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80.lv > articles > free-clip-studio-paint-photoshop-live-sync-tool-for-unity

Free Clip Studio Paint & Photoshop Live Sync Tool For Unity

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (161+ words) Edit textures and see every change instantly in the engine. The tool supports 4K textures with transparency while keeping all communication local to your PC. The preview process is non-destructive, leaving the original texture and material assets untouched. You can also…...

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80.lv > articles > procedural-stone-passage-built-with-a-custom-houdini-hda-in-unreal-engine-5

3D Scene with Procedural Passage Built Using Custom Houdini HDA & UE5

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (146+ words) Take a walk in this picturesque natural environment, which appears impressively realistic, crafted in 3D by Environment Artist Ahmed Damarany using Houdini and Unreal Engine 5. The workflow also included Substance 3D Designer for base maps, which were then rebuilt as a fully…...

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80.lv > articles > artist-recreates-akira-s-neo-tokyo-in-3d-using-blender

Artist Recreates Akira's Neo Tokyo in 3D Using Blender

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (232+ words) HavokNation did an amazing job. Take a look at HavokNation's mind-blowing tribute to Akira, a 1988 Japanese animated film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, made in Blender, with rendering completed in Cycles. The artist brought the futuristic world of post-apocalyptic Neo Tokyo…...

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80.lv > articles > how-lunarium-blends-hand-painted-2d-art-with-3d-environments

How Lunarium Blends Hand-Painted 2D Art With 3D Environments

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (944+ words) Lunarium Director Jixiang explains how the team combines hand-painted 2D art, 3D geometry, custom lighting, and Unity tools to build its painterly isometric action RPG. At first glance, Lunarium looks almost like a collection of hand-painted fantasy illustrations brought to life. The…...

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80.lv > articles > this-night-train-3d-animation-looks-like-a-scene-from-a-fairytale

This Night Train 3D Animation Looks Like a Scene from a Fairytale

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (206+ words) Check out Seb van den Beemt created it using Unreal Engine. Technical Environment Artist Seb van den Beemt unveiled this fascinating train animation, which immediately captures attention with its mind-blowing bridge effect. It runs entirely at runtime using Unreal Engine's…...

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80.lv > articles > how-to-sculpt-and-texture-a-stylized-wayfinder-inspired-scythe

How to Sculpt and Texture a Stylized Wayfinder-Inspired Scythe

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1215+ words) Artem Romanov discussed the workflow behind the Scythe project, explaining how he sculpted the organic "creature" and his approach to stylized PBR texturing and hand-painting the prop. I watched a lot of tutorials on YouTube from different artists, trying to…...

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80.lv > articles > how-to-build-a-stylized-and-painterly-scene-inspired-by-impressionist-art

Building a Stylized and Painterly Scene Inspired by Impressionist Art

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1472+ words) Boyoon Kim discussed the workflow behind The Green House project, detailing how she used a two-part fog system for softening contrast and reinforcing depth separation, and explaining how seeing the project as a single painting helped create a more cohesive…...

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80.lv > articles > zbrush-tutorial-how-to-paint-realistic-3d-sculpts

How To Paint Realistic Sculptures In ZBrush Using PolyPaint

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (154+ words) Sherif Dawoud shared his process. Sherif Dawoud, whom you may know for many things, including incredible sculpting work, has published a quick video sharing his step-by-step process for painting in ZBrush. In the tutorial, he uses a custom material available…...

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80.lv > articles > this-substance-3d-painter-tool-creates-highlight-masks-for-hair

Substance 3D Painter Tool For Generating Highlight Masks

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (186+ words) *]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-(--sticky-padding-top)" dir="auto" data-turn-id="f840a6fa-47f6-4b82-886f-00bb2328303d" data-turn-id-container="f840a6fa-47f6-4b82-886f-00bb2328303d" data-testid="conversation-turn-21" data-turn="user"> It can also be used to generate stripes and other patterns in addition to hair. Nyanneco Position Mask, released by Nyanko, is a…...

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80.lv > articles > this-beautiful-hand-painted-scene-was-textured-using-a-mouse

This Beautiful Hand-Painted Scene Was Textured Using a Mouse

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (246+ words) You'll love the mouse. The 3D Artist janpinguha7 shared on Twitter/X a beautiful hand-drawn environment that was textured with a mouse using the Deep Paint add-on. The scene looks very detailed with all the trees, grass, ruins, and stone structures, and…...