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Breakdown: Saying Goodbye to Hololive's Gawr Gura in Short Blender Movie

Myxo Mycota, the founder of Crash Landing Studios, shared the development process behind the short movie Graduation, inspired by Hololive's Gawr Gura, showing how the feelings of love, loss, and nostalgia were expressed with Blender tools.

Myxo Mycota

Jun 19, 2025

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Zhou Xun: Recreating Chinese Actress in 3D

Caleb Runqiu Zhang shared how he recreated actress Zhou Xun using ZBrush and Marmoset Toolbag, showing the eye and hair setup.

Caleb Runqiu Zhang

Jun 17, 2025

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How To Sculpt Bacchus With a Natural-Looking Pose in ZBrush

AS.Art shared the sculpting and rendering of Bacchus with a drunken effect using ZBrush, explaining in detail how to create a fat body with accurate anatomy and a natural pose, and focusing on sculpting techniques to define muscles and forms while maintaining proportions.

AS Art @letsc3d

Jun 12, 2025

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Breakdown: Recreating Zeri from League of Legends in 3D

Hemant Kunj told us about Zeri, the Spark of Zaun, showing how he shaped her face without a particular likeness, and discussing the layers behind props.

Hemant Kunj

Jun 12, 2025

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Sculpting, Grooming, & Rendering a Stylized Elf with ZBrush & XGen

Kevin C. Sepúlveda talked to us about how he created a stylized-realistic elf, discussing sculpting in ZBrush, grooming with XGen, adding detail using Displacement Maps in Substance 3D Painter, and rendering in Marmoset Toolbag 5.

Kevin C. Sepúlveda

Jun 11, 2025

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Creating a Fantasy Character With a Whimsical Lantern & Intricate Clothing

Yuriy Drobot provided us with a detailed breakdown of Sophia, a female fantasy character. He focused on the creation of her gear, including a gun, lantern cage, and brooch, as well as her clothing, such as her hat and boots. He shared how these elements contributed to her convincing appearance and discussed the useful skills that enriched and added depth to her overall look.

Yuriy Drobot

Jun 10, 2025

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Recreating The Accolade in 3D: Merging Classical Art with Modern CG

Guanwen Wang shows how he recreated Edmund Blair Leighton’s painting The Accolade in 3D, explained how he made chainmail, and discussed texturing the Queen’s dress inside Arnold using node-based shader blending.

Guanwen Wang

Jun 09, 2025

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How to Create a Photorealistic Man with Dreads and Strong Cyberpunk Cinematic Vibes

Nicolò Granese shared the workflow for the Ox project, which features a stylized black character sculpted in ZBrush and rendered in V-Ray. He explained how to add a strong personality through realistic tattoos and how to create a unique visual style and a powerful look.

Nicolò Granese

Jun 06, 2025

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Model & Texture A Vicious-Looking Murloc In ZBrush, Maya & Substance 3D Painter

Tom Jordan provided us with a detailed breakdown of the Murloc project, created using ZBrush, Maya, and Substance 3D Painter. He shared detailed steps from the modeling workflow, covering the eyes and "hair" tentacles, the weapon, and texturing, focusing on the dart frog-type skin and the tongue. 

Tom Jordan

Jun 04, 2025

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