Formalwear Baptiste — Overwatch 2
Created for the Winter Fair of '23, this design combined a careful balance between deck-the-halls details and the demure of snowdrifts. Well, if snowdrifts had pinstripes. I enjoyed creating Baptiste's Formalwear design, particularly modeling out decoration for more depth alongside the richness of a golden patina. Funny side effect of it all, between that swimsuit cowboy, Mr. Battlearm and now this backpackin' gizmo geek, I'm REALLY starting to love making eyeglasses. ;}
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© 2023 Blizzard Entertainment Inc.
Character outfit model and textures
by Kristen Perry.
Concept, weapon, base skin model and any additional work done by the gentle-people of Blizzard Entertainment.
I'm so pleased to note that I was able to design the glasses for Baptiste's ensemble, including develop a lovely tortoiseshell material. Faux, of course.
Getting chunky boots to also feel elegant and wintery like battle bling was a fun challenge. My favorite parts were adding all the decoration depth to be just so.
Fun fact: though the coat's golden design was an efficient normal map bake on a flat surface, I greatly disliked the results a regular embossing produced. So I hard surface modeled out all decorations to retain a rich and festive holiday glimmer.
Blizzard's banner (sans logo) advertising the Winter Fair 2023 skins.