Rookie Awards 2023 Character Modelling Entry

breakdown

Uv layout

   ''Kappa'' which is a creature from japanese mythology. 

   I started sculpting a base mesh in zbrush 

   then exported in blender, retopologized and uv unwrapped

  Imported zbrush again for sculpting details. I used hd geometry for fine skin details. Also I used alphas to create scales and skin imperfections . Then I exported normals from zbrush 

  Imported normals to substance painter then I used normals to bake curvature map. 

  For texturing I used painter's layer system and smart masks to create color variations and dirt. 

 Rendered in blender cycles

Shadow assassin kayn (League Of Legends Fanart)