Making Of 'Poker Master'
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by David Moratilla Amago |
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| ZBrush, Maya, Photoshop, BodyPaint |
In this ‘making of’ article I will try to explain the techniques that I used to create this image. I will focus mainly upon the creation of the character. I wanted to learn “new generation” tools, like ZBrush, and this project gave me the opportunity for exactly this. |
I made a basic model in Maya, taking care to ensure that all of the polygons were 4-sided (Fig.01), and then exported to ZBrush. |
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Fig.01 |
I could have generated the UVs here; this would have been a good moment for projection mapping. But I decided that I would use UVLayout later. With this software the “pose” of the geometry doesn’t matter, and so I decided to wait for more detailed meshes from ZBrush.
I imported the OBJs into a ZBrush file using SubTools. I created some reference objects, like the table and cigar, and then posed the character using Transpose Master (Fig.02). Using the Standard and Move brushes, I began the process of adding detail and the refinement of the meshes. I continued this until I had something similar to the geometry that I wanted, still with a low number of polygons (Fig.03). |
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Fig.02 |
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Fig.03 |
I deleted the polygons that were not going to be visible, like the torso and the interior of the shirt. I then had 3 different meshes: head, arms and shirt. I exported these meshes to OBJ format to create the UVs with UVLayout. In UV layout, I made some UVs shells for better distribution and less distortion of the UVs. I tried to place the seams away from the view (Fig.04). |
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Fig.04 |
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