Whippet[操纵]

This is the whippet model used for a Mother’s day card, found at the link below. Specifically, this is roughly what I expect our new puppy to look like once she is grown up, based on the markings currently visible. These are some renders the model has been used in:

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http://fav.me/d6a56ro

http://fav.me/d651s80

This was originally made to be a background character, but general levels of detail are still high. This being said, details like teeth and more accurate paws are lacking. It’s also worth mentioning that yes, the eye is a bit off and certainly a bit creepy. Mesh deformation works quite well given the low-poly figure is preserved underneath the multi-resolution. There is an IK setup for the front two legs, but because of the somewhat odd bone structure of this breed it does not immediately work very well; the download will have this constraint disabled or “hidden” in favor of FK posing.

On a final note, it might be worth looking at the node setup for the body of the dog. While the UV layout itself might not be the most efficient, the second texture is somewhat cleverly used for turning this one shader into 3 different materials, with continuous boundary transitions.

Moo-Ack!

~Patrick W. Crawford