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Anon·04/25/25 20:25·No.1011039

Welcome to /3/ - 3DCG, 4chan's board dedicated to 3D imagery and modeling. If you're reading this, you probably got this linked to you because you posted a question that has already been asked many many times. Read ahead, and find your answer. Scroll down for a useful FAQ and resource links

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Anon·06/23/25 01:40·No.1014066

A thread for my stuff

Jita - She doesn’t wear a shirt because wearing shirts is weird where she lives. Only her head is "finished".

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Anon·06/18/25 05:14·No.1013847

It really is over..

>Nvidia's PartPacker, a new AI-driven method for generating 3D objects from a single image, allowing each part of the object to be separately edited, which is a significant advancement in 3D modeling technology. https://huggingface.co/spaces/nvidia/PartPacker

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Anon·06/23/25 23:26·No.1014132

I'm considering doing 3D prn as a side gig because I'm overall an extreme degenerate person with degenerate fetishes that others like a lot too but I don't want to model, can I just make animations without modeling my own characters and stuff? I like little girls

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Anon·06/23/25 15:39·No.1014090

/wip/ - Works In Progress

A thread for work in progress of your projects for (horrible) feedback by the community. Previous Thread: >>1009306 [/3/thread/1009306#p1009306]

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Anon·04/11/25 14:40·No.1010861

What's your opinion on this guy and his studio?

Do they make good animations? Are his videos useful for studying? Is his animation course worth buying?

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Anon·05/05/25 16:15·No.1011544

Anime General

Previous thread: >>1006048 [/3/thread/1006048#p1006048] Discuss and post anime styles in 3d. From figures to celshaded models, etc. Recommend Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/@user-sy9do4tr4h https://www.youtube.com/@yuucg5187 https://www.youtube.com/@mmcganimetic https://www.youtube.com/@...

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Anon·04/26/25 01:26·No.1011117

/DAZ3D/ general - RIP Swords and Sorcery Edition, Hello 2025 Alpha edition edition

Previous: >>1006697 [/3/thread/1006697#p1006697] Daz youtuber's and general guides: https://www.daz3d.com/help/help-daz-3d-video-tutorials Wpguru, Parmy, Travis Davids (Marvelous designer), Thundornd, CgBytes, Kelvin Jin (Pruned some long inactive suggestions from past OP) Bridges: https://www.daz3...

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Anon·02/20/25 15:47·No.1007862

/DailySculpting/

a thread to post your daily sculpts and sculpting in general previous thread >>1003156

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Anon·09/07/24 16:46·No.994610

What is the best controller for modeling/sculpting in VR?

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Anon·06/22/25 02:11·No.1014008

I have reached a newer skill level, my friends.

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Anon·09/13/24 13:47·No.995160

PS2-Era Graphics

Im working on developing some games in my spare time and I’d really like to target the fidelity of ps2-ps3 style games, mostly for stylistic purposes (but also because I’m solo and don’t have the time and resources to make too many high poly things) Specifically, I’m really interested in how charac...

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Anon·04/26/25 10:23·No.1011129

/SQTDDTOT/ Stupid Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread

welcome back

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Anon·05/18/25 16:14·No.1012266

Please Post Good Tutorials on Low Poly Character Modeling

I have less than 1 week to make a character from nothing. I can't waste time on bad stuff. I don't really know what I'm doing. I don't know what the community considers good or not. I've found like a dozen that look good but idk which one to start with, I don't have time to try them all out! Please ...

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Anon·06/22/25 11:26·No.1014030

guys, wake up! new sculpting software just got announced.

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Anon·05/24/25 19:04·No.1012610

What's the point of learning how to 3D model and use CGI when AI continues to improve and do everything a commissioned artist can do?

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Anon·03/24/25 05:44·No.1010000

Meanwhile you fags keep having threads about Autodesk vs Blender and AI 3D flamewars, I keep improving, chuds. This is now my current level.

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Anon·06/22/25 12:51·No.1014038

Lately, I've only had commissions for fixing car parts. I tried modeling a basic face the other day and got frustrated. I need to start from scratch.

