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Building Lord of The Rings-Inspired Dwarven Mountain Stronghold in 3D

Sena Sarwari provided a breakdown of the Dwarven Vault, a large-scale real-time environment with a narrative centered around a dwarven mountain stronghold.

Sena Sarwari

Jun 20, 2025

Creating Fantasy Story-Rich Scene Using ZBrush & UE5

Jurij Andreev talked to us about the Echoes of Battle project, discussing making an atmospheric large-scale scene and detailing the creation of different types of rocks, terrain, and dragon remains using ZBrush, Blender, Substance 3D Painter, and Unreal Engine 5.

Jurij Andreev

Jun 19, 2025

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

Creating Stylized 3D Environment Of Edo Japan Featuring Mount Fuji

Adrián García walked us through the creation of A Great View of Mount Fuji, a tranquil, modular environment set in Edo-period Japan and brought to life in Unreal Engine 5.

Adrián García

Jun 18, 2025

Designing Mountain Shrine Environment In Traditional East Asian Style

Yanely Villanueva shared a breakdown of the Echoes in the Mountain Shrine project, which blends Chinese and Japanese architectural elements, and detailed the process of creating a full rock kit.

Yanely Villanueva

Jun 17, 2025

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Medieval Market: A Detailed Guide on Stylized Environment Art in Unreal Engine

3D Artist Kristina Nakić has shared a comprehensive breakdown of her Stylized Medieval Market environment, explaining how the scene was set up from start to finish in Blender, Substance 3D, and Unreal Engine.

Kristina Nakic

Jun 17, 2025

Creating Immersive Forest Cabin Environment Inspired By Alan Wake 2

Evgenia Greciano discussed her approach to building an immersive outdoor 3D environment heavily inspired by Alan Wake 2, combining modular workflows with organic design.

Evgenia Greciano

Jun 11, 2025

Building Uncharted-Inspired Environment In Blender With Storytelling Focus

Priyansh Dutta discussed the making of Yuri's Discovery, inspired by Lara Croft and Uncharted, detailing his approach to crafting believable worlds with striking compositions.

Priyansh Dutta

Jun 09, 2025

How to Make Sci-Fi Space Station Environment in 3D

Yuzhi Zhu discussed the creation of the Upon the Moon project, showing how he worked with color contrast and lighting to set the mood.

Yuzhi Zhu

Jun 06, 2025

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