David Gibson

I sent @FromHappyRock all the images I've already tweeted in this thread & he got to work. First pass was body shape & posture exploration. We chose 2 because it simplified some of his shapes, was instantly appealing, & I felt the anatomy would work best for 3D. Also...so fluffy!pic.twitter.com/tJv1wCgqzR

And here you can watch @FromHappyRock's entire process from sketch exploration all the way to the final color concept. Nicholas is also paying close attention to reference the character work that @MissJamieKaye had already done. #TimeLapsepic.twitter.com/ndUApQDmkV

Being able to see a range of facial expressions is also important to feeling confident about a character's design. @FromHappyRock put this sheet of facial expressions together which will help a ton when modelling, rigging, and animating Bruffles. #characterdesign #indiedevpic.twitter.com/GOO2m2Qbv8

After the concept is complete a 3D modeler does a speed sculpt to feel out the design in 3D before adding too much detail. This marks the beginning of the "blockout" phase. We'll be using this blockout for a while in-game. #IndieDev #screenshotsaturday #characterdesignpic.twitter.com/5GfMV1zXAo

Before I can rig and use this model in-game the amount of polygons needs to be reduced. This is a process known as Re-topologizing or commonly called Retopo. The modeller draws over the hi-res 3D mesh using polygons, simplifying the model & creating the in-game mesh.pic.twitter.com/D4yU9eZI3X

And now we're all caught up to where I am right this second. The blockout model is complete and I will start rigging this weekend. This process is great because I can work on animation & implementation while the modeler continues to add detail & begin texturing. Yea! :Dpic.twitter.com/Hmi79iMomx

Little update: Rigging Bruffles is coming along great! All his joints are laid out and named. Control curves for each joint are done. A couple more days in tech art land and then I'll paint skin weights. (Simple flat colors applied to make the picture more interesting)pic.twitter.com/fY2ZaRbu9E