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Maja Banas showed us the workflow behind the Abandoned Subway Station project, discussing creating an environment inspired by The Last of Us using custom Substance 3D Designer materials and setting up lighting in the distinct game's style with Unreal Engine 5. Read:…

Epic Games is currently hosting the Summer Creator Mega Sale on the @fab marketplace, offering thousands of community-made assets at discounted prices. Realistic and stylized, discover what you can use to kickstart your environment, improve it, and give it a professional finish:…

80 Level's Editorial team continues its quest for world domination and is now looking for two recruits from Latin America to join our crew as Junior Editors. Learn more and apply: 80.lv/articles/80-le…

.@benavidmark shared the work behind the Robot project, a cute character that looks like a gumball machine, inspired by Matt Dixon's art, explaining topology optimization in Maya and creating animation in Blender. Read: 80.lv/articles/how-t…

.@seanaugustinema turned a Seinfeld DVD into a cool 3D hologram using Blender. Enjoy: 80.lv/articles/cool-…

80 Level's Research department is looking for a Junior/Middle Market Researcher/Analyst from Latin America to join our team. Learn more and apply: 80.lv/articles/80-le…

.@Jam2go knows: no one can censor your game if you do it first, so he created a nice pixelization effect that can cover your whole screen if your game is that spicy. More: 80.lv/articles/censo…

After a five-year absence, Fortnite has officially returned to the Apple App Store in the US. While its return to the UK App Store is still uncertain, Epic Games seem to be working on bringing it to Brazil and Japan later this year. They are hiring now, and if you are interested,…

.@FR3NKD invites you to touch grass in his new realistic shot of beautiful Blender flowers. See more: 80.lv/articles/these…

Environment Artist Marcos Frazao spoke about his artistic journey, discussed the digital art industry's main issues, and talked about the workflows behind his Brazil-inspired 3D panorama made for @emperiavr's Art-To-Experience contest. Full interview: 80.lv/articles/worki…

Learn how to create realistic lightning beams that electrify your character in Unreal Engine 5 from @mdreamslk. Watch the tutorial: 80.lv/articles/learn…

.@Sakura_Rabbiter presented heels that adapt to the character's heel height in Unity mobile. Enjoy: 80.lv/articles/check…

Mercenaries Engineering released Rumba 2.0, featuring a new Dynamics system, a Sequencer, better Maya integration, and more. Details: 80.lv/articles/rumba… @RumbaAnimation

.@Crytek recalls its development journey from Far Cry to the innovations of Crysis. "Okay, we're setting a new standard here": 80.lv/articles/cryte…

Take a look at this really creative fake rearview mirror reflection in Telltale Games' The Walking Dead, discovered by @BoundaryBreak. More hidden game tricks: 80.lv/articles/the-w…

SideFX has started releasing custom Houdini tools from Project Elderwood, including one for generating cliffs and another for creating detailed ruins, with full tutorials included. Download for free: 80.lv/articles/get-f…

Technical Artist @mega_bubu has unveiled a gorgeous 3D Maya rig of Sakuya Izayoi from Touhou Project. Learn more and download the rig: 80.lv/articles/downl… Preview video by @MochiAnimator