MinionsArt
Artist, shader programmer and indie developer who writes approachable Unity shader and VFX tutorials, and is making the cat adventure game Astro Kat.
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- Spooky particles: vertex color animated mesh particles (tutorial)
Tutorial post with files for animating mesh particles using vertex colors, updated with axis fixes.
minionsart.github.io · Oct 2026 - @minionsart.bsky.social: low rolling volume clouds, kept simple to follow
Cloud effect built on a local volume fog cube post, explained in an easy tutorial.
bsky.app · Aug 2026 - Low Rolling Clouds Volume
Patreon post on a localized volume of low rolling clouds.
patreon.com · Aug 2026 - Volumetric Box/Fog Volume
Patreon post on making a box-shaped volumetric fog volume.
patreon.com · Jul 2026 - Stylized Water 2026
Patreon post on a 2026 update to a stylized water shader.
patreon.com · Jun 2026 - Vertex Flowmap Painter
Patreon post on a tool for painting vertex-color flowmaps used in vertex displacement.
patreon.com · Jun 2026 - Terrain and mesh blending in URP (tutorial with code)
Post with shaders and code to blend a mesh smoothly into an environment mesh or terrain in URP.
patreon.com · Mar 2026 - Terrain/Mesh Blending for URP
Patreon post on blending terrain and mesh surfaces together in URP.
patreon.com · Mar 2026 - Laser Beam
Patreon post on building a laser beam effect.
patreon.com · Oct 2025 - Low Poly Glitch Effect
Patreon post on a low-poly glitch effect.
patreon.com · Aug 2025 - How to make a Stylized Minimap (with Navmesh)
Builds a stylized minimap using a navmesh.
youtu.be · Jul 2025 - Clean (Mini)Map Setup 2
Patreon post on setting up a clean minimap, part 2.
patreon.com · Jun 2025 - Transparency Scene Color Renderer Feature
Patreon post on a renderer feature for a transparency scene color texture.
patreon.com · Jun 2025 - Adding Tessellation into URP Shader Graph
Patreon post on adding tessellation to URP Shader Graph.
patreon.com · May 2025 - Curve Layout Group for UI
Patreon post on a curved layout group for Unity UI.
patreon.com · May 2025 - Cool things to do with Light Cookies
Shows creative uses of light cookies such as moving cloud shadows.
youtu.be · Apr 2025 - Custom Post Processing with Render Graph
Patreon post on custom post processing using URP's Render Graph.
patreon.com · Mar 2025 - Custom Post Processing for Volumes in URP
Patreon post on custom post processing for URP volumes.
patreon.com · Feb 2025 - World Position Changing Effects Video
Demonstrates effects that change based on world position.
youtu.be · Feb 2025 - Snow and Icicles Shader Graph
Patreon post building snow and icicles in Shader Graph.
patreon.com · Dec 2024 - Snow and Icicles Tessellation Shader Graph
Patreon post building snow and icicles with tessellation in Shader Graph.
patreon.com · Dec 2024 - Glitchy TextMeshPro text shader with free code and tutorial
Custom TMP shader producing glitch text, with full written tutorial and free shader code.
patreon.com · Nov 2024 - A look at Ghost Shaders
Patreon post surveying ghost shader approaches.
patreon.com · Oct 2024 - Glitchy Textmeshpro Shader
Patreon post on a glitchy TextMeshPro shader.
patreon.com · Oct 2024 - World Position Effects 3: Textures
Patreon post on world position effects using textures.
patreon.com · Aug 2024 - Stylized Metal Shader Graph
Patreon post building a stylized metal shader in Shader Graph.
patreon.com · Aug 2024 - Worldspace Ground Fog Effect
Patreon post on a world-space ground fog effect.
patreon.com · Jun 2024 - Fun with Wireframe shaders
Patreon post on wireframe shader effects, including dissolve variants.
patreon.com · May 2024 - Stylized Skybox Shader
Patreon post on a stylized skybox shader.
patreon.com · Sep 2023 - Animated Light Patreon post
Patreon post on an animated light effect in Unity.
patreon.com · ~Aug 2023 - Basic Quad/Octree Culling 2
Patreon post on basic quadtree and octree culling, part 2.
patreon.com · Mar 2023 - Recreating Wind Waker Style Lights in Unity
Recreates Wind Waker style lights in Unity using stencil techniques.
youtu.be · Mar 2023 - Even Better Interactive Grass System
Improved interactive grass system for Unity.
youtu.be · Mar 2023 - patreon.com
Patreon post on setting up a basic quad for an effect in Unity.