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Anon·06/01/25 04:03·No.1013015

Why Blender

I think blender was created to keep the bewannabes from real 3d artist and professional. Real artist use any tool at is disposal.

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Anon·01/28/25 14:30·No.1006395

it's over fuck this timeline

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Anon·08/26/24 11:21·No.993073

CAD thread? CAD thread.

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Anon·06/21/25 01:57·No.1013968

How can artists even compete? you can ai generate anything in high fidelity, then cram it into an ai mesh generator like this and crank out slop with textures suitable for games, film, whatever, with minor tweaks in a fraction of the time it takes real artists huggingface dot co/spaces/ilcve21/Sparc...

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Anon·05/25/25 20:09·No.1012650

Dreams SDF modeling

>First creation software with fully featured amazing SDF 3D modeling, which even today is still the best execution of the method that there has been >Had a PC port in development with export features tland everything you could wish for that was near completion and almost ready for release >Got cance...

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Anon·06/22/25 02:45·No.1014011

Using shapr3d… how do I edit a photo in it

1st time using shapr3d and I have 0 idea of how to edit a photo to make it 3d

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Anon·08/26/24 05:03·No.992953

Use this as a place to help rebuild after the great purge /3/ I autisically save everything so hopefully I can help give back to a board that I love on this god-forsaken Mongolian basket weaving site

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Anon·08/26/24 13:22·No.993096

/ADG/ - Autodesk 3D Modeling applications

Reminder: Subscriptions SUCK! Have a 3Ds Max/Maya question? recently started a project? Or simply want to complain about Maya crashing? Previous thread: >>

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Anon·06/16/25 03:58·No.1013702

I come with a heavy question, I come with hunger for answers. I tried making fortnite 3D blender porn a year ago, I never got better, I never got better. I want to present the evidence of lack of progress as well as present the works of others, current day, that are performing better works. Could i...

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Anon·01/26/25 08:01·No.1006243

Animations

I'm noob, can someone help and explain how to make animatons like that in blender? Just manually move every single bone frame by frame?

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Anon·06/19/25 22:51·No.1013925

first time... kinda nervous.. how did I do??

am i cooking?

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Anon·06/13/25 15:28·No.1013568

We should all start using tripcodes, to make retards easier to filter.

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Anon·03/11/25 19:25·No.1009076

It's over

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Anon·02/20/25 12:43·No.1007846

Threat Interactive

Is he right? Is he wrong? ...or is he a schizo?

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Anon·10/30/24 02:40·No.1000390

working in Blender when suddenly....

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Anon·05/05/25 08:03·No.1011528

Does anyone else hide funny numbers in their product renders?

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Anon·05/28/25 13:22·No.1012801

How do I achieve a texture style like the 2008 Clone Wars cartoon?

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Anon·05/06/25 17:31·No.1011578

/DailyPortfolioThread/

This time the goal is to start and finish a portfolio worthy piece and post progress on each piece daily. Rules I will follow: >Quality over Quantity. >Must show a faithful representation of progress from beginning to end. >Must finish each project that is started with a fully rendered portfolio qua...

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Anon·04/02/25 13:55·No.1010467

AI will take our jobs

AI will take our jobs! The ones none of us have!.

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Anon·05/16/25 23:41·No.1012189

BREAKING NEWS Clair Obscure : Expedition 33 uses blender in their Environment, props and character department, NOT SINGLE MAYA ON SIGHT, first sign of blender take over to become an industry standard https://magazine.artstation.com/2025/05/sandfall-interactive-clair-obscur-expedition-33-art-blast/

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Anon·06/14/25 19:58·No.1013623

/cry/ - CryEngine 5 general

Talk about CryEngine 5 and why it's superior to Unreal Engine 5.

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Anon·03/15/25 06:03·No.1009306

/wip/ - Works In Progress

A thread for work in progress of your projects, for recently finished projects or things you'd like critiqued. Previous: >>1006887 [/3/thread/1006887#p1006887] Don't clown me too hard, first time trying to model a character (Laughing Octopus from MGS4)

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Anon·04/26/25 10:10·No.1011128

Blender General

Previous: >>1009677

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Anon·03/01/25 18:54·No.1008443

Why is there not a 3d modeling program with the exact same controls as forge mode in halo? Forge mode is unironically the one of the most intuitive control schemes for manipulating objects in a 3d space. It would make 3d modeling much more accessible, at least to casual users. Tell me why this would...

