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Creature Factory 2
01 - First steps
  1. 01

    Introduction

    Free
  2. 02

    A Quick Concept

  3. 03

    Base Mesh

02 - Sculpting
  1. 01

    Multires

  2. 02

    Dynamic Topology

  3. 03

    Detailing Hands and Feet

03 - Retopology
  1. 01

    Getting Started

  2. 02

    Order into Chaos

  3. 03

    Mouth and Teeth

  4. 04

    Arms, Feet, and Back

  5. 05

    Fixing Errors and Wrapping Up

04 - Finalizing the Mesh
  1. 01

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  2. 02

    Baking and Displacing

  3. 03

    Fixing Eyes and Sockets

  4. 04

    Last Corrections

05 - Rigging
  1. 01

    Basic Bones

  2. 02

    Footroll Setup

  3. 03

    Palm Control

  4. 04

    Tidying Up

  5. 05

    Knee Target

  6. 06

    Finger Setup

  7. 07

    Eye Setup

  8. 08

    Mirroring Gruntwork

  9. 09

    Deformation and Weight Painting

  10. 10

    Eyeblink Shape Keys

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    Custom Bone Shapes

  12. 12

    Fixing the Jaw

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  2. 02

    Preparation and Skin Direction

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  3. 03

    Creating a Stencil Texture for Scales

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  4. 04

    Working with Stencil Textures

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  5. 05

    Detailing the Head

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  6. 06

    Mouth and Tongue

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  7. 07

    More Details!

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  8. 08

    Fixing Seams Artifacts

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  9. 09

    Hands and Feet

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  10. 10

    Fine Details and Finalizing

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  1. 01

    Eyes

  2. 02

    Blocking Out the Body

  3. 03

    First Detail Pass

  4. 04

    Veins and Blood Vessels

  5. 05

    Baking the Final Color Map

  6. 06

    Specular Map

08 - Material Setup
  1. 01

    Body

  2. 02

    Eyes

09 - Final Render
  1. 01

    Turntable Light Setup

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Francesco Siddi
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09 - Final Render

Turntable Light Setup

Casting your creature in the right light.

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3 comments
Anthony Jones
Anthony Jones
Feb. 20th, 2017

More! This was so great. When can we expect more content from you?

Nicolas Fenix
Nicolas Fenix
July 26th, 2016

I finally finished watching it.. I've learned a lot ! And now I'm depressed by your skills.

Thanks for your work Andy.

Ingmar Franz
Ingmar Franz
July 8th, 2021

@Nicolas Fenix Don't be depressed: Your skills will develop by practicing 😀!

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