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EricChadwick: /* Character Examples */ NyraCharacter

2018-09-09T15:04:43Z

‎Character Examples: NyraCharacter

EricChadwick: /* Character Examples / [https://80.lv/articles/secrets-of-human-shaders-in-ue4/ Secrets of Human Shaders in UE4] stylized character workflow process by [https://www.artstation.com/artist/phungdinh

2017-02-16T13:10:22Z

‎Character Examples: * [https://80.lv/articles/secrets-of-human-shaders-in-ue4/ Secrets of Human Shaders in UE4] stylized character workflow process by [https://www.artstation.com/artist/phungdinh

Nelios: /* Character Examples */

2015-11-03T10:55:03Z

‎Character Examples

EricChadwick: SDK Master Thread

2015-10-18T14:43:17Z

SDK Master Thread

EricChadwick: /* Character Process */ Typical character art process (via Pior)

2015-07-30T10:27:06Z

‎Character Process: Typical character art process (via Pior)

EricChadwick: /* Character Examples */ SDK

2015-07-09T00:59:15Z

‎Character Examples: SDK

EricChadwick: /* More Information */ Topology

2015-05-31T20:43:19Z

‎More Information: Topology

EricChadwick: /* Character Examples */ The Great 3D Game Art Giveaway Thread!

2015-03-28T23:35:05Z

‎Character Examples: The Great 3D Game Art Giveaway Thread!

EricChadwick: [http://www.paultosca.com Paul "paultosca" Tosca]

2015-03-16T13:47:50Z

[http://www.paultosca.com Paul "paultosca" Tosca]

EricChadwick: /* Character Process */ size of the team

2015-03-16T13:44:20Z

‎Character Process: size of the team

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 * [http://polycount.com/discussion/138341 The Great 3D Game Art Giveaway Thread!] Polycount Forum thread.
 * [https://gumroad.com/l/NYsAA Argonaut (Game Asset)] by [http://www.gavimage.com/ Gavin 'Gav' Goulden], "Originally created for my presentation with Marmoset at GDC2015. Covering PBR materials and real time rendering for portfolios with the Toolbag 2. In this download, you get my Marmoset scene (lighting setup, material setup), textures (created in ddo and tweaked later), and low poly model. Free / by donation - looking for feedback for future tutorials and assets." [https://gumroad.com/gavingoulden More models from Gavin on Gumroad].
-* [http://polycount.com/discussion/117608 Testing the new DX11 features of ma2013.5], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5fOwSmSaW8 Youtube timelapse] by [http://www.paultosca.com Paul "paultosca" Tosca], sharing the source files for his Nyra character "to help others that might be on the road to becoming game character artists and want to check out the model/textures/psd layout".
+* [[NyraCharacter]] [http://polycount.com/discussion/117608 Testing the new DX11 features of ma2013.5], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5fOwSmSaW8 Youtube timelapse] by [http://www.paultosca.com Paul "paultosca" Tosca], sharing the source files for his Nyra character "to help others that might be on the road to becoming game character artists and want to check out the model/textures/psd layout".
 * [http://polycount.com/discussion/70908 SDK Master Thread] Polycount Forum thread, models to practice texturing with.
 * [http://polycount.com/discussion/38292 P&P - SDK THREAD] Polycount Forum thread, models to practice texturing with.

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 == Character Examples ==
 * [http://polycount.com/discussion/138341 The Great 3D Game Art Giveaway Thread!] Polycount Forum thread.
 * [https://gumroad.com/l/NYsAA Argonaut (Game Asset)] by [http://www.gavimage.com/ Gavin 'Gav' Goulden], "Originally created for my presentation with Marmoset at GDC2015. Covering PBR materials and real time rendering for portfolios with the Toolbag 2. In this download, you get my Marmoset scene (lighting setup, material setup), textures (created in ddo and tweaked later), and low poly model. Free / by donation - looking for feedback for future tutorials and assets." [https://gumroad.com/gavingoulden More models from Gavin on Gumroad].

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 == Character Examples ==
-* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=138341 The Great 3D Game Art Giveaway Thread!] Polycount Forum thread.
+* [http://polycount.com/discussion/138341 The Great 3D Game Art Giveaway Thread!] Polycount Forum thread.
 * [https://gumroad.com/l/NYsAA Argonaut (Game Asset)] by [http://www.gavimage.com/ Gavin 'Gav' Goulden], "Originally created for my presentation with Marmoset at GDC2015. Covering PBR materials and real time rendering for portfolios with the Toolbag 2. In this download, you get my Marmoset scene (lighting setup, material setup), textures (created in ddo and tweaked later), and low poly model. Free / by donation - looking for feedback for future tutorials and assets." [https://gumroad.com/gavingoulden More models from Gavin on Gumroad].
-* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117608 Testing the new DX11 features of ma2013.5], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5fOwSmSaW8 Youtube timelapse] by [http://www.paultosca.com Paul "paultosca" Tosca], sharing the source files for his Nyra character "to help others that might be on the road to becoming game character artists and want to check out the model/textures/psd layout".
+* [http://polycount.com/discussion/117608 Testing the new DX11 features of ma2013.5], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5fOwSmSaW8 Youtube timelapse] by [http://www.paultosca.com Paul "paultosca" Tosca], sharing the source files for his Nyra character "to help others that might be on the road to becoming game character artists and want to check out the model/textures/psd layout".
-* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70908 SDK Master Thread] Polycount Forum thread, models to practice texturing with.
+* [http://polycount.com/discussion/70908 SDK Master Thread] Polycount Forum thread, models to practice texturing with.
-* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38292 P&P - SDK THREAD] Polycount Forum thread, models to practice texturing with.
+* [http://polycount.com/discussion/38292 P&P - SDK THREAD] Polycount Forum thread, models to practice texturing with.
 * [[SkankerzeroModularCharacterSystem]] - By [http://www.skankerzero.com/ Jesse 'skankerzero' Sosa], Polycount Wiki page, how to create a modular character system.
 * [[Roguedevelopmentdiary]] - By [http://crazyferretstudios.com Lee 'almighty_gir' Devonald], Polycount Wiki page, sharing his female superhero creation process, step by step.

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 * [https://gumroad.com/l/NYsAA Argonaut (Game Asset)] by [http://www.gavimage.com/ Gavin 'Gav' Goulden], "Originally created for my presentation with Marmoset at GDC2015. Covering PBR materials and real time rendering for portfolios with the Toolbag 2. In this download, you get my Marmoset scene (lighting setup, material setup), textures (created in ddo and tweaked later), and low poly model. Free / by donation - looking for feedback for future tutorials and assets." [https://gumroad.com/gavingoulden More models from Gavin on Gumroad].
 * [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117608 Testing the new DX11 features of ma2013.5], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5fOwSmSaW8 Youtube timelapse] by [http://www.paultosca.com Paul "paultosca" Tosca], sharing the source files for his Nyra character "to help others that might be on the road to becoming game character artists and want to check out the model/textures/psd layout".
 * [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38292 P&P - SDK THREAD] Polycount Forum thread, models to practice texturing with.
 * [[SkankerzeroModularCharacterSystem]] - By [http://www.skankerzero.com/ Jesse 'skankerzero' Sosa], Polycount Wiki page, how to create a modular character system.

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	The surface details from the high poly model are transferred to the in-game model using [[:Category:Texturing\|textures]] and [[Shaders]] though a process called baking. This baking process can generate a variety of texture maps that help fool the eye into believing the in-game model has more modeled detail than it actually has. The most common of these texture maps are [[Normal map]], and [[AmbientOcclusionMap]].		The surface details from the high poly model are transferred to the in-game model using [[:Category:Texturing\|textures]] and [[Shaders]] though a process called baking. This baking process can generate a variety of texture maps that help fool the eye into believing the in-game model has more modeled detail than it actually has. The most common of these texture maps are [[Normal map]], and [[AmbientOcclusionMap]].
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		+	Typical character art process:
		+	* Build a blockout model.
		+	* Do a rough sculpt.
		+	* Do a final sculpt.
		+	* Polypaint.
		+	* Retopo to create the final low-poly model.
		+	* Unwrap the UVs.
		+	* Set up an exploded bake if needed.
		+	* If the engine is poorly synced, need to rely on convoluted smoothing groups techniques to compensate.
		+	* If the budget is too tight, need to rely on painful edited cage setups.
		+	* Bake it, meaning that one has to know about a whole lot of different texture passes.
		+	* OS to TS conversion in some cases.
		+	* Set up a master PSD file with all the texture passes as groups.
		+	* Use the QuickSaveMaps script for Photoshop to save all maps at once.
		+	* Texturing (either in Photoshop only, or using 3DCoat or Substance Painter, or using DDO or Substance Designer), in PBR fashion or not.
		+	* Export and refine in-engine or Marmoset.

	== Character Examples ==		== Character Examples ==

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 * [[ReTopologyModeling]]
 * [[Subdivision Surface Modeling]]
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 [[Category:Discipline]][[Category:Character]]

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 == Character Examples ==
 * [https://gumroad.com/l/NYsAA Argonaut (Game Asset)] by [http://www.gavimage.com/ Gavin 'Gav' Goulden], "Originally created for my presentation with Marmoset at GDC2015. Covering PBR materials and real time rendering for portfolios with the Toolbag 2. In this download, you get my Marmoset scene (lighting setup, material setup), textures (created in ddo and tweaked later), and low poly model. Free / by donation - looking for feedback for future tutorials and assets." [https://gumroad.com/gavingoulden More models from Gavin on Gumroad]
-* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117608 Testing the new DX11 features of ma2013.5], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5fOwSmSaW8 Youtube timelapse] - Paul Tosca has released the source files for his Nyra character "to help others that might be on the road to becoming game character artists and want to check out the model/textures/psd layout".
+* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117608 Testing the new DX11 features of ma2013.5], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5fOwSmSaW8 Youtube timelapse] by [http://www.paultosca.com Paul "paultosca" Tosca], sharing the source files for his Nyra character "to help others that might be on the road to becoming game character artists and want to check out the model/textures/psd layout".
 * [[SkankerzeroModularCharacterSystem]] - By [http://www.skankerzero.com/ Jesse 'skankerzero' Sosa], how to create a modular character system.
 * [[Roguedevelopmentdiary]] - By [http://crazyferretstudios.com Lee 'almighty_gir' Devonald], sharing his female superhero creation process, step by step.

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 == Character Process ==
-Characters for games are usually created as a group effort, involving an Art Director, Concept Artists, Character Artists, Technical Artists, Animators, and Effects Artists (usually in this order).
+Characters for games are usually created as a group effort, involving an Art Director, Concept Artists, Character Artists, Technical Artists, Animators, and Effects Artists (usually in this order). The number of artists depends on the size of the art team: the team can be tens of people, or sometimes it is all accomplished by one person.
 Characters are first designed as [[Character_Concepts|concepts]], [[CharacterSculpting|sculpted]] to create form and details, [[ReTopologyModeling|re-topology]] modeled for in-game use, [[TexturingTutorials|textured]] and [[Shaders|shaded]] to create color and surface materials, [[Rigging|rigged]] to a skeleton, [[Animation|animated]] to move and act, and [[Special Effects|special effects]] are added.