I’m Abdou Bouam, a 3D artist and game dev from Algeria. I’m currently working on my passion game project.
Software Expertise : Blender, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine, Substance Designer, Marmoset Toolbag, Plasticity.
Main skills : Hard-Surface Modelling, Realistic texturing, Lighting, Tech Art, Game Props, Environment Art.
Additional skills : Cad Modelling, Procedural Modelling and Tools (Blender Geometry Nodes), Python Programming, Computer and System Maintenance.
Hobbies : Art, Driving, Cycling, Reading, Gaming, Electronics.
Blog Posts
- Devlog Week 77-78
This is a bit of a short devlog because I took a week off last week. Here’s what I worked on. Dialog Editor Working on dialogs from inside Unreal engine or using a text editor can get a bit confusing, especially if there are a lot of jumps anre branching paths to keep track of. So I toyed with the idea of making a […] - Devlog Week 75-76
A bit late this time. I took a week off to visit family. Here’s what I did 3D artwork I playing RE Village, and I was inspired to redesign the medical injector and give it a more industrial and machined metal look. This is a piece for my portfolio, it will not appear in the game at all. I treated it as a hero […] - Devlog Week 73-74
This time I worked on the UI, basic character creation, lookdev, and a rhythm mini game. Here’s a detailed breakdown. User Interface I started with adding NPC/Object icons. I’m probably only going to use it for NPCs (if I end up using it at all). I thought about making a procedural/automated system, but I think making them manually is better, because I’ll have more […] - Devlog Week 71-72
Here’s what I recap of what I workd on this week. I post most of what’s here and more on BlueSky, make sure to follow me there to get the latest updates. Environment Blockout I worked more on the main world map. There’s too much to mention individually, but I expanded some areas and started detailing others, and I spent some time with the […] - Devlog Week 69-70
Environment I made a shader to use on the terrain. I wanted a more natural blending that also takes in consideration the displacement map of the texture. The result can be seen below. Notice how the snow doesn’t cover some rocks and grass blades and the sharper and more textured material transitions. I used 3 layers controlled by the red vertex color channel (0.0 […]