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Want to be inspired? Meet Ukrainian artist, Alexander Kravets. In 2010, he worked as a physicist and teacher before falling in love with 3D. By 2015, he’d become a successful 3D games artist. After working at studios across the country, today Alexander continues to create his stunning sci-fi designs — even while in the midst of war. We caught up …
As you’ve now become more familiar with Yeti, it’s time to dig into a new hairstyle technique: 3D dreadlocks. Hello everyone, and welcome back to this Yeti series. In our very first episode we learned the fundamentals of Yeti for Maya in which we produced a basic hairstyle for a cartoon character (Part I). We then moved on to more …
Consider the importance of creating an immersive experience and how choosing from a rich library of sound effects (in this case, Shutterstock sound effects) plays into immersion. Having a quality 3D piece to showcase is fundamental, and the integration of soundtracks may represent the icing on the cake in different situations. Also, the demand for technologies based on virtual reality …
Whether you’re a 3D artist or CEO, it’s only natural to wonder what opportunities the metaverse era will bring. Could a virtual shop create a whole new client base for your business? Will digital twins make your models smarter than ever? To help find the answers, our friends at NVIDIA recently invited our VP of 3D Innovation, Dade Orgeron, to …
Aging 3D assets is a good exercise for texturing, and it also creates more realism while showcasing your 3D models. You, as artists, have certainly heard of PBR (physically based rendering), expecially if you are into 3D texturing. As a refresher, when you texture props in a realistic way, PBR comes in handy by providing a method for texturing. This …
Metal materials missing that little bit of zing? Check out Francesco Furneri’s guide to rendering realistic metals and some practical tips for Substance Painter. In this article, you’ll learn how to create realistic metal materials and, in particular, I’ll give you some tips on producing different types of realistic details in Substance Painter. For the purpose of this article, let’s …
