Attic Playground ( 3D )

Alice
Personal thesis project: "Feelings is a Toy" for Academy of Art University.

The story of this character is that she creates friends out of toys and various objects, pouring her soul and a piece of herself into them, giving them feelings and personality. She embodies our inner child and our creativity. After all, when we draw and create characters, we already imagine their personality, behavior, and even their mood. She is my personal embodiment of why it is important to follow concepts faithfully and respect their creators — because in bringing them to life, they have poured in their own inner child.

Awards: Runner-up at Spring Show Awards 2025.

Pipeline:
- Concept of the сharacters - Procreate
- Blocking - Maya
- UVs - Maya
- Sculpting - ZBrush
- Rigging - Maya
- Texturing - Substance 3D Painter
- Hair - XGen
- Render - Arnold

Environment's pipeline:
- Based on concept art: Manuel Schweitzer
- Blocking - Maya
- UVs - Maya
- Sculpting - ZBrush
- Texturing - Substance 3D Painter
- Render - Arnold

https://www.artstation.com/manuel

Instructors: Jason Patnode, Rey Hernandez
Huge thanks to Yu Wang for the valuable feedback that helped push Alice toward a more professional look — your input made a big difference! 🫰🏻