An octopus is the hardest kind of animal to model because it has no fixed shape. The mantle changes volume, the arms taper over their whole length and curl in every direction, and the suckers have to run in a double row that thins toward the tip. This build handles all three, which is what lets it read as a soft-bodied animal rather than a rubber toy.
The mesh is 60,158 polygons and 60,136 vertices in quads and tris with non-overlapping UVs, and ships with 6 texture maps at 4096x4096. The texture work is doing heavy lifting here: skin mottling, the sheen of a wet surface and the darker sucker rims are what sell the creature at close range.
At $99 and built to StemCell specification, it suits marine documentary and education, aquarium and museum material, seafood and restaurant advertising, film and television, and games. On sale since 2017.
Questions About This Model
Can the Octopus model be used in a commercial project?
Commercial use is included. The Royalty Free license allows the model in paid client work, broadcast, published games and print; only redistributing the model file itself is excluded.
Does the Octopus model include materials and textures?
The product page states what ships with each format. StemCell delivery means a PBR material set that reads the same across renderers. See the listing for the exact contents.
What should I search for to find models like the Octopus?
Useful search terms are octopus, animal and creature. Browsing the Animals & Creatures category shows the closest alternatives at a range of prices.
Which industries use the Octopus model?
It is tagged for Film & Video Production, Game Development, Virtual Reality and Advertising. The categorisation reflects where similar Animals & Creatures assets end up rather than a hard restriction - the license does not limit the field of use.
