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Years after its troubled launch, Cyberpunk 2077 is seeing one of its strongest Steam surges in recent memory, but it's not because of new content. Cyberpunk 2077 is having another moment, but not for the usual reasons. There is no new expansion, no major patch, and no live-service-style content drop pulling players back into Night City.

#Character Art#News#3D Art#Animation Framed51's lively character is back. The 3D Modeling Artist, Framed51, shared on Twitter/X a short video showing a stylized and original character moving his feet. The movement seems very simple, but achieving a very expressive look is not that simple. The inclination of the character while moving his feet looks coherent and very human-like. Here is another animation the artist did with that character.

#Environment Art#News#3D Art#Blender The 3D Artist janpinguha7 shared on Twitter/X a beautiful hand-drawn environment that was textured with a mouse using the Deep Paint add-on. The scene looks very detailed with all the trees, grass, ruins, and stone structures, and what's more impressive about this is the fact that it was hand-drawn with a mouse. If you are a 3D Artist, you know how much patience and control it takes to use a mouse to paint textures.

If you click on the links in this post and make a purchase we may receive a commission. Please read our disclaimer. JL Mussi joined us to discuss his career as a 3D Artist, explaining how it started, what inspired him to create courses for other artists, and detailing what someone can achieve with the Blender Hard Surface Blueprint course. Hello, I'm JL.

#Character Art#Interviews#Unreal Engine#ZBrush Quentin Moulinneuf talked to us about recreating J.C. Leyendecker's painting Barking Up the Wrong Turkey in 3D, discussing modeling, painting, and rendering. Hi, I’m Quentin Moulinneuf. I’ve been working in the industry for around two years now. Some people might remember my previous 80 Level interview about my Mads Mikkelsen likeness study inspired by the Hannibal series.

A new story is waiting for you in fall. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners was a huge success for CD Projekt (now RED), Netflix, animation studio Trigger, and everybody else who contributed to its creation. No doubt, Season 2 will bring as much excitement (and tears) when it's released this fall. For now, you can get a glimpse of the high-stakes action in its new teaser, inviting you back to the dystopian Cyberpunk universe created by Mike Pondsmith for his tabletop game.

Check out this week’s 80 Level Job Digest for top openings at Creative Assembly, Disney Animation, Rockstar Games, Playground Games, Infinity Ward, Square Enix, and Focus Entertainment. Creative Assembly is looking for a skilled UI/UX designer to join our talented and motivated UI team working on the Total War franchise at our headquarters in Horsham. Strong UI/UX design skills including – wireframing, interaction design, prototyping, informational hierarchy.

#News#Marketplace#Blender#Unreal Engine Blenderize Transform Pro is now available. According to Hyper Niro, the creator of Blenderize Transform Pro, the plug-in was born out of frustration with constantly moving between Blender and Unreal Engine while relying on transform gizmos for every adjustment. Missing Blender's transforms, they built the tool for their own projects, and it has reportedly accelerated their level design workflow.

Alan Wayne shared his approach to creating water and glass effects. Caustics are fairly complex to achieve and render quickly. However, you may want to try Alan Wayne's method for creating a realistic caustics shader, which works in Blender's Cycles. The video tutorial begins with the fundamentals, so if you're already familiar with them, you can skip ahead to the section where the artist builds a basic shader.

You can apply to join cgchefs' alpha testing group. Last year, cgchefs gained a lot of attention for their fantastic animations created using a custom pack inspired by sci-fi retro anime, which was promised for public release. Development on the pack has been ongoing, and the first teaser has now been revealed, showcasing the Retro Bloom node for the Compositor.