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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Man it's been a minute, sorry I got absolutely side-swiped by work. But this is looking amazing! Did you ever finish it?

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

#Unity 6 Lit #VFX: youtu.be/XqYqNhAjBjE Fake Volumetrics with #ShaderGraph six way shader. Also #Blender smoke sim tutorial so you can make your own lit textures! #GameDev #IndieDev

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Dude that's incredible. Those UVs look off but absolutely blown away that someone actually managed to complete the series. Well done, and thank you for sharing!

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Gerstner waves in #Unity3D #ShaderGraph, plus very exciting and not at all boring normal recalculation. Tutorial here: youtu.be/LhE-Zxhzo9w #GameDev #IndieDev #Shaders #VFX

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Sculpt, bake, and paint materials in #Blender3D using TexTools and Ucupaint. Easy workflow for fast, reusable textures. YouTube: youtu.be/-q5Im_q1pCI #Texturing #3DArt #GameDev

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I'm late to the (Halloween) party, but it's never too late for a good scare! Learn how to build this Ghost in the Mirror: Parallax Horror VFX with Unity's ShaderGraph. Get the full free tutorial right here! 👇 youtu.be/tLk8s_wPXns #Unity3D #ShaderGraph #VFX #GameDev

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

One shader. One material. One texture. Endless VFX in Unity using Shader Graph from one setup. YouTube: youtu.be/Qmgh9702vak #Unity #ShaderGraph #RealtimeVFX

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Completely forgot to post the last 2 uploads in this Blender for Game Artists series, so here's a short of the entire thing: www.youtube.com/shorts/QSJ7p... #Blender3D #3DModeling #BlenderTutorial #3DTutorial #GameDev

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Blender for Game Artists 🎨 #3dmodeling #blender #blender3d #b3d #lowpoly #tutorial #gamedev #car

YouTube video by PolyToots

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Thanks! I really appreciate that. Still going to do some shader tutorials for sure, but yeah it feels good to be teaching 3d in general again.

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

First few videos of the Blender for Game Artists are now live, still need to edit down the last bits. Will be coming shortly. #blender3d #gamedev #blenderart www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

oh I messed up the collections there! sorted the wrong things. My bad

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Yes, by naming your objects like "cables.lp, cables.hp", "lever.lp, lever.hp" it will know how to handle them, also a checkbox to bake them to one texture if you intend them to be on the same sheet. You can also create a third "[object].cage" and it will use that as the cage mesh automatically too.

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Also, if you wanted an alternative. I use TexTools a lot to do bakes in Blender. UcuPaint is great but TexTools makes baking super friendly.

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Cheers Si! Means a lot. I kinda cringe at my old stuff but glad someone still finds them useful.

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I'll be returning soon with a 6 part Blender series, titled "Blender for Game Artists" that focuses on teaching the basics of Blender from the perspective of game art creation. Only two more videos to edit down:

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I've been away for many years, many life changes, new additions to the family. But I will be returning to youtube once more, this time focused on more Blender related content. But I will still absolutely be covering Unity and some shader work again.

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Polytoots @polytoots.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

First post intro: I'm a professional games artist with more years than I can count (I'm not good at math) under my belt. I have a YouTube channel dedicated to helping others learn about game art. I have primarily focused on shaders and VFX in Unity up until now. www.youtube.com/c/PolyToots

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PolyToots

Welcome to PolyToots! This is a tutorial channel for the creation of real time game art. From the perspective of a professional games artist who’s been pushing polys in the industry since mid 2008. L...

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