Cera – Ceratosaurus – eye-candy.xyz

Close-up of Ceratosaurus highlighting textured skin, distinctive horns, and piercing green eye

Photorealistic Ceratosaurus with earth-toned skin and intense green eyes in a dusk forest setting

Realistic Ceratosaurus with patterned skin in a muted dry landscape

Cinematic Sequence

A Ceratosaurus captures its prey in a lush jungle environment. Environment, FX, lighting, sound design, and compositing demonstrate the asset's real-world production quality.

Cinematic Renderings

Cera rendered across a variety of natural environments, from misty forests and sunlit groves to snowy tundra and dramatic golden-hour lighting, showcasing the asset's versatility in any production scenario.

Autumnal

Ceratosaurus in a moody dimly lit landscape of rocks and trees, dramatic prehistoric atmosphere

Twilight

Grotto

Misty Forest

Photorealistic close-up of Ceratosaurus highlighting rugged textured scales in a forest

Forest Close-up

Photorealistic Ceratosaurus with textured rugged scales and fierce expression

Sunset Profile

Photorealistic close-up of Ceratosaurus with horned snout and striking blue eye in a wintry scene

Snowy Close-up

Dense Forest

Close-up of photorealistic Ceratosaurus head with textured scales and small horns in sunlit forest

Ceratosaurus with textured scales and spines standing dynamically in rolling hills under a clear sky

Ceratosaurus with open mouth and sharp teeth in dramatic rocky lighting

Close-up of Ceratosaurus with dark scales, prominent horns, and green eye

Packages

Four tiers from study use to full studio production. Each package includes the Maya rig with Arnold shaders. The Studio tiers add commercial licensing.

Study Kit

Lite · non-commercial. The essentials for learning and personal projects.

High quality model
Preview textures (1 UDIM · 8K)
Fully rigged character (Maya)
Realistic Arnold shader

Creator Kit

Full · non-commercial. Complete texture suite for portfolio and indie work.

Everything in Study Kit
High quality textures (UDIM · 4K)
High quality displacement (UDIM · 8K)
Multiple ISO masks (body region IDs)
Multiple texture masks (patterns, breakups)

Studio Kit

Full · commercial. Same as Creator Kit with a full commercial license for professional productions.

Everything in Creator Kit
Full commercial license
Unlimited usage rights

Studio Master

Pro · commercial. The complete bundle with walk-cycle animation cache.

Everything in Studio Kit
Alembic walk-cycle animation cache

Add-ons (sold separately)

Addon Textures

Upgrades a Study Kit with the full texture set, ISO masks, and 8K displacement maps. Identical to the texture content in Creator/Studio kits.

Addon Animation

Adds the Alembic walk-cycle animation cache. Pipeline-agnostic: import into any rig or scene and play without additional setup.

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Built for Production

Every surface of Cera is sculpted and shaded to hold up under the closest camera. Here's what's under the hood.

Sculpting

Subdivision mesh from ~200K base polys up to 51M+ subdivisions. Micro-scale detail across the full body with no repetition: scales, skin folds, horn textures.

Texturing

UDIM layout with 4K color, roughness, SSS color/scale/weight, bump, and 8K displacement maps. Optimized for Arnold.

Shading

Fully procedural, physically-based shader network. Native Arnold setup for Maya. Drops into any lighting rig and renders immediately.

Pose A – Close-Ups

Cera head close-up – textured scales, sharp teeth, and nasal horn against dark background

Head Detail

Cera head and neck – detailed scaly skin, sharp teeth, and head spikes

Neck & Jaw

Cera scaled legs and sharp claws on reflective surface

Legs & Claws

Cera armored skin – intricate scales and sharp spines in moody dramatic lighting

Skin & Spines

Pose B – Close-Ups

Cera head – textured scales, prominent horns, and striking green eye

Head – Green Eye

Cera body – textured skin and armored spikes with dramatic lighting

Body & Armor

Cera close-up – textured scales, bony spikes, and detailed facial features

Scale Detail

Cera close-up – striking green eye, nasal horn, and detailed forward-facing gaze

Eye Close-Up

Cera head – textured scales, spines, and vivid eye against dark background

Head Profile

Cera tail – textured skin and prominent dorsal spikes

Tail Detail

Rigging

Cera comes with a complete Maya animation rig built for production use. IK/FK switching, facial controls, muscle simulation, and an animator-friendly setup — everything you need to bring Cera to life.

