Hi, I'm Ajay, a Passionate 3D artist. This is my first time participating in a Reallusion contest. Although I just discovered the contest a week ago, I believe I have enough time to produce a great entry. After reviewing the rules, regulations, and rewards, I felt a bit disappointed about missing previous contests, but I'm determined to give my best effort this time.
After considering several concepts, I decided to enter the realistic character design category. In the limited time, I opted to focus on creating a realistic "ORC CHARACTER" using Character Creator, rather than a full animation.



I have gathered various ORC character concepts for inspiration, aligning them with the contest criteria, and collected references for facial and anatomical details.



I have also drawn a concept art piece based on the model I aim to create, ensuring I capture all possible details to serve as references. This approach helps reduce the complexity of secondary and tertiary details in the work.

I created the base body in Character Creator 4, using the Kevin character to achieve a similar masculine build.





Then, I exported it to ZBrush and began sculpting it to more closely match my references.

This week's process update:

I've matched the body proportions to my reference and started sculpting the details.


For the face, I'm aiming to replicate the Durotan character from Warcraft, as I believe it best suits a realistic look.




I've begun adding details by using a 3D scanned model. I wrapped the topology using Wrap software and projected all the details and textures in ZBrush.







Then, I transferred everything to Character Creator using GOZ plus, enabling me to transfer the normal map for preview purposes.



Although the final process will go through Substance Painter, this step is just for previewing. Next, I'll be adding accessories and more details.

Process update for the last couple of weeks:

I blocked out the basic armor outfit and gradually began detailing all the armor pieces, including adding secondary and tertiary details. The armor is now complete.





I've also unwrapped the UVs and completed the texturing, addressing any issues along the way. Next week, I'll likely update the fur and textures before moving on to the look development for the final render.

Here's an update on the props I've made: I'm sharing the topology for these assets. For some of the non-deformable meshes, I used decimation to achieve a low-poly version.

Here's the turntable render of the high-poly sculpt.

Thanks for your support! I can't wait to share the final result!

Latest Update

All the assets have been converted to low-poly and imported into Character Creator 4.

I've weight-painted and parented them to the appropriate bones.(Still in progress)

I also created the hairstyle and Beard using the Character Creator packs.


Here are the UVs for the assets I've created. Everything has been baked in Substance Painter, and the textures have been detailed. I'll be updating the textures in the upcoming updates!