When I first wanted to pull a single tile from a texture atlas in Unreal Engine 5, the idea seemed more complicated than it really was. A texture atlas is just one image divided into a grid, and UVs are…
This tutorial walks through creating a flexible fluted glass material in Unreal Engine 5 using normal maps to simulate light distortion. Instead of modeling grooves directly into the glass, you’ll use a normal map to refract light, producing realistic fluted,…
The Modular Control Rig system in Unreal Engine makes it easy to build animation controls for a skeletal character without creating an entire control rig from scratch In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a Modular Control Rig and…
This tutorial walks you through creating a simple squash-and-stretch rig for a ball in Blender 5. You’ll build a two-bone stretch system, add a master control, and create custom controller shapes to make animation easier. Step 1: Add an Armature…
Creating believable fabric materials is an important part of building realistic characters, clothing, furniture, and environmental props in Unreal Engine 5. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to: Add realistic fabric fuzz lighting Step 1: New Material 1. You will…
Procedural materials are one of the most powerful features in Blender. Instead of relying on image textures, procedural shaders generate surfaces mathematically using nodes, allowing infinite detail, scalability, and customization without visible repetition. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to…
Mixamo is a powerful online tool for quickly rigging and animating 3D characters. However, when you import a Mixamo-rigged character into Unreal Engine, its skeleton may not match Unreal’s default humanoid skeleton. Retargeting allows you to take existing animations (like…
In many materials, you may want to combine multiple normal maps to add complexity and detail. For example, you could have a tile pattern as your base and additional scratches or decal details on top. Blender doesn’t have a one-click…
Blending multiple normal maps in Unreal Engine is a powerful way to add layered surface detail to your materials. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to: Step 1 — Prepare the Textures Before starting, you will need the following textures:…
If you’ve ever wanted to create realistic, real-world terrain inside Blender without sculpting everything by hand, MapNG is an incredibly powerful (and free) tool to add to your workflow. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use MapNG to generate…