[Blender Production Diary] Creating 12 Sweets and Afternoon Tea for All Characters [Gakumas Costume Motif]

The other day, Gakuen Idolmaster, a game I love, celebrated its 1st anniversary on May 16th. To express my congratulations, I created some afternoon tea-style sweets in Blender to commemorate the occasion✨

I would like to summarize the production process of these works, each themed after the costumes of the 12 characters, as a diary entry😊

What is Gakuen Idolmaster?

Gakuen Idolmaster (commonly known as Gakumas) is set in a high school. It is a smartphone game where you, as the producer, scout students from the idol department and aim to become the school's top idol, experiencing their growth together.

Above all, the meticulously crafted costumes of the 3D idols and the beautiful live performance videos are captivating✨

The character model meshes use about 60,000 polygons per model, with the head alone accounting for about half of the total polygon count, showing incredible attention to detail.

Previously, Famitsu featured a special on the 'meticulously crafted 3D character and background production' of Gakumas. If you are interested in character modeling or rigging, I highly recommend this article, as you will surely find it as interesting as the game itself.

〈 Sweets Set Introduction 〉

Since the school's name is 'Hatsuboshi Gakuen' (First Star Academy), I made the top of the cake stand star-shaped🌟
The teacup is inspired by the cup used as an item in the game!

Production time: about 15 hours
Total polygon count: △1,056,376

🍰 Charlotte Cake (Saki Hanami)

🧇 Waffle (Temari Tsukimura)

💛 Macaron (Kotone Fujita)

🧁 Tart (Sayaka Shiun, Lilya Katsuragi)

🍹 Soda Jelly (Hiro Shinosawa)

🏵️ Canelé (China Kuramoto)

🍑 Cream Puff (Ume Hanami)

🫐 Roll Cake (Misuzu Hataya)

🍒 Gelée Jelly (Mao Arimura)

🍓 Maritozzo (Rinami Himesaki)

🍫 Sachertorte (Sena Juo)

The sword performance in the MV is so cool!
Please take a look at this too if you'd like 🗡️✨

🍽️ Cake stand

If anyone reading this article has become interested in Gakuen Idolmaster, please download the app! ✨

Thank you for reading until the end.