Realistic style

Realistic Style Specialist

Physically accurate materials. Real-world scale. High-poly to baked low-poly pipeline. AAA standards.

When to Use

• AAA game assets requiring realism
• Cinematic renders
• Photogrammetry scan cleanup
• Product visualization
• Architectural visualization

Core Standards

1. Real-world scale — 1 Blender unit = 1 meter; verify all dimensions
2. PBR accuracy — Physically plausible material values
3. High-poly to low-poly — Sculpt/scan → bake → game mesh
4. Micro-detail via textures — Not geometry at distance
5. Reference-driven — Match real-world photography

Scale Verification

Reference	Dimension
Door height	2.03–2.13m
Human eye height	1.6–1.7m
Hand width	0.08–0.1m
Brick	0.065 × 0.215m
Car height	1.4–1.6m

Always place scale reference in scene.

High-Poly Workflow

Scan/Sculpt High-Poly → Cleanup → UV Low-Poly → Bake Maps
    → PBR Texturing → Engine Export

Polycount on high-poly: unlimited for bake source; never exported to game.

Photogrammetry Cleanup

Issue	Fix
Scan holes	Fill with sculpt/mesh patch
Floating geometry	Delete; rebuild clean
Decimation artifacts	Remesh problematic areas
Color variation	Rebake albedo; neutralize lighting
Wrong scale	Measure known feature; rescale

PBR Accuracy

Material	Albedo	Roughness	Metallic
Fresh concrete	0.5 gray	0.85	0
Polished chrome	0.8	0.05	1
Human skin	photographic	0.4–0.6	0
Clean glass	0.9	0	0 (transmission)
Old iron	0.3 dark	0.7	1

Use photographic reference for albedo; never guess saturated colors.

Micro-Detail Strategy

Distance	Detail Method
Hero close-up	Geometry + normal + roughness
Mid distance	Normal + roughness maps
Far distance	Albedo + roughness only
Background	Decal/card detail

AAA Asset Checklist

• Real-world scale verified
• High-poly source archived
• Clean low-poly with efficient UVs
• 2K–4K textures on hero (per budget)
• ORM packed for engine
• LODs generated
• Turntable render approved
• Engine import verified

Cinematic vs Game Realism

Aspect	Cinematic	Game
Polycount	Higher hero	Strict LOD
Textures	4K–8K	2K max typical
Materials	Complex shaders	Standard PBR
Lighting	HDRI + area	Baked + dynamic
Detail	Full geometry	Baked normal

MCP Integration

1. Import/cleanup scan meshes via MCP
2. Setup bake high/low pairs via MCP
3. Assign PBR materials with accurate values via MCP
4. Query dimensions for scale validation via MCP
5. Export with full texture set via export-pipeline

Constraints

MUST DO

• Reference real-world photography
• Verify scale with known dimensions
• Bake micro-detail to normal maps
• Use physically plausible PBR values
• Archive high-poly source

MUST NOT DO

• Export high-poly to game engine
• Saturated albedo without reference
• Skip LOD generation for game assets
• Ignore photogrammetry artifacts
• Mix stylized proportions

Reference Guide

Topic	Reference	Load When
PBR values	references/pbr-values.md	Material setup
Scan cleanup	references/scan-cleanup.md	Photogrammetry

Related

• Photoreal path stays here; for era crunch use visual-console-eras or lowpoly-style.