Root Bone Studio

Grimstroke — Gaoler of Restless Souls ☠️ Sculpt and final forms exploring chained spirits, flowing shapes, and a more haunting silhouette. 3D modeling, sculpting, and texturing by our team at @Root_Bone  Concept by @NightcNora  See the full project and additional views on our ArtStation.   #GameArt #3DArt #StylizedArt #3DModeling #CharacterArt #ZBrush #Dota2 #DigitalSculpt #CGI #RootBoneStudio

The Howl of Winter — Ancient Apparition ❄️ 2-minute timelapse of our sculpting process for the new Dota 2 set. From ice and fur blockout to final form. Sculpting and 3D modeling by our team at @root_bone Concept art by @Nobel_via  See the full project and additional views on our ArtStation.   #GameArt #3DArt #StylizedArt #3DModeling #CharacterArt #ZBrush #Dota2 #DigitalSculpt #CGI #RootBoneStudio

Grimstroke — Gaoler of Restless Souls ☠️ Sculpt and final forms exploring chained spirits, flowing shapes, and a more haunting silhouette. 3D modeling, sculpting, and texturing by our team at @Root_Bone  Concept by @NightcNora  See the full project and additional views on our ArtStation.   #GameArt #3DArt #StylizedArt #3DModeling #CharacterArt #ZBrush #Dota2 #DigitalSculpt #CGI #RootBoneStudio

Final in-engine, wireframe and ingame views of Gaoler of Restless Souls — our new Grimstroke set for Dota 2. 3D modeling, sculpting, and texturing by our team at @Root_Bone  Concept by @NightcNora  See the full project and additional views on our ArtStation.   #GameArt #3DArt #StylizedArt #3DModeling #CharacterArt #ZBrush #Dota2 #DigitalSculpt #CGI #RootBoneStudio

@slayerarts2 @anthrospray @TtraG13 You also bake triangulate low poly models, because different software could triangulate them differently, and shading could be broken in that case.

@Root_Bone @anthrospray @TtraG13 Are game models all triangulated? Where would u use models that use quads then

Final in-engine and wireframe views of The Infernal Maw — our Lifestealer set for Dota 2. Sculpting and 3D modeling by our team at @Root_Bone  Concept by @anthrospray  Textures by @TtraG13  See the full project and additional views on ArtStation: link in bio. #GameArt #3DArt #StylizedArt #3DModeling #CharacterArt #ZBrush #Dota2 #DigitalSculpt #CGI #RootBoneStudio

@slayerarts2 @anthrospray @TtraG13 Models automatically triangulated when you import them in Dota2 source engine. As for the game models, with such limited budgets, they're mostly triangulated in any game. The only plus of keeping them quad - doing so for animators, since it's easier to select loops that way.

Lifestealer — The Infernal Maw 🔥 Exploring form language around demonic hunger: horned silhouettes, layered teeth, burning wing shapes, and aggressive surface rhythm. Sculpting and 3D modeling by our team at @Root_Bone  Concept by @anthrospray  Textures by @TtraG13  See the full project and additional views on our ArtStation.   #GameArt #3DArt #StylizedArt #3DModeling #CharacterArt #ZBrush #Dota2 #DigitalSculpt #CGI #RootBoneStudio

SnowBall is on Steam Workshop already! steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/fi… #Dota2 #dota #frostivus

The Howl of Winter — Ancient Apparition ❄️ Final in-game look and wireframe views from our latest Dota 2 set. Sculpting and 3D modeling by our team at @root_bone Concept art by @Nobel_via  See the full project and additional views on ArtStation: artstation.com/artwork/eRNbaD #GameArt #3DArt #StylizedArt #3DModeling #CharacterArt #ZBrush #Dota2 #DigitalSculpt #CGI #RootBoneStudio

Invoker — The Celestial Magister ✨ A closer look at the sculpt stage of our latest Dota 2 set. 3D modeling, sculpting, and texturing by our team at @root_bone Concept art by @NightcNora See the full project and additional views on our ArtStation. #GameArt #3DArt #StylizedArt #3DModeling #CharacterArt #ZBrush #Dota2 #DigitalSculpt #CGI #RootBoneStudio

Ancient Apparition — The Howl of Winter ❄️ Exploring form and rhythm at the sculpt stage: ice, fur, and horn motifs re-imagining Ancient Apparition as a forest spirit bound in eternal frost. Sculpting and 3D modeling by our team at @root_bone Concept art by @Nobel_via  See the full project and additional views on our ArtStation.   #GameArt #3DArt #StylizedArt #3DModeling #CharacterArt #ZBrush #Dota2 #DigitalSculpt #CGI #RootBoneStudio

Final in-engine and wireframe views of The Celestial Magister — our Invoker set for Dota 2. A look at topology, materials, and the final silhouette balance inside the game environment. I really enjoy working with Dota 2’s Source 2 material system — it’s a bit more complex than standard PBR but offers far more flexibility and control once you get used to it. 3D modeling, sculpting, and texturing by our team at @Root_Bone  Concept by @NightcNora Full project on ArtStation: artstation.com/artwork/bgo2rk #GameArt #3DArt #StylizedArt #3DModeling #CharacterArt #ZBrush #Dota2 #DigitalSculpt #CGI #RootBoneStudio

@Gene6ixwill Ahh, you meant pants. Then yeah, it's Scribe Chisel brush, which is curve brush 😅

@Root_Bone nice one, didn't think you could use mask this way, but you used a curve brush or something at 1:23

Behind the scenes of The Celestial Magister — our Invoker set for Dota 2. We often stream parts of our workflow live on Twitch, answering questions from both beginners and professionals, and I'm really happy when someone learns something new from our process. Here’s 16 hours of sculpting in ZBrush, condensed into a short two-minute timelapse — from the block-out to the final form. Full videos will be released later on. Sculpting & modeling by our team at @Root_Bone  Concept by @NightcNora  See the full project on ArtStation: artstation.com/artwork/bgo2rk #GameDev #3DArt #CharacterArt #ZBrush #Sculpting #Stylized #RootBoneStudio

@Gene6ixwill It was not curve brush, I usually mask something, and using mask adjust with triangle shape to have a line one mask borders, then inflate inside. But as for later detailing, I'm using 📷 The GIO Brush - Soft forms from Pablo Munoz Gomez, it's just too overpowered brush lol

@Root_Bone what curve brush are you using for the seams? awesome work by the way