Nightfall Stride – B-boy in the City
I'm excited to share my latest project—a B-boy roaming the city streets at night. His name is Trey, a cool and free-spirited soul.
This project was a great challenge in real-time character modeling and texturing. I sculpted the face and expression in ZBrush, focusing on anatomy to achieve a natural and realistic look.
For the hair, eyelashes, and eyebrows, I generated textures in XGen and converted them into hair cards in Maya. One of the biggest challenges was achieving the right curl shape and thickness. After several iterations, I finally landed on a result I’m happy with.
The clothing and backpack were first created in Marvelous Designer for the base shapes and main folds, then refined in ZBrush with additional details like finer wrinkles. I also used Substance Sampler to add embroidered patches to the jacket.
Working in Marvelous Designer was one of the most enjoyable parts of this project. To ensure the backpack sat naturally on the character, I simulated it directly over the jacket for realistic interaction.