Maya Rig

Full-body IK/FK switching
Facial rig with jaw and lip controls
Animator-friendly control curves
Realistic Arnold shader: renders out of the box

Idle Rig Controls

Eating Animation Rig

Walk Cycle Rig

Walkcycle Showcase

Two editorial sequences showcasing Cera's walk cycle from multiple angles, close-ups of the skin, eye, and gait dynamics, all rendered from the provided rig and textures.

360° Turntable

Complete turntable passes rendered at up to 4K resolution. A-Pose for evaluating proportions and surface detail, plus the full walk cycle from all angles.

Technical Specifications

Software Compatibility

Maya 2022+, Arnold

Polycount (Low)

~ 200,000 polys

Polycount (High)

~ 51 Million polys

Subdividable

Yes

UVs

Non-overlapping, UDIM layout

Texture Resolution

sRGB/Linear 4K (displacement 8K)

Maps Included

bump, color, disp, rough, sss_color, sss_scale, sss_weight

Rigging Features

IK/FK, facial controls, animator-friendly rig

File Formats

.ma, .exr

License Options

Commercial

Sculpting Detail

Monochrome renders stripped of all texturing, showcasing pure sculpting detail, surface topology, and form language. Two poses with matching close-ups plus gray turntable passes.

Pose A – Gray

Head

Cera gray – textured scales, spikes, and open jaw

Jaw & Spikes

Cera gray – textured legs and feet, dramatic lighting emphasizing prehistoric power

Legs & Feet

Cera gray – rugged scaled skin with prominent spines

Spine Detail

Pose B – Gray

Cera gray – head with textured scales, bony crest, and sharp horn

Head Detail

Full Body

Cera gray – head and neck, highlighting textured scales and spikes

Neck & Scales

Cera gray – detailed head with textured skin and prominent horn

Horn Close-Up

Cera gray – head with prominent horns, bumpy scales, and visible eye

Eye Detail

Cera gray – spine with dorsal spikes, clinical detail

Dorsal Spines

Gray Turntable – A-Pose

Gray Turntable – Pose B

Gray Turntable – Walk Cycle

UV Layout & Texturing

Cera ships with dedicated UV sets designed to support every stage of a VFX texturing pipeline, from fast lookdev to final delivery.

Preview UV Set (1 UDIM · 8K)

Designed for quick previews in the viewport or test renders. Uses a single 8K texture on one UDIM for performance.

Render UV Set (UDIM · 4K / 8K)

The primary set for final renders. Non-overlapping UDIMs covering the entire surface with full 4K color, roughness, SSS, bump maps, plus 8K displacement for subdivision close-ups.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Study Kit, Creator Kit, Studio Kit, and Studio Master?

Study Kit (Lite, non-commercial) includes the high-quality model, a preview texture set (1 UDIM · 8K), and a fully rigged character with a realistic Arnold shader. Creator Kit (Full, non-commercial) adds the complete production texture suite: full UDIM 4K maps, 8K displacement, ISO body-region masks, and pattern/breakup masks. Studio Kit is the same content as Creator Kit with a full commercial license. Studio Master (Pro, commercial) includes everything in Studio Kit plus the Alembic walk-cycle animation cache.

Can I upgrade from Study Kit to Creator Kit later?

Yes. The Addon Textures pack can be purchased separately and plugs directly into the Study Kit rig. It includes the full texture set, ISO masks, 8K displacement, and all additional mask layers. This gives you the same texture depth as Creator/Studio kits without repurchasing the rig.

How are the UV sets organised?

There are two UV sets. The Preview set uses a single 8K UDIM for fast viewport and lookdev work. The Render set uses multiple UDIMs at 4K (8K for displacement) for final-image quality across all texture maps. Both sets are non-overlapping and production-clean.

What file formats are included?

The Maya version includes .ma scene files. Textures are delivered as .exr (linear) and .tif. Displacement maps are 8K .exr. The Alembic animation cache (Studio Master) is provided as .abc. All textures are named and organized per UDIM tile.

Can I use this in other software like Blender or Unreal Engine?

The primary pipeline is Maya with Arnold. However, the asset includes FBX export options and standard texture maps that can be imported into Blender, Unreal Engine 5, or other DCCs. Some manual shader setup may be required.

Collaboration

Julen Armendariz

Freelance rigging artist

With over six years of experience in 3D rigging, Julen specializes in character and creature rigging for commercials, cinematics, games, and feature films.

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Nina Fischer

Freelance 3D animator

Vancouver-based 3D VFX animator specializing in creature work and character performances. With experience at studios like Trixter and Framestore, she has contributed to major franchises including the MCU and HBO's House of the Dragon.

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Work from Artists

See what artists are creating with Cera in their own projects.

Credit Maarten Leys

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Production-ready Ceratosaurus asset for your next project.

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