Xavier
@xavierck.com
character and tech artist in gamedev and going to therapy about it
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🧷co-founder + CEO @render-ready.com
💬 he/him
🗺 Los Angeles
🎨 https://xavierck.com
💌 XavierCK.3D@gmail.com
prev: Spider-Man, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Dragon Prince: Xadia
🧷co-founder + CEO @render-ready.com
💬 he/him
🗺 Los Angeles
🎨 https://xavierck.com
💌 XavierCK.3D@gmail.com
Gonna be one of those nights
November 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Gonna be one of those nights
The first thing I'd recommend is opening up your model in Unreal, going to the Asset Details tab, and unchecking "Recompute Normals"
This is especially egregious on hair cards and with cel shading because those are the two things you need custom normals for most
This is especially egregious on hair cards and with cel shading because those are the two things you need custom normals for most
November 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The first thing I'd recommend is opening up your model in Unreal, going to the Asset Details tab, and unchecking "Recompute Normals"
This is especially egregious on hair cards and with cel shading because those are the two things you need custom normals for most
This is especially egregious on hair cards and with cel shading because those are the two things you need custom normals for most
My goop dried out and now it's all crusty
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
My goop dried out and now it's all crusty
Engaging in further goopin
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Engaging in further goopin
I'll give you three guesses, and none of them can be NSFW.
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I'll give you three guesses, and none of them can be NSFW.
These gents were printed to scale with each other
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
These gents were printed to scale with each other
Been a while since I painted anything, so I finally took the time to get more than a base coat down on this little Glasslands explorer I printed out a couple years ago
November 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Been a while since I painted anything, so I finally took the time to get more than a base coat down on this little Glasslands explorer I printed out a couple years ago
It's very much one of those Fridays.
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
It's very much one of those Fridays.
I need to take several naps
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I need to take several naps
i am writing very normal things
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
i am writing very normal things
I know how to make the USS Enterprise Lego set more accurate
November 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I know how to make the USS Enterprise Lego set more accurate
I'm just sayin
This game is over two decades old and this is how stylish it still looks
Three whole pixels but they use the everloving fuck out of every single one
This game is over two decades old and this is how stylish it still looks
Three whole pixels but they use the everloving fuck out of every single one
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I'm just sayin
This game is over two decades old and this is how stylish it still looks
Three whole pixels but they use the everloving fuck out of every single one
This game is over two decades old and this is how stylish it still looks
Three whole pixels but they use the everloving fuck out of every single one
Getting there, getting there
Still lots to do, including fixing the skinning on that apron, but all things in their own time
Still lots to do, including fixing the skinning on that apron, but all things in their own time
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Getting there, getting there
Still lots to do, including fixing the skinning on that apron, but all things in their own time
Still lots to do, including fixing the skinning on that apron, but all things in their own time
Yup, this is like 90% hand painted. A few of the larger shapes come from a Lighting generator in Substance Painter, but I've cleaned up all the edges and completely invented new shapes in a lot of places. All the cast shadows are hand painted
This is what it looks like (still heavily WIP)
This is what it looks like (still heavily WIP)
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Yup, this is like 90% hand painted. A few of the larger shapes come from a Lighting generator in Substance Painter, but I've cleaned up all the edges and completely invented new shapes in a lot of places. All the cast shadows are hand painted
This is what it looks like (still heavily WIP)
This is what it looks like (still heavily WIP)
A little peek into how the sausage is (being) made:
These are the start of the shadow masks I'll be using to define where fake cast shadows should fall on the character
Combining this with a bunch of other masking and overlays will give me some nice control over shadow behavior
These are the start of the shadow masks I'll be using to define where fake cast shadows should fall on the character
Combining this with a bunch of other masking and overlays will give me some nice control over shadow behavior
November 5, 2025 at 10:40 PM
A little peek into how the sausage is (being) made:
These are the start of the shadow masks I'll be using to define where fake cast shadows should fall on the character
Combining this with a bunch of other masking and overlays will give me some nice control over shadow behavior
These are the start of the shadow masks I'll be using to define where fake cast shadows should fall on the character
Combining this with a bunch of other masking and overlays will give me some nice control over shadow behavior
Doing some more work with Basic Cable Games on their chef character
I'm excited to get to this point because I'm FINALLY working on the stylized shading for this, and I can already see a ton of ways to improve and push it towards looking like their concept art
I'm excited to get to this point because I'm FINALLY working on the stylized shading for this, and I can already see a ton of ways to improve and push it towards looking like their concept art
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Doing some more work with Basic Cable Games on their chef character
I'm excited to get to this point because I'm FINALLY working on the stylized shading for this, and I can already see a ton of ways to improve and push it towards looking like their concept art
I'm excited to get to this point because I'm FINALLY working on the stylized shading for this, and I can already see a ton of ways to improve and push it towards looking like their concept art
![equality
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Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
noun
plural equalities
the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability.
The district is implementing a college readiness plan to achieve equality of outcomes for its graduates applying to higher education programs.
Synonyms: impartiality, sameness, identity, parity, equivalence
uniform character, as of motion or surface.
Mathematics.
the relationship between equal quantities, as expressed in an equation.
a statement that two quantities are equal; equation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g6tr6mz4cbt5dx4jqwmzhiaz/bafkreia57yurn42gjnh2c6xg2jensbwkn63zvsa5josdmn7pycextkpkxu@jpeg)
How General Martok's aloof wife, Sirella, daughter of Linkasa, quietly steered his campaign from behind the scenes.
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
How General Martok's aloof wife, Sirella, daughter of Linkasa, quietly steered his campaign from behind the scenes.
In case you'd like to do it yourself, here's the node setup for object-stable screenspace UVs I'm using
The original is by @jankaluza.bsky.social, and I've changed it to add a fixed radius and set it up as a Material Function on my end
Should work in any version of Unreal 4/5
The original is by @jankaluza.bsky.social, and I've changed it to add a fixed radius and set it up as a Material Function on my end
Should work in any version of Unreal 4/5
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
In case you'd like to do it yourself, here's the node setup for object-stable screenspace UVs I'm using
The original is by @jankaluza.bsky.social, and I've changed it to add a fixed radius and set it up as a Material Function on my end
Should work in any version of Unreal 4/5
The original is by @jankaluza.bsky.social, and I've changed it to add a fixed radius and set it up as a Material Function on my end
Should work in any version of Unreal 4/5