UDK: How to Import Custom Textures
In this tutorial you will learn know to import custom textures into UDK in order to use them to create a new material. We'll take a diffuse, a specular and a normal map texture and import them into...
View ArticleUDK: How to Create Your First Material
After covering the basics of the Material Editor, textures vs materials and importing your custom textures into UDK, you are now ready to create your first material. Following tutorial will guide you...
View ArticleUDK: Material Editor Guide to Practical Examples
The following is a guide to most common practical material editor examples of improving and enhancing your material creation. You can do many things within the material editor that do not require you...
View Article11 Things I Learned from Dream Worlds
What can you learn from production design for animation? Most importantly, how do you apply these principles from production design for animation to game environment art? As environment artist and...
View ArticleResource: Level-Design.org Knowledge Base
Mateusz "seir" Piaskiewicz over at Level-Design.org recently created and launched new Wiki-based website called Level Design Knowledge Base. He created the site to share his knowledge and thoughts on...
View Article13 Ways to Improve Your LD/3D Skill Away From a Computer
Have you ever wanted to work on your level designs and environment art, but you couldn't? You were nowhere near your computer. No level editor or 3d modeling apps in sight. For example you are on...
View ArticleComing Soon Tutorial Guides - Next Week: What to Expect
Next week is going to be very busy here at WoLD. I am currently putting final finishing touches on a project that has been in the works since earlier this year. This release has to do with UDK (Unreal...
View ArticleNEW/FREE PDF Tutorial Guide: The Essential Beginner's Guide to Getting...
I have created a brand new, free PDF tutorial guide for you. It features 130+ pages and over 150 techniques, methods, insight, tips and advice on how to get started and use UDK. It contains a lot of...
View Article2 UDK Tutorial Guides are Now Out - One of Them is a Free Bonus
Today, I wanted to finally let you know that "UDK The Foundation" and "UDK How to Landscape Guide" are Out. These are two most detailed guides that I have ever created and released yet. I've included...
View ArticleUDK: 22 Steps to Getting Started with UDK - Updated (in Less Than 30 Minutes)
In this tutorial you will learn everything you need to know in order to get started with UDK. I've narrowed down this process to the core essentials in 22 steps. Best part, this will only take you 30...
View ArticleUDK: Landscape Challenge - 30 Minutes or Less to Create/Form a Landscape
If you are working on any exterior environment, you will need to know how to form realistic landscapes. With UDK Landscape Mode, you can create large open worlds that are miles long. For this you can...
View Article16 Recommended 3D Game Engines (Updated)
Updated: This post has been udpated with an additional game engine, updated links and new information that was outdated. If you ever wanted to take your skill further into game development and game...
View ArticleUE4: Guide to Player Scale and World/Architecture Dimensions
When I begin a new project or learn a new game engine, the first things I figure out is scale and dimensions to use. Deciding on a scale of player character and world geometry will help you to avoid...
View ArticleUE4: Use This Skeletal Mesh Reference to Judge Scale and Proportion
The first thing you should do when creating a game environment is place a character reference. This will help to create your level to proper scale and proportion. The character scale reference must...
View ArticleUDK: 2 Quick Ways to Modify and Form Landscapes
In this tutorial you will learn how to generate and modify UDK Landscape heightmap very quickly to generate a random pattern of hills, mountains, peaks and valleys. It will give you a good starting...
View ArticleUDK: Create Landscape Heightmaps with Photoshop Clouds Filter
In this tutorial I have a great technique/workflow for you - how to generate heightmaps for UDK very quickly. The results are usually very realistic and if you follow these steps, you can get a good...
View ArticleEverything is $25 - All Premium Tutorial Guides are On Sale (Ends Monday...
It has been a while since I ran a website sale for all premium tutorial guides. I want everyone to experience and learn from these guides, so for next 5 days I am offering everything in the...
View ArticleUE4: How to Download and Install Unreal Engine 4
In this tutorial you will learn how to download and install Unreal Engine 4 on your computer. The process if fairly simple, but it does require few additional steps before you can use Unreal Engine...
View ArticleUE4: How to Create, Start and Open Your First New Project
How do you open/launch Unreal Engine 4 editor? Once you have Unreal Engine 4 downloaded and installed, you need to create a new project or open an existing project in order to launch Unreal Engine 4...
View ArticleUE4: Create Projects From File Examples, Samples and Marketplace Content
Unreal Engine 4 provides educational and example content for you to reverse engineer. There are Engine Feature Samples, Gameplay Concept Examples, Example Game Projects and Marketplace Content. From...
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