Role: Playable Hero | Race: Copper Dragonborn

• Software: [ZBrush, Maya, Substance Painter]

Character Overview: Boltrax is the party's tank, a devoted follower of Bahamut focused on strength and faith. Following a traumatic encounter with a red dragon, he wields a massive greatsword to protect his allies.

As the first hero asset created for the project, Boltrax set the visual benchmark for the character pipeline.

• IP Fidelity vs. Style: The main challenge was balancing the strict features provided by Wizards of the Coast with the game's specific stylized aesthetic.

• Facial Iteration: I went through a couple of iterations to capture the specific features of a Copper Dragonborn while ensuring the mesh remained expressive and readable in-game.

• Optimization: The mesh needed to be very optimized, keeping all the features while maintaining a balance between detail and big shapes. This was necessary for the mesh to read well from afar and close-up.