Articles and tutorials for 2D/3D Artists

Comprehensive Tutorial on Modeling & Texturing a Dragon in Houdini

Johnny Fehr presented a step-by-step tutorial on texturing and lookdev for a dragon in Mari and Houdini using RenderMan, emphasizing techniques and procedures for achieving intricate material complexity.

Johnny Fehr

Oct 03, 2024

Learn to Make Procedural Grilled Steak in Substance 3D Designer

Francesco Furneri shared an in-depth breakdown of the 3D Procedural Grilled Steak project, showing the nodes he used and explaining why masks are vital for material creation.

Francesco Furneri

Sep 12, 2024

How to Turn Tree Bark Photogrammetry Scan into Texture

Max Kutsenko explained how he transformed photos of eucalyptus bark into a 3D texture with photogrammetry using RealityCapture and ArtEngine and showed us his camera settings.

Max Kutsenko

Aug 27, 2024

Texturing a Vintage Coffee Bean Grinder in Substance 3D Painter

Georg Shao talked about how he captured a vintage feeling and created still-life-style renders, providing a step-by-step guide to texturing wood and adding appealing lighting details in Unreal Engine.

Georg Shao

Aug 08, 2024

Make Your Textures Less Repetitive with This Handy Blender Addon

Lazy Untile deletes tiling with a single click.

Gloria Levine

Jul 31, 2024

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Hand-Painted Texturing Stylized TMNT's Donatello With Substance 3D

Franco Diego explained his working process behind the stylized Donatello 3D model, inspired by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and brought to life with ZBrush, Maya, and Substance 3D Painter.

Franco Diego

Jul 17, 2024

Ucupaint 2.0 Received Driver Support & Real-Time Displacement

The latest major release of ucupumar's free texturing extension leverages the power of Blender 4.2 features while adding performance improvements.

Amber Rutherford

Jul 17, 2024

Texturing Realistic Burnt Metal & Worn Wood in 3D For a Soviet-Era Bedon

Muhammad Abduhalilov offered a detailed breakdown of the Babushkin Bedon project, showing us how the hyper-realistic effect was achieved by adding imperfections, rusty edges, dirt, and grunge textures in Substance 3D Painter.

Muhammad Abduhalilov

Jul 16, 2024

Make Your Texturing Process as Easy as Pie with This Addon

With only a few clicks, you can separate your object from the rest of the scene and begin texturing in your preferred environment.

Rita Hou

Jul 10, 2024

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