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Taylor Volek
Art Creation
Boxer Girl
I am thrilled to present the Directed Focus Study that I completed during my tenure at SMU Guildhall , as it was an incredibly rewarding and exciting project for me . My inspiration came from Ian Su ’ s concept of a boxer character , which immediately grabbed my attention and sparked my imagination .
To bring this fierce character to life , I created a game-ready , stylized model that is fully rigged and includes organic details such as the muscles in her arms and the gloves on her hands . The entire body of the character , including the gloves , consists of 56k tris and 28k polys . My primary tools for modeling were 3ds Max and Zbrush .
While remaining true to the original concept , I added a stylized element to the character ’ s gloves to enhance her punching power . I enlarged them and incorporated LEDs that change with successful hits , allowing me to merge hard surface and organic modeling techniques .
The project took me approximately one semester , or around 3.5 months , to complete . This study allowed me to showcase my skills as a game artist and express my passion for the craft .
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