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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 22h

Why you gotta rain on my parade! 😂

Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 1d

It’s been a while since I touched animation! 🎬
The course I took was focused on #Blender basics and not specifically #animation. Now it's time to dive deeper! Over the next few weeks, I’ll be sharpening my animation skills! Wish me luck!
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 2d

unfortunately for some reason I think my take may be wrong! 😂 stay strong and hold off the scope creep!

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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 2d

Who was going to tell me that making a #UnrealEngine multiplayer game is easy…just turn on a second player!😂
Famous last words!
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 3d

It’s been a while since my last #SubstancePainter update, but I’m almost done texturing this Western scene! 🤠 Yeehaw! What do you think so far?
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 4d

That was a smooth end line! 😂

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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 4d

Huge thanks to @gamedevtv.bsky.social & Grant Abbitt 🙌Their Character Creator Course helped me sculpt my #Blender Pig-Knight Orc -- never thought I could pull this off. 💪 Highly recommend for aspiring game devs and Blender enthusiasts ! 🎨⚔️
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 5d

The #UnrealEngine course didn’t cover the shiny new #UE5 Enhanced Inputs, so I’m learning it now. Once complete it’s time to face the biggest boss fight yet… the dreaded #multiplayer.💀🎮
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 6d

One last look at my #Blender sculpt! 🎨I never thought of myself as much of an artist, but somehow—guided or not—I made this! Shocked doesnt even begin to cover it. I’m ridiculously proud of how it turned out!
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 8d

Finally finished my #Blender sculpt!😆He was bred to be part of the evil horde… but shh, he secretly wants to save the day. Redemption arc incoming? I think so!🛡️🗡️
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 9d

Oof… that’s a lot of lines😅I’m diving into the #Blender Rigify add-on—someone send help!
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 10d

One last parting shot before I pose my #Blender sculpt. I set out to make a big, scary Orc and somehow ended up with this cutie. The hero doesn’t stand a chance—this Orc’s too adorable to fight!😂
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 11d

Finished baking and texturing my sculpt!🎨I’ll be using #SubstancePainter for future projects, but I wanted to see how it works in #Blender. Who knows—maybe I’ll still do some small texturing in Blender here and there. What do you think?
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 12d

Noted… #Blender isn’t the best tool for baking texture maps😅
But this was expected. There are ways to fix it, though it’s tedious and some detail gets lost. Hopefully, #SubstancePainter won’t let me down!
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you! 😄

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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 13d

Wrapping up for the day on my #Blender character sculpt😵‍💫My eyes are glazing over, but the clothing textures are looking good... right?😅Tomorrow they should look amazing!
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 14d

Definitely got the chaotic part down! Lol. Looks like fun!

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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 15d

Oops… got so deep in learning mode that I forgot to snap a pic of my #Blender character sculpt before jumping into the armor😆
Here’s the front view anyway—what do you think so far?
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 16d

Baking the body? Easy enough. Baking all this armor?😅Tedious doesn’t even begin to cover it. Normals are finally done… now onto cavity baking. Send tea!☕🔥
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 17d

This looks fantastic!

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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 17d

Next up in my #Blender character sculpt: baking and painting!🎨I’ve been working on #SubstancePainter in the background. This will be my go-to workflow, but it doesn’t hurt to practice these steps in Blender too.
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 18d

Big thanks to @gamedevtv.bsky.social for their UE5 C++ Developer course!
I learned #UnrealEngine while building the games I’ve recently shared. The instructors, Stephen Ulibarri & Sam Pattuzzi, made it easy. The course is for UE 5.0, but I had no trouble with v 5.5 & 5.6. Highly recommend! #gamedev

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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 19d

I can barely sit still—I’m so excited!😆My heart’s ready to start my #IndieGame but my mind knows I’ve still got more to learn.🙃Until then, enjoy another look at my #UnrealEngine #ThirdPersonShooter minigame! 🔫🎮
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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 19d

Cute!

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Unemployed Chicken @unemployedchicken.bsky.social · 20d

Just wrapped up my #UnrealEngine #ThirdPersonShooter minigame!🎮It’s not a polished product, but as a learning project I’m really happy with how it turned out. What do you think?
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