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Re: Abandoned Dacha Environment - Modular Kit with interiors
Hey everyone!
Just wanted to share a quick update on this project. I was recently invited by the 80 Level team for an interview and a deep-dive technical breakdown of this environment.
Since it turned out to be a massive 19-page piece, I won't cross-post the entire text here, but I really wanted to share the link with the community.
If you’re interested in my personal journey into the 3D industry, the challenges I faced, and a more detailed look into my environment workflows, you can check out the full article here:
https://80.lv/articles/how-to-create-a-nostalgic-and-abandoned-environment-for-vr-survival-shooter
To any beginner artists out there who might be doubting themselves right now: just know that it is all in your hands. I wouldn't necessarily recommend repeating my exact path, but I truly hope my story shows that anything is possible if you keep pushing forward.
Thanks again to everyone!
Frozishe
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Re: [WIP] Character | Fan Art | Mech Rekka
More progress. Add floater detail, change the face design a bit, give it a bit more of my own flair. 
np1094
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Re: Development log - Building a complete car from scans - VR Game dev
Individual throttle bodies in the latest update:
AlecMoody
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Re: What Are You Working On? (3D) 2026
A new sculpt where I challenged myself with a difficult pose to improve both my anatomy knowledge and sculpting skills.
More on my Artstation https://www.artstation.com/artwork/XJZDWL
Alex_A
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Re: Sketchbook: Rima
It's been one of those weeks. But I did manage to get a bit more progress made. I'm still procrastinating the torso, so I've been working on the legs. I'm sure having an actual arse and hips, when I finish them, will make the torso easier to judge.
There's a lot of small inaccuracies I want to fix. I've been mainly using the front, sides and diagonal views, since most references use those; I want to train my eye to match them and understand it properly from those and not be too dependent on 360 degree rotation. It's not terrible as it stands, though; feels like the parts I've done so far are in need of refinement rather than totally busted. Soften things a little here and there, tweak some angles. And then of course, once I'm done with the torso and head, move onto the tertiary forms and rendering.
I think it's been a good exercise so far; I got a bit better at observation. Sculpting like this feels very much like Hard Mode; I reckon sculpting in A-pose with symmetry will be quite easy after this. For now though, my next point is I need to finish blocking in the structural masses of the right leg, then clean it up a bit.
Rima
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Re: Unreal Engine 6
There are only so many iterations of hammer you invent until you realize that we are out of wood and the nails are bent.
Pixelbear
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Re: How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before asking)
None of them are problematic really. Any of these would be fine on today's hardware.
If I was being super nit-picky, I would lean towards D, just because the corner triangles are evenly-sized. Some renderers don't like long thin triangles. Simon Schreibt explains a bit of the "why" here: https://simonschreibt.de/gat/renderhell-book3/
But you can remove those new outer edges you added to D, that aren't in A/B/C.
If I was being super nit-picky, I would lean towards D, just because the corner triangles are evenly-sized. Some renderers don't like long thin triangles. Simon Schreibt explains a bit of the "why" here: https://simonschreibt.de/gat/renderhell-book3/
But you can remove those new outer edges you added to D, that aren't in A/B/C.
Eric Chadwick
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Re: Watermill Environment - No Rest for the Wicked
I have started with blocking out my scene in Unreal Engine. I want to focus on setting up a strong composition from the begining so I set up a camera in Unreal and locked its position so I will have a nice progression shot at the end. I am not working directly from the concept art as I need to adjust shape language and art direction to match the style of No Rest for the Wicked. I will keep on blocking out on my sceen to make sure there is a clear difference between foreground, midlleground and background in my final shot.
robertvovk
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Re: [WIP] Character | Fan Art | Mech Rekka
First update in a while. Things have been hectic so I haven't gotten the time to update or work on this. 
np1094
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Re: Sketchbook: Zetheros
An issue I've found with the diaspora of races for Project Nova is a lack of a race with fur or feathers.
This is a serious oversight, as it is well understood that the furry community is mainly comprised of black-hat hackers, IT specialists, blockchain enthusiasts and system admins - essentially a potential audience with a decent amount of available spending money. While Project Nova has races with scales and could capture the hearts and minds of millenials and gen X who grew up reading The Lusty Argonian Maid, not having a race with fur and/or feathers is tantamount to leaving money on the table.
Since I want to make a company worth billions; I've begun work on the Arboreal Vampire race, a surface-dwelling variant of the Cavern Vampires.
Have a great week!
This is a serious oversight, as it is well understood that the furry community is mainly comprised of black-hat hackers, IT specialists, blockchain enthusiasts and system admins - essentially a potential audience with a decent amount of available spending money. While Project Nova has races with scales and could capture the hearts and minds of millenials and gen X who grew up reading The Lusty Argonian Maid, not having a race with fur and/or feathers is tantamount to leaving money on the table.
Since I want to make a company worth billions; I've begun work on the Arboreal Vampire race, a surface-dwelling variant of the Cavern Vampires.
Have a great week!
zetheros
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