Challenge Overview This challenge pushes your creativity by having you design your own flowers using the _Masked texture type. Masked textures are perfect for creating detailed and visually stunning organic elements like petals, leaves, and grass. You’ll learn how to: Get creative with either drawing or finding a transparent png that will work for this project. Apply transparent png to geometry and give it some shape. Importing item into the Desktop editor. Duration: Mar 31, 2025 - Apr 4, 2025 Estimated Time: 45 mins Mentor: SpaceGlitterUnicorn Rewards: Challenge Champion Badge 🏆 Complete 3 challenges to earn the "Challenge Trifecta" badge. 🏆 Need Help? Forum Support: I’ll be actively monitoring this thread during the Challenge duration to help you succeed Live AMA: Join my Challenge AMA: _Masked 3D Texture on Tuesday, April 1st 11 AM PT | 6 PM GMT | 2 PM ET Quick Start: If you are new to working with _Masked textures, check out my New Creator Challenge: Spring Assets challenge here. Challenge Steps: Watch the tutorial video showing how to transform 2D drawings into 3D models. With these techniques, you'll be able to create your own 3D flower model. Use your creativity and add basic textures or materials to your model Export your model FBX for Horizon Worlds Import the model into the desktop editor and place it in your world Test the model in your world to ensure it appears correctly Skills You’ll Develop: 3D modeling fundamentals (shapes, proportions, detailing) UV Unwrapping and Texturing Importing models through the desktop editor What You’ll Need: Tutorial link: Transforming 2D drawings into 3D models A desktop PC with Blender and the desktop editor installed Tips for Success Familiarize yourself with Basic Blender Hotkeys Don't hesitate to check out additional Blender tutorials here Ask questions if you get stuck - I am here to help! Additional Resources: Plant Demo.fbx Flower Demo.fbx Flower_BA.png Plant_BA.png Flower Demo.blend How to Earn Your Badge Model your Flower following the tutorial. Post in this thread with: A link to your world where the flower is placed. A screenshot of your avatar standing next to your flower. A brief description of your experience (Have you made similar assets before? What challenges did you face?). Unleash your creativity and craft a Flower!—let’s see what you can create!

Learned a Few New Tricks and Applied a Few of My Own. It was a Fun Little Project. I plan on perfecting my skills to apply what I learned; to future projects as well.

Hey now! I super love this! Great job! 💮

SpaceGlitterUnicorn

Mentor

4 months ago

Weekly Creator Challenge #6 Experienced Creators: _Masked texture, Make your own flowers!

Challenge Overview

This challenge pushes your creativity by having you design your own flowers using the _Masked texture type. Masked textures are perfect for creating detailed and visually stunning organic elements like petals, leaves, and grass.

You’ll learn how to:

Get creative with either drawing or finding a transparent png that will work for this project.
Apply transparent png to geometry and give it some shape.
Importing item into the Desktop editor.

Duration: Mar 31, 2025 - Apr 4, 2025

Estimated Time: 45 mins

Mentor: SpaceGlitterUnicorn

Rewards:

Challenge Champion Badge 🏆

Complete 3 challenges to earn the "Challenge Trifecta" badge. 🏆

Need Help?

Forum Support: I’ll be actively monitoring this thread during the Challenge duration to help you succeed

Live AMA: Join my Challenge AMA: _Masked 3D Texture on Tuesday, April 1st 11 AM PT | 6 PM GMT | 2 PM ET

Quick Start: If you are new to working with _Masked textures, check out my New Creator Challenge: Spring Assets challenge here.

Challenge Steps:

Watch the tutorial video showing how to transform 2D drawings into 3D models. With these techniques, you'll be able to create your own 3D flower model.
Use your creativity and add basic textures or materials to your model
Export your model FBX for Horizon Worlds
Import the model into the desktop editor and place it in your world
Test the model in your world to ensure it appears correctly

Skills You’ll Develop:

3D modeling fundamentals (shapes, proportions, detailing)
UV Unwrapping and Texturing
Importing models through the desktop editor

What You’ll Need:

Tutorial link: Transforming 2D drawings into 3D models
A desktop PC with Blender and the desktop editor installed

Tips for Success

Familiarize yourself with Basic Blender Hotkeys
Don't hesitate to check out additional Blender tutorials here
Ask questions if you get stuck - I am here to help!

Additional Resources:

How to Earn Your Badge

Model your Flower following the tutorial.

Post in this thread with:

A link to your world where the flower is placed.
A screenshot of your avatar standing next to your flower.
A brief description of your experience (Have you made similar assets before? What challenges did you face?).

Unleash your creativity and craft a Flower!—let’s see what you can create!