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Breakdown: Toon-Style Character with Inking in ZBrush & Substance 3D

Ken C shared with us a detailed breakdown of the Phantom of the Casino project, discussing the modeling and texturing of a hand-painted-style character with inking, using ZBrush, Substance 3D Painter, and Marmoset Toolbag.

Ken C

Aug 28, 2025

Creating a Detailed Helmet Inspired by Fallout Using Substance 3D

Pavel Vorobiev talked to us about creating a realistic sci-fi post-apocalyptic helmet inspired by Fallout and Warhammer 40,000, focusing on texturing lifelike wear and tear, decals, spray paint, and dirt using Substance 3D Painter.

Pavel Vorobiev

Aug 25, 2025

Creating Diablo 4-Inspired Character Bust with ZBrush, Substance 3D & Blender

Alexander Chiveli Navarro shared with us how Diablo 4 and Substance 3D Painter filters inspired him to create a hand-painted character, explaining the steps and talking about his approach to texturing.

Alexander Chiveli Navarro

Aug 22, 2025

Check Out This Realistic Walnut Material Made with ZBrush & Substance 3D

Max Kutsenko shared a new professional work.

Emma Collins

Aug 22, 2025

3D Artist Reimagines Demon Slayer's Mitsuri Kanroji With Maya & UE5

Additionally, the author employed XGen, ZBrush, Mari, and Substance 3D Painter to bring the model to life.

Theodore McKenzie

Aug 20, 2025

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Breakdown: 3D Fantasy Priestess Character With East Asian Aesthetics

Donghyun Lee joined us to talk about the Princess project, showcasing how a graceful real-time female character from a fantasy world was brought to life in 3D.

Donghyun Lee

Aug 19, 2025

Marmoset Toolbag 5.02 Released

Check out powerful new tools for texturing and painting, alongside features like low-to-low baking and ray traced fog.

Amber Rutherford

Aug 19, 2025

Creating Realistic Binoculars for Beginners with ZBrush & Substance 3D

Illia Bashkir provided a detailed breakdown of the Lumex 10×30 Binoculars project, discussing modeling and texturing a realistic binoculars prop with wear and tear using ZBrush, Substance 3D Painter, and Marmoset Toolbag.

Illia Bashkir

Aug 18, 2025

Creating a Poetic Portrait Inspired by Tarkovsky's Movie Using Blender

VVXIE showed us the workflow of sculpting and texturing a mild and poetic portrait with birds and flowers inspired by Andrei Tarkovsky's movie using Blender, Substance 3D Painter, and Marmoset Toolbag.

VVXIE 韦韦谢

Aug 15, 2025

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