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Anon·10/15/24 10:33·No.998377

Is there any Tutorial on now to create a Vagina or Anus on existing Model ?? Janny pls dont delete, this is for research.

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Anon·04/04/25 23:36·No.1010618

WAGMI bros

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Anon·06/05/25 05:19·No.1013198

AAA hero asset guideline

Hi , does anyone know of some resources on how many segments should be used for cylinder/details/bevels for modern AAA hero assets ?

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Anon·09/23/24 18:40·No.996209

Houdini General

Houdini is fun and easy! Pick up a free apprentice version today: https://www.sidefx.com/download/

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Anon·06/15/25 24:26·No.1013642

Model Studies

Talk about models you are trying to study or studies you have done. Try to show how you did it or what you are doing to help each other grow. Avoid asking for straight tutorials I'll start. How would I go about trying to study a model like this where its not shown in a orthographic perspective? I k...

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Anon·02/11/25 19:02·No.1007317

I've completed my donuts. So what now?

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Anon·06/06/25 16:40·No.1013251

>make plane >align plane to photo of object >extrude plane >have object I'm an artist :)

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Anon·02/01/25 09:28·No.1006628

AAIIIIIEEEEE

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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Anon·06/07/25 12:06·No.1013278

I need AutoCAD and Sketchup pro from before the Trimble ages which can be 2015, 2016 or somewhere in that era. I know the standard answers from fags who never used the programs. Those are the standard answers resulting in anon getting a 30day trail of a shitty student version (with not half of the f...

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Anon·11/26/24 03:20·No.1002392

cris general.

I now can do 3D anime that looks 2D, chuds.

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Anon·12/28/24 17:33·No.1004156

> literally clicked the /3/ ad on /g/ So do people share their lewd models anywhere? Can't be expected to be on the normal places, right? also readme.txt in pin is 404, FAQ did not cover this either

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Anon·06/10/25 18:17·No.1013451

This whole plane was an afterthought and thus it turned up not being subdivided properly. Now I want to manually subdivide into just grid according to vertical and horizontal vertice pairs. Basically to make all top vertices connect to corresponding bottom vertices, and the same for vertices on left...

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Anon·06/04/25 19:56·No.1013179

Guys, I'm trying to make a realistic render in blender, can you recommend to me channels or guides. Like work with color, camera or light. Maybe I should change a programm for rendering?

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Anon·06/08/25 04:29·No.1013329

I don't think animation is for me

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Anon·06/08/25 14:51·No.1013339

This is rough sketch/blockout of something I need in my scene. Rings have to be empty inside ofc. What do you think are the best ways to model this? The first thing that comes to my mind is to keep arcs and rings separate and simply boolean subtract inner space of rings to get rid of arc segments in...

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Anon·09/02/24 18:38·No.994071

/GG/ - Gunt General [Cockroach Edition]

No nuke can't stop the Gunt. Post anything Gunt related or of a Guntish nature >I want to use the Gunt model Gunt's model should be here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r0MbQRcUnbRGwzS4wRSYEfjrLFUoP3b6/view?usp=sharing Old nuked thread: https://warosu.org/3/thread/918176#p963992

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Anon·06/04/25 14:49·No.1013165

Expedition 33 Model Discussion

I'm digging around E33's models in the hopes of 3D printing Lune. I've already done this in other games with other models, so I'm familiar with making the models manifold, breaking them into parts that come together seamlessly, etc. I struggle with getting the characters to pose, and that's what I'm...

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Anon·05/10/25 23:00·No.1011785

Who is your favorite 3d artist?

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Anon·02/27/25 12:08·No.1008280

Why hasn’t anyone cracked this shit yet?

