Axolotl 1K project

sketchfab

My submission for Jonah Lobe's #tinycreaturechallenge! Check out my breakdown blog post at https://www.artstation.com/tinygrey/blog/W9qB/axolotl-creature-project-low-poly-workflow, where I reveal the secrets of this quick project. By limiting myself to 1k maps for both poly and texture budgets, I was able to fully immerse myself in the challenge. The satisfying result of a good bake made all the hard work worth it, and I gained valuable experience with texturing in Substance Painter by pushing through my limits. I may have been a bit too harsh on myself when testing the creature's limit at under 1000 triangles, but I'm thrilled with how it turned out - especially considering its single texture of 1024 polygons.