MATERIALS & TEXTURES

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MATERIALS & TEXTURES 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Above: Stylized rocky autumnal path & stylized pond
below: FANTASY COBBLESTONE INSPIRED by paint-like textures and STAR-LIKE LEAVES.
program: Adobe substance designer & marmoset toolbag

BELOW: TILE-ABLE MATERIALS CREATED FOR ITCH.IO GAME: “CHIRP

Above: A REALISTIC ROOT-CENTRIC TEXTURE & A REALISTIC WET, FOREST FLOOR TEXTURE
program: Adobe substance designer & UNREAL ENGINE 5
ENVIRONMENT: Set-dressed in unreal engine 5, with “old, forgotten god” BONES sculpted in zbrush

CONCEPTING & DEVELOPMENT

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CONCEPTING & DEVELOPMENT 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

PROGRAMS USED: ZBRUSH, AUTODESK MAYA, SUBSTANCE PAINTER & DESIGNER, MARMOSET TOOLBAG
FAVORITE ASPECTS: HAND-PAINTED TEXTURING OF CHARACTER AND PROPS
STEPS: HIGH POLY SCULPT OF EACH ASSET > LOW POLY CREATION > BAKE & PAINT

sculpting & set-dressing

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sculpting & set-dressing 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊


sculpted in zbrush, retopo’d in maya, painted in adobe substance painter, sET-DRESSED & LIT IN UNREAL ENGINE 5
YOU HAPPEN UPON THE FORGOTTEN, OLD GOD AND WONDER WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS FOREST.

This story follows Roo dragomere, stumbling upon the FINAL resting place of a golem whose light began to flicker out;
a tale that was lost to overgrowth and the passage of time.

Golem sculpted in zbrush, retopo’d in maya, hand-painted in adobe substance painter


set dressed & lit in unreal engine 5

“CHOOSE YOUR CLASS” inspired CHARACTER HUD Illustrated and written in procreate, edited in adobe photoshop, & blueprinted / implemented in unreal engine 5.

CHIRP

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CHIRP 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

ROLES & CONTRIBUTIONS:

  • NPC CREATION

  • TILEABLE TEXTURES & SMART MATERIALS

  • FOLIAGE ARTIST

  • UI/UX ARTIST

  • ILLUSTRATOR

Programs:

  • npcS SCULPTED IN ZBRUSH WITH A HIGHPOLY TO LOWPOLY WORKFLOW

  • NPCS retopologized in autodesk maya

  • npcS HAND-PAINTED IN
    ADOBE SUBSTANCE PAINTER

  • tILEABLE TEXTURES CREATED IN ADOBE SUBSTANCE DESIGNER

  • ui/ux HAND-DRAWN IN PROCREATE

GAME CONTRIBUTIONS

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GAME CONTRIBUTIONS 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

ABOVE: “cat attack” UI to indicate when the cat is about to attack / can hear you!

BELOW: PLAYER CONTROLS, PLAYER INTERFACE, CHARACTER ICONS, DIALOGUE BOX

PLAY "CHIRP" NOW!

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