docs/.vitepress/config.ts

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
             text: 'Asset Creation', 
             collapsed: true,
             items: [
+              { text: 'Introduction', link: '/pipeline-overview/asset-creation/introduction'},
+              { text: 'Concept Design', link: '/pipeline-overview/asset-creation/concept_design'},
               { text: 'Modeling', link: '/pipeline-overview/asset-creation/modeling'},
               { text: 'Rigging', link: '/pipeline-overview/asset-creation/rigging'},
             ]

docs/pipeline-overview/asset-creation/concept_design.md

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+---
+outline: deep
+---
+
+# Concept Design
+
+**This requires the production design**, in a complete or in-development form.
+A fairly complete previz or developing concept art simultaneously is vital too.
+
+**Concept development is an interdisciplinary task.**  
+We don't limit this to 2D artists, concept artists and illustrators.
+In our small team everyone is required to be in the loop and welcome to participate.
+Each discipline has important insights and limitations.
+Even a final concept painting is layered on feedback and the common vision of the team.
+
+**The outcome should be a design that is ready to be executed.**  
+The concept needs to work for the story, aesthetics, budget and technical limitations of the production.
+Test the concept with previz artwork. You don't want to end up with a concept that is not achievable or doesn't fit.
+
+## Hero Assets
+
+These include **main characters and important props**.  
+They will be seen up close, in different environments & lighting conditions and even with multiple asset variations.
+Characters are also designed together with important props they interact with.
+
+Hero Assets require a rigorous process to make sure they can be executed.
+
+A drawn concept art is a good start to find the **idea of the character**.
+Afterwards **test out the designs in 3D** as well, via modeling & sculpting. Then draw and paint over the models for annotations and enhancements.  
+This starts a feedback cycle. The 2D art is more dimensionally informed and 3D art is bending spacial limitations.
+
+**Preliminary details, colors, lighting and shading** are tested to get a close approximation of the look of the film.
+The character is posed and given expressions that are based on story moments.
+
+**Work and testing is iterative** and (where sensible) non-destructive.
+A lineup of main characters and assets is progressed simultaneously for **style consistency**.
+
+We hand over a **design model, lookdev paintings and important style guides** to the next departments to create the asset.
+Resting poses and character sheets can have their uses (like for lineup consistency) but are best as the a handover instead of a concept.
+The design model also might be close to the final asset and just needs to be cleaned up.
+
+::: info Don't forget
+Make early 3D models available to the team. Shading & FX artists can do some tests on them.
+Riggers can develop some tech or give the animators and layout artists a test for shots.
+:::
+
+* [More on Production Design from Sprite Fright](https://studio.blender.org/blog/sprite-fright-the-illusion-of-simplicity/)
+* [More on Character Design from Sprite Fright](https://studio.blender.org/blog/sprite-fright-sculpting-advice-for-production/)
+* [More on Modelign Key Assets in Pet Projects](https://studio.blender.org/blog/modeling-stylised-assets-on-pet-projects/)
+
+## Background Assets
+[comment]: <> (Ask Beau to contribute to background assets and Environment asset design.)
+
+TBA
+
+## Environments
+
+TBA
+
+## Color script
+
+TBA
+

docs/pipeline-overview/asset-creation/modeling.md

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 # Modeling
 
-::: warning
-4 June 2023 - The content of this page is currently being edited/updated.
-:::
+The concept design is required at this point. There can be overlap.
+But the important difference is the focus on delivering a production ready model.
+
+## Organic Modeling
+
+Needed Material: Final Design, deformation tests (expressions & poses), style requirements & limitations
+https://studio.blender.org/blog/sprite-fright-the-illusion-of-simplicity/ 
+
+Goal: Optimized topology for next tasks (shading, texturing, rigging, animation)
+
+General theory: 
+https://studio.blender.org/blog/live-retopology-at-bcon22/ 
+
+Workflow details and links for realistic characters:
+https://studio.blender.org/training/realistic-human-research/
+
+UV unwrapping (Live unwrap, UDIMs, general full UV map for baking/texture painting & pattern alignment)
+
+Detail sculpting workflows (Reprojection, multires, layers, baking)
+
+Animation shapes (FACS, Simple clothing dynamics)
+https://studio.blender.org/blog/layered-sculpting-for-einar/ 
+
+Reference shapes/objects (Open/closed eyes, pivot point empties, hero pose shapekey)
+
 
 
 * [Stylized Character Creation Workflow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-mx-Jfx9lA)