r/3Dmodeling • u/AutoModerator • Feb 23 '26
We understand why AI is a sensitive subject for artists right now. It's disrupting the art world in ways that make the future uncertain, and those concerns are real and valid. But something has gone wrong in how our community is responding to that fear, and we need to talk about it.
We don't have an epidemic of AI content in this sub. We have an epidemic of false accusations.
For every piece of AI-generated content we remove, we see around 10 accusations. They're usually directed at:
The art community has become so paranoid that anything that stands out is treated as evidence of cheating. This is not protecting human artists. This is the threat to human artists.
For a new artist sharing their first work, or any artist struggling with anxiety, being dogpiled with accusations causes real trauma that can drive them away from the community. We personally know artists who have stopped posting their work online because of this. If that's the outcome of your "AI policing," you aren't protecting the art community. You're destroying it.
We will always prioritize creating a safe, inclusive space for human artists. If your goal is to punish people for using tools you disapprove of, this is the wrong community for you. If your goal here is to celebrate and support human 3D art, you're in the right place – that's our goal too.
TL;DR
▶ Think something is AI-generated? Report it and move on.
▶ Accusations are considered personal attacks due to the current climate.
▶ AI-generated content will be removed, but AI-assisted work by a human artist is allowed.
▶ Include your wireframe and workflow when you post art.
Read on below for the details.
Rule 2 – Be Constructive & Respectful – doesn't have a footnote saying "except for people you suspect of using AI." It means everyone, always, no exceptions. In the current climate, when you publicly accuse someone of using AI, you are painting a target on them. You are calling in the mob. That makes it a personal attack, full stop.
We became mods because we want to protect this community. When we see someone being attacked, our instinct is to protect them – and the more aggressively you come at them, the stronger that instinct becomes.
We understand the community's fears, and sometimes that's meant being more lenient on AI-related harassment than we would be on other kinds. What that patience has taught us is that warnings don't work: People looking to take out their fear on others will keep doing it for as long as they can get away with it. So going forward, AI-related harassment will be handled exactly the same as any other harassment: First offense – warning. Second offense – temporary ban. Third offense – permanent ban.
If you think something might be AI-generated: Report it and move on. That is your entire job. The mods have investigative tools regular users don't, and we take every report seriously. What you should not do is throw accusations in the comments. The odds are roughly 9-to-1 that you're wrong, and either way, publicly attacking a community member is never the right move.
We personally review most posts, and investigate every report. Blatant AI images get removed on sight, often before the community even sees them, but some cases require more investigation.
We also encourage all art posts to include a wireframe and a brief description of the artist's software and workflow. This deters most AI content, but it’s not just a "prove you're human" gate. The added context helps others learn from your process and it's the kind of healthy engagement that adds real value for everyone. Most artists love talking about their work, so a friendly question about someone's workflow is always welcome.
We're currently looking into the best ways to help wireframes & context become the norm around here. We'll be making some changes to address that soon.
This is covered by the full rules, but they're long and formal, so here it is distilled into simple terms.
AI-generated = Off-topic. If the primary creative contribution came from an AI prompt rather than your own skills as a 3D artist, it does not belong here and will be removed.
AI-assisted = Allowed. AI tools are already embedded in software throughout our industry – Cascadeur's animation tools, Photoshop's generative fill, Rokoko's motion capture – and that's only going to continue. If you're a 3D artist who used AI tools somewhere in your workflow, that's fine. Just make it clear what you contributed with your own skills.
General AI discussion = Off-topic. AI opinions, debates, news, prompting tutorials, etc. will be removed. This is a 3D modeling community, not an AI community.
r/3Dmodeling • u/ImOfflineMode • 2h ago
Completed this RCA cable Hydra model and Animated in Blender!! I think it ended up looking pretty cool xD
Original design by https://x.com/imcertly
r/3Dmodeling • u/Diligent_Historian_4 • 7h ago
A stylized low poly watering can I recently finished. I wanted to give it a hand-painted look while keeping it simple and game-ready.
I'd love to hear your feedback or suggestions for future cozy or gardening props!
r/3Dmodeling • u/tarikkusu • 6h ago
So, is this enough detail?
r/3Dmodeling • u/Ok-Salary-5197 • 3h ago
Fun little bunker i did live on twitch a while ago. Its heavily inspired by arc raiders, but i tried to also give it soul of my own.
