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Turtle Tech Art • September 8, 2025 |
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For this edition of The Shell we'll be discussing the results of SideFX's latest Art Challenge, this month's server events, tutorials/blogs on shaders & optimizations and more! |
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Lost Cities of Elderwood Challenge |
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SideFX recently announced the winners of their Lost Cities of Elderwood Challenge, where entrants competed in three categories: Best Realtime Environment, Best Realtime VFX, and Best Game Art Tool. |
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First place for Best Realtime Environment went to Robin Cai for their The Elden Ring-inspired castle and Erdtree environment |
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First place for Best Realtime VFX went to Aleksei Shcherbina for their Waterfall Rock Generation tool |
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First place for Best Game Art Tool went to Luka Croisez Ventura for their tools used to create a Byzantine-inspired architectural environment |
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The project files for the top three submissions in each catagory are available for download on the challenge result page! |
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MIP Explorer Tool & Blog Post |
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Technical Artist Hauke Thiessen recently published a blog post about a new Python tool he developed to detect oversized textures. The tool helps users optimize their projects by analyzing in-game textures and illustrating key mip map characteristics, making it easier to spot inefficiencies. |
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If you're interested in trying out the tool yourself, you can download it on Thiessen's Github. Make sure to reach out to him if you have feedback! |
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We have a Productivity Grind on September 16th at 6:00PM PST
Join us on the Discord to chat with fellow TAs and show off your projects!
RSVP Here |
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For this month's Tech Art Meetup we will have two meeting times, one for the West Coast and one for the EU!
Join us on the Discord on September 29th at 7:00PM PST & GMT+1!
RSVP Here |
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Intro to Interior Cube Mapping |
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Quick introduction to a technique used to fake interiors in many AAA games from Ben Cloward |
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Character and Animation Optimizations |
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Dive into the many character and animation optimizations that you should be applying to your UE5 projects |
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Jobs sourced from gamejobs.co |
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Get in touch and share your feedback, suggestions, or ideas by filling out this anonymous form. Contributors welcome! |
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Join us on Discord for virtual tech art meetups, tech art jams, and a supportive environment where you can share your tech art knowledge and learn something new! |
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Thanks for reading!
– The Turtle Tech Art Team |
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