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Essential Skills and Programmes for 2023

Hi everyone, I am currently studying MA Game Art & Design at the University of Hertfordshire coming from a background in Architecture. I wanted to ask the community about the basic skil…
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chien

Looking for a mentor/ career advise for a beginner 3d props/environment artist

Hello!My name is Diana. I have been developing in 3d for the last two years with ups and downs. It started with a 3d generalist course then a lot of youtube self-help videos, then tiago klafke's envi…
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muratpasaDi

Recommended CONCISE Tutorials for Blender, ZBrush, Substance Painter & UE5

Hi everyone, A few weeks ago I put a post up asking for peoples opinions on what softwares to learn as a beginner in Games Art & Design. I am now giving myself 3 weeks to learn Blender,…
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Alemja

Sett - League of Legends fanart

Hello everyone. I have just now started 3D modelling again for the first time in many years. I was never very good but I've picked the hobby back up and I'm starting with this fanart project to shake…
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Seffsha

Any resources on the different shaders in substance painter?

I was watching some videos on texturing stuff in substance painter and they kept switching between some of these shaders (using the word loosley cuz im not sure what these are), so if they needed som…
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Eli_Taran

beginner in 3d modelling-question about weird shapes in maya[feedback appreciated]

Hi all!My name is Alex and I am an undergraduate student of multimedia design.A few days before,were my first <<meeting>> with 3d modelling. My purpose is to make a simple 3d room.But I h…
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ThisisVictoriaZ

Critique Exchange

Here you can share your artwork and critique each other 
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Fairuz

Feedback and help for a beginner with a 3D head sculpt

Hello, I am a new user and this is my first post. I am still a complete beginner in sculpture. I have only been sculpting for 2 months. I already modeled a body and now I'm trying to sculpt a female …
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kanga

Samurai Manor (WIP) [Blender] Advice and Tips Very Welcome.

[{"type":"p","children":[{"text":"Well, I'm probably getting in over my head again, but 60% of motivation is enjoying what your doing, and this topic really interests me. I'm attempting a relatively …
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Samael_12

Please give a feedback and advice for newbie 3d artist

[{"insert":"Hello, my name is Mikhail, i am a newbie self-taught 3d artist, i am 33 years old and recently discovered that 3d is my passion, and thing that i want to do for a living. \nFor now i am s…
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Fabi_G

New to 3D, is it ok to use subdivision surface on my gun model for my game to make it look nicer?

[{"insert":"I just started off making my first 3d game in unity. I'm not really experienced when it comes to 3d modelling, but I did it for a few months already some years ago. So I have been wonderi…
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Tiles

I've decided to go with a new theme. I need some feedback on what to improve, add, etc.

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Eric Chadwick

How to transition from an architecture firm to design 3D models for videogames? Entry level jobs?

[{"insert":"I have a master's degree in architecture, worked in the field for 2 years and I'm hating it. During that phase I did a lot of research to learn more about myself and specifically what I l…
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sacboi

What is the proper way to add "content" on a previous subtool? - ZBrush

[{"insert":"Hi, I got a skull, and want to add muscles to form a face. I've tried douplicating the skull and using brushes standard, clay, claybuildup and claytubes, but the problem is that this way …
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sprunghunt

[UE4][Finished Work] Explorer's Room

Hi guys, this is my first post on polycount!I'm a complete novice to environment art, trying something completely new and would really appreciate critiques/feedback.This is a blockout WIP of an explo…
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aerofx

3d environment artist Self taught advice/guidance?

Hi everyone this is my first time posting here. I don't wanna waste your time so I'll just be forward with it. I have been learning self taught blender for over 3-5 months now and my goal is to get a…
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Larry

Need Feedback - Semi/Realistic Female Portrait

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c_frost

(Two Topics) Textures that Mimic 3D?

I'm awfully new to the 3D Scene, just coming out of high school. I'm in course to learn these things through a local college, but I can't help to have many curiosities about this whole thing before s…
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RN

[WIP] Medieval cart (Blender)

Well. another newbie on the Polycount =)I'm new to 3D (using Blender) and came here to get some help.I have tried to make a medieval cart in Ashen game style (mid poly I think). Here are some screens…
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GoodNatured

"Nature" as a narrow niche of environtment 3d art? Need for advice...

I'm a medium newbie in 3d art, just had my acquaintance with all the tools in Blender, also have some experience in Unity. Looking forward to becoming a 3d artist myself, but can't pick a specif…
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Alex_J

Seeking Modeling Advice

Hi!I'm brand new to the 3D modeling field. I feel I've got a pretty decent grasp of the basics but my skill level could be considered Pre School at best. Everyone starts out as a beginner, right?I'm …
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Eric Chadwick

Female anatomy studies

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pes

[WIP] Desparately need help/critiques on a Tom Holland likeness I'm struggling with

(Edit: if you want/need a selection of main  photo references I've been working with feel free to ask.Fair warning in advance, after browsing the forums more I have to say this sculpt is signifi…
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artystic

How can I model this properly?!

Hello everyone.I have been modeling an ice ax for a long time and I think that everything is acceptable except the metal part of the teeth.I think that each vertex should be connected to another form…
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PolyHertz

WIP female anatomy

Hey all, My first post here, but a huge 3D modeling lover looking for feedback on my model and her face. I understand the body needs more fat on it, I was looking for the bone markings and such.…
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birb

About workflow

Hello :) I'm fairly new to Zbrush, still experimenting and discovering new applications, and tweaks.I'm sorry if it souns silly but i'm here to find help after all.I must say i'm kind of "lost" when…
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birb

Want to self-learn 3d, where to start so that I don't stray away?

