In Unreal Engine, Static Meshes are the fundamental building blocks for creating the world geometry of your levels. These 3D models, typically designed in external 3D modeling software like 3ds Max, Maya, or Blender, are imported into Unreal Editor via…
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create PS1-style textures in Affinity Studio, optimize those textures for a retro look, and apply them correctly to a 3D model in Blender 3D. Part 1: Understanding PS1 Texture Limitations Before creating textures,…
In this tutorial, we will walk through the complete process of rigging and animating eyes in Blender 3D. Rigging the Eye Step 1: Rename the eye to eye.R and the eyelids to eyelid_bottom.R and eyelid_top.R Step 2: Temporarily hide the…
This tutorial is a brief follow-up to the USD workflow tutorial. This brief tutorial will show you how to work with lights between Blender and Unreal Engine 5. Step 1: Setting up Blender for export Before we jump into Unreal,…
In this tutorial, we’ll use Blender to remove the black background from an imported texture image without the need for external software. This will work for both Cycles and Eevee render engines. Step 1: Plane set up 1. Use the…
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to perform basic compositing in Blender. This will cover how to use view layers, separate objects, and merge them together with compositing nodes to create a clean final render.. Step 1: Create New Collections…
In this tutorial, we’ll walk through the process of creating UDIMs in Blender 5.0 and then exporting them to be used in Substance Painter. After exporting the finished textures in Substance Painter, you will learn how to bring the UDIM…
In this tutorial, we’ll walk through the process of creating a map for a globe in Substance Painter Step 1: Set Up Your Globe Model 1. Drag-and-drop your mesh into Substance Painter (the link to the model I’m using is…
This tutorial will walk you through the steps of exporting a scene from Blender to Unreal Engine 5 (UE5) using USD (Universal Scene Description), focusing on the key concepts and pipeline to streamline your workflow. The goal is to efficiently…
A few modeling tips for Blender 3D (Extrude Along Normals, Solidify, Poke, Triangulate, Loop Cut Slide, Booleans, Pin Modifier, Quick Cables, Collection Instances, Checker Deselect, Edge Sliding, Color Palette). Extrude Along Normals If you need more volume for an object,…