Night Echo
Claw-style rings work as weapons but still let her hold the handlebars firmly.

Claw-style rings work as weapons but still let her hold the handlebars firmly.

Her helmet has small cat ears, which make her easy to recognize and give her a feline, untamed feel.

Her helmet has small cat ears, which make her easy to recognize and give her a feline, untamed feel.

The base mesh comes from Character Creator.

The base mesh comes from Character Creator.

The pants, top, gloves, and backpack were sculpted in ZBrush and moved into Houdini using Z for Houdini.

The pants, top, gloves, and backpack were sculpted in ZBrush and moved into Houdini using Z for Houdini.

Textures were made in Substance Painter using UDIMs to give high detail.

Textures were made in Substance Painter using UDIMs to give high detail.

The base rig was imported from Character Creator and improved with APEX controls for automatic humanoid rigging.

The base rig was imported from Character Creator and improved with APEX controls for automatic humanoid rigging.

Clothing skin weights were moved with KineFX in Houdini and then cleaned by hand.

Clothing skin weights were moved with KineFX in Houdini and then cleaned by hand.

Cloth parts, the backpack, and laces were simulated as triangulated thin and soft body meshes using the Vellum Solver.

Cloth parts, the backpack, and laces were simulated as triangulated thin and soft body meshes using the Vellum Solver.

This keeps movement and folds looking real while using quad topology that deforms and shades correctly.

This keeps movement and folds looking real while using quad topology that deforms and shades correctly.

The results were applied to the final high-quality geometry with point deformers.

The results were applied to the final high-quality geometry with point deformers.

Night Echo and her ride, Ferrow, are made to be in perfect harmony with each other. “Echo” in Night Echo’s name reflects her deep connection to the past, while “Night” emphasizes that her vengeance strikes suddenly, like a cat out of nowhere.
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Houdini Plugins: Modeler for Houdini, Z for Houdini, Soft Booleans, Exorside Quad Remesher.