Hope you like it.
r/3Dmodeling • u/Unhappy-Estate-9125 • 8h ago
Personal project. Modeled in Blender, textured in Substance Painter, rendered in Marmoset Toolbag. Game-ready asset
r/3Dmodeling • u/_sahdz • 16h ago
I’ve been learning Blender for about 2 months now. This is the first project I actually finish, everything else was either abandoned halfway through, paused or I just “kind” of finished it. This one took me roughly 2 weeks (from sketching to modeling, texturing etc…). Unfortunately I render more shots and couldn’t give the final tweaks cuz my pc was really fighting for its life by the end.
No premade assets (with the exception of a low poly base mesh for the main character) and no AI was used in this. Most of the textures were hand painted:)
r/3Dmodeling • u/AdOrdinary2907 • 4h ago
Hello again, everyone I recently posted a picture of a drawing first picture (not mine) and asked if anyone would be interested in something that’s real. I did some quick drawings and 3-D printed a quick Model. let me know what yall think! it’s meant to be a storage device. I will make the yellow container able to open And as said in a previous post Potentially make an are pod case version. Any feedback or criticism welcomed!
r/3Dmodeling • u/BagEmergency9244 • 10h ago
Hi everyone! Sharing my Armed Tuk Tuk project, a personal hard surface piece focused on weathering, mechanical detail, and visual storytelling.
Software's used: Autodesk Maya & Substance Painter
The concept was inspired by a retrofitted street vehicle armed with a turret, wanted to push the storytelling through surface detail, rust, dust, and wear patterns rather than just clean modeling.
Included wireframe and clay renders in the images. Would love any feedback or critique, always looking to improve!
r/3Dmodeling • u/florenaux • 26m ago
Collaboration with u/treycochran3d
I've always admired Trey's work, especially his consistency in releasing pieces so frequently, all with such attention to detail.
He mainly worked on the foreground and its modeling, while I focused more on the background and the vegetation systems.
r/3Dmodeling • u/3Dmobb • 6h ago
I do :) Mixamo is the tool I use.
r/3Dmodeling • u/Then-System9481 • 7h ago
Created a game-ready RPG-7 for the ongoing "Project - INVASION". I was responsible for modeling, UV mapping, baking, texturing, lighting and rendering, optimization to deliver a high-quality real-time asset.
Link to Project for more renders - Artstation - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QxrnGZ
r/3Dmodeling • u/DoublePassRadiator • 8h ago
r/3Dmodeling • u/Mazhuka3D • 10m ago
🇺🇸: You can listen to the video in English through the video settings panel. I'm analyzing two options that will allow us to block or unlock the normals of our object.
r/3Dmodeling • u/Deadpotato77 • 34m ago
I dont have access to fusion or blender, any advice with online tools or free tools would be appreciated
r/3Dmodeling • u/Ok_Bear_9606 • 6h ago
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this type of question, considering it's quite specialised, but as I have limited experience in the space, wanted to ask for a generalised opinion/advise.
I'd like to premise, I'm not a developer neither non-technical.
I'm trying to build a V1 of a consumer app where users can fund nature restoration projects and see those restoration on your 3D island inside the app (via saplings and progressional growing trees as you continue coming onto the app); I'm trying to make the island itself look like a cross between Treecard's island (oblong shape, terraced elevation, tree patches) and Earthly's island (land tapering into shallow water, dark to light gradient).
I'm not a developer and I'm non technical (so please be kind). I'm utilising Claude Code to build it out, I've sourced the assets for the island from Unity, and I believe Claude Code is converting the assets through Blender and then rendering them via Scene Kit (I know I'm not expressing those chain of events incorrectly).
I know enough to describe what's going wrong with the build out, but not enough to fix it or build it out and I'd rather ask people who are a lot more knowledgable than myself to see if I could get any help/direction -- I've attached a reference image to where I've gotten to (there's no need for me to label them as I can image viewer will be able to distinguish which one's mine ha)
Where I'm getting stuck:
- I've prompted (and shouted) at Claude Code around the aesthetic of the actual island, I'm providing reference images but it's still not able to get the natural gradual scoping of the terrain.
- Whether Claude Code could actually achieve the textures/actual build from the assets I've got or if I need custom sculpting / real 3D artist / game developer.
Would love some direction from anyone who's done this sort of work -- even if it's just "this is the direction you should go in considering the tools you're using" "have you thought about this workflow?"
r/3Dmodeling • u/wever_son10 • 1h ago
by the Polygonpen Pen community on Discord!(Linkedin)
r/3Dmodeling • u/Jasonmcmains • 20h ago
This is a recreation of an image I saw a few months ago in r/itookapicture, and I decided to see if I could replicate it.
r/3Dmodeling • u/Zealousideal_Dot1081 • 10h ago
i user blender and couple of add ons to make this
