--- title: Creating a 3D Character Based on a 64×64 Pixel Sprite... description: A 3D artist details the process of turning a 64×64 pixel Pokémaniac sprite from Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen into a stylized 3D character. The piece covers... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/creating-a-3d-character-based-on-a-64-64-pixel-sprite-from-pok-mon-vq3m3nd10 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Creating a 3D Character Based on a 64×64 Pixel Sprite from Pokémon | daily.dev og:description: A 3D artist details the process of turning a 64×64 pixel Pokémaniac sprite from Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen into a stylized 3D character. The piece covers... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/creating-a-3d-character-based-on-a-64-64-pixel-sprite-from-pok-mon-vq3m3nd10 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vQ3M3Nd10.png og:image:alt: Creating a 3D Character Based on a 64×64 Pixel Sprite from Pokémon og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Creating a 3D Character Based on a 64×64 Pixel Sprite from Pokémon **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A 3D artist details the process of turning a 64×64 pixel Pokémaniac sprite from Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen into a stylized 3D character. The piece covers finding the right art style balance, modeling the character already in pose with Blender SubD modeling and ZBrush sculpting for fabric folds, texturing techniques including SSS for fabric and shader tricks for cornea reflections, and rendering with Blender's Eevee using HDRI lighting for a natural look. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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