Ultimate Weapon Tutorial 2 - The Complete Hard-Surface Masterclass

Ultimate Weapon Tutorial 2 – The Complete Hard-Surface Masterclass

80+ hours. Full AR-15 weapon system. Complete AAA pipeline from first primitive to final 4K render.

This is the tutorial I always wanted to bring to you. We build a game-ready AR-15 from scratch in Blender, Substance Painter, and Marmoset Toolbag. Every component. Every technique. Nothing skipped.

Watch the 'What's Inside' Video here: https://youtu.be/HMUsvzSa81A

▶ What's Inside:
■ 80+ hours of structured, AAA production training
■ Full AR-15 weapon system (50+ components)
■ Modeling, UVs, baking, texturing, rendering, the complete pipeline
■ 30+ hours dedicated to texturing and smart materials
■ 10+ texture skins to build your own material library
■ Free 7-hour Holosight chapter included
■ Free 7-hour SFP Scope chapter included
■ Subtitles: English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese (Simplified)

▶ Software Used:
Blender • Substance Painter • Marmoset Toolbag 4 or 5

▶ What You'll Learn:
■ Hard-surface modeling from primitives to high-poly
■ Boolean workflow and cleanup techniques
■ Remesher workflow for high-poly conversion
■ UV unwrapping and texel density management
■ Baking in Marmoset Toolbag
■ Smart material creation in Substance Painter
■ Wear layers, edge damage, and surface storytelling
■ Building a reusable texture library
■ Portfolio-ready presentation and 4K export

▶ Who This Is For:
Aspiring 3D artists who want to break into the games industry. Intermediate artists looking to level up their hard-surface skills. Anyone who wants to build a complete, production-ready asset from scratch.

▶ Instructor:
Tim Bergholz • 20 Years AAA (Crytek, Ubisoft Toronto, Digital Extremes)

▶ Essential Files Included:
■ Reference images
■ Alpha maps and textures
■ Project files (Blender, Substance, Marmoset)
■ Subtitles in 4 languages
■ Full plugin list and setup guide

▶ Try Before You Buy:
Watch the free 7-hour Holosight tutorial on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGqVmXAMVB64_zT65cqd8vVP64kobeiKW

▶ Questions?
Join the ChamferZone Discord—5,600+ artists ready to help: discord.com/servers/chamferzone-286519901848469504

Happy modeling and see you in the tutorial.

— Tim

All 12 subtitle tracks re-synced to match the corrected Episode 3 timeline. Apologies for the delay, ran into some API issues with the translation tool that slowed things down.