠ Considering it's a weekend (what a terrible week of layoffs that was), it's finally time for some personal projects. Here is a rare reference for animators working with joints and bones. Sculpting a stylized skeleton knight this Saturday. What are you working on? P.S. Let me know if you're affected by layoffs, I'll try to spread the word. #animation #3dart #anatomy #sculpting #3dmodeling #characterart #characterdesign

A new look at a relaxing procedural castle-building simulator 🏰 Procedural Artist and Lead Developer at Pounce Light Anastasia Opara shared another demo of the studio's upcoming game Tiny Glade, a castle-building simulator set to arrive later this year. The creator showed how you can procedurally "glue" two or more buildings together, getting one sizeable castle as a result. #gamedev #gamedev#3dart #proceduralart #programming

Turn Models Into Ink Paintings With This Blender Add-On ✒ Zhihao Yao shared a trailer for an upcoming Blender add-on powered by Geometry Nodes that lets you turn any 3D model into a traditional Chinese painting. You just need to select a model, apply ink-like textures and outlines by simply pressing a couple of buttons, and then tweak the post-processing settings. #blender #blender3d