North | 3D Artist

So grateful to have worked on Defenders of Hla'ruhn, creating the armour and all of it's variants was an absolute blast!

Defenders of Hla'ruhn | Launch Trailer Creation: https://beth.games/48fSl8K Creation Description: Seek out and recruit Nammu-ko, an honorable Khajiit mercenary currently lodging at the Bannered Mare. She and many other Defenders of Hla'ruhn - a bustling trading town in the Sea of Ghosts - have journeyed to Skyrim in hopes of aiding in the fight against the dragon menace. Claim five glorious new sets of armor of Hlaalu craftsmanship, and uncover Nammu-ko's hidden past! This Verified Creation features: + Five beautifully crafted armor sets of traditional Hlaalu design. + A fully voiced Follower, Nammu-ko, featuring an emotional character arc. + Fourteen newly added Defenders of Hla'ruhn, hand-placed throughout Skyrim. Meet Nammu-ko: + Nammu-ko is a disciplined and sharp-tongued Khajiit warrior raised by proud Dunmer parents. Fiercely loyal to House Hlaalu and the outpost of Hla’ruhn, she upholds a strict martial code while quietly struggling with the prejudice she has internalized and the self-doubt born from her unusual upbringing. Her journey to Skyrim begins as an official assignment to investigate the dragon threat, but traveling with her reveals the subtle tensions she carries, the biases she must confront, and the inner strength she has yet to fully claim. Nammu-ko's Perks Include: + Perks in Two-Handed, Block, Heavy Armor, and Sneak: Champion's Stance, Devastating Blow, Great Critical Charge, Sweep, Warmaster, Block Runner, Power Bash, Deadly Bash, Stealth (5), Muffled Movement, Lightfoot, Silence, Juggernaut (5), Conditioning, Well Fitted, Tower of Strength, plus one unique perk: + Dragonslayer - Nammu-ko does 20% more damage to dragons with her weapons. Five NEW Armor Sets: + Hla'ruhn Guard Armor (Golden with Green and Yellow accents) + Hla'ruhn Knight Armor (White Steel with Brown and Teal accents) + Hla'ruhn Navy Armor (Blue Steel with Blue, Purple, and Yellow accents) + Hla'ruhn Inquisitor Armor (Bronzed Steel with Red and Purple accents) + Hla'ruhn Liquidator Armor (Black Steel with Red and Burgundy accents) Hla'ruhn Defender Locations: + Hla'ruhn Guard (2) - The Bulkwark, Raven Rock + Hla'ruhn Guard (deceased) - Sleeping Tree Camp + Hla'ruhn Knight - Vilemyr Inn, Ivarstead + Hla'ruhn Knight - Temple of Kynareth, Whiterun + Hla'ruhn Knight (deceased) - The Sixth Shrine, High Hrothgar + Hla'ruhn Navy (2) - The Docks, Raven Rock + Hla'ruhn Navy (deceased) - Wreck of the Strident Squall + Hla'ruhn Inquisitor - Jarl's Longhouse, Falkreath + Hla'ruhn Inquisitor - Bard's College, Solitude + Hla'ruhn Inquisitor (deceased) - Outside Reachwind Eyrie + Hla'ruhn Liquidator - The Ragged Flagon + Hla'ruhn Liquidator (deceased) - The Ratway How to begin and progress Nammu-ko's Companion Quest: + Find and recruit Nammu-ko in Whiterun's Bannered Mare. + Seek out the Ri'saad's Khajiiti Caravan and the honorable Master Zayaan. + Speak with Nammu-ko afterwards to initiate her new dialogue. + Note: Some stages of the quest require sleeping or waiting before Nammu-ko feels comfortable speaking with you again. CREDITS: GAME PRODUCTION + CREATIVE DIRECTION: MysticMadman + PROJECT MANAGEMENT: MysticMadman, Nicholas Spidel TALENT + CASTING: MysticMadman + VOICE ACTING: Elizabeth Plant (CelestielleVA) as Nammu-ko GAME DESIGN + WRITING: MysticMadman & TsaesciShoeshiner. Script revised by Nicholas A. Spidel. + NARRATIVE DESIGN: Nicholas Spidel ANIMATION + RIGGING: Nicholas Spidel ART + ART DIRECTION: MysticMadman + CONCEPT ART: Jonathan Morris (North) + 3D TEXTURING: Jonathan Morris (North), Nicholas Spidel + MARKETING: Nicholas Spidel CONTENT & MEDIA + COPY WRITING: MysticMadman + GAME CAPTURE: Nicholas Spidel + VIDEO EDITING: Nicholas Spidel + GRAPHIC DESIGN: Nicholas Spidel + SUBTITLING: Nicholas Spidel AUDIO + AUDIO PRODUCTION: Kai Turley + AUDIO PROGRAMMING: Nicholas Spidel How to Support MysticMadman: If you wish to support MysticMadman's quest to create the most breathtaking mods possible, please consider joining the public Discord channel. Mystic and the team love interacting with fans, and often look to you for feedback when designing features, characters, and more. https://beth.games/48b3yHL

In the Defenders of Hla’ruhn Creation by MysticMadman, you'll seek out and recruit Nammu-ko, an honorable Khajiit mercenary. Claim five glorious sets of armor of Hlaalu craftsmanship, and uncover Nammu-ko's hidden past: beth.games/4poub2W

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Multiple screenshots of a sphere with feather type shapes simply stuck onto it. There are multiple types of vertex normal projections put onto the feathers showing different methods for smoothing them

Something I put together a couple years ago when I was working on multiple different projects that needed feathers

Crossposting this from the twitterverse. Showing how terminating loops as ngons or using c-loops compare when subdivided.

Just a friendly PSA that it's all quads in the end (with a caveat that the ngon version will need that 1 subdiv before you take it into zbrush)