Anakazel Demon

Excited to finally share this personal project that had been stuck in the depths of my hard drive for way too long!

I present "Anakazel Demon" from LineAge II !
Originally, it was just a high poly sculpt I had left aside years ago. Recently, I dug it back up and decided to give it a second life — with retopo, texturing, rigging, skinning, and full integration into Unreal Engine for a complete final render.

The base model is pretty old, but I really enjoyed bringing it up to date using today’s tools and techniques.
I'm still amazed at how much depth and life a good texture can bring — even when painted by hand, just like we used to do in Photoshop back in the day.
This character tested and improved myl game-ready workflow, and i pushed further with skinning and little animation baked for Unreal.
Some renders was made in Marmoset Toolbag also in comparaison.
While searching for environments to integrate my character, I came across the stunning project the Epic team made available on Fab: “Dark Ruins Quixel Megascan.”
(https://www.fab.com/listings/836ed2f8-e2d6-49be-98d3-59d104bd351e)

It gave me the perfect opportunity to dive deeper into Unreal and its shaders, while exploring this amazing playground.

My graphics card didn’t always enjoy the trip, but it was a lot of fun to explore this world and adapt it for my needs.

Thanks for checking it out — hope you enjoy the result as much as I enjoyed creating it!