(WIP) 2026 Reallusion 3D Character Contest - Mermaid of the Lake

Event & Contest 2026 Reallusion 3D Character Contest
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Hello!
Mermaid of the Lake. I took Axolotls and a frog as references. I started with a sketch and then sculpted in ZBrush.

Sketch of a mermaid of the lake
Sketch of a mermaid of the lake1920×1920 113 KB

ZBrush
ZBrush1764×810 102 KB

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The process of working out the head’s details.

head_details
head_details1767×815 124 KB

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Screenshot_4
Screenshot_41440×790 98.7 KB

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Hello. I had to change the design a little and reduce the tail. AccuRIGGed currently lacks tail animation functionality.
I don’t want to remove the tail completely, but the animation in AccuRIGGed does not always work correctly. I hope that in the future there will be a function for the tail.
I did retopology, UV, and started texturing.

ZBrush Scupt
ZBrush Scupt1786×833 99.5 KB

Retopology, UV, texturing
Retopology, UV, texturing1386×671 98.9 KB

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Finished the texturing. And it’s always nice to see a character come to life.

texturing
texturing1976×920 120 KB

Test_animation
Test_animation1920×1704 152 KB

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More renders on ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lERbBY

Mermaid_07
Mermaid_071527×2290 186 KB

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