Posted this on the other site since someone was asking about Maya UV equivalents in Blender (via ZenUV addon): Along with what's in the image below, shell snapping via pivot is G to move, then press B, select the vert, and then move to the vert you want to snap to. Hopefully this helps others!

To make blockouts easier, I map out element separation with paintovers before starting the modeling. I often have a hard time keeping track of elements, and having a map like this to refer to helps break it down into manageable chunks. Thanks to @peachmarzi.bsky.social for the ref

Thought it'd be interesting to put some of the focus stacks into an image sequence and loop it The pin is 88 photos and the old camera is 66 photos, the difference is mainly due to how shallow the depth of field is. Tighter = more shots needed.

Depression and burnout is a funny thing. So I tried to get the "educator" label removed from this account in early 2025 because I felt like I wasn't worthy of it. Glad I couldn't figure it out because now I'm all aboard the game dev educator train again 😂 Choo-choo!

This was my first sculpt and first time using Zbrush and I'm honestly really happy with it. Concept was by my sculpting teacher Eloi (thunderhawk_ibz on artstation). Critique is welcome but please be kind.

I really despise socks bunching up near my toes when I have shoes on. 😑

I recommend any detail-oriented artist to try getting into macro photography. It's fun, you learn more about presentation (lighting set up is super important), logical wear, and realize literally everything is coated in dust and hair.

Things I want to work on in 2026 with no expectations for completion: - Focus more on discipline during the day - Improve upon patience and boundaries - Ease up on self-criticism - Learn from others and ask more questions - Set aside time away from my computer

I was just in a situation where I had to remove a lot of control loops and I didn't want to select them all manually. Blender's Limited Dissolve coming in clutch here. It's also why I recommend embracing the delete menu.

The most common response I get from artists when I tell them no one will notice is: "Ok, but *I* will notice" Yes, and you seriously need to kick that mentality to the curb in production settings. But if you want to goon out on perfect shading in your own time, that's fine.

Stress less about high poly shading errors in gamedev. Chances are you won't see most of them anyway. Always keep in mind the 6 levels of "Does It Matter?": - Model - Bake - Texture - Compression - In-game effects - Viewing distance Good Enough™ will save you time and sanity.

Meanwhile my boss 😂:

So much holiday stuff... been waking up early and going to people's houses nonstop since the 23rd and now waking up early to have a gathering at our house. Got 4 more days of this insanity. Might have to take a day off for me time after this.

More color variations for the helmet, this time using a EVA01 inspired color palette. #b3d #marmoset #zbrush #3dsculpt

This year has been a really wild one for me. From attempting stylized hard surface with Overwatch 2, to trying to get back into military simulation, to ultimately making a wild career move into a role that encompasses marketing, education and software product design. And I couldn't be happier 😍

I guess it's time to start posting here again. Ngon advocacy knows no bounds. But also a very merry "fuck you" to AI. 🖕

For 3D and sculpting folks: go.bsky.app/3GtnjDE

Heya everyone! I’m Maria, I’m starting to post more often on here again, and I mainly post my 3D art, but I also love to talk about my interests (ff, silksong, DE, ut/dr…)

🤔 What if you could skip painful subdiv modeling and paint your knurls instead? @oddenough.art demonstrates a fast, non-destructive workflow using Toolbag’s vector layers and symmetry mode to create and refine knurling patterns in no time.

🚨 New article alert! @oddenough.art shows how to achieve the look & efficiency of a high poly sub-d model without support loops, all in Toolbag. If you want to speed up your hard surface workflow or just love a good bevel, don’t skip this. Read Now: marmoset.co/posts/master...

🖌️ Paint stylized, hand-painted textures in Marmoset Toolbag Follow along with Steph to learn how to use Toolbag’s Texture Projects to customize your brushes & use layers & gradients to paint stylized textures with a bespoke feel. Learn more about texturing in Toolbag: marmoset.co/toolbag/text...

Alright, stop. BEVEL TIME. The bevel shader can be used with creases too! You can get all the advantages of high poly subdiv without needing to use support loops and still use the bevel shader in one time-saving package. Let's hammer out the details with @marmoset3d.bsky.social Toolbag

🎃 Greentooth Pumpkin (🧡 @polycount.bsky.social) by @oddenough.art, submitted for the Marmoset Toolbag Pumpkin Texturing Challenge! 👉 Join the challenge & submit by Nov 16, 2025 via the Discord: discord.gg/JeP6mZ5Vea

So my account got suspended on twitter for "inauthentic behavior" 😂 Part of me wonders if the anti-ngon crowd finally had enough and reported me for misinformation. Either that or the Elongated Muskrat is all "quad-only master race". I could see that happening.

