Project No. 2 with Adidas - this time with the Rugby division. I was brought on to create the hero 3D assets for three new boots: the Kakari, the RS7, and the big one, the long awaited Predator relaunch.

This was a dream brief. I love Adidas and I love rugby.

I followed the same process I’d already established on Nike, CAT, and Adidas Originals: start with a 3D scan, use it as the base mesh reference, then rebuild everything clean for animation and production.

With that solid footwear pipeline in place, I created custom textures for each boot. The Predator was a cool one. I used the AO from the rubber studs to drive a subtle bump, giving the impression they were embedded into the leather. The Kakari got its own custom shader with built in iridescence, shimmering under CGI lighting.

Nice.