The Grungle

Hi, #PortfolioDay 🌿

I'm RJ, a 3D Artist with a love for stylised environments and props.

I'm still aiming to find my first break into the games industry though it has been a rough year.

Would deeply appreciate any guidance from fellow devs 💙

🌐 www.artstation.com/rjducats
✉️ rjducats@gmail.com

Finally posted my recent project onto my portfolio! Kei-Cart market stall, made for The Rookies monthly challenge. 😊
www.artstation.com/artwork/5WGO5w
#Art #Portfolio #EnvironmentArt #UnrealEngine #UE5 #3D #Stylized #Props #OpenToWork

Incredibly honoured to have been selected as the winner of this months market challenge for The Rookies! There were so many lovely entries and finalist as well. Excited to get some clean renders and breakdowns done so I can share them! 💙 #art #3D #KeiTruck #MarketStall #TheRookies

Wow! Our artist @rjducats.bsky.social is a finalist in The Rookies Monthly Art Challenge: The Market!

His 3D skills are seriously out of this world these days.

Check out his entry in the replies!

Along with the original render inspired from Alariko's illustration, I've also had a play around and created some time variants of a sunset and night scene.
#art #3D #UnrealEngine #UE5 #EnvironmentArt #Stylized

YouTube video by RJducats Alakiro Repurposed Old Tower 3D Scene

Rendered and added audio to the export. Feels lovely seeing it finally come together. I like to keep the renders fairly high-res but it makes the files large, so it's difficult to share around.
#art #Unrealengine #UE5 #EnvironmentArt #3D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr3d...

Was quiet for a few days just making micro-adjustments but things are looking basically done! I'll aim to get some nicer renders of the materials and beauty shots but it's been a lot of fun replicating Alariko's 2D illustration into a 3D scene! #art #unrealengine #UE5 #art (I forgot the sheeps oops)

every time I scroll too much on tiktok I delete it and then immediately get fucking furious when I try to open it again 100 second later

Was having trouble with the grass but got there with some help! Now it's looking nice and soft. Progress has been slow but I'm chipping away. Looking forward to getting the plaster on the hostel sorted, maybe some decals here and there too! #art #unreal #UE5 #grass #wip #foliage

Took a break from this and now I'm back onto it! Did a full restart and blocked it out again but this time I set up cameras in maya and unreal to help with proportion and composition. Setting up a 3x3 grid on the reference and camera is also super helpful!! #wip #3d #art #blockout #unrealengine #UE5

LETS GOOOOO

felt like I deserved to take some time to make another fish today 🐟

Have you ever wondered if the breakpoint you just hit is in code running on the server or a client? There's a way to output this information in Visual Studio and Rider.

So... Is this the 'masculine energy' Zuckerberg was talking about?

Make unlit materials really unlit in #unrealEngine
#gamedev

www.protowlf.com/unreal/unrea...

Personal #UnrealEngine5 #RealTimeVFX Sketch,
Theme is Shock.
Used Model - #KitBash3D : Lightning Arrester, Gear System B

YT : youtu.be/E-nzHOP2Zec
AS : www.artstation.com/artwork/oJzOYW

#VFXFriday #gamedev #UE5 #VFX #Niagara #UnrealEngine

Steam :: Bask The Alchemist Frog :: Hotfix 1.0.1 Thank you to everyone who has played Bask so far, we appreciate your reviews and feedback. A few issues have been brought to our attention, and the team has been busy at work resolving them today! Imp...

After several launch-day bug reports and feedback, Bask: The Alchemist Frog Hotfix 1.0.1 is now live!

Some notable improvements include:
- Notes will no longer despawn
- Dialogue UI is more responsive
- Fixed several visual bugs

steamcommunity.com/games/317441...

#indiedev #gamedev #frog #skuxx

Bask: the Alchemist Frog has been released on Steam!
It’s a small capstone project our team created (a bit rough on the edges) to showcase our skills.

Check it out here!

store.steampowered.com/app/3174410/...

#devhumor #frog #indie #cosygame #gamedev #cottagecore #gamerelease #3Dart

Today's the day!
I'm happy to announce that Bask: the Alchemist Frog, our student-led project from Skuxx Games, has released on Steam for FREE today!

Come check it out here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3174410/...

#frog #indiedev #freetoplay #indie #gamerelease #gamedev #unrealengine

If moths are so attracted to the light, just get up in the day.

Finally hit the button and published these on Artstation! Tons of neat beautyshots and some break downs on the assets too. new project time yippie.
www.artstation.com/rjducats
#Art #Gamedev #Gameart #Portfolio #Artstation #EnvironmentArt #UnrealEngine #UE5 #3D #Stylized #OpenToWork

hey :)

🔦 Light Funtion Material

Someone on stream asked me how I added scattered light blobs to my scene, in this case, I used a light function material.
#ue5 #gamedev #streamhighlight

Some Zbrush sculpts! These were apart of a process to create assets for kitbashing / dressing the interior of a cave.
#gameart #Zbrush #art #rocks #stylized #wip

BREAKING: Game devs!

Steam now has a new FREE tool to preview how your game assets will actually look on the store!

Made by a dev, bought by Steam & given away free!

✅ Accurate Mockups
✅ Easy drag-and-drop in Figma
✅ See all your assets

#gamedev #steam #indiegamedev

Spent this morning sorting through renders. This stall didn't have a plan, I just wanted to dump some of the smaller props I made into one cohesive scene.
#art #gameart #props #stylized

thinking about showing some break downs or more than just beautyshots for this portfolio piece that's cooking. Though maybe dialling things down is safer. ´･ᴗ･` should be swag either way, will review things again in the mornin
#art #indiegame #gamedev #leveldesign #concept