Asset Creation

Naming Conventions:

Name each .blend file after the name of the asset you're working on within it. Ex. asset.blend or tree.blend / book.blend/ etc. Where you save the file is the very important, ensure it's in the right location. For example, if you are working on a punk character you would be saving with a file path that looks like this:

BUGJam/genesis/genesis-art-source/art_assets/characters/punk/punk.blend

If you are making a guitar for said punk character, then the file path will look like this

BUGJam/genesis/genesis-art-source/art_assets/props/guitar/guitar.blend

Please name EVERYTHING in your outliner DO NOT leave things as "cube.001/cube.002" when naming in your outliner, use the conventions assetname_suffix with one of the following suffixes.

"_m" - material
"_t" - texture
"_sm" - static mesh
"_sk" - skeletal mesh

All artwork for the game (characters/ materials/ props/ etc) will be submitted as .blend files to the GIT repo

Scale:

We will be working with standard blender units aka meters. One meter is one blender unit. One meter is also 100cm, so working from measurements like the ones attached is easier than it seems if you're used to imperial!

For scale, please also utilize a "main_character" mesh (attached) to compare to your mesh whenever possible! When working, we will start with a blockout for your objects/ character that will be tested in the game engine.

reference photos sourced Schoolism. Life – Lesson 71. Schoolism. Accessed 2/11/26. https://schoolism.com/s/life/course/lessons/71

Textures:

We will be using the free addon blenderkit https://www.blenderkit.com/ to source our materials for the project. Please check the recommended textures page when applying materials. Please DO NOT tinker with the material settings (aside from masking) so that all the assets will stay consistent!

When using blenderkit please check preapproved materials list first! But if you want to explore ones we haven't tested, just make sure you limit search results to CC0 in the filters.

Polygons:

We are going to be using a high - low polygon workflow, which means you can go pretty high when working on the details of your model! Please see Xury's punk character series to understand this workflow in depth. Included example is this pair of teeth by Xury- see the difference in the original sculpt vs final game model

Checklist:

Your .blend file is saved in the correct location in the git repository
Your .blend file is clearly named
Your model is made to an accurate and reasonable scale
Your model's origin point is set to the world origin, and is the lowest center point of your mesh
Everything in your outliner is clearly named
All transforms have been applied (scale / rotation / location)

STEPS

Name your .blend file and save it to the correct location for GIT repo
Make a 'greybox' of your model that shows the correct dimensions + scale
Commit your greybox to the GIT repo and get the greenlight on file handling
Blockout your model in more detail (not fine detail), think of it as a rough sketch of what you will be making
Commit your blockout to the GIT repo and get greenlight on design
Refine + detail your model/ finish the sculpting/ modeling phase
Commit final sculpt to GIT repo and get greenlight
Use blenderkit to add textures to your model
Commit textured model and get greenlight to finalize asset
Create a new .blend file and link in the high poly version of your asset. Name guitar_low.~~blend~~blend, and save it to the correct location for the GIT repo
Create the low-poly version of your mesh using retopology workflow
UV Unwrap your low-poly mesh and optimize texture space
Commit Low poly model + UV Map to GIT repo to get greenlight for baking
Bake your high poly mesh to your low poly mesh (PBR texture set- normal map / albedo / AO /metallic / roughness)
Commit and finalize / hand off low poly version for rigging + game integration