For the latest thread in my Part Modeling series, I wanted to show off the combined effect of Low to Low baking with the bevel shader and vector layers in @marmoset3d.bsky.social Toolbag 5, this time on a more complex model. I really pushed the bevel shader on this one! 1/5

Hello my name is Earl and I like to knurl. I'm also into burl.

Continuing with the low to low baking + bevel shader post series, I wanted to show how I’m using @marmoset3d.bsky.social Toolbag to texture while incorporating vector layers for fine detail that would traditionally be baked from a high poly. 1/10

I was making a random subdiv example for the course and figured I'd share the wires since you all seem to like that 😁

I'm such a good self-promoter.

Since the Flipped Normals account isn't active here, I just wanted to announce that I'm working on a new exclusive course: Advanced Hard Surface Modeling for Games! 😁 I'll be using Blender, but the concepts work in all other 3D software. Will be focusing heavily on methodology.

🍞 Bake faster in Marmoset Toolbag! New breakdown by @oddenough.art covers using Toolbag's Low to Low Baking & the Bevel Shader to skip high poly cleanup, merge shapes non-destructively, bake from low poly meshes, & cutting days of work down to hours. Read now: marmoset.co/posts/bake-t...

Finally finished this crazy contraption As always, rendered in @marmoset3d.bsky.social Toolbag with the glorious bevel shader.

Last try: Not sure if shrink wrapping is allowed so ill just mention i shrunk wrap it. Applied 1 level of sub d so the shrink wrap would stick better and manually refined the bevel after

Nice challenge! If you break down the shape into its symmetrical components it becomes a lot less daunting. 🙂

Heres my attempt! my dyslexia screwed me as I didn't clocked the part about SubD only and instead thought this would be a good way for me to learn booleans😆 not super happy with it as the wires are messy and I didnt have time to do the threads might give SubD only a go later

This is as far as i got before i realized i made a big mistake early on (big holes are drilled wrong). This kinda thing isnt my forte so it's fun to just branch out a bit I have a really bad headache rn (not related to this lol) and ill probably try again when it clears up a lil

This one was hard. I couldn't find many elegant solutions, but got stubborn and finished it anyway. It's messy, but I'm happy with the render regardless. This is 11K faces for the base geometry, which I'm guessing is 2X or 3X Jordan Cain's model. I'm curious to see the wireframe on that one! #b3d

One of the biggest reasons I hear about why people don't use ngons is if the base mesh shading looks bad and it will also subdiv bad. This is unrelated and if it subdivs bad, it's not because of the base shading. The two have no correlation due to having very different topo.

Don't mind me, just making camera overlays for toolbag. doot doot

Here's modeling challenge #5! Below is my model and the reference. Guidelines: Quote reply your solution with both smoothed and wireframe screenshots. Subdiv modeling only. Any attempt is encouraged and I'll do my best to give feedback. Next week, I'll post my solution 😁

I thought I’d share how I’m using the new Low to Low baking mode and bevel shader in @marmoset3d.bsky.social Toolbag 5. The bevel shader does more than just smooth out edges, it also blends surfaces between objects, so you can create complex forms by using simple shapes and primitives. 1/7

Washers and fasteners are simple, but they can still add some nice visual interest.

Slowly getting the remainder of the parts in. It's mostly just a bunch of washers and clips left to do.

Here's a high res render and partial cutaway of the current progress.

Finished modeling the gear lock mechanism for the screwdriver. It locks the gears in place when the screwdriver switches to manual mode. 42 inner teeth, 48 outer. The inner cutout is where a spring is set against the outer housing for the mechanism to work.

Finished modeling the second gear carrier.

I haven't seen anyone else call this out yet, but the image at the end of the BF6 open beta trailer looks *suspiciously* like someone took the BF4 version through AI. The stuff around his neck went from functional detail to nonsensical shapes. Also the yassified face 🤔

Want to know what happens when you teach that ngons are just another basic tool to a complete beginner? I taught this artist subdiv when they had no prior experience with it. This is their progress 1 year later. Don't limit students when you don't know what they are capable of.

I fully agree with the concept of "learn the rules before you break them" when it comes to learned skills. Except that ngons are not rule breaks. They are a basic fundamental mechanic of modeling that you need to learn about. Avoiding them is not the answer.

Here's one of the ngons from my profile banner image: The elusive 6-gon. These are fantastically suited for things like gear valley terminators and other similar forms that end in a point. Use those deferred poles to your advantage! 💪