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darthfurby
May 4, 2024 - This character has an attractive face, cool character and design, nice texturing, and is low poly for fast setup and rendering. Instead of a single mesh, this character is nicely separated into assets like shoes, skirt, handbag, etc.
Be aware that if you need to join the assets into a single mesh(for rigging, etc), the seller appears to have accidentally used 2 names for the same UV Map("UVMap" and "UVMap.001"), which causes textures to disappear in the merged mesh(to fix this, rename "UVMap.001" to "UVMap" before joining meshes).
It would have been convenient if the seller packed the textures in the Blender file instead of having to import them from a separate folder. To streamline the process, in Blender 4.1, simply go to File, External Data, Find Missing Files, and select the textures folder to automatically apply them. Unfortunately, the skin texture needs to be imported manually since the mesh references a texture that doesn't exist. To fix this, in Outliner, under body.001, body_girl.002, skin.000, in the Shader Editor, change the file in the image texture node from "face1.jpg", which doesn't exist, and choose "face.jpg" located in the textures folder).
With its low poly count, rendering in Blender 4.1 only takes about 0.39 seconds per frame at 1080p on my desktop setup (Intel i9-14900k, 64GB DDR5 RAM, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super).
It would have been great if the model came already rigged. However, considering how simplistic the rigging is in some of the seller's other models, I actually prefer to rig it myself.
If you're hesitating because there is no rig, and want to skip the lengthy manual rigging process, then I highly recommend Auto-Rig Pro and Voxel Heat Diffuse Skinning addons from blendermarket.com. They work especially well on this model. You'll have an intuitive, easy-to-pose rig in seconds, and you can export it in various formats for Unreal Engine, Unity, Mixamo, and more.
Overall, it's a beautifully designed character that renders quickly. It would be even better if the blend file included the textures, saving us an extra step. Also, fixing the incorrect skin texture reference and multiple UV Map names, along with including a camera setup and lights for instant rendering, and a good rig would be wonderful additions. If you're ok with some of these issues, this model gets my recommendation; otherwise, wait for a sale.
