Jan Urschel
@janurschel
Art Director, Concept Designer, Instructor New Membership program available now! Website:
I posted a making-of video for the recent Halo tribute piece I did on collaboration with Halo Studios/Microsoft and Cook & Becker. www.hendrix-design.com/the-silent-c... Members only!
Very honored to collaborate once again with @cookandbecker.bsky.social and the folks at Halo Studios to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Halo! This is available as a limited edition print over at their shop! www.cookandbecker.com/en/artwork/3...
Available for free for all members! www.hendrix-design.com/so-do-we-jus... Where I rant a bit about the increasingly hard to navigate AI landscape, both online and on actual work projects and some little side quests into the pleasure of meeting like minded folks and an upcoming IRL exhibition.
New tutorial on my Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHGG... Interior architecture is key not only in set design for movies but also video game experiences. Follow me along as I create engaging interiors with realistic and cinematic lighting, materials and design.
What can we do if we just can't get to work. Simply saying "just do it" has no effect. I'm sure most of us have been there one time or another ... New article, free for all members! www.hendrix-design.com/art-block/
Some more shots from the latest scene. If you want to see how this one was made and create your own in Blender check out the making of video and Blender file on my site. You can sign up right away and also enjoy tons more videos and articles right away. www.hendrix-design.com/the-field/
New image! This was a fun one as I finally got to explore more in geometry nodes in the latest Blender version. Still baby steps but at least something! I also recorded a video about it for my members. You can join and check it out here! www.hendrix-design.com/the-field/
New tutorial free on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkHT... Tired of rendering with Cycles and Eevee in Blender? Give Octane a try! This tutorial is an introduction to the Octane plugin for Blender and how I use it in a Concept Design workflow. Did I mention the plugin is free?!?!?
3D can be very technical and feel sterile. Let’s make the process more intuitive, creative and fun! Learn how to sketch architecture and environments directly in realtime in 3D with Blender. Full tutorial now on my YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1ZR...
We have all been there. You have a great design but somehow the client hasn’t chosen yours. Sometimes it's just about how you present it! Full video for free on my YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTga...
I'm experimenting with Livestreams for my membership and just announced two dates for March 2026. Please have a look! www.hendrix-design.com/livestreams/
Felt like doing something simpler and more graphic. I also made a roughly 1 hour video breakdown of this image including thoughts process, inspiration, blockout and execution for my membership. Blender file also included! hendrix-design.com/the-hallway/
See how Blender and its real-time tools can be used in a professional production workflow for Hollywood movies and AAA video games to produce high quality environment concept design. Now free on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0OK...
Some thoughts on how I generate ideas reliably, stay creative and make steady progress. Free article for my members! www.hendrix-design.com/nurturing-id...
Now free on Youtube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=loKH... Tutorial Tuesday! Let's look at the masters of cinema to turn our clean, realistic 3D set into a cinematic one in Blender. We take it apart, destroy it, light it and color grade the hell out of it!
Level up your 3D and design skills. Let's learn from the real world as we build a complete set with assets, materials and lighting completely with Blender and rendered in Eevee in realtime! Now for free on my Youtube channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJK_...
Tutorial Tuesday again! Learn to create a moody sci-fi interior/exterior scene. We explore different lighting scenarios, a variety of surfaces and materials to help push your scenes further. Bonus: a little spaceship kitbashing action. www.youtube.com/watch?v=grHR...
Is it really already February? I feel like the year barely begun and it is already almost 10% over. Maybe already time to think how those New Years resolutions are shaping up. Lost any weight yet? How about sketching every single day? www.hendrix-design.com/showing-up/
Here's something peculiar. Something I don't think I ever really had in this form before, at least in art. The title says it all I guess. How to start, or what? Maybe even why? It's been bothering me for a while now. Free article for my members! www.hendrix-design.com/how-to-start/
Procedural Power Part 2 for Tutorial Tuesday this week! Build epic cityscapes in Blender. Free now on my YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wevB...
This week we had Vincent Ménier on the show to talk about the games industry, what to look out for in 2026 and how to improve your chances of getting hired as an artist at the company you want! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnB2...
This week on Tutorial Tuesday we look at how to create weather effects for concept design in Blender like snow, rain, puddles etc. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp2z...
It's 2026 and time to clean up your portfolio. I shared a little article with my members on what made me do it and how I went about it. www.hendrix-design.com/spring-clean...
I missed tutorial Tuesday this week so let's just make it Thursday? :) My Procedural Landscapes in Blender tutorial is now free to watch for everyone on my YouTube channel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frwa...
One of the staples of sci-fi environment design. The futuristic corridor. I'll take you through the design, lighting and rendering of one in this video. Now completely free on Youtube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfeN...
Finally some new work! Did this image in Blender 5 and Eevee for my new tutorial. It's now live on my gumroad store and also for free through my membership program. janurschel.gumroad.com/l/dbkbsf
For our new episode we had the legendary Andy Park as guest. He shared his incredible journey from comics, to games, to Marvel Studios. A hero's journey in real life so to speak. Don't miss this one! www.youtube.com/watch?v=te_c...
Tutorial Tuesday! This week its part 3 of the Megacity series. Dark, dystopian and rainy. I'm sharing my kitbash design process from blockout to paintover. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3WU...
Tutorial Tuesdays continues. This video is an extensive look at creating materials, rendering, paintover and presentation for your cool spaceship designs! Free for all! Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni1H...
We had the great pleasure to have Ben Mauro back on the show to talk to us about all things Huxley and more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNVH...