When developing 3D characters it’s important to retain as much of a non-destructive workflow as possible. This is particularly important with regards to games development […]
The Rise of Ngons With the advent of Blender changing it’s polygon engine to include Ngons, as opposed to only supporting triangles and quadrangles (post-Blender […]
Although the source code for Unreal Engine has been made freely available in more recent times, creating and editing levels using the engine is nothing […]
Texturing The Minotaur consists of several textures and materials that are composited together, this render depicts the current painting status of the Minotaur’s color texture […]
Optimization Testing Synopsis The model and armor take about 4.5min/fr to render. Using the rendering technique outlined in my previous post on skinning (“Minotaur XI”) […]
It’s worth noting at this point, that the technique used for sculpting this model is not typical as sculpting is performed non-destructively. In other words, […]
The Head There are many adjustments that were required regarding the original cow head to suit a more bull-looking head. Amongst which are flared nostrils, […]
Hands The hands of the current Minotaur model inherently have five fingers as they originate from the makeHuman base male model. However my Minotaur only […]
I started a new project a few days ago. After having a look at my gallery, I decided that none of the images demonstrate my […]
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When developing 3D characters it’s important to retain as much of a non-destructive workflow as possible. This is particularly important with regards to games development […]
Although 2020 may have been a tough year for many of us, that doesn’t mean we should be down and out about it. Some industries […]
Throughout the game development process, you will need to work with assets that have been generated outside of Unreal. It stands to reason that if […]
If you’ve ever wanted to make your own 3D game but felt overwhelmed by the prospect of having to learn how to code the complexity […]
Skill Level : Beginner Overview Welcome to the first in a series of posts on developing a 3D Sidescroller Racing Game. By following along with […]
The Rise of Ngons With the advent of Blender changing it’s polygon engine to include Ngons, as opposed to only supporting triangles and quadrangles (post-Blender […]
Now that you have Unreal Engine and Editor up and running, it’s time to start migrating your digital assets from Blender into the Editor. In […]
Although the source code for Unreal Engine has been made freely available in more recent times, creating and editing levels using the engine is nothing […]
Forward Kinematics (FK) Rigging If you have been following the other posts on the Minotaur you might have noticed that this is not the first […]
Texturing The Minotaur consists of several textures and materials that are composited together, this render depicts the current painting status of the Minotaur’s color texture […]
Optimization Testing Synopsis The model and armor take about 4.5min/fr to render. Using the rendering technique outlined in my previous post on skinning (“Minotaur XI”) […]
Skinning is the process of attaching geometry to an underlying skeleton or armature. We then use the armature to pose the model and simplify the […]
This image is of the highest level multi-res sculpt which, at level 5, is about 1,4 million polys for this model. Since this is just […]
It’s worth noting at this point, that the technique used for sculpting this model is not typical as sculpting is performed non-destructively. In other words, […]
Sculpting I generally lay out UV’s before sculpting commences… This may not be an ideal solution in some cases as vertex translation of the base […]
UV Layout Students I’ve worked with have often asked me why the term UV is used? And the answer I give them is the same […]
The Head There are many adjustments that were required regarding the original cow head to suit a more bull-looking head. Amongst which are flared nostrils, […]
General Form Improvements The arms and shoulder area have been in need of some major form adjustments, for example the shoulders are in a position […]
Hands The hands of the current Minotaur model inherently have five fingers as they originate from the makeHuman base male model. However my Minotaur only […]
More Form Improvements In the following image I’ve started work on the mouth area. As this character will have a full set of grossly enlarged […]
Merging Edges In this image I’ve merged the head to the main body and here’s a close up of the area that was merged… The […]
I started a new project a few days ago. After having a look at my gallery, I decided that none of the images demonstrate my […]