The character floor

Every character starts as a scribble

These are real projects at every honest stage — first pencil lines, grey clay, paint tests, rig checks, final frames. No shortcuts to show, because there aren’t any.

CHARACTER — 01

Chef

A young chef, taken from a pencil turnaround to a final render.

Pencil turnaround sheet of the chef character: front, side and back views
01 Sketch
Final 3D render of the chef character standing with hands on hips
06 Final render
  1. Pencil turnaround sheet of the chef character: front, side and back views
    Stage 01 Sketch Pencil turnaround — front, side and back, with matching head views.
  2. Colour design sheet of the chef character: front, side and back views
    Stage 02 Colour design Colour pass on the same sheet — skin tone, chef whites, black trousers and shoes.
  3. Grey clay sculpt of the chef character in A-pose
    Stage 03 Sculpt The approved design sculpted in grey clay, ready for texturing.
  4. Textured 3D turnaround of the chef character
    Stage 04 Texture & look-dev Textured 3D model, checked against the design sheet from every side.
  5. Expression sheet and pose tests for the chef character
    Stage 05 Rig & pose Six expressions and four poses — the same character in every mood.
  6. Final 3D render of the chef character standing with hands on hips
    Stage 06 Final render Final lit render.

Next character Tea Lady

CHARACTER — 02

Tea Lady

The tea lady, taken from a pencil turnaround to a final render.

Pencil turnaround sheet of the tea lady character: front, side and back views
01 Sketch
Final 3D render of the tea lady character standing with one hand on her hip
06 Final render
  1. Pencil turnaround sheet of the tea lady character: front, side and back views
    Stage 01 Sketch Pencil turnaround — front, side and back, with matching head views.
  2. Colour design sheet of the tea lady character: front, side and back views
    Stage 02 Colour design Colour pass on the same sheet — silver hair, brown and gold dress, teal sash, gold heels.
  3. Grey clay sculpt of the tea lady character in A-pose
    Stage 03 Sculpt The approved design sculpted in grey clay, ready for texturing.
  4. Textured 3D turnaround of the tea lady character
    Stage 04 Texture & look-dev Textured 3D model, checked against the design sheet from every side.
  5. Expression sheet and pose tests for the tea lady character
    Stage 05 Rig & pose Six expressions and four poses — the same character in every mood.
  6. Final 3D render of the tea lady character standing with one hand on her hip
    Stage 06 Final render Final lit render.

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