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Ares From Hades Recreated In Stunning Hand-Painted 3D

Adrian Horodyski showcased his process for creating a hand-painted 3D version of Ares in the style of Hades using ZBrush, sharing how he achieved a stylized 2D look.

Adrian Horodyski

Aug 14, 2025

Creating Real-Time Marilyn Monroe Hairstyle in 3D

MountainDog Studios explained how they created their game-ready hairstyle inspired by the legendary Marilyn Monroe using Blender’s hair system and Marmoset Toolbag and talked about their upcoming game about a mountain dog puppy and a ginger cat.

MountainDog Studios

Aug 13, 2025

Drip Fit for a King: Realistic Game-Ready Character Made with UE5.5

Aitziber Azkue talked to us about the Henry V – Drip Fit for a King project, discussing the process of custom MetaHuman creation with Unreal Engine 5.5, achieving a realistic look for a digital character, and sculpting and texturing cloth and armor using ZBrush, Maya, Marvelous Designer, and Substance 3D Painter.

Aitziber Azkue

Aug 11, 2025

Photorealistic Portrait of a Native American Created with ZBrush & Maya

Giacomo Cervi showed us the workflow behind the Native American project, discussing sculpting, grooming, and rendering a realistic portrait with skin details and signs of aging using ZBrush, Maya, and Substance 3D Painter.

Giacomo Cervi

Aug 08, 2025

Take a Look at This Amazing Sculpt Created Entirely with Blender

A great work by RomArt3d.

Emma Collins

Aug 08, 2025

Art-To-Experience Contest: A Creative Challenge by Emperia and 80 Level

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Creating Enchanting Stylized Female Knight Using ZBrush & Blender

Stasia Bubnova told us about the work process behind her bright Pink Knight, explained how the textures were hand-painted, and showed how to make such rich eyes and lips on a 3D character.

Stasia Bubnova

Aug 05, 2025

Learn How You Can Make Creepy but Cute Hungry Flower in 3D

Julio Benavides shared the working process behind The Flower step by step and showed how the grooming was done with Medusa Nodes for Blender.

Julio Benavides

Jul 31, 2025

Creating Intricate Imaginary Creature with ZBrush & Marmoset Toolbag

Viacheslav Nikulaichev talked to us about the Fly project, discussing the creation of an insect-like creature with organic sculpting techniques in ZBrush and rendering with Marmoset Toolbag.

Viacheslav (Hellbrush) Nikulaichev

Jul 31, 2025

Breakdown: Recreating Miyamoto Musashi from Vagabond Manga in 3D

Fransiscus Luis showed us the workflow behind his take on Miyamoto Musashi from Vagabond, talking about the techniques he uses for fabric and the process of creating Miyamoto's iconic hairstyle.

Fransiscus Luis

Jul 30, 2025

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