Chtulhu - The Cosmic Abyss
A game by Big Bad Wolf Studio - 2026
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Hello!
I’m very happy to finally share the work I did on Chtulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, the first video game I had the opportunity to work on, from pre-production all the way to release.
This project was a great opportunity to help establish and structure the entire character pipeline at Big Bad Wolf, in close collaboration with the rigging, animation, and tech art teams.
I’m therefore very proud to present a part of my work on this project, created as part of a small team of two character artists and a lead.
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For the hair, as a Character Artist, I was responsible for creating several hairstyles featured in the game—only a selection is presented here. For this production, we chose to use XGen along with Unreal Engine’s Groom-to-Haircards workflow. The first LODs use groom data, which then transition to haircards to ensure optimal in-game performance.
This was a very valuable and enriching experience, as it allowed me to learn XGen and fully explore the new Groom workflow for Unreal Engine.
Many thanks to the Big Bad Wolf team for trusting us with the decision to use the Groom system. We had the opportunity to dedicate time during pre-production to test and refine this workflow, which ultimately allowed us to handle everything in-house.
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Crédits
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Directeur Artistique :
Thomas Veauclin : https://www.artstation.com/artom
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Lead Character Artist :
Clément Rigondet : https://www.artstation.com/clemdarion
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Character Artist :
Arthur Fournier : https://www.artstation.com/arthurfournier
David Papunashvili : https://www.artstation.com/kiprosse
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Concept Artist :
Raphael Pont : https://www.artstation.com/raphaelpont
Victor Fayen : https://www.artstation.com/agilulfe84
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Lead Environment Artist :
Jean-loup Moncanis : https://www.artstation.com/zyke15
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Environment Artist:
Christian Leduc : https://www.artstation.com/chrisld
Laura Menigoz : https://www.artstation.com/the-cubic-cat
Bastien Bagneris : https://www.artstation.com/bastienbagneris
Alexandre Boisbelet : https://www.artstation.com/alexandreboisbelet
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Lead Lighting Artist :
Jeremy Fornasier : https://www.artstation.com/syne3
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Lighting Artist :
Lucien Gillonnier : https://www.artstation.com/luciengillonnier
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Lead Animation :
Jérémy Dulary
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Animateurs :
Sandrine Wurster
Thomas Puysservert
Cédric Joiret
Alice Sagot
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Rigger :
Raphaël Gangnon
Marion Vienat
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Lead Tech Art :
Geoffroy Schneider : https://www.artstation.com/jefuzan
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Tech Artist :
Hugo Lefebvre
Elliot Verrez : https://www.artstation.com/overrez