Iso-Didact - 3D Character Model

Completed in December 2023, Bornstellar-Makes-Eternal-Lasting, also known as the Iso-Didact, is a character from the Halo Novels. He served as the final leader of the Forerunner military, an ancient and hyper-advanced alien race that disappeared 100,000 years ago. Originally a young Forerunner in search of treasure on Earth, he instead encountered the exiled Ur-Didact, the main villain in Halo 4. Subsequently, he was imprinted by the Ur-Didact, effectively making him a semi-clone. The Ur-Didact was kidnapped and driven mad which led to the Iso-Didact taking over his military duties. The Iso-Didact was also responsible for initiating the firing of the Halo Array to cleanse the galaxy of life in order to halt the spread of the Flood.

When creating this model, I utilized Zbrush to create his facial features and produced a rough sketch of his armor. However, I found hard surface modeling in Zbrush to be frustrating, so I switched to Blender for refining the hard surface sections, such as his armor plates. In Blender, I handled tasks such as creating the armor plates, UV mapping, hair modeling, rigging, and final rendering. Maya was used for retopology, particularly for his under armor, while Substance Painter was utilized for painting his skin and armor. This project was an experimental endeavor, aimed at enhancing my proficiency in creating realistic skin materials and hair creation.

I also had to create the environment for my illustrations. It takes place on the Ark Citadel from Halo 3's campaign. I decided to recreate the location since it is also where the Iso-Didact activated Halo. I used blender to create the environment and substance painter for the materials.

Iso-Didact is originally depicted in the Halo Encyclopedia by Kory Lynn Hubbell.
Original Art:
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Wmx0LG