Forging your own destiny.
"Malgrum is a dwarf who loves two things in life: forging a well crafted sword, and brewing a well crafted beer. You could argue that he uses both to avoid his real problems. But whose to say? He tends to keep to himself about personal matters. But, one thing that's for certain are his smithing skills. He was even asked by the king to teach the youth his techniques. His lessons were mostly successful, until one rebellious student, keen on daydreaming instead of studying popped up. To keep the young mans attention, Malgrum told a story of a lost dwarven civilization who were masters of mechanical engineering and creation. They forged beautiful machines that made life below the mountain a paradise. But their complacency was their undoing when the dwarves were betrayed by the very machinations they created. Now, trapped forever below the surface they wait until the one child who escaped returns to set them free. The story certainly caught the young mans attention, unfortunately the lesson was over, for Malgrum realized he had much work left to do."
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I designed the entire Malgrum model and scene. From 3D model, UV and normal mapping, hand painted textures, to weight painting and animation. I primarily modeled him using Maya and Z Brush with substance painter for textures. I also created the character's scene environment. The entire forge front to back including models, textures, props, lighting, and compositing.
