Marlon R. Nunez

Marlon R Nunez is a character artist that is self-taught but also works in other fields such as rigging, animation, and simulations.

Here are some areas of expertise of Marlon R Nunez:

·         Concept art to 3D model

·         Strong understanding of human anatomy

·         Sculpting and high-definition models

·         Low poly modelling and topology

·         UV mapping/pack

·         Rigging (Character TD’s from bipeds to quadrupels)

·         High resolution / Hand painted textures

·         Animation and hair/clothing simulation

·         Motion capture cleaning

 Here are also some of the software programmes that Marlon R Nunez uses for his work:

Maya

·         3Ds Max

·         Zbrush

·         MARI
Photoshop

·         Substance Painter

·         Substance Designer

·         Marvelous Designer

·         After Effects

·         Arnold

·         Vray

·         Keyshot

·         Marmoset

Here are some game projects that Marlon has worked on as part of experience:

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     Project Cars (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

·         World of Speed (PC)

·         Need for Speed Shift 2 – Unleashed (PS3, 360, PC)

·         SKiD Racer (Chrome web store, Facebook game)

·         Test Drive: Ferrari Legends (PS3, 360, PC)

My opinion of Marlon’s work is that all of his work is very creative and highly detailed models and textures; my personal favourite is the, Winter Operation – Realtime Character because of the detail and creativity of the model, design and also the texturing of the models.

What Is Diffuse/Colour Map?

·     The most frequently used texture mapping method. It wraps the bitmap image onto the 3D geometry surface while displaying its original pixel colour.

·     Any bitmap image, such as scanned images or images captured by digital camera, can be used as diffuse map to represent photo realistic quality.

·     Users can also use image software to make pre-rendered texture effects such as shadow, bevel, bump, lighting or weathering effects.  This approach can effectively simulate real-world 3D effects while greatly saving system resources and rendering time.

What is a Specular Map?

This texture mapping method allows parts of an object to have a specular effect which is to define the maps shininess and highlights.

What is a normal Map?

·     A Normal map (Pixel shader only) is made from a high polygon model. Its color representation will affect surfaces like a regular bump map while providing higher degrees of detail.

·     iClone can import normal maps created in ZBrush or 3D Studio Max. By using normal maps you can make simple low-poly models appear as highly detailed 3D objects.

·     If the image you are loading is not a specially designed normal map the result will not be as good.

What other types of texture mapping are there?

Other types of texture mapping include;

·         Opacity map

·         Bump map

·         Glow map

·         Reflection map

What is PBR rendering?

PBR which stands for physically based rendering is the concept of using realistic shading/lighting models along with measured surface values to accurately represent real-world materials. PBR rendering is becoming increasingly popular and game engines like; Unity 5, Unreal engine 4, Frostbite, Fox engine all use PBR within the engine.

This is my knife I created in Maya as an experiment and decided to add texture to it which I created on Photoshop, using different colours and images and giving my knife a worn look with the colour eroding away.

This is the head of my robot I designed, I chose the head and started breaking it down to the basics to show what my robot would be made of and all the part that are used within my robot.