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A redo of a model I did a year ago.. I liked the character a lot and I didn't want to inevitably lose her to an updating portfolio, so I figured I could give her a glow up of her own, especially now that I've got more working knowledge of Nuke and Substance Painter.
My friend and I ended up naming her Caroline because she looks like she might be the gold digging, heart breaking, gets-by-on-looks-alone subject of Outkast's song "Roses"
![the NEW caroline... major improvement in a year's time!](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e2157c2d-a3a7-4660-91f1-61d12105c73e/402894cd-6d03-4c7e-adb7-116156edbdee_rw_600.png?h=caa8fb71d7572de784e0a6caf096b0fc)
the NEW caroline... major improvement in a year's time!
![the original caroline](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/e2157c2d-a3a7-4660-91f1-61d12105c73e/724dbe61-b4f9-4e99-9e0e-e5684abcaed6_rw_600.png?h=d903f4b3b0d4f4ff373ca82eb00a7e8c)
the original caroline
When I made the original, it was my second time messing around with Mari and I had promised to keep trying the program out so I could get more comfortable... and then I never did haha. I've primarily been using Substance Painter for the last year, but focusing on one program at a time has at least allowed me to hone my proficiency in it.
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