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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 8h

PSA: How to make Pinterest useful for reference gathering again.

Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 2d

It's a shame. I built a sizeable following on a platform that just annoys me to get on now 😅 Haven't touched it in a while.

The 3D community at large is very fragmented across socials. I don't feel like there's a place anymore where it's like "oh yeah, we're on this platform. Go network there."

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 4d

New training just walking through creating a small jungle island and animation in Blender. #b3d

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 5d

WIP on my latest late night endeavor. #b3d

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 7d

Experiment last night. Nothing huge, but I got a quick decal scatter system out of #b3d 5.0's new scatter modifier. Not bad considering it's a single image of leaves!

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 8d

Playing with the new Scatter modifier in Blender 5.0🙃. It has all the features I usually build from scratch, and it's stackable. In this scene, I used one for trees, one for large foliage, and another for grass.

#b3d 5.0 is going to be a big one.

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 9d

More shots I took from one of the coolest events I've ever witnessed. These really don't do justice... Imagine a low earthy rumble as the lava hits the floor. Lava flow as far as you can see. The vent reached over 1,300 ft!

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 9d

New tutorial setup! I'm sick of not having desk space, so I'm trying a single monitor approach, using a display tablet as my second.

Webcam tilts down to capture painting and keyboard POV.

Hoping this works well for upcoming texture painting.

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 9d

Alright, I've put it off long enough, lol. Who can explain the difference to me? #b3d

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 10d

A triple pipe intersection with non 90 degree angles in SubD. How to tackle this in #b3d? If you're not sure, don't worry. I'll cover it in today's Sunday training. Prompted by a mentorship session.

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 10d

Some pics I took with my phone this week.

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 10d

All true!

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 23d

Here's the training: patreon.com/posts/tutori...

A low fidelity approach can be a great strategy to ease technical production burdens to help you focus on more important things for your indie production! Like story, or game mechanics.

Tutorial: How I Made a Retro LoFi Monitor in Blender! | rileyb3d

Get more from rileyb3d on Patreon

patreon.com

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 23d

How I Made a Retro LoFi Monitor in Blender! New exclusive training on my Patreon. #b3d

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 24d

Download available for paid supporters or as a onetime purchase:

www.patreon.com/posts/139412...

Asset: Highly Detailed Ferris Wheel 3D Model (Blender and Unreal) | rileyb3d

Get more from rileyb3d on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 24d

Available for paid supporters, or as a onetime purchase:

www.patreon.com/posts/139370...

Asset: Ground Materials vol.1 (PBR Texture Pack) | rileyb3d

Get more from rileyb3d on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 24d

I started funneling Patreon earnings back to our little community in the form of prop/environment work. Here's a Ferris wheel asset by
@cptfurball.bsky.social
! Available in #b3d and #ue5 on my Patreon.

Very impressed with this one! I look forward to a few more finishing this month.

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 24d

Some ground textures for you. PBR, tileable, 4k, #b3d asset library file included.

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · 28d

Much time and effort spent on this one: youtu.be/gaYjZ8IBvds?...

I made a mineshaft in Blender

YouTube video by Blender Guru

youtu.be

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · Sep 13

Weird shit. Antique store edition

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · Sep 12

Right, sorry. The one that's getting most coverage right now.

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · Sep 12

Tough focus week. Shooter grew up where I grew up, went to school where I live, and a bunch of pics of him are just like.... at some random restaurant I ate at last week.

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · Sep 11

I'm full for September. Thanks to everyone applying for prop/environment work. I believe I've responded to everyone. If I somehow missed you, I'm sorry. Shoot me an email and I'll review your portfolio.

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Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · Sep 8

Pretty easy when the asset looks this good!

Riley Brown (rileyb3d) @rileyb3d.bsky.social · Sep 7

I'm lucky enough to have fulltime work that supports my family. Here's what I'm doing with income from my rileyb3d platform while I work:
www.rileyb3d.com/blog/im-hiri...

I'm Hiring From The Rileyb3d Community

I just launched the new rileyb3d Jobs Page—a community-driven board where I use income from Patreon, YouTube, and my platform to hire artists for prop and environment projects. As a producer for Blend...

www.rileyb3d.com

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