Articles
Join us for this voyage into crafting a highly detailed, realistic WWII camera rifle with Geremia Merzari. We dive into his creation process from modelling and sculpting in Blender, ZBrush and Houdini, texturing with Substance Painter, Substance Designer and Photoshop as well as presentation tips in Marmoset Toolbag. Geremia also shares his texturing tips and tricks for weapon art!
It’s time to learn the ins and outs of creating a game ready weapon from EXP’s own Toddeh Tovmasyan. We dive deep into Toddeh’s workflow utilising tools such as Fusion 360, ZBrush, Blender and Substance Painter to create a realistic weapon from Hellboy. Also learn how Toddeh approaches lighting and presentation to create stunning beauty and studio renders. If you’re looking to step up your Weapon and Prop making skills this is the article for you!
We’re joined by George Kee as we discuss the ins and outs of creating a cinematic short film in Unreal Engine. George breaks down the process of creating his incredibly moving short film, Lamentation, a metaphorical representation of his journey with grief following the loss of his father. We dive into topics such as hero asset creation, storytelling, composition, lighting and colour grading and how to use those elements to convey emotion.
Tutorials
Advanced Material Blending in UE5| Cairo Goodbrand
Authoring content for games requires consideration of certain constraints and limitations. In this intermediate tutorial, Cairo Goodbrand will take you through creating material blends in Unreal Engine 5 which will utilize vertex painting as well as multiple UV channels. Inspired by techniques used at AAA studios such a Naughty Dog, this method allows for the creation of a wide variety of assets with minimal texture memory usage.
Authoring props for games can be done in a variety of different methods with the same goal in mind. In this intermediate tutorial Ben Keeling, will demonstrate a general overview of how he created this gas pump, covering some of the core steps of his process so that you may then use that valuable information in your own projects. The end result is this beautiful scene inside Blender with the help of Megascans.
Creating a stylized environment from scratch is no easy task. In this tutorial Kem Yaralioglu, will demonstrate his thought process when it comes to approaching an environment and give you a general overview of how he has created this environment, explaining why choices are made and how you can use deploy these techniques in your own projects.
Podcasts
EXP Podcast 030 | Career Advice
WhateveWelcome to the EXP Podcast hosted by Tim Burroughs and co-host Luan Vetoreti. This episode we are joined by Dylan Abernethy, Senior 3D Environment Artist at Compulsion Games and Charlie Foreman, Material Artist at People Can Fly Chicago. We cover a range of topics including: Common student mistakes, moving for work vs staying remote and contract vs full time in games hiring.r it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
EXP Podcast 029 | Tech Art
Welcome to the EXP Podcast hosted by Tim Burroughs and co-host Luan Vetoreti. This episode we are joined by Nina Klos, Associate Technical Artist at DR Studios and Kay Volbeda, Environment Tech Artist. We cover a range of topics including: What is a tech artist, how tech artists fit in with other teams and the tech of UE4 vs UE5.
Welcome to the EXP Podcast hosted by Tim Burroughs and co-host Luan Vetoreti. This episode we are joined by Mike-Amir El Frangi, Principal Character Artist at Quantic Dream and Crystal Bretz, Senior Modeller at Framestore. We cover a range of topics including: How they got started, Film vs Game characters and sculpting for 3D printing.