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

Baldur's Gate 3's Astarion reimagined as a real person in 3D 😈 It took the community long enough to present such a realistic take on fan-favorite Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3. Character Artist Natallia Sudas used ZBrush, ZWrap, TexturingXYZ's and FlippedNormals' textures, and RenderMan to answer the question "If Baldur's Gate 3's Astarion existed in real life, what would he look like?" hashtag#zbrush hashtag#renderman hashtag#3dart hashtag#characterart hashtag#astarion hashtag#rendering hashtag#render hashtag#baldursgate3

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

Say His Name, in 3D 😎 Just another amazing demo of the animated 3D version of Walter White aka Heisenberg from Breaking Bad by Marco Di Lucca. The line between real and digital is getting so thin these days. Portrait made with Maya, Mudbox, Arnold. #maya