Sketch to 3D: characters and vehicles
From notebook sketches to a rendered character, a turnaround sheet, separate armor pieces and 3D models, and a LENS sand yacht from hand sketch to a game-ready 3D model.
How it works
- 1
Sketch
Pre-sketches and a final drawing, by hand.
- 2
Render the character
Mirva renders the sketch as a finished character, true to the design.
- 3
Turnaround
A front, side and back view from the render.
- 4
Separate the pieces
Every element — helmet, gauntlets, chest plate, belt, sword — as its own image.
- 5
Make them 3D
Each piece becomes a 3D object; the details are tweaked by hand in a 3D program.
The separated pieces: 16 parts of one knight
Every piece Mirva separated from the finished design, each on its own and in the same materials, ready to become a 3D model of its own.
Helm
Shoulder pad
Upper arm armor
Elbow pad
Arm guard
Glove
Scarf
Chest armor
Hip armor
Belt
Sword
Scabbard
Upper leg armor
Knee pad
Lower leg armor
Shoe
The whole run
Textured
Textured
Related workflows
Character asset separation
Split a finished character into separate, consistent parts — helmet, plates, mail, belt, sword — ready to model, rig or reuse.
Storyboards with a consistent character
Design a character once, then turn quick stick-figure storyboard sketches into finished panels where the character stays on-model.
Modular kitbash sets
From one environment concept to a set of 25 separate modular pieces — towers, walls, arches, stairs, bridges, floor tiles — and a 3D kitbash set.