I really liked the playlist on PixelFondue's channel where he does quick modeling exercises. Very nice to get familiar with different tools Plasticity has to offer. For more advanced stuff like surfacing I recommend checking out Kuechenmeister Swagger's channel 👍
Great video, good tips all around, thanks! 😀 Can you share your take on building a "generalist" portfolio? I've seen opinions that for small studios, there will be more demand for someone who can do a lot of things as opposed to a very skilled but narrow focused specialist.
Back with another Tutorial!
I'll be going over general information for Portfolios. Just in time for GDC 2026!
youtu.be/bBpHX4Hypao
I still have some availability for 1on1's and meet ups at GDC, find me on the GDC app!
#texturing #UE5 #gameart #gamedev #Games #PortfolioReview #CareerAdvice #GDC
Forgot to share the final result of the DL44!
I’m #GDC ready! If anyone is attending and wants to meet up for a 1on1, portfolio review or just a chat, I’ve set up my schedule on the App for appointments!
#gdc2026 #gameart #gamedev
Finished.
M16A2 for Sven Co-op, I will be animating the first person animation for it too. (Ignore the texture filtering, I forgot to put it on Linear)
Very nice, love the atmosphere! 🔥
Protect complete! Some things I’d like to tweak but alas, projects are never done - they’re due!
I’m really proud of this, work has taken its pound of flesh from me this last year and I still managed to finish this in a few months. Now off to GDC!!! Catch me at the Vessel Forge Booth on Friday!
For this sight I was using ZBrush for polishing the edges, to get a realistic look and softening hard edges for texture baking later. It's a game art pipeline thing. It's also great for sculpting wear & tear, edge damages, etc.
Quick ZBrush pass of the sight I modeled in Plasticity 😀
[ #3dart #3d #hardsurface #3dmodeling ]
Oh interesting, I was wondering how it works thanks! 😀
Turned out really nice! Funny though how the magazine looks as if it does not belong there but it's accurate for that particular model 😆
The Colt DOE has been finished. Loved working on this gun.
www.artstation.com/artwork/x359Zr
#gameart #weaponart #3dart #hardsurface
Really cool design! Was there a concept for this?
plasticity my beloved #3dart #hardsurface #plasticity
spinny render of the aeromech weapon I did from Alex Senechal's 2d sketch, sub-d is pain but looking at the end result always makes it worth it #art #gamedev #concept
Awesome model 🔥 Love the concepts by Alex his stuff is great!
Quick plasticity exercise, inspired by all those sights people have been posting recently 😄
[ #3dmodeling #plasticity #hardsurface #3dart #3d ]
Some nice presentation. #3dart #blender #weapon #gun #art
And of course you can also just do everything in Plasticity from the start. But sometimes it's easier and/or faster to do the blockout in polys, all depends on the object and your proficiency with different types of modeling. Use your strengths to your advantage. 🙂
Deconstructing the shape into primitive forms it's made of allows for easier modeling. Key is getting good references, different angles help a lot with understanding plane- and form changes.
Somebody asked how to approach modeling this camera unit in CAD, mentioning having poly-modeling background. Tip: you can always blockout the model in any DCC and export it to Plasticity as a reference mesh.
[ #3dmodeling #breakdown #hardsurface ]
The attention to detail here is amazing, seeing the progress was super cool! Turned out fantastic 🔥
This is my most recent personal project, which took me months to complete. It was during an extremely difficult time in my life, just last year.
I'm proud of how far it went, and it was satisfying to create something complex that wasn't tucked behind an NDA. Here's a quick Before and After :)
Very cool, love the read on the materials and the wear is so well done 🔥
Texturing WIP
#gameart #weaponart #3dart #hardsurface
Cool shapes, I like how flat it is 😀
Very cool, I love the lens coating effects, you nailed it 🔥
Some of my students asked about CAD modeling and I also see the questions online fairly often. So I made an info sheet and thought it might be useful, especially for people starting out with CAD modeling and hardsurface. 🙂
[ #3dmodeling #cad #plasticity #hardsurface #gameart ]
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