With regards to creating a maquette for game design or animation, this process allows artists to see the character from any angle to help model or animate. Modeling the character; you could take pictures and import them into a 3D application and use them for reference, or you can get the model scanned by a 3D scanner and then all that has to be done is rig it.
1 -- Sketch
2 - Colourized with details added
3 - Wire armature, joints strengthened with epoxy
4 -- Bulked out with foil and wire
5 -- Used sculpy to create the maquette -- referenced animal and muscle images
6 -- Eyeballs and Spines built with epoxy
7 -- Used brushes, sponges and wire to add texture
8 -- Baked at 275ºF for about 1h15 -- 1h30
9 -- Painted with acrylics, using brush, sponge and airbrush techniques.
10 -- Applied a gloss medium on the eyes, teeth, mouth, ear holes, nostrils and spines.
11 -- Has been named Mortimer Beaubeast.
Timeline:
Drawing ~ 15mins
Colouring ~ 2hrs
Basic model ~ 5hrs
Additional details ~ 4 -- 5hrs
Baking ~ 1.5hrs
Cooling ~ 2 -- 3hrs
Painting ~ 8hrs
Earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Art
Every year the video game industry continues to grow, churning out ever more complex storylines, stunning visual landscapes and memorable characters. Earn your Bachelor of Fine Arts in Game Art at BEAU, and you can be behind the scenes making virtual worlds come alive.
Program objectives
This program is designed to develop your artistic skills and apply them to the video gaming industry.
Incorporate light, shade, color and detail in texture maps
Create models using principles of form, shape and structure
Generate creative content in the form of concept art
Express emotion in animation
Apply artistic skills to produce rich gaming environments
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