Also having the body parts in different tiles would allow me, later on, to be able to split those tiles as Subtools in ZBrush. The next image shows the final result of the first pass of sculpting, only with the main details.įor the UVs, I had to make sure that they were big enough to show close-ups details in the whole body, so I ended up having 12 tiles. I also started to fill the gaps of the design, like adding the skin behaviour to the whole body, trying to play with the thickness of it. It was going to be a creature for features, and being believable is one of the keys, so I tried to follow real-life references changing a bit the actual concept.

For the UVs, I had to make sure that they were big enough to show close-ups details in the whole body, so I ended up having 12 tiles. In this stage, I used the Move Brush + masks and the Move Tool to get the bigger shapes, and when I was happy with it I moved to my favourite brush, the Clay Buildup with the square alpha. I always start with Zspheres to get a rough silhouette and then move on from there. When the concept was done, I started modelling in ZBrush using really basic stuff. Modellingĭuring the whole process, the hardest parts for me were the creation aspects of the creature, like designing the overall shape, setting up the right flow of the scales or choosing the right references during texturing.įrom the beginning, I wanted to create a predator, from somewhere near to the African savannah, but I didn’t know the shapes that I wanted so I started playing around in ZBrush (Dynamesh) and Photoshop.Īfter playing with several different animal shapes, I ended up having a reptile predator, and was based on rhino/chameleon for the horn, crocodile for the head and a lion/pitbull for the body anatomy.įrom the beginning I wanted to create a predator, from somewhere near to the African savannah. The breakdown is going to be focused in two parts, modelling and texturing. It was a long and tough process of learning, creation and hard work, but I had a lot of fun with it.

Here’s a simple breakdown of the creation process I did to create the first piece of my demo reel at Think Tank Training Centre, with Chris Nichols as my mentor. Hello, my name is Javier Blanco and I’m a Spanish modelling and texturing artist.

Mari 3d texture painting