High-Poly Odin Model Inspired by God of War Ragnarök

Senior Character Artist, known only as Nishas, has showcased Odin Alföðr, a stunning high-poly 3D model of Norse mythology's chief god Odin, created as a personal project.

Inspired by Yong Yi Lee's "Alfodr, the Wizard" illustration and Santa Monica's God of War Ragnarök, the model boasts an impressive amount of details, realistic surfaces, and great anatomy, which, according to the author, were achieved by following by making the shots as close as possible to the high poly renders from GoW. To set up the character, the artist utilized Maya, ZBrush, and Marvelous Designer, as well as Marmoset Toolbag, used to render the model in real-time.

Here's Yong Yi Lee's original concept Nishas used as the main reference:

And here are some of the behind-the-scenes shots shared by the author:

The creator also shared an insightful breakdown image showing how the horns were made:

At the moment, the project is still WIP, with the artist now working on finishing the textures and planning to reveal the final model in the near future. We highly encourage you to visit Nishas' ArtStation page so as not to miss any future updates.

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