Production-Ready Character Asset – Maya / Houdini / Arnold

This asset is built for professional production, easy customization, and fast integration into any pipeline.

All scenes use relative paths, making the setup portable and server-friendly.

Workflow:

Animate in Maya, export the animation, open the Houdini lighting scene, replace the animation path, and render with one click.

Software Used

• Model / Rig / Animation: Maya 2025
• Sculpt: ZBrush 2021.5.1
• Lookdev / Groom: Houdini 20.5.278
• Render: Arnold 7.3.4.1 (Houdini)

Included Files

Animation

• Walk (in place & world space)
• Run (in place & world space)
• Extra poses for render test

Model

• Maya scene (.ma)
• Rest pose (.obj, .fbx, .abc)
• Render poses (.abc)

Rigging

• Skin Rig
• Face Rig
• Main production rig

Textures (4K, TX included)

• Base Color, Roughness, Metalness
• Displacement (EXR)
• Normal, Bump
• SSS, Coat, Masks
• Groom root & tip color

Lighting & Groom

• Basic lighting setup with render passes (Houdini .hip)
• HDRI included
• Full groom setup (Houdini .hip)

Technical Notes

• Scale: Maya 1:1 | Houdini 1:100
• UVs: No overlaps, main body uses UDIMs (18 tiles)
• Scenes: Clean naming, production-ready
• Groom: Relative paths only, cached in BGEO & Alembic
• Lookdev: Arnold 7, textures loaded via $HIP/textures