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Losing Your Artistic Voice to Convenient Asset Packs

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lucyhughes

[Completed] The Staircase - Environment

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Dvin_

Game Industry Layoffs - WTF?

Seriously guys?WTF?
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zetheros

CUSTOM AVATAR FOR VRCHAT AND OTHER VIRTUAL REALITY PLATFORM

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Vertexforge

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Koteeek

How are these mixer textures generated?

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ffbh

Material Instance crashes Unreal 5

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YarGolubev

Creating a smooth-edged deboss area without making an inset first?

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lastsky

(WIP) Crashed Spaceship and Dead Astronaut

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okidoki

Oxygen Generator Room - Jonas Roscinas - Star Citizen Test

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Eric Chadwick

3D MODELER LOOKING FOR WORK

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Leckie_Studio

Blender, hard surface and traction in the industry.

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poopipe

UE4.27 - VR - Forward Renderer - Custom Edge Detection PostProcess

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poopipe

Ballpoint pen

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Topogun Wacom pen 'lag'.

I know Topogun hasn't really been in development for a few years and there is no longer support.  I recently started using it again and noticed that my Wacom tablet pen has a bit of a problem wi…
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iam717

Cascadeur Advanced Rig freelancer wanted

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[3ds Max] miauu's LayerColorizer – color-coded layers for 3ds Max

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miauu

Interior with Hero Asset WIP Log : Pirate's Tavern

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RafeYapJingMing

The Long Dark- abandoned RV

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1lokos

[Hobby] [Collab] [Doom Mod] 3D Artist Wanted – Non-Commercial Doom Mod with Claymation, Low-Poly Ani

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Sketchbook: Jozin

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jozin

How to create a chamfer with parallel edge lines?

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Sketchbook: Frank Polygon

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Sticky What Are You Working On? (3D) 2025

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Eric Chadwick

Sketchbook: Zaki Saati

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Sticky Tech Artist - What are you working on: FOREVER Edition!

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would you model these holes into the actual geo (door) or use trim sheets for this?

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