“In this episode, Cheyne Hessler answers a round of Quantum Questions, Dastro digs into the details of making his giant Big Benny’s costume, and we celebrate all the recent Bar Citizens.”
In this episode of “Citizens of the Stars,” two special guests are featured. First, we meet Dastro, a renowned cosplayer in the Star Citizen community. He created a Big Bennys 2.0 costume for Gamescom, improving on the previous year’s version. Dastro spent 20 hours crafting the costume, and he plans to continue improving it in the future. Additionally, he hints at the possibility of trying out new cosplay ideas.
Next, viewers are introduced to Shane Hessler, a character artist at Cloud Imperium Games Los Angeles. He discusses the armor sets he has worked on, including slaver variants and the RSI explorer suit. Hessler also explains the character art process, which involves four steps: high poly, low poly, texturing, and material adjustment. Modularity is crucial in ensuring all the modular pieces of the characters fit together seamlessly. Hessler emphasizes the importance of a strong background in traditional art for 3D character artists.
The episode continues with a segment called “Quantum Questions.” Shane Hessler takes on the challenge of answering as many questions as possible in under two minutes. He provides insightful answers regarding the number of polygons in a typical armor set, the program used for high poly renders (KeyShot), and the role of modularity in the character pipeline. Hessler emphasizes the importance of traditional art skills in the 3D character art field.
Moving on, the show introduces “Subconscious,” a subscriber-only mini-show. The origins 600I, a luxury spaceship, is featured, and subscribers can check out work-in-progress images in the subscriber vault. The September ship of the month is the Drake Herald, designed for data running. Active subscribers will have access to the Herald throughout the month, and they are encouraged to share pictures and videos in the subscriber den. The episode concludes by highlighting the recent International Bar Citizen Weekend, where Star Citizen enthusiasts gathered globally to celebrate the community. Joran and the entire bar citizen community are named the MVPs of the week.
Overall, this episode provides a glimpse into the creative aspects of the Star Citizen community, featuring cosplayer Dastro and character artist Shane Hessler. It also gives updates on subscriber-exclusive content and recognizes the active involvement of the community in events like the International Bar Citizen Weekend.