Get This Bundle of 15 Scan-Based Industrial Scenes & Ruins for UE5

Sculpting an Intriguing and Mysterious Worship Leader

Character artist Mattéo Contant shares his workflow for creating the Worship Leader character from the Migration student project at New3dge. He covers the full pipeline: blocking out the puffer jacket in ZBrush, using Marvelous Designer for a clean sculpting base, retopologizing in Maya with RizomUV for UV unwrapping at ~110k triangles, and texturing in Substance 3D Painter with heavy wear-and-tear detail. The most technically demanding element was a custom procedural shader in Unreal Engine using Fresnel effects and anisotropy to achieve a satin-like sheen on the jacket, enabling color variation across scene positions. Clothing simulation using Unreal Engine's Rigid Body node proved the biggest challenge due to multi-layer interpenetration issues.

This Tool Brings Blender's Hotkey-Based Transform Workflow In UE5

Blenderize Transform Pro is a new Unreal Engine 5 plugin that brings Blender's keyboard-driven transform workflow into the UE5 editor. It supports hotkeys for move (A), rotate (R), and scale (S), axis constraints, real-time numerical input, dynamic duplication, a quick-add search dialog, and customizable shortcuts. The plugin targets UE5.6–5.8 and is available on the Fab marketplace.

How to Model & Texture a Cursed Knight with Melancholic Vibes

Senior character artist Gábor Meggyesi breaks down his Cursed Knight project, a Souls-like inspired character. The workflow covers armor modeling in Maya and ZBrush using Dynamic Subdivision and custom IMM brushes, hair grooming with Ornatrix, retopology in TopoGun 3, UV unwrapping in RizomUV, and complex layered texturing in Substance 3D Painter with metal, rust, and moss materials. Final lookdev and rendering were done in Unreal Engine 5.7 with multiple light rigs, Post Process Volumes, and cinematic camera settings.

Check Out These Free Crowd Reaction Mocap Animations

Anderson Rohr has released his June free mocap animation pack, featuring approximately 6 minutes of crowd reaction animations across 22 clips. The pack supports three skeletons: Rokoko Default, Reallusion iClone, and Manny for Unreal Engine 5. Animations cover actions like clapping, cheering, swaying, posing, and texting, suitable for games, cinematics, VFX, and other 3D projects. The pack is available for free on Gumroad.

Get This Huge Collection of 130+ Hair Cards for Blender, UE5, & More

Alma Studio has released a collection of 130+ production-ready hair card assets compatible with Unreal Engine, Unity, Blender, Maya, 3ds Max, and other 3D software. The pre-configured assets are beginner-friendly and suitable for game development, character presentation, animations, and concept art.

Experimenting With Real-Time Water In Unreal Engine 5.8

Jesse Pitela thử nghiệm mô phỏng nước thời gian thực trong Unreal Engine 5.8 bằng Niagara Fluids, đạt 1,3 triệu hạt GPU/giây cho chất lỏng và 40.000 hạt/giây cho hiệu ứng bọt và văng nước. Hệ thống lực trường nước cải thiện foam, splash và tương tác đẩy nước mạnh mẽ hơn. Niagara Fluids nhanh hơn 30% trong UE 5.8, và anh ấy sẽ ra mắt khóa học Niagara Liquids 5.8 vào ngày 8/7.

Lập trình viên muốn nâng cấp hiệu suất và chất lượng hiệu ứng nước thực tế trong game hoặc ứng dụng 3D nên đọc bài này để khám phá cách tối ưu Niagara Fluids 5.8 với 30% hiệu suất cao hơn, từ đó tiết kiệm tài nguyên và tạo ra những hiệu ứng nước sinh động hơn.

Making Magical Hand-Painted Crystal Sword in 3D

A game art student shares a detailed breakdown of creating a hand-painted crystal sword in 3D, inspired by League of Legends. The workflow covers sculpting in ZBrush using Move, hPolish, and Pinch brushes, retopology and UV unwacking in Maya targeting 3K tris, texturing gold and crystals in Substance 3D Painter, and final rendering in Unreal Engine 5 using a four-light setup with Lumen and post-process color grading. Key tips include planning retopology before modeling, managing texel density in UV packing, and using a Cube brush in Substance Painter to simulate crystal facets.