In the latest video at the top of the article is a test that brings together animation, look development, and shading exploration for Asja. The animation was done by Toni Buenavida. Asja was sculpted by Amy Ash, with hair grooming by Bassem Shenouda. Texturing was done by Veronika Vajdova, while rigging for Asja was completed by Lucas Salamon Lama. Creative supervision was handled by Alex Alvarez. The team also used the Hair Tool Blender add-on by Bartosz Styperek.
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Blender NPR artists, don’t miss the release of Casey Sheep and MeiU’s Cloud Paint for creating stylized, fully volumetric clouds: