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12 Unreal Engine Sci-fi Projects to inspire your next 3D creation

Everyone loves a bit of sci-fi action and it's a right-of-passage for digital artists to create spacely worlds that have not been seen before. Throw into the mix a bit of Unreal Engine, and before you know it you'll be running around or flying your own sci-fi creation.

Inspiration

Recreating a WWII Aircraft Engine in 3D

Gabriele Martinacci, a Hard-Surface Modeler based in Italy, impressed us with his recreation of a Curtiss-Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone Engine in 3D and we asked him to share the details with us in this article.

Contests

Winners Announced - Netflix & Skill - Stranger Things

Each Netflix and Skill contest takes a trending show from our favourite streaming service and uses it as the topic.

Inspiration

Creating Mandalorian Inspired Characters in 3D: Highpoly Sculpting and Polypainted Texturing

Inspired by the casting news of Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano in the Mandalorian, Abhirup Mozumdar, a 3D Artist at MPC, shows us how to Highpoly Sculpt and Polypaint Texture iconic characters.

News

Coming Soon - The Industries First Ever Certification for Digital Artists

Lawyers have to "pass the bar", so why shouldn't creative industries have a similar benchmark?

Careers

Career Advice - Working as a VFX Production Manager with Chelsea Mirus

Chelsea Mirus, a VFX Production Manager at Important Looking Pirates in Stockholm, Sweden, sits down with us to share her journey and advice to aspiring producers and artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like her own.

Insiders Guide

Insider's Guide - Studying at Syn Studio

Whether you’re already at school, looking to find a new school or even considering moving overseas to study, nothing beats hearing from the students themselves! We speak to Thomas Gorski about the ins and outs of studying at Syn Studio's campus in Montréal, Canada.

Inspiration

Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering a Hero Prop for Games

3D Game Environment Art Student Rana Hanbazazah, was tasked with creating a hero game-ready prop from scratch during her intermediate term at Think Tank. In this article she shares the story and concept behind her piece, and her process of modeling and texturing this incredibly detailed asset.

Winter Stories - A Lighting & Rendering Challenge Open for Submissions

For this challenge, we have teamed up with Nicklas Byriel & Nikos Nikolopoulos to help create a lighting and rendering challenge. These two gentlemen are at the top of their game and know a good render when they see it. We have purposely kept the theme very broad, as we

Careers

Career Advice - Working as a VFX Environment Artist with Hope Wolf Brackin

Hope Wolf Brackin is an Environment Lead Artist at Outpost VFX and recent graduate of The DAVE School. She sits down with us to share her journey and advice to aspiring artists looking for an exciting and challenging career like her own.

Inspiration

Using Unreal Engine to Create and Render a Stylised 3D Environment

Learn how to create and render a stylised 3D Environment in Unreal Engine, with Matéo Chilla.

Insiders Guide

Insider's Guide - Max the Mutt College of Animation, Art & Design

Whether you’re already at school, looking to find a new school or even considering moving overseas to study, nothing beats hearing from the students themselves! We speak to Gerardo Viruega about the ins and outs of studying at Max the Mutt College of Animation, Art & Design.

Inspiration

Top 50 Adobe Substance 3D Projects of 2021

The following projects are the Top 50 projects uploaded to our platform in 2021, as based on popularity.

Inspiration

How to Create a 3D Guitar for Games using Marmoset Toolbag

If you are looking for inspiration for your next prop, in this article, 3D Artist Giovanni Ferrari shares a breakdown of his intricate game ready guitar.

Insiders Guide

Insider's Guide - Artline Institute

Whether you’re already at school, looking to find a new school or even considering moving overseas to study, nothing beats hearing from the students themselves! We speak to Leo Rewinski about the ins and outs of studying online at Artline Institute.

Inspiration

The Art of Creating a Photorealistic Interior Scene in 3D

Federico Cusinato started his career in graphic design and photography, but then discovered the world of CG. He now creates compelling 3D Art and in particular, photorealistic interior scenes.

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