A quick glance at our first dinosaur model for Dinosauria, the lone Jurassic dinosaur of the bunch, Stegosaurus! (for full size images, click on the thumbnails)

First, we conceptualize the shape and colors:

After iterating on the concept image, we model the high-poly version, which we will use to create a normal map:

Then we break that down to the low-poly version:

Then we paint the texture and apply the normal map. The Stegosaurus is ready for the game! (at 2177 tris):

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