 Hello everyone, I've been following 3d for a while and have dabbled a bit for a small projects before but want to get serious and eventually get hired at a studio. Currently I'm 18 but do not t…
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poopipe

Need some advice on self-education!

I have been trying to decide how to proceed on learning game-design for a bit, and I figured it would be best to get some advice as I have no real experience in this. I have made a few levels using U…
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poopipe

Recreating Totoro Bus Stop Scene

Im slowly recreating famous movie scenes that I am Familiar with to get more comfortable in blender, substance , unity . Ill keep updating this as I go pretty happy with it so farAlways open to criti…
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CodyLeis_Leisonator

Blender - bevel only applying to some of my edges

Hi - apologies if the answer to this is obvious but I'm a newbie and still learning :-). I can't for the life of me figure out why these edges marked in the screenshot aren't bevelling at the same ti…
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AndySC

Creating a new game. I am a beginner

Guys I am trying to build a game using ue4, blender, quixel megascan etc. someone help me for creating a perfect survival game. and help me in creating models, and sell my skins in the game. I need e…
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sita929

ZBrush - Performance issue or setting?

I'm using a Wacom tablet to sculpt and picked the free hand stroke and a hard circular alpha for the brush. I seem to be having trouble with drawing speed. The top stroke was made fast and bottom one…
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carvuliero

(Study) Portrait sculpt, looking for feedback.

I've been learning how to draw for a while but a few days ago I decided to pick up 3d sculpting as well, I'd just like to get some feedback on this.I know the ears are terrible, I just gave up after …
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DamnStandard

Antique binoculars. Need feedback!

Old-fashioned binoculars.12,646 triangles, 1 material with 4K textures.Lowpoly and highpoly models created in Blender, scan in RizomUV, baked textures in Marmoset, textures created in Substance Paint…
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PolyHertz

Aspiring 3D Artist questions

Good day everyone!I am a 27 year old public servant aspiring to learn and eventually have a job in making 3D Environments. The problem is I do not know where to start. Here are the following question…
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Rangaros

Beginner modeler - firearm model

So I guess you could say I have no experience at all, I only started doing this about a 3 1/2 weeks ago. My goal is to be able to create assets for an PC FPS game I want to make. I've watched countle…
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Boosted24v

Trying to learn 3D before 2021 graduation

I just finished my junior year at a liberal arts college while majoring in Art & Film, and I've come to the awful realization that I basically have next to nothing to show for it. Although my sch…
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zachagreg

Where to start learning 3D?

Hey guys ,I dived into 3d 2 months ago and I loved it so much I bought a tablet to lern sculpting too ,I've searched online on the most effective ways to learn,but it is still blurry to me .Some sour…
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Ashlander

[Requesting feedback] Beginner's sword project

Hello everyone! I consider myself a beginner in 3d modeling in general, I was following some tutorials online, I tried to model some small things by myself and this sword was my first bigger pro…
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Cernantis

Beginner: Mask with color selection

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzAhQ1WUwKM&feature=emb_title Hi, I requested getting help on this Substance file in trying to mask my mesh with color selection. My issue was that I have a color m…
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rollin

Beginner Artist needs feedback

I am just getting into Digital Art and need some helpful critiquing of my work. This is also my first time posting.
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SSquir33

Modelling for 3D printed dungeon tiles? Whats the best technique and software?

I have been playing with basic terrain for Battletech in tinkercad, trying to get a good foundation for a modular hex system.But what i am unsure how to approach is the detailing once the foundations…
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sprunghunt

Floral Vampire (WIP) (first serious project - help welcome )

I've been modelling for a while but this is the first time I tried a fully "how should it be done" project, I also doubled it as an attempt at character design. The objective is to make some sort of …
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DrTowers

Can i work with unreal like i could with maya?

I want to create 3D Visuals. Not to work for a company, but for private use.Build 3D-Models, give them color and texture, animate them and spice things up with a few effects.Like a field with an obje…
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golden_mmxx

Z-Brush Beginner Question - Importing without Triangulation and just Quads?

Hello everyone, I am new to Zbrush as I just picked the trial version up today. I am wanting to import a model that I created from Blender as an FBX and into ZBrush so I can sculpt the model. However…
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cryrid

How does Cloth physics/rigging work?

So I've been avoiding any form of jackets, coats, dresses, etc. Because I have absolutely n idea how it works. I've seen some stuff on rigging the cloth manually, I've seen some stuff about simulatio…
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Mark Dygert

Need help retopologizing clothing

So i'm working on this model in my free time just as a hobby. And i think I reached the point where i'm done sculpting and want to start retopologizing.I only have Maya to do this. Problem is I made …
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slosh

Maya and dyslexia?

Does anyone here use Maya and have dyslexia, or know anyone who does? Do you customize your interface, and if so, what setup works best for you? What helped/helps you learn the software when you're j…
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Cathodeus

beginner question in polypainting zbrush

I want to make a rabbit ear but I don't know if its possible to polypaint with polygroups or is there a better way to polypaint a rabbit ear
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CanDan

Animation question that has been giving me headaches

Brief question about a game character animation...When do I use the Root controller, when do i use the master control?People kept telling me to only use the root controller for everything, like walk …
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weltraumimport

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