@Firebert, thank you :) @pxgeek, well, it's "stock" in a sense that it's built with Blender's Geometry Nodes modifiers (a node-based system for procedural geometry). I have a set of simple modifiers for generating hair from splines for baking texture (there are some hair modifier assets that come with Blender, but I can…
I'm not a rigger nor animator for chars however fwiw I've limited experience with hard surface mechanical stuff so just a few options that may be helpful: 1 - Mesh bends or deforms in unexpected ways when you move the bone Check Bone Weights: ensure vertices are properly weighted to the bones that should control them Use…
The new approach to the hair cards looks much better! As for polycount, 1/4 of the character is not unheard of in the current AAA climate. We've had tri limits anywhere from 5k to 100k so I wouldn't stress too much about tri count, especially for portfolio. Reducing tris or LODing hair is fairly easily done when you have a…
....aaaaaAAAAAAA!!! None of this feels right, but I have to stop somewhere. Around 85k tris. Plus I estimate a few dozens k for hair, so I guess it's fine, but man, what am I even doing... ok then <inhales> AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaa........
Weight painting and rigging. I was hoping to get away with one of the pre-made rigs, but couldn't get anything working. Figured it would be faster to just rebuild a rig from last project than looking for solutions. Quick corrective wrist bone: And here's a problem that plagues EVERY ONE of my projects and makes me want to…
@HarlequinWerewolf, @Noren, thanks! Yeah, you're right, it is probably too full/thick. Going to rework it. I'd like to keep the length though - I think it would be very "Unreal" thing to do, where even manly men can have nice hair flowing in the wind =D Here's what I'm thinking: The original ponytail is pretty high, but…
After browsing this section for a while I've come to a conclusion that I'm supposed to start to post only if my project has something substantial to show. But then what if I commit to a grave mistake early on? I do need help with the whole thing after all. Deciding to just go for it, I'm starting this WiP thread, sorry X)…