https://thetechnicalartist.dev/ Guides, tools, and jobs for technical artists. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:37:39 +0000 https://thetechnicalartist.dev/tools/pbr-map-generator/index.html 2026-07-06-pbr-map-generator-tool Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Drop in one source image and build starter PBR maps - base color, height, normal, roughness, AO, and packed ORM/mask - with a live WebGL preview and a ZIP export. It all stays in the browser. https://thetechnicalartist.dev/jobs/index.html 2026-07-05-jobs-board-goes-live Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A searchable games jobs board fed by local crawlers across 1,000+ studios, with a cleanup pass for titles, locations, and departments before anything goes live. https://thetechnicalartist.dev/projects/index.html 2026-07-05-learning-tracks-and-portfolio-projects Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Learning tracks that connect the existing guides into a path, plus project briefs you can actually build and show. https://thetechnicalartist.dev/simplygon/index.html 2026-07-04-simplygon-section Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A practical Simplygon section: what it is, how to run it from Python, how to use it in Maya, and the small tips that save a lot of pain. https://thetechnicalartist.dev/houdini/hdas.html 2026-07-03-houdini-digital-assets-its-own-guide Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The HDA lifecycle in plain terms: build it, expose the right controls, edit it safely, version it, and get it into a team pipeline. https://thetechnicalartist.dev/tools/index.html 2026-07-02-nine-browser-tools Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Texel density, naming, poly budgets, colour ramps, UV grids, channel packing, tileable noise, normal maps, and Unreal asset checks. All client-side, nothing uploads. https://thetechnicalartist.dev/career/index.html 2026-07-01-career-and-field-notes-launch Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 A practical route into the job: portfolio, resume, interview prep, salary, studio survival, version control, printable cheat sheets, and the first build breakdown.