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Creating Detailed 3D Model of Old Bolt Cutter

Akshay Kumar discussed the Old Bolt Cutter project, talking about adding imperfections and rust to make it more realistic.

Akshay Kumar

May 15, 2025

How to Create Unusual Light Bulb Sci-Fi Gun in 3D

Daryna Kurhan shared a detailed breakdown of the Mad Science Gun, showing how to model realistic metal damage and make glass look good with emissive materials.

Daryna Kurhan

May 09, 2025

See How This Creepy Facehugger Egg from Alien Was Made in 3D

John Chen explained how he created a facehugger egg from Alien inspired by H.R. Giger's concept, showed the work with Sculptris Pro, and demonstrated the texturing process using PolyPaint.

John Chen

May 06, 2025

Showing History Through Ornate Axe's Engravings

Eugene Sergienko explained the work behind the Axe Clevec project, showing how he approached the engravings and texturing in Substance 3D Painter.

Eugene Sergienko

May 02, 2025

Breakdown: Hyperrealistic Steam Deck With Plasticity & Substance 3D Painter

Ramiz Asadullaiev walked us through how he sharpened his skills in Plasticity by modeling a worn-out Steam Deck so realistic that he had to clarify that the broken screen version was a render, not a reference photo.

Ramiz Asadullaiev

May 01, 2025

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How To Model, Texture & Animate a Stylized Sporting Rifle With 3DCoat & KeyShot

Anton Kazakov told us how the concept art of this sporting small caliber rifle with subtle hints of futurism was created. It was modeled in 3DCoat, and KeyShot was used for texturing, animation, and rendering. He shared the key tricks to create stronger and more convincing work.

Anton Kazakov

Apr 25, 2025

Creating a Black Myth: Wukong-Inspired Door with Lifelike Vegetation

Ugo Menchi provided a detailed breakdown of the Wu Kong Door project, discussing sculpting intricate ornaments, texturing wood, plaster, and bricks, and adding realistic vegetation with 3ds Max, Blender, ZBrush, and Substance 3D.

Ugo Menchi

Apr 23, 2025

Creating Hand-Painted Howl's Moving Castle Door with Substance 3D

Grigory Perfilev talked to us about Howl's Moving Castle Door, sharing how he captured the Ghibli aesthetic and employed hand-painting techniques for smooth and clean color transitions using Blender, ZBrush, and Substance 3D Painter.

Grigory Perfilev

Apr 21, 2025

Crafting a Chinese Bamboo Steamer for Cooking Dumplings in 3D

Bogdan Finogentov talked to us about the Baozi project, focusing on sculpting and texturing the wooden bamboo steamer and discussing how to give the dough a more realistic look using Blender, ZBrush, Marvelous Designer, and Substance 3D Painter.

Bogdan Finogentov

Apr 17, 2025

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