Alright, you absolute bunch of fucking idiots, it’s time to talk about AnimBot. This goddamn plugin STILL hasn’t been cracked, Maya itself is already a total ripoff, but now they want us to fork out even more cash for essential tools that should’ve been in the software years ago, And the fact that n...

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Anon·04/28/25 09:41·No.1011222

3D newfag, modeling expert wannabe

How much time i need to dedicate everyday to modeling in order to become KINO. i plan to model things so i can make cool website with openGL or Unity (maybe games ?). Do cool stuff with char like animating or provide assets to my gamedevs friends. mostly interested in char & environment modeling. i ...

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Anon·06/02/25 17:21·No.1013075

I'm really tired with this sh*t.

There's context: Now i'm trying port models from game "Megaglest" To Warcraft 3 world editor. Megaglest's models was in format "g3d", and i have a lot of butthurt to open them. But finally i dd it. But there's a new problems: I can open them in blender 2.90 with special add-on. I can play their ani...

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Anon·03/19/25 09:23·No.1009622

How well do traditional/digital art skills like anatomy, proportions, gesture etc. translate over to 3D modelling, bros? I think my drawing skills are fine and would like to learn modelling.

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Anon·03/28/25 15:55·No.1010259

Dealing with revisions as a comissioner

Comissionfags, have you ever dealt with revisions by a client? If so, how was it like? I want to get into commissions but I worry that I won't be able to satisfy the client's needs. And worse case scenario: they ask for a refund if I cannot deliver to their standards. If it were 2d, then it'd be wa...

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Anon·12/16/24 16:33·No.1003532

Where should I go for 3D character modeling service? I've just being scammed on Upwork for $10!! All I want is a 3D model of picrel so that I can 3D print him for my personal satisfaction. There's free Pepe 3D model but the face doesn't look like this one. Aaarghhh! It feels like shit that this is t...

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Anon·03/03/25 06:45·No.1008528

"Thank you, Blender"

Great, that's all that the big-headed Blender Foundation needed, even more praise and ego stroking (the animated Oscar winner thanked them). So now they can keep investing their precious open-source funding that so many other FOSS projects thirst for, into useless stuff like the VSE (video sequence...

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Anon·06/01/25 15:24·No.1013034

Maya, cinema 4d and 3ds max

Who has a better uv mapping, modeling and rigging system?

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Anon·01/17/25 01:24·No.1005594

[email protected]

I'm creating a video game but I don't know what it's going to be about (I'm just modeling meaningless rooms and some furniture)

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Anon·01/26/25 10:21·No.1006252

You fucking riggers

How do you go about rigging this type of dress. How do you place the bones etc. Not exactly the dress in the pic, but that type of dress with the long "loin cloth", not sure what the name is. Tabard dress? Qipao? The character that will use it "fully modeled'. As in, the clothing can be taken off,...

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Anon·05/03/25 19:20·No.1011476

Any tips on what keybinds to use when sculpting in blender? I have been sculpting everything with just my mouse and now that i finally have a tablet it feels very clunky and hard to work/zoom/move around the view port. pic related is what i have.

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Anon·01/18/25 12:25·No.1005677

I feel like I'm too retarded to learn 3D.

I look at how complex this is at the high level and how much goes into it and I just get incredibly intimidated. I just feel like I'm not smart/talented enough to do this. Even though I took some intro 3d and animation classes and passed them I still feel like the high level professional stuff is ju...

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Anon·05/03/25 19:01·No.1011475

Help with unreal 5.x normal map into blender

so I got this normal map from a unreal engine 5.x game, and i have no idea how to make it properly work with blender shader nodes its a screenshot cause its originally a TGA and the filesize too large, its also in its orignal sRBG format. The file is also titles as "NWO", which is something i could...

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Anon·03/17/25 10:31·No.1009487

Is there a way to make some quick money if you can do modeling & texturing with experience in the industry ? there isnt a single job out there >pic related

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Anon·04/30/25 17:46·No.1011307

Pixel

I need some examples of what is considered good pixel texturing and what is considered bad. Trying to learn what to look out for.

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Anon·01/03/25 21:50·No.1004617

First attempt at rigging my first character...it's NOT looking good bros

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Anon·02/22/25 07:02·No.1007936

Is it possible to sculpt a character like this without motion capture?

