BLOODAXE - Game Ready Character
Hello everyone! I'm excited to share my very last challenge submission for Game Art Design at the University of Hertfordshire, featuring Eric Haraldsson, AKA Bloodaxe. This character was optimized for real-time gaming. The cinematic was rendered in Lumen and Still images and the turntable was rendered using Path Tracing in Unreal Engine 5.
Creating two Viking characters in just three months was a hard but rewarding endeavour. My goal was to push the boundaries of realism and element, a feat I hadn't tried earlier than. Bloodaxe represents my first step on this ambitious journey.
I'd like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to my classmate Manjeeth, in addition to my lecturer Neil, for their invaluable feedback and guidance through this creative process. A special way to my fellow Discord channel amigos for their valuable feedback.
For a comprehensive, in-depth look at my journey, together with the specific documentation, please go to my blog through the link provided below.
Documentation Link - https://safwansadik.wordpress.com/category/major-project/
I hope you enjoy exploring the world of Bloodaxe as much as I did crafting it. Your support and feedback mean the world to me. Stay tuned for more exciting projects and developments on my ArtStation portfolio! Thank You.
Bloodaxe (Eric Haraldsson) - Character Reveal
Real-Time in Unreal Engine - 60.0 fps
Bloodaxe Turntable
Master Material - Face and Body
Master Material - Eye
Master Material - Tearline (Outer Eye)
Master Material - Hair
Master Material - Props
Bloodaxe with fur polycount of 516K Tris
Bloodaxe without fur polycount of 183K Tris
Bloodaxe with fur and weapons polycount of 538K Tris
Blocking Armours
Blocking Cloths
Clothes making in Marvelous Designer
Full Blockout in Zbrush
Dragger Blocking
Full Blockout with hair in Zbrush
Face Detailing
Hand Detailing
Celtic pattern making
Different tileable Celtic patterns
Celtic pattern alpha, sculpting method in Zbrush
Dragger Full detailed
Full detailing in Zbrush
Full detailing with hair blocking in Zbrush
Axe pattern sculpting by masking
Spear Axe pattern sculpting by masking
Weapons detailing
Weapons Propotion
Raven Blocking
Raven Detaling
Raven Detaling
Feathers for Raven
Retop using Quad Draw in Maya
UV unwrapping in Rizom UV
Baking in Marmoset Toolbag
Baking Spear Axe in Marmoset Toolbag
Baking Axe in Marmoset Toolbag
Face painting in Substance Painter
First full texture in Substance Painter
Dragger texturing
Weapon texturing
New face painting
New full texture
Rigging and posing the character
Weight painting affected areas
Final Pose
Changing facial expressions using the Sculpt tool in Maya itself
Loading textures in Unreal
Full texture in Unreal
Realtime view in Unreal Engine
Lighting setup in Unreal
Cinematic camera setup
Cinematic view
Experimenting with some facial expressions
Experimenting with some facial expressions
Close-up shot camera setup