25 articles tagged animals. Tutorials and workflow notes for 3D artists shipping game-ready assets to Unity, Unreal Engine 5, Godot 4, and Blender.
Hawktober Horrors opened on itch.io today (Sept 1, 2026) and runs through Nov 1. Why PBR props that look fine in a lit scene go invisible or blow out once the only light source is a lantern, and the exact glTF and engine
Blender 4.5.13 LTS (Aug 25, 2026) fixes issue #161532: switching from Texture Paint to Particle Edit and hitting undo corrupted the .blend file — a bug that hits anyone grooming fur, feathers, or foliage scatter.
glTF's ORM texture convention packs occlusion, roughness, and metallic as R, G, B — but Unity's HDRP Mask Map uses a different channel order with inverted roughness. Here's the exact remap, plus the Blender e
Unity's glTFast and UnityGLTF exporters keep only your LOD Group's active renderer and silently drop every other level. Here's why KHR_lod isn't the fix, and the three workflows that actually preserve LOD
Godot hit 47% of GMTK Game Jam 2026 entries, passing Unity's 34% for the first time in nine years. The real driver is web export size, not GDScript vs C# — and it changes what breaks when you import a GLB.
How GLB models reach Android AR through Google's Scene Viewer without a native app: the model-viewer setup, real file-size limits, and the scale bug that ruins the illusion.
Three.js r185 (July 1, 2026) deletes deprecated code as WebGPU hits Baseline in every major browser. What actually breaks migrating a GLB scene from WebGLRenderer to WebGPURenderer, and what doesn't.
GMTK Jam 2026 just wrapped. The post-jam asset pass that turns a 96-hour prototype into a vertical slice: hero-first swaps, tri budgets, license audits, and reference-safe replacement.
Stylized or realistic? This guide breaks down art direction trade-offs, pipeline costs, and how to match your 3D asset style to your game’s vision and team size.
glTF-Transform gives game devs a CLI and Node.js API to compress, strip, and transform GLB files in bulk — without opening Blender or a DCC tool.
Parallax occlusion mapping in UE5 lets a single flat quad simulate deep surface relief — here's the complete material graph setup and performance tuning workflow.
Chaos Destruction in UE5 lets you fracture any static mesh prop into physically accurate shards — full setup, Field System, and performance budget workflow.
Skip Resources.Load and manage your 3D game assets properly — Unity Addressables gives you async loading, reference counting, and per-frame memory control.
Stop guessing export settings. This guide covers the exact Substance Painter to UE5 workflow: channel packing, texture formats, import flags, and material wiring.
HDRP delivers cinematic lighting and volumetrics while URP keeps frame rates stable on mobile — here's how to pick the right pipeline for your Unity 3D game assets.
Pack multiple material sets into one GLB with KHR_materials_variants and switch skins, finishes, or liveries with zero extra draw calls.
Roughness map calibration is the most overlooked PBR step — here’s how to nail real-world values and keep materials consistent across Unity, UE5, and Godot 4.
Export GLB files from Blender to Godot 4 without broken shaders, missing colliders, or animation errors — a step-by-step pipeline for game-ready assets.
Shading artifacts ruin otherwise clean game assets. Learn how to use Blender's custom normals tools to fix them before export to Unity, Unreal, or Godot.
Master UE5 decals to layer dirt, damage, and detail onto game assets without remeshing. Boost visual fidelity while keeping performance in check.
Learn how to create professional turntable renders in Blender, Unity, and Unreal Engine 5 to showcase your 3D assets and win marketplace buyers.
Cut VRAM usage and boost GPU performance by choosing the right texture compression format. A practical guide to DXT, BC7, ASTC, and ETC2 for Unity, Unreal, and Godot.
Skip the texture files. Learn to build scalable, non-destructive PBR materials entirely in Blender's Shader Editor—then bake them for Unity, Unreal, and Godot.
Geometry Nodes turns repetitive 3D asset creation into reusable, non-destructive systems. Here's how game devs use them to ship faster.
Level of Detail meshes cut draw calls and boost FPS without sacrificing visuals. Here's how to build production-ready LODs in Blender for any game engine.