For the hair, I used a haircurves brush, edited by Chris Whitaker and called makkon_haircurves_03.

While sculpting the face, it was very helpful to have some additional features in place, such as eyebrows, eyelashes, and hair. Additionally, using a hand-painted workflow allowed me to work less detailed because the sculpt would only be used for a diffuse bake, which I could simply paint over.ĭynameshing and smoothing the blockout to create a simple mannequin: Adding muscular detail wasn’t a priority because it was not yet determined where the clothing pieces would cover up the body. I continued by Dynameshing the blockout and refining the basic shapes of the body. Creating quick blobs in the shape of a human allowed me to establish the anatomy and style pretty quickly. I started the character by creating a blockout in ZBrush.

The reference board for Jake Wyatt’s character from Necropolis: Those kinds of emotions aren’t easy to translate into a 3D model, but I took it as a challenge. The girl is an incredibly ferocious character filled with rage, which she eventually demonstrates by slaughtering a bunch of bad guys. The biggest thing I wanted to nail in this project was the emotion. I’m a big fan of Jake Wyatt and his Necropolis comic, so I decided to create the protagonist from the comic. The 3D character bust I started my hand-painting journey with:Īfter the 3D bust was received so well, I wanted to set the bar higher and create a full character. I ended up winning the competition and gaining tons of experience in hand-painting! The challenge was to create a hand-painted character bust, with the prize being a mentorship. The journey started when I participated in a competition hosted by Yekaterina Bourykina. Experiencing this provided me with a good base to start making my own projects. Throughout school, I worked on many projects and learned about many different sides of game art such as procedural modeling, 3D animation, standard asset creation, and engine implementation. However, my first real game art experience started when I decided to study Visual Art at Breda University of Applied Sciences. I got so immersed in these worlds that I decided to start making my own by playing with Game Maker and learning GML. As a child, I spent the majority of my time exploring the story and worlds of Zelda, Pokémon, and Rayman. Games have always been a big interest for me. Hey! I’m Manuel Sitompul, a 21-year-old game art student living in the Netherlands. Draw Your Weapons by Manuel Sitompul on Sketchfab Introduction

Anime hair brush zbrush