Instructional Video11:51
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Working with Array and Empties

Higher Ed
Here, we will be working with the array modifier, but we will also be taking it up a level by using empties and rotation concurrently.
Instructional Video12:03
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Good Techniques to Create Gemstones

Higher Ed
In this lesson, you will be learning a set of good techniques to use Blender to your advantage to create gemstones. We will be making blue, golden, and silver gems.
Instructional Video10:26
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Using Trim Sheets Effectively

Higher Ed
Now that we have dealt with standard texture maps, we will be progressing to trim sheets. These texture maps can be used to give you a lot more variations when texturing your own models.
Instructional Video10:04
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Building Up Our Asset Library

Higher Ed
In this lesson, we will be adding more models to our asset library. We will also be populating our material library so that you can reuse them in any of your Blender builds or projects.
Instructional Video10:37
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Fixing Problematic Seams

Higher Ed
Every object that is UV-mapped must have a beginning and point. In this lesson, you will learn where to put these and hide your seams to make them harder for players to see.
Instructional Video12:13
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Creating the Ale Mug Handles

Higher Ed
This lesson will focus on creating handles for our ale mug. This is a characteristic asset that we would expect to see in a dungeon for the guards to drink out of. Wouldn't you?
Instructional Video10:43
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Using the Grease Pencil for Curves

Higher Ed
In this lesson, you will learn how to use the grease pencil to draw lines, to turn them into curves, and finally, into 3D mesh. This is a great technique for creating swirls and ornamental work.
Instructional Video13:35
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Finishing Off Our Utensils

Higher Ed
What good is a table if you cannot sit down and eat? In this lesson, we will be finishing our utensils.
Instructional Video9:38
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Working with the Solidify Modifier

Higher Ed
In this lesson, we will be using another one of Blender's modifiers, solidify, to turn 2D planes into 3D objects. The key here is learning how to use it effectively.
Instructional Video9:32
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Finishing Our Table and Chairs

Higher Ed
In this lesson, you will see your table and chairs come to life as we finish the 3D modelling and prop creation process.
Instructional Video11:50
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Fixing Issues with UV Unwrapping

Higher Ed
In this lesson, you will learn how to fix issues with UV unwrapping. These are basic problems you may come across. For example, you might have issues with seams or issues with textures not being applied properly to meshes.
Instructional Video12:44
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Working with a Basic Workflow

Higher Ed
This lesson will use everything we have worked on so far, using a basic workflow to create a simple chair.
Instructional Video10:43
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - The Problems with Auto Smooth

Higher Ed
Starting from this lesson, you will be introduced to the basic 3D modelling workflow. You will find out what problems might arise when you use auto smooth on a model in Blender.
Instructional Video10:46
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - How to Populate Our Asset Manager

Higher Ed
In this lesson, we will teach you how to populate your Blender asset manager. This will be a full lesson on the functionalities of the asset manager system in Blender.
Instructional Video9:58
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Working with the Asset Manager

Higher Ed
This lesson will introduce you to the Blender asset manager. This tool will allow you to organize the 3D assets you will create as part of this course to quickly pull them into your scene when needed.
Instructional Video10:20
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - How to Customize Imported Texture Maps

Higher Ed
In this lesson, you will find out how to customize imported texture maps in Blender. You will be learning about the node structure that comes built-in with Blender. You will also learn how to use nodes to create differences in textures,...
Instructional Video12:07
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Setting Up Our First Materials

Higher Ed
In this lesson, we will be setting up our first materials in Blender. You will learn how to set up texture maps, including ambient occlusion, emission, and opacity.
Instructional Video10:04
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Direct and Infinite Light Sources

Higher Ed
In this lesson, you will learn how to make use of light sources to light up your assets better.
Instructional Video11:09
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Setting Up Our HDRI Lighting

Higher Ed
In this lesson, we will begin to integrate HDRI lighting. This will allow us to set the scene and atmosphere for our prop.
Instructional Video14:04
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Importing Texture Maps with Node Wrangler

Higher Ed
In this lesson, you will find out how to import texture maps with Node Wrangler in Blender. This is perhaps the most useful built-in addon that's available for Blender. This addon makes creating materials a real joy.
Instructional Video14:39
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Marking Seams and Sharps Introduction

Higher Ed
In this lesson, you will be introduced to seams and how to effectively use them. We will also be looking at other ways to use them to speed up modelling workflow, not just UV unwrapping.
Instructional Video12:17
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - What Is Smooth Shading

Higher Ed
In this lesson, you will find out how to use smooth shading in Blender. It's important that we learn how to not only create hard edges but also smooth shapes. Much of this process can be automated and that's what you will be learning.
Instructional Video11:51
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Finishing Our First Basic Mesh

Higher Ed
This lesson will see us finishing our first basic mesh complete with planks of wood and sides that make up the table. This should be a good standard to set for the rest of our models.
Instructional Video9:29
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Blender to Unreal Engine - Become a Dungeon Prop Artist - Working with Modifiers

Higher Ed
In this lesson, you will be introduced to the Blender modifier tab. We will be making modifier use as part of our ongoing workflow as we progress through the course.