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Anon·01/06/25 18:27·No.1004856

/sg/ - shader general

a thread for discussion about shaders. show off, post exaples from others,your own node setups,code,tips,questions,etc.

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Anon·04/27/25 22:40·No.1011210

Realistically where do I get "connections' from? Do I need to hit it off with someone? Where and how? Do I need to change my personality? Do I need charisma? Apparently instead of being good at the job, I also need to learn social skills to an extent I don't know I have never been in a professional ...

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Anon·03/20/25 19:23·No.1009783

Fluid 2D facial expressions

What technique did the Ape Escape 2 (2002) CG animators use to make these flat facial expressions? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb0zEIV9N58

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Anon·05/01/25 22:02·No.1011388

Switch 2 and dock 3D model

Where I can find a model of the Switch 2 and its dock that's not just an extruded rectangle or being sold for like $40? It's hard to believe nobody's made a believeable 3D mockup of it yet this close to release considering all the leaks and pics there have been of it so far.

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Anon·03/14/25 21:32·No.1009282

Good active community forums/sites/servers to hang out and read daily

Im trying to learn character concept art and 3d models, I don't know many people to talk about this with. If there is a discord, forum, steam group, literally anything that's active where I can talk about this subject please LMK!

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Anon·05/01/25 10:46·No.1011347

>Face "rigging" tutorial >It's all shape keys/blendshapes being controlled by the joints again What are some actually good resources that actually focus on the joint-based facial rigging? It seems like everyone avoids it like a plague.

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Anon·04/26/25 02:58·No.1011120

are there any legit reasons to use Maya & Zbrush (or any other industry standard) over Blender for someone who wants to treat modeling/sculpting as a freelance side hustle? I'm not interested in a full career, I'm too old for that and already have things going on in my life, I just want to fulfill ...

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Anon·04/30/25 21:26·No.1011315

why are roblox players so ass at their polygons

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Anon·04/04/25 21:01·No.1010610

Why are booleans so fucking gay?

I have been trying to fix the topology for a Boolean operation, and this is the best I can do. The 3ds max tool set for making booleans is already ass since it triangulates my entire mesh and I spend the whole night requadding manually. Booleans are so gay. Homo even.

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Anon·04/29/25 02:20·No.1011238

wtf is wrong with his arm?

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Anon·03/24/25 16:30·No.1010022

There are no 3D jobs.

There is zero reason to dedicate this much time into something that will net you nothing. Everything in the 3D pipeline is going to be destroyed. The 3D industry has been decimated. You are competing with industry veterans for a small number of entry level positions. >Hurr I do it as a hobby In to...

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Anon·04/12/25 05:32·No.1010887

how do you emulate the style of doom 3, quake 4, and other id tech 4 engine games in blender?

games like doom 3, quake 4, and other id tech 4 engine games share a style im really interested in but confused on how its made. its a mix of metalics with rounded edges and a grimy sheen over it. in the engine, it looks really good but when the models are shown out of it, they look very dry and awk...

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Anon·04/14/25 07:10·No.1010983

How long would it take to be this good?

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Anon·04/14/25 21:25·No.1011026

Have you guys ever seen good stylish dithering in Blender? I found two shaders on the internets and after some tweaking I got something I would try to use, but still, it's kinda meh, requires a lot of tweaking, and I'd like something better and more universal. You can have it too btw: https://ble...

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Anon·03/17/25 22:01·No.1009520

Should I learn 3D for a professional career in modeling/animation or should I not?

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Anon·01/23/25 06:22·No.1006048

Anime General

Previous thread : >>997198 Discuss and post anime styles in 3d. From figurines to celshaded models, etc. Recommend Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/@user-sy9do4tr4h https://www.youtube.com/@yuucg5187 https://www.youtube.com/@mmcganimetic https://www.youtube.com/@fusako3d https://www.youtub...

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Anon·03/18/25 16:31·No.1009558

Why does this hand pose cause extreme butthurt

Why do using this hand pose in A pose cause artists maximum buthurt? I mean, is not a pose that is not realistic, nor is anatomically wrong. Neither causes extreme strain on the body and can be sustained as resting pose.

