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Viking Shield - Game Ready Asset

Hello everyone, here is my viking shield I did for a games asset that I spent a couple of days on. I used some of my free time to improve on my high to low poly baking and practice some more Zbrush organic sculpting. I wanted to make sure that my breakdowns and presentation was clean and tidy to the viewer. I used one 2K texture map to ensure it runs smoothly in a game engine (2048 x 2048 - Albedo, Normal, Roughness, Metallic and Ambient Occlusion). Inspiration came from the video game 'WWE 2K Battlegrounds' where they had Scotland arena full of viking shields. I decided to create my own viking shield from scratch to keep the work productivity going. Being able to get back into the games art pipeline is a good feeling and hoping it shows I am improving my portfolio. Hope you like what you have seen from my artwork!

Low Poly Model - 30,864 Triangles (Games Art - Reduction/Triangulate = 13,866 or 15,932 Triangles)
High Poly Model - Zbrush Sculpt - 3,973,000 Triangles (Adding wood grain detail and High Poly baking)
Baking/Texturing Stage - Done in Adobe 3D Substance Painter
Rendering/Presentation Stage - Done in Marmoset Toolbag 3

Viking Shield - Front Render

Viking Shield - Front Render

Viking Shield - Front and Back View

Viking Shield - Front and Back View

Viking Shield - Final Render Shot - Presentation

Viking Shield - Final Render Shot - Presentation

Viking Shield - Final Render Shot 2 -Presentation

Viking Shield - Final Render Shot 2 -Presentation

Viking Shield - Zbrush Sculpt - Front and Back View

Viking Shield - Zbrush Sculpt - Front and Back View

Viking Shield - Workflow Breakdown

Viking Shield - Workflow Breakdown

Viking Shield - Level of Detail - Games Art Purpose

Viking Shield - Level of Detail - Games Art Purpose

Viking Shield - Front View - GIF 1

Viking Shield - Front View - GIF 1

Viking Shield - Back View - GIF 2

Viking Shield - Back View - GIF 2

PureRef Reference Board - Part 1

PureRef Reference Board - Part 1

PureRef Reference Board - Part 2

PureRef Reference Board - Part 2

Viking Shield - 360 Degree - Marmoset Toolbag Turntable

Viking Shield - Texture Map Breakdown

Viking Shield - Texture Map Breakdown

Viking Shield - 360 Degree - Marmoset Toolbag Turntable - Wireframe Mode