planning my model:
when going into creating my model I did some planning, I considered multiple model ideas before making my final decision. one of first ides where a child dressed in a fairy costume but I struggled to keep the face cute.
I chose this rhino design as I liked the idea of making such a large more dangerous animal more comical and lighthearted. my original design included small wings however in the modelling process it was clear they wouldn’t work therefor I came up with the idea to make it into a circus type rhino with the tutu, bows and ball.
this is the rhino model before the accessories and retopology. I am very happy with the shape of the body and do believe it has maintained the cute theme however during the process it definitely lost quite a lot of detail and decreased in quality.
as the ball was a later decision it is not included in this image. retopology was something I struggled to grasp but was very happy to eventually get the hang of it and feel much more. confident with it.
UV mapping:
the UV mapping was another thing I struggled with a great deal in the beginning as understanding which sections to separate and organize to make it the most efficient clear outcome was very difficult.
Here is a screenshot of me mapping out the tutu, this one was slightly more difficult as I had to actually cut around the edge of it the whole wat round.
Substance painter:
moving along after my UV mapping I began to add colour with substance painter. this was my favourite part of the project as I enjoyed creating the colour scheme to suit the idea of the character. I went with more childish bright colour’s to match the playful cute theme
here are the final colours I decided on. I particularly like how the contrast within this character as rhinos are such a large usually quite strong scary animal, however here it has been put into a fun cute and comedic role. I think the ball really helps to tie it all together however I could have improved in my retopology process as it has caused some issues with the finer details of the character and I have lost a lot of the design.
sketchfab link:
https://skfb.ly/o9Xxt