This was a character I developed for a healthy snack type treat for the Canadian equivalent of Hostess. His name is Igor. Not only was he used for the packaging and displays, but they actually made the little cake in an Igor shape as well. I have finally made the it to the confectionary height of 3d illustration! And it only took me 15 years! The closest I’ve come to this in the past was a GIANT illustration of a cream filled, golden snack cake, that was printed wall sized and put in the lobby of an ad agency in Seattle.
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Anyway, here’s some of the steps involved in creating Igor.
First some various alternate sketches of Igor.
After getting a final sketch approval I started building Igor in wireframe. So wirey, so framey.
Then I textured/colored him. Nothing fancy at all in his texturing. The client wanted him to look sort of like he was made of clay, so that was the goal. Sometimes goals are good.
Then I rigged him. Yep. Rigged. I put a skeletal system into him so I could put him into his final pose.
And here’s the final pose, rendered and lit. Click for some zoom action.
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In a few days I’ll post a step by step of a full illustration I did with him, background and everything. It’s even got leaves!
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