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Behind the Scenes: German Type VIIc U-Boat

Alina Khan — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:55:43 +0000

Dive into this article as Denis Rakarić breaks down his journey of modeling a detailed Type VIIc submarine. From historical accuracy to procedural texturing, he shares the challenges, techniques, and lessons learned along the way. INTRODUCTION Hi! My name is Denis, and I’m a hard surface artist from Croatia, currently working at Gamepires as an [...]

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Behind the Scenes: Myrraissa’ahuakoia

Alina Khan — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:00:29 +0000

Discover the creative journey behind Myrrai, a unique character blending mythology, nature, and personal inspiration, as Clark brings her to life through a mix of hand-painted and semi-realistic art styles. INTRODUCTION Hi, my name is Marcus Clark, and I am a 3D artist and filmmaker from Baltimore, Maryland. My introduction to Blender came from taking [...]

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Behind the Scenes: Realistic Minecraft Steve

Alina Khan — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:37 +0000

Explore how Chase McGill brings Minecraft’s blocky hero to life with unsettling hyper-realism, transforming Steve into a grotesquely detailed 3D masterpiece. INTRODUCTION Hello, my name is Chase McGill, and I am a 3D generalist based in New Jersey and Los Angeles. I love using Blender to create realistic characters—sometimes serious and sometimes goofy. My “serious” [...]

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Creating a Huge Battle Scene in Blender

Bart — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Inspired by Lord of the Rings (of cours), FXForge set to recreate the epic battle scenes in Blender. What do you think of the result? Key Techniques Covered: Utilizing Blender’s powerful animation tools to design large-scale battle scenes. Incorporating motion capture data for realistic character movement. Enhancing visual effects to add depth and intensity to [...]

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Behind the Scenes: Short Film Pan Si – Background Environment

Alina Khan — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:55:28 +0000

Explore how Tianyi Zhu crafted the captivating background for her short film Pan Si, from sculpting terrain to scattering plants, using Blender to bring the scene to life. INTRODUCTION My name is Tianyi Zhu, a CG freelancer from China. I started working in architectural visualization in 2002 and have received several industry awards, including: First [...]

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VFX Breakdown "A World Divided"

tobkum — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:45:40 +0000

"A World Divided" is a six episode historical drama series based on true events seamlessly integrating never before seen archival footage with engrossing fictional drama (IMDB). Our VFX breakdown for "Die Spaltung der Welt/A World Divided" is ready! All things 3D were made in Blender :)

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Behind the Scenes: Pennywise

Alina Khan — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:55:45 +0000

Bennie, a self-taught 3D artist from South Africa, shares how he brought Pennywise to life using Blender, blending creativity and technical skill to craft this iconic character. INTRODUCTION Hello everyone, My name is Bennie, and I’m a self-taught 3D artist, born and raised on South African soil. I live in a country rich in history, [...]

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Tetris animation for immersive experience

Louis du Mont — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:53:25 +0000

Louis du Mont created a four-wall projection video in Blender, and takes us through the creation process. Immersive Gamebox is an in-person games and experience company who are starting to develop more and more joint IP projects, including Tetris! Like previous games, we were brought on for the animated cut scenes. https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/113/851/091/039/414/281/original/cf821678d11cbc38.mp4The animations are projected [...]

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Behind the Scenes: Iron Sentinel

Alina Khan — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:55:29 +0000

Dive into Yusuf Salih Özdemir’s creative journey as he masterfully crafts a medieval knight, blending realism and fantasy through intricate armor design, detailed texturing, and dynamic posing. INTRODUCTION Hello, I’m Yusuf Salih Ozdemir (y2art). My journey into the creative world began at a very young age with graphic design, and today it has positioned me [...]

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Making a Castle Ruins Environment in Blender

That3DGuy — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:55:36 +0000

Join That3DGuy as he walks us through the creation process of his Castle Ruins scene. I find blender to be an amazing tool for Concept art. I wanted to showcase how i created these Castle Ruins in Blender. I showcase the variety of techniques used to create the Ruins : I used the blender modeling [...]

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