3D Artist Needed for Original Creature Design

Ark Beasts #0001 – Leafyn (Professional 3D Character Creation)

Project Overview

I am creating a new original creature franchise called Ark Beasts for Second Life and future gaming projects.

I am looking for a professional 3D Character Artist to recreate my first official creature:

Ark Beast #0001 – Leafyn

I will provide:

* Front View Reference
* Side View Reference
* Rear View Reference
* 3/4 View Reference
* AI-generated 3D model (reference only)

The AI model is provided strictly as a visual guide.

The final work must be professionally modeled by hand and must NOT be AI-generated.

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About Leafyn

Leafyn is the first creature of the Ark Beasts franchise.

Element:

* Grass

Category:

* Leaf Pup

Stage:

* Hatchling

Leafyn is intended to become the mascot and foundation creature of the Ark Beasts universe.

The final model should be:

* Cute
* Memorable
* Highly marketable
* Easy to recognize
* Faithful to the provided artwork

The final result should preserve the visual identity of the concept art as closely as possible.

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Modeling Requirements

Polygon Budget

Target:

* Preferred: 8,000 – 12,000 triangles
* Maximum: 15,000 triangles

The mesh must be optimized for real-time rendering and suitable for use in Second Life.

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Topology

Requirements:

* Clean topology
* Quad-based topology preferred
* Proper edge flow
* Animation-friendly loops
* No unnecessary geometry
* No ngons

The model must be suitable for future animation and future evolution stages.

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Rigging Requirements

The model must be delivered fully rigged.

The rig must be compatible with:

* Blender
* Avastar
* Second Life workflow

Because Leafyn is a quadruped, a custom creature rig is preferred.

Suggested structure:

Main Body

* Root
* Pelvis
* Spine_01
* Spine_02
* Chest
* Neck
* Head

Front Legs

Left:

* FrontLeg_L_01
* FrontLeg_L_02
* FrontLeg_L_03
* FrontPaw_L

Right:

* FrontLeg_R_01
* FrontLeg_R_02
* FrontLeg_R_03
* FrontPaw_R

Rear Legs

Left:

* RearLeg_L_01
* RearLeg_L_02
* RearLeg_L_03
* RearPaw_L

Right:

* RearLeg_R_01
* RearLeg_R_02
* RearLeg_R_03
* RearPaw_R

Tail

* Tail_01
* Tail_02
* Tail_03
* Tail_04

Ears

Left:

* Ear_L_01
* Ear_L_02

Right:

* Ear_R_01
* Ear_R_02

Leaf Structures

Head:

* LeafHead_01
* LeafHead_02
* LeafHead_03

Neck:

* LeafNeck_01
* LeafNeck_02

Tail:

* LeafTail_01
* LeafTail_02

The leaf structures should be individually riggable.

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Weight Painting Requirements

Requirements:

* Clean deformation
* Natural bending
* No collapsing joints
* No stretching artifacts
* Proper tail deformation
* Proper ear deformation
* Proper leaf deformation

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Texturing Requirements

Textures must be created manually.

AI-generated textures are NOT acceptable.

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Substance Painter Requirements

The Substance Painter project file must be included.

Required:

* Fully organized layer structure
* Smart Materials
* Smart Masks
* Non-destructive workflow

I must be able to:

* Change colors
* Modify materials
* Reuse smart materials
* Reuse masks
* Create future Ark Beasts using the same workflow

The project must be delivered in a clean production-ready state.

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Texture Deliverables

Minimum resolution:

2048x2048

Preferred:

4096x4096

Required exports:

* Base Color / Albedo
* Normal Map
* Roughness Map
* Metallic Map (if used)
* Ambient Occlusion
* Emissive (if used)

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Deliverables

Required:

* .blend
* .fbx
* .obj
* Substance Painter project (.spp)
* All exported textures
* Rigged version
* Unrigged version
* Wireframe render
* Turntable render

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Future Franchise Requirements

Leafyn is part of a 5-stage evolution chain.

Future evolutions must inherit recognizable traits from Leafyn.

The model should therefore be designed with future evolution stages in mind.

Important traits that must be preserved:

* Head shape
* Ear shape
* Eye shape
* Tail silhouette
* Leaf crown
* Neck leaf collar
* Overall personality

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Important Notes

* No AI-generated final model
* No AI-generated topology
* No AI-generated textures
* No purchased or reused creature assets
* Original work only

The final model should become the official 3D master asset for Ark Beasts #0001 Leafyn.

This may lead to a long-term collaboration for the creation of future Ark Beasts creatures and evolution stages.