Here is the result of a great culmination of time, effort and dedication to creating my 3D character model of the Imperial Soldier.

Prior to the project, I performed research for inspiration to determine what the 3D character model may look like.

Luckily enough, I had a design for my inspiration - an Imperial Soldier I sketch I had created before. This saved time and effort, since I was able to quickly determine the project scope and direction.

When I started creating the 3D model and sculpting it in the software tool ZBrush, I began blocking out the human body and creating a rough shape of it before smoothing out. Then I created the accouterments for the model, such as armor and clothing, and thought about the textures that would be necessary to complete them. After some time sculpting and smoothing out, I worked out the finer details of the model in its final form. Next, I created the UV maps and exported the model and maps over to Adobe Substance Painter to create the textures and materials for the model.

In Adobe Substance 3D Painter, I was able to quickly apply textures and materials to the different parts of the model. I was also able to tweak some of the settings of the materials by adding masks and paint layers to add a bit more detail to the model overall.

After applying the right textures and materials, I exported the texture maps to Maya for rendering. In creating the video, I created an enclosed scene with multiple lighting elements and textures applied on the model. I then rendered the whole scene in Adobe Media Encoder to create the video. Finally, I imported the video into Adobe Premiere Pro to create a more cinematic video.

This project was quite a journey! Using ZBrush with little experience, I was able to quickly learn the tool to sculpt out a 3D character model. Same for Adobe Substance 3D Painter, where I was able to create the best textures for the elements of the model. Despite the obstacles and unexpected hurdles that I ran into during this project, I managed to come out on top and created a work that I'm proud of and excited to share with the world.