Triss Merigold showcase & general updates

New character model
Here's a first look at my new personal Triss model. I've been working on her recently and she's about 95% complete. There are some minor things I need to tweak, like the skin materials and her proportions, but for the most part she's ready.


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The process
Generally when it comes to character models, my goal is to blend realism with game accuracy. A challenge with The Witcher 3 models versus something like Cyberpunk 2077 is that you're ultimately dealing with a decade old game. That means blocky geometry and low resolution textures by modern standards. In my opinion, just taking and using those assets alone and calling it a day won't cut it.

With Triss (and my other models), I extracted her game head from The Witcher 3 and used it as a foundation. Then I projected it onto my separate high poly base mesh. For textures, I opted to blend her upscaled game textures with separate, high resolution photo-scans of real people.

While I could have grabbed an existing Blender model from the internet, I greatly prefer building my own character models as it gives me full control over the entire process. And it's also satisfying watching it all come together. 😃

Body proportions
This is still something i'm tuning. The good news is that I can make her thicker or slimmer at any time so changing it isn't really a big deal. Same goes with breasts and really any other anatomical element. In this showcase i've made her slightly thicker than her game variant. In truth i'll probably re-tweak it anyway but i'm happy to hear your feedback.

Outfits
Apart from her game outfit, I've also collected a lot of new outfits for her, ranging from dresses, gowns, robes and more.

As tempting as it is to reveal all the other outfits right now, I want to keep it as a surprise for you in the form of actual content.

The plan for Triss and other Witcher characters:
I'm really excited to finally start working on Yen x Triss content. I think one of the first renders will probably be a desktop wallpaper of Yen, Triss and Ciri.

As per the community thread i've received feedback on other TW3 characters that people want to see. This includes, Anna, Shani, Keira, Cerys and more. I'll plan the next model(s) with this in mind.

The general plan over the next few days:
- New Panam renders will be out tomorrow.
- New Ciri renders will be out shortly after.
- New Cyberpunk 2077 animation by the end of the week.
- Tentative: as per the community thread, a few of you requested a Resident Evil render. While i'll try to squeeze it in, I don't want to make a promise.