Original concept and design made for Abe Leal’s Echoes of Cae'r Aurelia contest. Tasked to create a high-fantasy, high-magic, humanoid character in a restricted time frame.

Concepting:
For my concept, I wrote down what key elements I wanted to embody in my design. I wanted to capture a personality and a theme that answers, “where is the character from” and “what is their role?”. I was really enjoying the tribe feel and drifted towards the jungle/forest thematic. The color for the mask and the eyes actually came from my default screensaver and agreed with earthy tones to push the nature theme.

Modeling:
All assets created in ZBrush, using Maxon’s UV master to create UVs for single sided geometry, IMMs, and custom Curve brushes to save development time. Implemented subdivisions workflow for retopology reduction. Custom smart materials were developed in Substance Painter for the leaf and rope with anchors for dynamic effects. Environment and renders were developed between Unreal Engine and Marmoset Toolbag.

This project was completed from concept sketch to final render in under 7 days.