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Tribal Centaur Warrior – Realtime Character

This character was created during my Creature Modeling & Sculpting class at Gnomon with Jared Krichevsky. The design combines African tribal influences with antelope anatomy, inspired by the work of Duncan Fraser, which really inspired me to take on a centaur creature. I studied African wildlife and cultural traditions to ground the design in authenticity, researching real-world tribes to weave those details directly into the character.

The project developed over three months, starting in the ten-week class and refined afterward. It was taken through a full game-ready pipeline—from sculpting and retopology to texturing and rendering.

Software: ZBrush, Maya, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine 5

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I kept edge flow focused on supporting animation and deformation in key areas like the shoulders, arms, and legs, while maintaining an optimized polycount for real-time performance.

I kept edge flow focused on supporting animation and deformation in key areas like the shoulders, arms, and legs, while maintaining an optimized polycount for real-time performance.

The character was fully unwrapped with clean, optimized UVs to support a game-ready pipeline.

The character was fully unwrapped with clean, optimized UVs to support a game-ready pipeline.

Here are the real-world references I studied to ground the design in culture and realism, helping the character feel authentic and grounded.

Here are the real-world references I studied to ground the design in culture and realism, helping the character feel authentic and grounded.

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