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Talk about modularity approach

Sergei Leoluch Panin

Intermediate

Modularity

Tutorial

Free

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Art Tips for Building Forests

Eastshade

Foliage

Breakdown

Free

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Foliage Study Breakdown

Vitaly Bobrov

Foliage

Breakdown

Free

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The Shogunate Tree Breakdown

Warwick

Foliage

Breakdown

Free

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Vegetation Creation Techniques for Video Games

Samuil Munis

Foliage

Breakdown

Free

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Creating Grass for Games

Timothy Dries

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

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Creating High-Poly Vegetation in ZBrush

Liz Kirby

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

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Foliage Tutorial

Karen Stanley

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

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Grass Tutorial

Philipp Schmidt

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

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Protégé Foliage Tutorial

Peyton Varney

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

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Vegetation Workflow

Richard Court

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

Troubleshooting FOLIAGE issues in Unreal Engine

William Faucher

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

Creating Foliage in Substance Designer

LevelUp Digital

Foliage

Tutorial

Paid

Stylized trees with Houdini 1/6

Kris - LucenDev

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

Creating Game-Ready Vegetation

LevelUp Digital

Foliage

Tutorial

Paid

Tree Creation from Maya to Unreal

LevelUp Digital

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

Stylized Trees for UE5

Simon Houdini

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

Creating Foliage Textures in Substance Designer

NVIDIA Studio

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

Tree Generator | Quick Intro

SideFX

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

Easy Foliage for Games

FastTrack

Foliage

Tutorial

Paid

Tree Production Using SpeedTree

Cat Yang

Foliage

Tutorial

Free

Creating Vegetation for Games

Daniel Peres

Foliage

Tutorial

Paid

Speedtree YouTube Channel

SpeedTree

Foliage

Content

Free

Get started with Megascans Trees

Quixel

Beginner

Foliage

Showcase

Free

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3D World Mag - Foliage Tutorial

Jacob Norris

Foliage

Article

Free

The Sand - Photogrammetry Workflow for Surface Scanning

Grzegorz Baran

Photogrammetry

Tutorial

Free

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The Ultimate Trim - Texturing Techniques of Sunset Overdrive

Morten Olsen

Trim Sheets

Breakdown

Free

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Advanced Tiling Texture Techniques for Environment Design

Alex Senechal

Trim Sheets

Tutorial

Paid

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Trim Sheet Tutorial - Environment Art 101

Polygon Academy

Trim Sheets

Tutorial

Free

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Decal Technique from Star Citizen Thread

Polycount Users

Decals

Breakdown

Free

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Decal Assets Tutorial

Keegan Keene

Decals

Tutorial

Free

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Perfect Baking For Video Games

Poly Punch.

Baking

Tutorial

Free

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The Fundamentals of Perfect Baking

Michael Hosticka

Baking

Tutorial

Free

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Hard Surface Normal Map Baking - Best Practices

Simon Peloquin

BakingHard Surface

Article

Free

Mudguard Models

Mudguard Models

Intermediate

Hard Surface

BreakdownTutorial

Free

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Hard Surface Normal Map Baking - Best Practices

Simon Peloquin

Intermediate

Hard SurfaceBaking

Tutorial

Free

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SubD blogs

Frank Oczus, Jr.

Intermediate

Hard Surface

Tutorial

Free

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Zebra Pass Reflection Test

Ebalstudios

Intermediate

Hard Surface

Tutorial

Free

3D Modeling Topology Basics

DECODED

Intermediate

Hard Surface

Tutorial

Free

3D Modeling Topology Basics

Elementza

Intermediate

Hard Surface

Tutorial

Free

How to Model Anything // Topology Understanding

Elementza

Intermediate

Hard Surface

Tutorial

Free

Hard Surface Modeling in Blender

Creative Shrimp

Intermediate

Hard Surface

Content

Paid

How Things Works (3D Reference Viewers)

Paul (Sketchfab)

Hard Surface

Content

Free

Arms & Armour Pinterest Board

spilimbergo

Hard SurfaceArmor

Content

Free

Hard Surface Details Pinterest Board

atsuoichimaru

Hard Surface

Content

Free

Mechanical Pinterest Boards

visualreverence

Hard Surface

Content

Free

Tech / Hard Surface Pinterest Board

FILMDESIGNER

Hard Surface

Content

Free

Hard Surface Details Pinterest Board

aljonabulgar

Hard Surface

Content

Free

Online Galleries (Art / Uniques Reference)

Online Galleries

Hard SurfaceFurniture

Content

Free

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Moving Poles

Pedro Amaro

Intermediate

Hard Surface

Showcase

Free

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Boundary’s Vertex Number

Pedro Amaro

Intermediate

Hard Surface

Showcase

Free

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Polygon Table

Pedro Amaro

Intermediate

Hard Surface

Showcase

Free

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Quad Topology Tips

Peter Satera

Intermediate

Hard Surface

Showcase

Free

YouTube Channel Mechanical Structures Videos

thang010146

Hard Surface

Showcase

Free

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Modeling Blog 04 - Thinking Ahead and Reuse

Andrew Hodgson

Advanced

Hard Surface

Article

Free

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Modeling Blog 05 - Finishing the Asset

Andrew Hodgson

Advanced

Hard Surface

Article

Free

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Modeling Blog 03 - Approaching the Asset

Andrew Hodgson

Advanced

Hard Surface

Article

Free

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Modeling Blog 02 - Maya Tricks and Tips

Andrew Hodgson

Advanced

Hard Surface

Article

Free

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Modeling Blog 01 - Preparation

Andrew Hodgson

Advanced

Hard Surface

Article

Free

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Recreating Realistic Evening Lighting (Foliage)

Timothy Dries

LightingFoliage

Breakdown

Free

Procedural Grass Cards

Indie-Pixel

StylizedFoliage

Tutorial

Free

Guide for Creating Stylized Grass and Vegetation

Stylized Station

StylizedFoliage

Tutorial

Free

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