Independent Study

Module Process

• Design a creature (doesn't have to be humanoid, but does have to be bipedal)
• (week 3) when design has been approved, you are ready to sculpt
  • Terminology will make sense when learning the software
  • Create a basemesh (Z-spheres)
  • use the z-spheres to make an adaptive skin
  • subdivide adaptive skin and sculpt on
  • Add detail when sculpting
  • Add colour
  • The character will be in the classic T-Pose or M-Pose
  • From this pose, we will then use it to make a more natural pose, which is befitting of the character
  • using light, render the character and comp it on a background
  • That will be the final concept

The reason why we save and keep the default T-Pose/M-Pose, is because the final concept cannot be used within the game. Using the T-Pose, it can then be engineered to work within the game (not going to be done within this specific module, but is important to note this since it is critical within the development pipeline).

Training

• Resources Tab on the module blog (https://gama2004worc.blogspot.com/p/resources.html )
• MUST WATCH: ZBrush 2018 essential training (linkedIn Learning - search "ZBrush") Try to get the first 4 chapters done by week 3, or before
• MUST WATCH: Sculpting a creature with ZBrush and Photoshop (linkedIn Learning)
• If things are outdated, look up the more recent versions.
• If the character requires extra things which are not listed in the listed videos - search for other videos online. For example, if the character has flowing cloth, search for tutorials for that.

Watch the first 2 chapters in the Sculpting a creature with ZBrush and Photoshop in linkedIn Learning for next week, it will definitely help!

Need to remember that this is a sculpting module, so try not to get too distracted by the design of the creature - as it is not a character design module.

Update everything on the blogs

FOR WEEK 2: have on this blog a post of the designs and reasons (along with chosen references and reasoning) for the character

For an ease of structure - use the Week 1 Independent Study Checklist on the module blog - try to follow the checklist time length

Character concepts in bullet point format, along with reasons (very brief), think of backstories for this creature along with references of design

3 ideas to narrow down from would be useful for the groups to have their opinions and discussions (again, it is a creature/character. So it can be a normal human character, or something entirely different like a monstrous creature).

Try to keep things simple, don't go overboard for the first attempt, add extreme detail to a small amount of work as opposed to a little amount of detail to a lot of different aspects to the model (limit of design is limited to the imagination, but be realistic - due to time scale (don't do a ten-thousand headed dragon since it's not going to be done within the time scale)).

Use the rest of the lecture working on learning the interface of the software rather than designing the character,