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Anon·03/02/25 17:20·No.1008479

Obsidian-like 3D Book implementation

How Can I Implement a Markdown-Supported 3D Book for Players to Write In? (Unreal Engine 5.5) I'm developing a game that allow players to write in a 3D book, and I want the writing system to support Markdown, mostly for the ability to embed and render images within the game. example: ![name](Image...

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Anon·10/23/24 06:06·No.999421

Painting with stencils allows you to use textures generated by an algorithm to quickly photobash your models. Here, a tutorial will be shown on how to do this from the basics.

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Anon·03/22/25 08:07·No.1009875

Do you think both WoW and Genshin's rendering can be described as "stylized PBR"? It seems they both use normal maps, roughness maps, maybe even metallic, yet they also use handpainted textures, and somehow also painterly looking photorealistic textures sometimes I guess? Would you consider this the...

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Anon·02/17/25 02:07·No.1007634

Are you supposed to sculpt or box model organic things like human characters and monsters?

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Anon·03/19/25 24:30·No.1009593

Whats the point of making realistic graphics? nobodys gonna zoom in and say "oh my that water has fake caustics!!" Takes so much time and resources for heck nobody gives 2 shit about, might as well make it stylized with distinctive features

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Anon·03/22/25 12:21·No.1009883

>mfw spend years ignoring compositing >learn some basics >renders improve 2x learn comp

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Anon·04/03/25 15:15·No.1010505

After effects animation courses

Where do you guys find School of Motion and/or Motion Design School courses? Rutracker and 1337x only have a handful.

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Anon·02/16/25 24:04·No.1007551

For those of you who made it to employment, how the piss do you get used to switching between different programs and software suites that use different camera/viewport controls? Specifically, I'm having to switch between blender, maya, and marvelous designer. Unfortunately, I started and spent most...

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Anon·03/04/25 04:30·No.1008590

Is the 3D job market just fucked now?

Everything I read on reddit is complete doom and gloom about the 3D industry right now. In fact the entire job market just seems completely up the shitter. I was really banking on being able to find work doing this but that seems like it's not an option. Now even being a prodigy doesn't cut it anymo...

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Anon·03/24/25 05:34·No.1009999

GOAT

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Anon·03/30/25 02:11·No.1010351

How do I make good terrains for Unity games? In this case for example I bought a map where it came with a terrain that is just a flat plane, but I want it to be more of a cube because I want to add water and depth under it. I will explain more in the comments

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Anon·03/11/25 21:15·No.1009088

You have to be a nobody to be a somebody.

Why is it that everyone who has successfully made it into a studio job... simply have no personality? All they do is eat, sleep, breathe, and talk about the type of work that they're skilled in. Has the 3DCG industry at-large reached the point where only silver spoon nepo babies and people who are a...

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Anon·03/22/25 22:04·No.1009916

I don't want to demoralize but do you think it's over? This is generated by Hunyuan3d Image to 3D AI. What do we think about it?

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Anon·03/02/25 07:06·No.1008463

What do we think of the new shrek? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbiwL74KyJQ

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Anon·03/21/25 14:05·No.1009837

Tablets

I had a Wacom Intuos Pro that was gifted to my sister and I used it for a while. I learned Zbrush with it. Anyway, she left the cocoon now and I'd like to get back to sculpting. But even more than before. So I was starting to check out tablets and I was horrified by the price of the nicer stuff. My ...

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Anon·03/24/25 16:07·No.1010019

If you could travel back in time

... And meet your former self right before you picked up 3DCG, what would you tell him? Anything that you've learned that would have helped jump start your 3D career or avoid any pitfalls?

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Anon·03/20/25 15:59·No.1009763

Do you have to make the model from scratch for portfolios? If not can I use kitbashed game assets?

