Hey All! I'm excited to try this competition again. I did it years ago but didn't finish. I'm gonna finish this time.. I'm excited to tackle a character that I designed in 2D named Prako. It'll be a Stressful; process, but I'm excited for it. I will also try to tackle a Stylized character too if I have time.

I actually want to do him as a realistic Character, if that's possible

I think that should also be achievable. Just take a look with the rules page info, and make sure you follow all the criteria needed for a realistic character.
Good luck on winning!
https://www.reallusion.com/character-creator/event/2024-3d-character-contest/rules.html

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So with Proko even though I completed his design, he's a lot more complex than my other design, so I needed a bit more reference for him, as I've never made an anthropomorphic character in 3D

1. So Unfortunately a mix of ADHD and Burnout kept me from working on this as much as I wanted to, but now that Im over teh hump, Im gonna try and finish this one as well.
2. [8:27 PM]

   So Since this is an Accurig Submission that I was unfamiliar with its anatomy, I needed to figure out how to block it out. So I took my drawing, and broke the anatomy down into Shapes and colors to make it more easily digestible

My next step was to Blockout the head, next hump I had to get over.

Finally I got to Block out the full Body,to get ready for my next step of sculpting. I'm excited for the next step