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RJducats

@rjducats.bsky.social
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Game Artist based in New Zealand. 🌿No AI 3D Props and Environments! I love making cosy warm art but I adore all kinds of art 💙 Junior Level Designer @ Grinding Gear Games

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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
A quick afternoon project! I'm in love with how wood carved objects look and wanted to give a go at making a blocky/chunky mushroom (though it does feel a bit like a bonsai). Left is an unreal render and I've shared some screenshots on the right from sketchfab ˙▿˙ #Art #3D #mushroom #UE5 #Sketchfab
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Started working on a small scene to practice making materials, material blending, and making modular parts but totally lost steam 😭 I had planned to delve into decals and some foliage too but I might step back for now, either rethink the project or start a new one.
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Been doing a lot of environments and props recently but finally snuck in some time before bed to do people sculpting ˘︶˘ #Art
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sophie_exhausted_finalFINAL_03.psd @netizenses.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Portraits! <3
A head study of a man, in 3/4 view, lit from one side of his faceA portrait of a black woman in 3/4 view A front facing portrait of a man, done with charcoal style brushesA wet mixed portrait of a woman, using a limited zorn palette
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Finally publishing this project 😊Got in some beauty shots, a short panning video, some close ups of props and a few break downs sharing wireframes. www.artstation.com/artwork/NqQWZN #Art #Portfolio #EnvironmentArt #UnrealEngine #UE5 #3D #Stylized #Fantasy
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
rendering and trying to compile everything to look nice has been such a huge time sink, also sifting through the wireframes, beauty shots, and additional pages but I think I've sorted most of it out now. should be able to wrap things up soooon #Art #UE5 #stylized #books #shelves
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Unlit to lighting rendered view! Have spent some time filling in spaces with smaller clutter assets and updating textures. Aiming to set up some cameras for renders and prop close-ups so I can get some feedback on presentation 🌿 #Art #wip #UE5 #stylised #3D
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
1872 triangle shelf! I have these little cylinder feet that take up like 640 triangles on their own 😩but I'm having a lot of fun slowly cluttering this scene! I created some variants of this shelf too since it's all floating objects, will share them later 😼 #Art #3D #Prop #Shelf
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Made a chair today! I've got a warm light blasting in unreal so it's a lot warmer in engine, also seeing some spots that need attention on the chair (some areas catch the light weirdly). Progress feels slow but this coming week I'm gonna full send it 😤 #Art #wip #UE #chair #3D #stylized
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Needed some walls so now we have a little scene to show the props off in!! I'm still adjusting textures and redoing meshes on older props but messing around in unreal is always so fun. #Art #3D #UE5 #Stylized #wip
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Spent some time earlier today making a wooden plank floor for my scene! I worked slightly differently when sculpting the forms but I'm glad it didn't mess up the tile of the wood. In-engine scene is quite warm but I'm digging how chunky and worn the planks came out. #Art #3D #texture #wip #UE #wood
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Couldn't help myself and added more scope to this rework project but it's been fun! Hoping this kitchen piece supports the smaller props and makes the overall project more interesting to look at. ✨ #Art #Zbrush #Stylized #3D #wip
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Alex Martin @xelan101.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
It's #Portfolioday once again xelan101.artstation.com I'm a Senior Environment Artist for games with over 10 years of professional experience, I've worked on SMITE 2, Paladins, and more I'm still on the hunt for Remote Work (or Georgia Local) positions, Full Time, Part Time, or Contract
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César 🕹️📺 @kaisergeyser.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
We meet again #PortfolioDay! I’m César, 3D environment artist for over a decade specializing in stylized and semi-stylized art. I’m currently on the hunt for my next adventure, so if what you see here fits your project, get in touch! www.artstation.com/cesaralt
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Callum 🕹️ @fentlegen.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Almost forgot #PortfolioDay ! I'm Callum , a 3D artist in Scotland. I'm also currently looking for work! So if you need someone with 7 years experience crafting environments and figuring out how to make your ideas look cool in engine, think of me! Contact info on my website. www.callumfowlie.com
A large greenhouse in a desert, overgrown with alien plants. Colourful and celshaded.A wrecked and abandoned truck. It is rusty and beat up but still colourful. Stylised and celshaded.A towering robot, abandoned in a repair bay. It's yellow paint is flaking away to reveal rust.A dense and towering city encapsulating roads. The buildings are like mountains forming a valley.
