Tlaloc – Moises Gomes

TLALOC

Tlaloc is an important Aztec God; he has the power to control the rains and storms. The Aztec people believed that Tlaloc was responsible for the production of food and the prosperity of their civilization. He is often depicted with lightning and thunder and is considered a powerful, feared god.
I consider this one of the most complete and challenging projects I've had the opportunity to produce, and one of the results I'm proudest of in my portfolio. The character's lookdev, built with a realistic style, pushed my technical level significantly, developed through a mentorship with Blizzard artist Gustavo Groppo. I also applied my FX background to produce the character's signature lightning effects.

After release, the project reached over 1.2M views on LinkedIn, with 23.4K likes, 578 comments, and 291 shares, and was featured by 80 Level and ArtStation.

Breakdown:

Moises Gomes: Character Modeling, Texture, Lookdev, FX and Composition (lookdev developed under mentorship from Blizzard artist Gustavo Groppo)
Gianluca Rolli: Concept Art
Nicolas Taro: Animation
Lucas Magalhães: Rig
Leandro Coelho: Sound FX

Tools: Houdini, Redshift, Substance Painter, Topogun, 3Dmax and Maya.