patreon.com · ~Feb 2023 - Wind Waker Style Patreon post
Patreon post on a Wind Waker style effect in Unity.
patreon.com · ~Feb 2023 - World Position Effects 2: More Shapes
Patreon post on world position effects with more shapes for URP.
patreon.com · Jan 2023 - Santa Hat
Patreon post modeling a Santa hat.
patreon.com · Dec 2018 - Handpainted Stone Tiles
Patreon post on handpainted stone tiles.
patreon.com · Oct 2018 - Dragon Head
Patreon post modeling a dragon head.
patreon.com · Aug 2018 - Gradients Cloth
Patreon post on gradient-textured cloth.
patreon.com · Apr 2018 - Handpainted Grass
Patreon post on handpainted grass.
patreon.com · Apr 2018 - Pine Tree
Patreon post modeling a pine tree.
patreon.com · Mar 2018 - Handpainted Rock
Patreon post modeling and painting a handpainted rock.
patreon.com · Feb 2018 - Modular Wall
Patreon post on a modular wall kit.
patreon.com · Feb 2018 - Fantasy Shields
Patreon post modeling fantasy shields.
patreon.com · Jan 2018 - Toon Faces
Patreon post on toon-style faces.
patreon.com · Jan 2018 - Fish
Patreon post modeling fish.
patreon.com · Dec 2017 - Alien/ Fantasy Plants
Patreon post modeling alien and fantasy plants.
patreon.com · Nov 2017 - Gradients Metal
Patreon post on gradient-textured metal.
patreon.com · Nov 2017 - Spooky Props
Patreon post modeling spooky props.
patreon.com · Oct 2017 - Gradient Setup
Patreon post on setting up gradient textures.
patreon.com · Sep 2017 - Stylized Tree
Patreon post modeling a stylized tree.
patreon.com · Sep 2017 - Stylized Layered Rocks
Patreon post on stylized layered rocks.
patreon.com · Aug 2017 - Jacket & Trousers
Patreon post modeling a jacket and trousers.
patreon.com · Aug 2017 - Gradient Materials
Patreon post on gradient materials for stylized art.
patreon.com · Jul 2017 - Hands
Patreon post on modeling hands.
patreon.com · Jul 2017 - Bat Wings
Patreon post on modeling bat wings.
patreon.com · Jul 2017 - Toon Skulls
Patreon post on modeling toon skulls.
patreon.com · Jul 2017 - Minotaur
Patreon post modeling a minotaur character.
patreon.com · Jun 2017 - Stylized Hair
Patreon post on stylized hair.
patreon.com · Jun 2017 - Fantasy Swords
Patreon post modeling fantasy swords.
patreon.com · Jun 2017 - Toon Eyes
Patreon post on toon-style eyes.
patreon.com · May 2017 - Base > Finished 'Cute'
Patreon post taking a cute base mesh to a finished character.
patreon.com · May 2017 - Tiny Environment Concepts
Patreon post on tiny environment concepts.
patreon.com · May 2017 - Stylized Rocks
Patreon post modeling stylized rocks.
patreon.com · May 2017 - Applying Palette
Patreon post on applying a palette to models.
patreon.com · Apr 2017 - Gradient Tricks
Patreon post on gradient texture tricks for stylized models.
patreon.com · Apr 2017 - Quadruped 'Hunter' Base
Patreon post on a quadruped hunter base mesh.
patreon.com · Apr 2017 - Humanoid 'Cute' Base
Patreon post on a cute humanoid base mesh.
patreon.com · Apr 2017 - Stylized Ruins
Patreon post modeling stylized ruins.
patreon.com · Mar 2017 - Humanoid 'Strong' Base
Patreon post on a strong humanoid base mesh.
patreon.com · Mar 2017 - 'Lazy' Unwrapping Extra
Patreon extra on the lazy UV unwrapping workflow.
patreon.com · Feb 2017 - Palettes
Patreon post on color palettes for stylized game art.
patreon.com · Feb 2017 - Palettes 2
Patreon post continuing color palettes for stylized art.
patreon.com · Feb 2017 - Tree Build-up
Patreon post building up a tree model.
patreon.com · Feb 2017 - 'Lazy' Unwrapping
Patreon post on a lazy UV unwrapping workflow for stylized models.
patreon.com · Jan 2017 - Stylized House
Patreon post modeling a stylized house.
patreon.com · Jan 2017 - Prototyping with Primitives
Patreon post on prototyping game art with primitive shapes.
patreon.com · Jan 2017 - Character Build-up
Patreon post building up a character model.
patreon.com · Jan 2017 - Minionsart Tutorials
Minionsart's index of shader and VFX tutorials.
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