J the Musician

Based on concept art by Muse Software for the character "J" from Wolfenstein. I really liked the character design because it reminded me of survivors from zombie games I grew up playing, and the down-to-earth yet apocalyptic aesthetic they had. It was my intention to bring my own interpretation to the concept art, rather than recreate what was in the game.

The haircards and custom hair textures were made from Houdini's grooming tools. The hair textures I baked in Substance Designer. The project is rendered in Marmoset Toolbag.

This was my first project where I explored making custom hair textures, and figuring out a workflow to optimize them into cards. I learned a great deal about modeling, UVs, and shader tricks for hair cards rendered in real time.