Slappy the Seal (TF2 Cosmetic Item)

Slappy the Seal is a TF2 cosmetic concepted and modeled by myself, and textured by Aeon Bollig [https://www.artstation.com/void001]. It's a cosmetic that replaces the scout's usual baseball bag with a big, blubbery seal. In addition to creating the model, I also rigged jigglebones on the model to make the tail flap and the head wobble around (I could watch it flop around when scout runs for hours). I created bakes inside of Substance Painter.

The model was my first ever venture into creating an entire creature and my first time modelling an animal's face. I am very pleased with how the model turned out, and it was very fun to collaborate on. It was tough with TF2's polygon restriction since the thing is so round and fat, but I made do!

I also created the thumbnail and promotional poster in Source Filmmaker with additional promotional images by Aeon.