LogInMeet Shelly the Octopus and Sheldon the Crab!
According to Lighting/Real-time TD Adithya Sathyanarayanan, Shelly the Octopus and Sheldon the Crab were rendered in real-time in Unreal Engine 5, with hair grooms styled and set up in just one day with Blender's Geometry Nodes hair system.
A dedicated team at Texas A&M University worked to bring these adorable little pushes to life: Naimishaba Parmar handled character modeling, Alyssa Curran took care of crab grooming and surfacing, Adithya Sathyanarayanan was responsible for grooming and surfacing the octopus, and Bria Peters worked on the props. The characters are based on concepts done by Maleah Miller, Melanie Riojas, and Sonia Wong.
Adithya Sathyanarayanan also hinted that there's a whole story behind these two characters and encouraged everyone to stay tuned for future updates. See more of his work in the reels below and follow him on LinkedIn to not miss any news:
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