AIKA is a 3D creature that I sculpted and added in my underwater environment.
I worked on all the aspects of this project except the small plants scattered on the rocks ( Fab )
The sculpt of the creature was done in Zbrush and the texturing in Mari.
The seaweed were done in Houdini.
The scene was rendered in Maya with Arnold and the compositing was done in Nuke.
I was inspired a lot by the creatures of Avatar for the design of Aika. I also used references of whales and manta ray.
Enjoy the final shot !
Final Shot
Compositing breakdown ( Nuke )
Textured turn ( Mari )
Greyshader turn ( Zbrush )
Seaweed ( Houdini )