This shading work was a part of my lighting for animation project. First I gathered reference to figure out colour pallets, mood, and level of detail. Since the animation was in a cartoon style, I looked at animated films such as UP and Zootopia to reference a stylized realistic look for texture creation. In a PBR workflow, I created the textures using Substance software and assembled the in Maya using Arnold materials.
The models were from The Academy of Animated Art through the lighting for animation course.
Mia turntable with final shading on a neutral light rig.
Gramps turntable with final shading on a neutral light rig.
Mia style guide for texture creation.
Gramps style guide for texture creation.
Environment reference for lighting and shading.
Painted colour keys for reference when making texture maps.
