Working as a character lead no day is the same.
What was a typical/representative day at Goodbye Kansas, while working on “Overkill’s The Walking Dead” trailer? This meant we had to create complex shading trees and groom setups to give the shot production team the ability to control and swap states on demand. We also had several different stages of the characters, shifting both in time axles and development through fight sequences. Heads exploding, splattering brains and dismembered limbs mostly handled in 3D with the help of Houdini simulations from our awesome Fx department.
We also made use of the tileable microSkin packs to break up the surface further and control the mipmap roughness loss with shot distance.įor clothing we decided to go with the XYZ micro fabrics packs the enhance the surface details in Vray and make sure they stayed crisp for the close-up shots.ĭid you have something else really challenging to tackle?įor the last trailer, we had several complicated shots in slow motion of zombies getting banged up. The maps were also repurposed for adding extra depth to the albedos. Since we already had both albedos from the client and scanned actors we focused on using face displacements to enhance secondary and tertiary details on the models. For the faces we used a pretty standard 3 channel Mari workflow for utilizing the XYZ maps which can be found in the tutorial page. 
We used 3 different sets of maps for different parts of the characters: Regarding those textures, how did you work with them?ĭo you have a specific workflow or tips you would like to share with us?
When working on multiple characters for the same story, finding ways to optimize time is key. Having the same UVs on all characters makes it really effective to share displacements between all of them to lower the time spent and still keep high quality. This is where XYZ Displacement scans play a big role. When working with in-game characters the high-res models usually aren't polished to the same degree as we need for VFX work.
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The second step was using displacement maps from the XYZ library to further detail the surface of the skin and fill in parts of lower quality.įor surface detailing, why did you use TexturingXYZ? How did you deal with the potential big feature variations between each character?. These were then blended slightly with the original models to enhance fidelity. To make sure the facial performance was of highest quality we scanned our mocap talents using our in-house scan rig. We also did a touch-up pass on the sculpts to make sure they were up to par with our standards. We started the same way by projecting our own topology over the high res client meshes, taking special account to the placement of certain edge loops. Regarding the heads, we used a different approach. Getting access to the Painter files is a huge time saver since we can repurpose the procedural material setup and redistribute them on the new meshes. From these building blocks, we fully redid the topology, UVs and sculpted on top to heighten the visual quality we aim for in our cinematics. Simply give us a call at 904.247.4325 and you will see the Over Kill difference in your first call.For the characters, we received in-game assets along with work files such as Zbrush tools and Substance Painter files. Having produced products for companies such as "Coke", "Firehouse Subs", "Caddy Shack Charity Golf Tournament", and countless celebrities, there is no job we cannot complete to meet your every desire. By providing premium products and superior service over the years, Over Kill Motorsports has developed a reputation around the country for being the "go-to" company for your all your motorsports needs. Whether we are building a custom golf cart for the local residence of Jacksonville Beach or shipping a race car trailer to Indy, our mission is to provide our manufacturers premium products with superior service and personalization. Over Kill Motorsports is an authorized dealer for many of the top manufacturers and our products include Motor Coaches, Racing Trailers, Small Enclosed Trailers, Utility Trailers, ATV Trailers, and customized Golf Carts. Established as a family business in 2009, Over Kill Motorsports has become an industry leader in providing the widest range of motorsports products from coast to coast.
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