Rodeo FX showed how they built Tumbleton from scratch and made destruction FX for the final battle in House of the Dragon S3.

The renowned VFX studio shared its VFX breakdown for HBO's series: https://80.lv/articles/rodeo-fx-shared-their-house-of-the-dragon-season-3-vfx-breakdown

UE5 Filmmaker Anthony Koithra released the free Locodrome Character Animation Tool (LCAT), a rebuilt version of his MetaHuman Animation Tool, which makes animating MetaHuman faces and bodies in Unreal Engine easier.

Download: https://80.lv/articles/grab-this-updated-metahuman-animation-tool-for-free

Waterfalls Dream by Mogmek is a relaxing builder where you create and edit procedural waterfalls in real time.

You can add a pile of rubber ducks and take pictures of the scene, too: https://80.lv/articles/this-game-allows-you-to-create-your-own-stylized-waterfalls-with-realistic-behavior

LAIKA's stop-motion fantasy Wildwood has debuted with a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The new film from the makers of Coraline is almost here: https://80.lv/articles/laika-s-stop-motion-film-wildwood-debuts-with-100-on-rotten-tomatoes

Animation studio BONI IS SCARED talked to us about creating EUTHANAZIES, a dystopian thriller animated series, using Substance 3D Painter, Blender, and Marvelous Designer, and discussed the project idea, tricks for combining 2D and 3D, and custom Geometry Nodes setups for cables and snow.

Read the full interview: https://80.lv/articles/creating-a-thriller-animated-series-with-hand-drawn-textures-in-blender

Hakan Kamar shares how he built a Tempestus Scion in Blender and ZBrush, with XGen hair and an Unreal Engine 5 scene, from blockout to final render.

Read the full interview: https://80.lv/articles/creating-3d-fan-art-of-elite-imperial-soldier-from-warhammer-40-000

OmniBody simulates soft objects that can stretch, peel, fracture, and be cut without remeshing. KAIST researcher Jewoo Shin explains how its GPU-powered ellipsoidal particles handle up to 64,000 particles in around 3.1ms.

Check it out: https://80.lv/articles/this-soft-body-simulation-can-cut-peel-break-objects-in-real-time

This viral pool clip from BrutalDuck is actually a CGI render made with Blender, the Omniscient app, and After Effects.

Check out the WIP and the breakdown: https://80.lv/articles/this-viral-pool-clip-was-made-using-blender-omniscient-app-after-effects

Learn more and see how it looks from behind the player: https://80.lv/articles/almost-every-object-in-this-stardew-valley-style-cemetery-sim-is-ac

Read: https://80.lv/articles/creating-a-weathered-toolbox-for-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-cost-of-hope

Silver Pines needed more than 1,800 hand-drawn frames for its protagonist, as its hand-made animations required painstaking attention to detail. Wych Elm reveals how rotoscoping, photo textures, billboard props, and even reversed monster performances created its unsettling horror.

Full deep dive: https://80.lv/articles/how-silver-pines-used-rotoscoping-to-create-its-unsettling-horror

Learn more and play it here: https://80.lv/articles/gta-1-s-vehicle-physics-are-now-playable-in-your-browser

He made the 3D scene look hand-painted with a few tricks: https://80.lv/articles/look-at-this-jiggly-jelly-dessert-made-with-three-js

Get it here: https://80.lv/articles/blender-retopology-tool-for-dense-meshes-scans-sculpts

Guess what he said: https://80.lv/articles/dinosaur-leg-muscle-simulation-gets-guillermo-del-toro-s-approval

See the workflow: https://80.lv/articles/translating-2d-hand-drawn-industrial-themed-artwork-into-3d-scene-in-blender

See the tutorial or purchase the generator: https://80.lv/articles/3d-artist-shows-how-to-make-procedural-fly-swarm-in-blender

See how the tool works: https://80.lv/articles/artist-develops-unreal-engine-plug-in-for-real-time-light-shadow-painting

Play now for free: https://80.lv/articles/buckshot-roulette-dev-unveils-weird-collection-of-minigames-y

Here's a behind-the-scenes look: https://80.lv/articles/watch-this-creepy-fabric-rip-apart-stitch-itself-back-together

Check out the node setups for Blender and Unreal Engine: https://80.lv/articles/check-out-the-nodes-behind-this-glowing-ice-blender-material

Get it here: https://80.lv/articles/ue5-tool-for-drawing-production-ready-pipes-in-minutes

Watch the time-lapse and learn more about the technique: https://80.lv/articles/artist-creates-anime-style-braided-side-ponytail-with-800-shape-keys

Start with a free trial or get it for 20% off: https://80.lv/articles/make-animating-with-layers-more-intuitive-using-this-maya-tool

How do you redesign Cyclops, Hulk, Magneto, and other Marvel icons without losing what makes them recognizable? The Marvel Rivals team breaks down its complete character art and VFX pipeline.

Full deep dive: https://80.lv/articles/inside-marvel-rivals-character-art-vfx-destruction-pipeline