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Aysu Hoscan @progjent.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Happy #PortfolioDay !🥳 Feels nice to finally have four pieces to share this time!😅 www.artstation.com/progjent #b3d #3dmodeling #stylized #3d
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SunnieMunch🌻 @sunniemunch.com · 14/10/2025
Happy #portfolioday once again!! 😊 Im a 2D illustrator and concept art avaliable for game dev and kidlit work mid-november~ 🌻 sunniemunch.com 🌻 sunniemunch@gmail.com
Illustrated landscape of a curved road in a neighbourhood. The trees have a mix of orange and green leaves with orange leaf piles all around. on the street corner is a leaning stop sign, and 4 geese dressed up much too early for halloween. Illustration of Tenna's boss fight from Deltarune chapter 3. Kris in his concert outfit, Susie in her cowboy outfit, and Ralsei in his monster onesie all on the left side with 3 Tennas from different minigames on the right.Illustration poster of 6 total food items from Animal Crossing Pocket Camp and Animal Crossing New HorizonsLink set in Tears of the kingdom, sat in the half trunk of a hollow tree stump by a cooking pot filled with meat, hyrule herb, and hateno milk in a golden yellow broth. Around Link are koroks, one offering a pink rock salt into his off hand
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Lindeh. @lindahoogendam.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Just in time for 2025's last #PortfolioDay! I'm Linda, a freelance 3D artist based in the Netherlands. I'm always looking for new, cool freelance gigs to collab on, so please don't hesitate to reach out if you're looking for someone to help you out with your 3D environments! #3d #gamedev #gameart
A screen capture of a food truck in the late stages of texturing. It's an old Citroen H van, colored in an ocean blue. The image displays two perspectives of the truck, both the front/left and the front/right. A close-up of some large Monstera leaves from the jungle scene.A close-up screen capture of my stylized Greek street scene. The picture shows a small table, decorated with a blue cloth and various types of cakes and treats, all well-known in the Greek kitchen.
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Lili @lowpolylili.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Happy #Portfolioday ! My name is Lili and I’m a prop & environment artist from the Netherlands! I recently started freelancing but I’m exploring multiple angles:More freelance gigs, Full time(office/remote/hybrid) in the Netherlands, but I’m open to relocate within EU. #openforwork #gameart
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Hi, #PortfolioDay 🌿 I'm RJ, a 3D Artist with a love for stylised environments and props. I'm still aiming to find my first break into the games industry though it has been a rough year. Would deeply appreciate any guidance from fellow devs 💙 🌐 www.artstation.com/rjducats ✉️ rjducats@gmail.com
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Hii hiiiiii, new prop update for my fantasy scene rework, a tankard! Also realising I need to take a step back and create a proper game-plan for this project, development has been directed on a whim so far. #Art #3D #UE5 #Stylised #Fantasy
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SunnieMunch🌻 @sunniemunch.com · 05/10/2025
Its my birthday!! :) My big wish would be if you could check out and pre-order the plushie campaign for my bears Honey and Teddy!! 💛 mycraftzone.com/products/bri...
Illustration of my persona holding up a birthday cake towards the viewer! Two bears atop the cake holding candles, Teddy and Honey. The cake's icing says Happy Birthday. stamps of their faces adorn the side of the cake in a pattern.
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
I was so short for time that I rushed parts of this project back when I was studying but it's a bit wild to see how little information is lost after dropping the triangle count down by a quarter. This one took longer to re-do, lots of weird bakes but it's coming out well I think! #Art #3D #wip #UE5
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
New mini updates~ I was able to find my old textures for the utensils and plates, I love smart materials. Also feel like there's still a bunch of room for optimizing the uv space and meshes but it's super rewarding seeing the bakes come out looking not scuffed! #Art #wip #props #substancepainter #3D
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Still yet to texture but it's neat seeing the two cleavers side by side in engine. #Art #Cleaver #3D #UE5 #UnrealEngine
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Made a cast iron pan for my portfolio piece rework. Sitting at 700 tris right now with some quickly slapped on textures. Hoping to chuck a bunch of props onto a texture sheet and focus on optimizing, might see if I can drop the tris down more since it isn't a complicated object. #art #pan #wip
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Trying out a different shape for the cleaver but material rendering is kicking me. I think the new cleaver has a more interesting shape but I also tried editing the old cleaver to be less rigid. #wip #3D #ZBrush #Cleaver
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Was fortunate enough to get Abe to look over my portfolio during his monthly review stream! ( ˙▿˙ ) I'm usually really bad at reaching out for an extra set of eyes but I'm going to go through this project and clean it up between planning my next project. 🌿
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Spent some time over the last few days playing around with sculpting, retopologizing, and texturing this pumpkin! I'm still planning my next portfolio piece but this was a fun and silly exercise in the meantime. #Art #3D #Sketchfab #Pumpkin #Stylized sketchfab.com/3d-models/st...
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Stylized Pumpkin Head - 3D model by rjducats
I created this asset as an exercise in texturing and replicating lights/emissive qualities through a single texture map. 1024x1024 single texture exported from Substance Painter. - Stylized Pumpkin H...