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Anon·03/26/25 06:29·No.1010113

Feel like I haven't been learning anything lately. I watch tutorials apply that knowledge then told it's not good as a beginner unsure how can improve in many cases I'm answering questions suppose more knowledable people should know

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Anon·03/14/25 10:28·No.1009261

Am I missing something or does the 3d community seem to be very checkered on sharing? Sure theres the easy stuff to get like open3dlab, SFMlab, Smutbase, some good stuff at sketchfab, and if you want something decent on Itch or Gumroad you have to already have found a good modeler in mind to find th...

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Anon·03/19/25 04:24·No.1009602

Is there anyone that can make better 3D anime girls than seismic? not being trolling, serious curious if there's anyone at this level.

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Anon·03/20/25 09:48·No.1009733

What is the point of doing this? Isn't it better to have two triangles with transparent texture of foliage than having it converted into gazillion triangles with non-transparent texture?

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Anon·02/02/25 16:44·No.1006697

/Daz3D/ general - New year, same goblins

Previous: >>1002436 Daz youtuber's and general guides: https://www.daz3d.com/help/help-daz-3d-video-tutorials Wpguru Parmy Travis Davids (Marvelous designer) Thundornd CgBytes https://www.laylo3d.com/ https://thinkdrawart.com/ Kelvin Jin Bridges: https://www.daz3d.com/daz-bridges Suggested Blender ...

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Anon·03/21/25 24:43·No.1009810

how do i make exagerated perspectives like this in blender?

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Anon·03/19/25 18:38·No.1009668

greasepencil thread

any one have any recommendations for good greasepencil tutorials/3d artists or just gp advice in general? (artists that use greasepencil on 3d models not just a 2d plane)im struggling with contour lines,it seems obvious where to draw contour lines but it always looks off

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Anon·03/18/25 18:09·No.1009572

is there any real source for insight on how to implement vertex weight proximity modifiers in blender like this?

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Anon·03/16/25 15:49·No.1009432

>coworker rotates tangent space normalmap in photoshop

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Anon·03/19/25 12:07·No.1009635

Hey i am new to 3d for trying something kinda weird I would rly aprciate your advice. i am going to try to paint depth maps to sculpt 3d models ( only bas reliefs ) does it make any sence? will it work ? what should i be carefull about

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Anon·01/22/25 03:21·No.1005981

Open weights AI generated text-to-3D and image-to-3D

Open weights AI generated text-to-3D and image-to-3D also supports hybrid inputs (give it an image and text) Try free online, no account needed: https://huggingface.co/spaces/tencent/Hunyuan3D-2 download models for free: https://huggingface.co/tencent/Hunyuan3D-2/tree/main *also includes a separat...

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Anon·12/28/24 05:21·No.1004123

Can anyone point me in a direction for learning how to model houses or generally buildings from reference/floorplans? Every tutorial I can find falls short in all of the same ways. Either it's an outdoor scene where the inside of the house is a hollow unusable shell, a purely interior scene with no...

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Anon·01/31/25 12:45·No.1006592

>that feeling when you are trying to finish the last 20%

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Anon·12/16/24 14:35·No.1003525

unity

how do I use free camera on any unity game for upskirts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVlbIkyUbMs

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Anon·05/29/25 02:34·No.1012841

I had a thought about this picture. Do you think they had to slide the perspective extra high to get the boobs to stick out of the silhouette?

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Anon·05/30/25 22:39·No.1012899

How would I go about 3d printing / rendering this kind of plastic bits to this kind of detail and sized specification? Is it just trial and error or is there some kind of tool that could make it exactly this size and compatible.

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Anon·10/09/24 01:39·No.997798

Post vintage/retro-styled renders and animations. Pre-rendered, game graphics, whatever you got.

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Anon·03/16/25 10:03·No.1009405

*teaches you nothing*

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Anon·05/26/25 24:44·No.1012666

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

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Anon·08/31/24 15:19·No.993798

Arc System Works & Non-Photorealistic Rendering General

I'm the anon that was answering questions in the old ArcSys thread before jannies shit the bed. I thought it might be worthwhile opening up a general and posting resources I've gathered for those that want to get better at the look. Resources: Strive In-Depth Texture/Vertex Paint Function Breakdow...

