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Opilio Crab

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hile working on numerous projects over the summer, I began re-shaping my king crab model to form a different species that will be in D_ROGUE; that is also caught in the Bering Sea.


A Chionoecetes Opilio.

This crab is a species of Snow crab, otherwise known as Opilio crab or Opies. It is a very abundant commercial species and is often caught by pots and trawlers as seen on the tv show Deadliest Catch.


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What sets this crustacean apart from a King crab, is they're shells are less rough, are overall a lot smaller, and have eight legs and two claws; not six legs and two claws, like King crabs.

Above, is the Opilio model close to completion in Maya. The poly count was high enough on my King crab model to sculpt and re-work the legs into the Opilio form.

Having the previous model to work from, helped speed up the modelling stage dramatically. Additionally, I had not modelled organic objects in 3D, since my second year of University (five years ago!); so, having another go at creating something organic, I felt was a chance to improve on from my previous model earlier in the year.

In the next post, I'll cover the UV unwrap process and the really fun part, texturing in Substance Painter!


Thanks for reading :)

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