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meja @gratin-de-cardons.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
finished my #starfield prints :) link in bio or here!! www.inprnt.com/gallery/grat... for a little support in doing more of these: ko-fi.com/gratindecardon
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Lili @lowpolylili.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Just posted my latest environment to Artstation! This sure took some time but i'm super happy with the results and did learn a lot about trimsheets! www.artstation.com/artwork/8Bn50n #gameart #environmentart #stylized
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Last barrel post since I uploaded some pretty renders and added a sketchfab 3D view for anyone that wants to have a gander! 🐟 www.therookies.co/projects/88069
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The Rookies - Barrel of Fish, by RJducats
A stylized barrel of fish created with the intent to be used for user generated content on platforms like Roblox.
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Testing out making some UGC for the roblox marketplace since the job market has been ROUGH. Not sure if it's worth the time investment but it was a fun one-day exercise! Modelled in maya and rendered in unreal engine^^ #art #3D #UGC #Roblox #PBR #Fish #Barrel
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
All these props! I wasn't sure how close up the final renders were going to be but it's a nice small collection. Looking forward to doing a focused project on just props next. I feel like they've been less of a priority compared to the final renders. #Art #UnrealEngine #3D #Stylized #Props
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Finally posted my recent project onto my portfolio! Kei-Cart market stall, made for The Rookies monthly challenge. 😊 www.artstation.com/artwork/5WGO5w #Art #Portfolio #EnvironmentArt #UnrealEngine #UE5 #3D #Stylized #Props #OpenToWork
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Sharing some assets from the Brackeys Game Jam that I made! Nothing super polished but it was nice to have participated. An assortment of kitchen props and a couple trim sheets too #Art #BrackeysGameJam #3D #Props
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Incredibly honoured to have been selected as the winner of this months market challenge for The Rookies! There were so many lovely entries and finalist as well. Excited to get some clean renders and breakdowns done so I can share them! 💙 #art #3D #KeiTruck #MarketStall #TheRookies
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Spent some time during my sunday creating this burger from nothing to complete! I cut corners and didn't have the time to add in chips or a drink but it was a lot of fun 😊 #Art #Stylized #Food #3D
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Been in a bit of a silo working on my first submission for The Rookies challenge😊so swag being able to see others participating and updating their projects too. Here's my submission if anyone wants to see! will likely do some proper posts once things fully wrap up. www.therookies.co/entries/43977
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The Rookies - Kei-Cart: Artisan Market Stall, by RJducats
A collection of handmade goods and trinkets stationed on a customized Kei truck. A small vehicle filled with treats used by a small family to sell their products at the farmers market.
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Joseph Beacham @sometimesjoseph.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
It's a few years old now so some parts definitely make me wince, but I'm still pretty happy with how this scene came together. A rare example of me finishing a project.
Sci-Fi scene in Unreal EngineSci-Fi scene in Unreal EngineSci-Fi scene in Unreal Engine
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Lili @lowpolylili.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
The process so far on the Twilight Tavern! Slowly going to the direction where I'm starting to get satisfied with the results 💪 #workinprogress #3d #stylized #environmentart #gameart
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Tired mess 🙆🏻‍♀️🪷🛘🩰🎆 @aminues.com · 02/08/2025
School Rooms in Mind Over Magic can be decorated with anything you want! Personally I like to place my Broom Rack Transportation System in them 🧙🧹 #3DArt #3DArtist #MindOverMagic #GameDev #IndieDev #GameArt #Sparkypants #KleiPublishing #ColonySim #MagicSchool
Broom Transportation System in Mind Over Magic
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
It's done! My 3D adaptation of Alariko's Repurposed Old Tower! A cinematic reveal, handful of beauty shots, close ups, and some alternative time of day renders can be found here: www.artstation.com/artwork/XJvPPD #Art #Portfolio #EnvironmentArt #UnrealEngine #UE5 #3D #Stylized #OpenToWork
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
gonna send it, feels like I've gone out and forgotten to turn the oven off, constantly checking back through things.🙇Thank you again to everyone who was kind enough to offer insight and encouragement while I pottered away at this! sharing art online is one of my favourite parts of being a creative
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Current Artstation pages for this portfolio piece! Always unsure if the flow looks good or if I'm demonstrating each element to the best of its ability 😔 been pondering back and forth the past few days. Biggest fear is if it's appealing for an employer or just too much to scroll through.
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
setting up a composition camera early and taking lots of in-progress shots let me whip up this swag little progress montage which is neat to seee! #wip #art #UE5 #UnrealEngine #3D #Environmentart
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Along with the original render inspired from Alariko's illustration, I've also had a play around and created some time variants of a sunset and night scene. #art #3D #UnrealEngine #UE5 #EnvironmentArt #Stylized
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Slowly creating pages for a the big portfolio post. I always get tripped up trying to show off materials nicely. #Unrealengine #materials #gameart #props #stylized #gamedev
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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Rendered and added audio to the export. Feels lovely seeing it finally come together. I like to keep the renders fairly high-res but it makes the files large, so it's difficult to share around. #art #Unrealengine #UE5 #EnvironmentArt #3D www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr3d...
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Alakiro Repurposed Old Tower 3D Scene
YouTube video by RJducats
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