VFX & Game Dev
Film and Stage Credits: What Work in the Industry Actually Looks Like
Credits Are Built, Not Given A screen credit is a documented record of work completed on a production. It is not a reward and...
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VFX & Game Dev
Unreal Engine, Houdini, Blender, photogrammetry, and virtual production.
VFX & Game Dev
Game Development With Unreal Engine: What the Pipeline Looks Like for a Small Studio
The Reality of Small Studio Game Development in Unreal Engine Unreal Engine is a professional-grade tool built to support teams of dozens or hundreds...
VFX & Game Dev
Environment Art in Unreal Engine 5 for Small Teams
What Environment Art in UE5 Actually Involves Environment art in Unreal Engine 5 is the work of building the spaces a player inhabits —...
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Photogrammetry and 3D Scanning for Architecture and Construction in Regina
What Photogrammetry Actually Delivers on a Job Site Photogrammetry is the process of deriving accurate spatial measurements and 3D models from overlapping photographs. When...
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Virtual Production With Unreal Engine: What LED Volume and XR Stages Actually Are and When They Make Sense
The Term Gets Used a Lot — Here Is What It Actually Means Virtual production has become one of those phrases that shows up...
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Working With Motion Capture Data in Unreal Engine 5 — Getting Started Without a Studio Budget
Mocap Is No Longer a Studio-Only Tool Motion capture used to require a room full of cameras, a team of technicians, and a budget...
VFX & Game Dev
Learning Blender as a Self-Taught 3D Artist: What to Learn in What Order
The Overwhelm Problem Is Real and Predictable Blender has more features than any beginner needs and fewer guardrails than any beginner expects. Most people...
VFX & Game Dev
Substance Painter for Beginners: Texturing a Game Asset From Start to Finish
Before You Open Substance Painter Your mesh needs to be ready before it goes into Substance Painter. That means clean UVs with no overlapping...
VFX & Game Dev
Unreal Engine 5 Lumen and Nanite: What They Actually Do and When to Turn Them Off
Unreal Engine 5 launched with two features that Epic described as game-changing: Lumen and Nanite. Both terms appear constantly in tutorials, game announcements, and...
VFX & Game Dev
Houdini for Beginners: Why It Is Worth Learning Even If You Use Blender
Most VFX artists start in Blender. It is free, the community is enormous, and the tutorials are everywhere. Then at some point you run...