{"id":2599,"date":"2025-02-22T19:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T19:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/?p=2599"},"modified":"2025-03-10T15:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T15:09:51","slug":"eta-model-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ea3g23\/2025\/02\/22\/eta-model-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Eta 3D Model Process"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. I subdivided a cube and then extruded it to create the shape of the head. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    2. For the hands, I used two UV spheres, and for the ears, I used subdivided cubes and shrunk them to scale. After I was done, I SX -1 to mirror the other one into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    3. To create the split in Eta’s robe, I moved vertices together to create that illusion using the guidelines of the turnaround. I asked Parker (the creator of the idea) at this stage what I could change. He said that I should add some roundness to the robe of Eta and so I added some roundness on the side. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    4. To make the robe thicker and with more depth, I used a Solidify modifer. I then edge split the rim of the robe to ensure it wasn’t “round”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    5. After that, I have the base of the model done, it’s a bit wonky, and not every part is mirrored, but I like how it looks so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    6. This is the part where I do the UV unwrapping and texturing! Since this is for a first draft, I decided to make the UV unwrap decent, but not the best it could be. I didn’t want to get too complicated without a draft model. Due to the unwrap, the texture appears a little more stretched out than it should be, but it should be okay for a draft.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    7. This is the finished texture using solid modes flat shading to give it a more cartoony effect. Definitely happy with this model!!!<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Eta in the sphere!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Rigging and Animation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    I made a quick rig for this character that was fairly simple to do and to accompany it, I made a little idle animation for the character, similar to the one on the hub page!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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