I made a Baby Yoda and it SUCKED

My most recent project was modeling and rendering a Baby Yoda of my own and it ended up being a failure... but that's okay.

As a tribute to the character on the Mandalorian show I set out to make a Baby Yoda. I started in Zbrush where I did all of the modeling and sculpting. Hair done with Xgen and rendered with Arnold in Maya. I also used Substance Alchemist and Megascans for some texturing. Enjoy the badness.

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#zbrush #sculpting

[bryphi]

Sometimes we fail... but we always learn.

[armandsfreibergs]

omg dude, you are way too harsh on yourself, the one you posted on insta is so full of life and amazing, maybe its not a perfect copy, but it has its own character and is one of them : )

[johnwinters]

Would of liked to see how you did the wool.

[charlesmarley]

just found your channel thru cyberpunk vid. Love the quality of your videos and I think ironically this video is really unique and loved your take on "failing" during the process.

[DJay]

Nice videos mate thanks alot!
Can I ask are you using the 24 cintiq ? or the 32? and how do you find it?
Thinking of taking the plunge, but have been burned in the past with going for the extra large tablets but yours looks a nice good size!

[TOURAJ]

I'm wondering how did you make the collar's material ? Would be great if you give me a hint

[marambaia]

yeah u nailed it when u said u jumped right in, , maybe some sketches of the pose or the story would have make it a " YES "

[HDGamingVelocity]

Hi! I was wondering how you made the wool preset. Did you make the fur on a uv’ed sphere and saved as a preset, and then applied it to the collar? If so, is there some groundrules/limitations which you have to be aware of? Im currently on a project with wool, so I would love to hear more about it!

[Ernesto_Alvarez]

I wish you showed more about how you did the tiny robe. Dope work regardless!!

[adamchiet]

J... Honestly man your being to hard on yourself...nice to hear what was going in in your head during your post-mortem process.. think, work, grow....Thanks for sharing!

[CoolG]

Very good take on the character, you’ve emphasises his cheeky side. Brilliant ZBrush sculpt.

[Noob-i]

when i fail, im happy at that because now i can figure out what went wrong and thats a LVL UP!!!

[maxie]

Enjoyed this video, great points and very relatable situation, Good on you for creating this vid! Sidenote, do you have any tips for rendering sculpts like this in maya?

[TheJCghost]

one experience richer, glad to have you posting videos again J

[BrianLife]

lol! Yo, you got me crackin up! Wo, Geeezus christ, oh god. too funny! Hehhh each version got better and better though! Props for being Super Humble and talking about this struggle to emulate. Very well spoken and a great attempt! Great job. Im only half way through this video. Props!

[GENIUSGT]

I'm glad YouTube recommend this channel to me.

[ChristopherLeBlancArtAndDesign]

So I have not seen The Mandalorian yet but here's my two cents. Creating a known character like this is mostly about capturing the correct shapes along with the proper proportions. When all the landmarks are close enough to the correct locations, the character looks right. Maybe take a good look at your reference and make a note of the shape of the mouth, the eyes, the ears, etc. What are the sizes of each feature when compared to one another. Regardless, I think you did an excellent job! Again, I haven't seen the show but I can't even tell he looks off.

[BLTThree]

Some great reflections in this video. Really appreciate you sharing!

[guellormaweja]

Awesome video man it's nice to hear this stuff

[konstantinoschtenelis]

Thanks for showing us that you have your downs too! Although this is pretty good :D