The brief of this project was to create a 3D character, modelled and sculpted predominantly using Zbrush. I then used Substance Painter to add the colour and texture, and the model was then exported to Unreal Engine for final rendering. 

This was my first time using all three programs, so I chose to base my character on a model I was already familiar with - my dog, Louis, a King Charles spaniel cross. As my favourite genre within gaming and media is fantasy and sword-and-sourcery, I took the time period of his namesake as inspiration and decided to create a typical fantasy medieval-style character design, in this case a herald. The title referres to the fact that the module was completed over the winter semester at uni, so I had the idea that if the model could be 3D printed, it could also be used as a Christmas Tree decoration.