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Anon·05/16/25 03:03·No.1012118

I refuse to believe this software was made for humans. After using it for over a year i'm confident in saying that it is possibly the most retarded 3D modelling program ever created. There's over 5 unique ways you can make objects vanish, 3 of which can easily be done by accident. When items don't a...

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Anon·02/13/25 21:29·No.1007460

how much does it cost to have 4 characters like this made?

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Anon·05/25/25 24:58·No.1012628

Wow mtree suck

Only way to have a good looking tree is spamming 1000000 vertices

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Anon·05/17/25 16:40·No.1012229

Is even possible to create these pictures using 3D in blender?

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Anon·05/11/25 12:57·No.1011815

how the fuck does a studio of 30 people total (including programmers, managers) create such a massive game with unique environments and character models? I struggle to create any environment in less than a month that is going to be rendered in a still frame. what kind of magic do these people do?

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Anon·05/09/25 19:48·No.1011717

Hey /3/ I want to retopo this model. I work in 3ds Max and found it to be lacking. Are there any tools that would allow me to "relax" and curve some of the topology? I want to keep working on Mesh, but I also wish I had a smoother shape. Or should I move entirely towards different software?

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Anon·02/05/25 10:13·No.1006887

/wip/ - Works In Progress

/wip/ - Works In Progress - Bolts edition A thread for work in progress of your projects, for recently finished projects or things you'd like critiqued. Previous >>1003386

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Anon·04/28/25 24:58·No.1011213

Too much modeling not enough CAD

Talk about CAD! What tools do you use? What are you creating with those tools? Are you making them for 3D prints or machining? Try to convince me that your favorite program is irrefutably the best one and why all the others are trash. Just talk about anything related to CAD!

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Anon·03/20/25 05:34·No.1009716

What do you think is the most comfy platform to upload and organize your projects? Basically I'd like to: * Create some kind of entry per project, with title, would be amazing to be able to manually set date from past for when you want to upload an old project * Under this entry post screenshots/ren...

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Anon·05/08/25 03:03·No.1011627

/3/ humor thread

A 3D joke will land you a girl at the bar.

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Anon·05/13/25 16:18·No.1011952

I notice a pattern in these art learning discords that good students with genuine questions get ignored but people who have bullshit questions and look not as great get a bunch of feedback. Is there an explanation?

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Anon·05/15/25 12:51·No.1012071

How do I make this? Zbrush? What specifically do I need to learn to make it?

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Anon·05/24/25 19:50·No.1012614

What do you think of this shoe model I made?

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Anon·03/11/25 09:04·No.1009031

It's pointless and you should give up

Jobs are drying up. Talented 3D artists are getting laid off. Accept it, it's over. The jobs aren't coming back and AI is going to take over this field. So accept it. Accept it and go into trades. Quit doing this this and do real work. Go be an electrician. Just quit living with your head in the clo...

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Anon·05/24/25 18:06·No.1012604

Does anyone have a blender model for Serena( The first decedent)? I want to add her to my scene

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Anon·01/16/25 05:35·No.1005531

Architectural renderings

How do you even make awesome renderings like picrel? All of mine look like poor video game renders. Will be grateful for any and all helpful ressources you could point me to.

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Anon·02/26/25 02:20·No.1008165

working on my animu series between kms attempts

I'm working on tranime slop series before the AI leaves me under a bridge eating garbage or something, pic related is my OC, her name is kiru, kiru is a 22 year old girl or around that range, she's just another loser with no boyfriend and virgin like you and me anon. it has more story than that but...

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Anon·03/15/25 16:14·No.1009339

CLO3D (Fashion and clothing design app) Experiences with downloading the software and what do you recommend?. Rutracker, torrent options, other methods?.

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Anon·05/13/25 10:43·No.1011943

Recommend please some good looking games combining 3d and pixelart. And I mean actual pixelart, not low-resolution photorealism of older games or glitchy gritty unfiltered noise of some newer indie games. Bonus points if they came up with smart ways to light/shade it dynamically (anything as cool as...

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Anon·04/13/25 01:19·No.1010926

Where do zoomer fags go to get written tutorials these days?