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Charming Blender Character Rig

1 day ago | 80.lv | Gloria Levine

Check out this awesome character rig created by an artist known as uni15g using Blender. The creator is practicing semi-realism on their model of a cute maid, and the results look very cool so far. The head movements were brought to life with motion capture, and the hair was created with a Path Curve and made transparent with a procedural shader. You can see how the character is coming along on uni15g's X/Twitter.
Enjoy This Cute Animal Rig Made in Maya

1 day ago | 80.lv | Gloria Levine

Take a break from work by looking at the emotional face of this absolutely adorable animal made by Creative Director Felipe Fierro, who wanted a little personal challenge. He wished for the eyes not to be simply spherical, so he worked hard on the rotation and overall rig in Maya.
Fan SpongeBob MMORPG Moving to Godot

1 day ago | 80.lv | Gloria Levine

Have you heard of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Spongy Construction Project, a fan-made MMORPG created in Roblox? Well, you're about to get to know it a bit more as the game is moving to the Godot engine. The Spongy Construction Project lets you play as one of the eight main characters of the TV show, each with unique animations and costumes. You can explore recognizable locations, like The Krusty Krab, Bikini Bottom, and Sandy's Treedome, and have fun with Bubble Wand and Trident.
Awesome Stylized Flame Hair Made with Blender

1 day ago | 80.lv | Gloria Levine

Will Gwasera showcased a fierce 3D model of a fire girl with moving flame hair that he created using Blender's toolkit. The shader work is on point in this commission, but, alas, we won't see it in Dallience Studios' YASUKE: A Lost Descendant hack-and-slash game featuring detailed face rigging, where Gwasera is a creative director. However, a water version of the hair might make it into the game eventually.
How to Quickly Fix Character Baldness with Unusual Method

1 day ago | 80.lv | Gloria Levine

Suddenly noticed that your 3D character has some gaps in their hair? You could add some more and groom it properly, or you can follow Sun Somei's advice and simply fake it. The artist fixes baldness by using a narrow depth of field, hiding the issue in blur and low lighting in their fiery animation. The hair simulation was achieved with the HairFlow add-on for Blender, so check it out if you want to create something similar.
Blizzard Chose Nexon to Publish Overwatch Mobile & StarCraft Game

1 day ago | 80.lv | Gloria Levine

Rumors of a mobile Overwatch game have been around for months, and we finally have more information about it as well as another popular title that will tickle your nostalgic feelings. According to the Korean news site MTN (via Naeri), Blizzard has chosen Nexon to publish a StarCraft game and Overwatch on mobile, which is reportedly being called Overwatch 3 internally.
This Blender-Made Ben 10 Animation Combines Both 2D & 3D

1 day ago | 80.lv | Theodore McKenzie

2D Animator Giovanni Maurutto has once again paid tribute to the iconic Ben 10 series, showcasing a brilliant animation showcasing Ben's flashy transformation into Wildmutt, one of the original ten aliens from the franchise. As revealed by the creator, the sequence blends together both 2D and 3D elements – the character and visual effects were hand-drawn traditional style in 2D with the help of Blender's Grease Pencil toolset, while the backgrounds are three-dimensional.
Simulating Honey With LiquiGen's Upcoming Viscosity Solver

1 day ago | 80.lv | Theodore McKenzie

VFX Artist and Evangelist at JangaFX Jason Key reminds us once again about the impending launch of LiquiGen 1.0, set to take place sometime this year, by offering one more look at the software's upcoming viscosity solver. Initially presented by JangaFX CEO Nick Seavert in mid-April, LiquiGen 1.0's solver allows for easy simulation of fluids with varying viscosity levels and can even replicate complex behaviors such as coiling and buckling.
Sébastien Deguy, the Creator of Substance 3D, Leaves Adobe

1 day ago | 80.lv | Theodore McKenzie

After 22 years at the helm of Allegorithmic – first independently and later within Adobe – and three decades in the CG industry, Substance 3D creator Sébastien Deguy has announced he will soon leave Adobe and step away from 3D texturing entirely, saying he is "closing this chapter of [his] career and life." In his statement announcing the departure, Deguy described this chapter of his life as an "extraordinary ride" and thanked the Substance 3D team, partners, creators, and users for making...
Ubisoft Has Announced Yet Another NFT Blockchain Game

5 days ago | 80.lv | Theodore McKenzie

I have to admit, after covering two of Ubisoft's Web3 blockchain games they shipped back in late 2024, both of which – surprise, surprise – were obliterated by the gaming community, I actually, truly believed the lesson had been learned and thought I'd never have to put the words "Ubisoft" and "NFT" in the same headline ever again. And yet, here we are.