Tutorial: Creating Groomed Fur for a 3D Chipmunk

Student artist Seonghyeon Park explains the grooming workflow behind a detailed 3D chipmunk character.

Archive republication: This article was originally published on 13 January 2021. It has been translated into English and lightly updated for clarity while preserving the original reporting and context.

Seonghyeon and the chipmunk

The Rookies interviewed student artist Seonghyeon Park about his character work. Park studied at the Science Fiction Film School in Seoul and was preparing for a career as a grooming artist. In this how-to article, he shared his approach to creating fur for a 3D character: a small chipmunk.

Building the groom

The complete breakdown was published by The Rookies.