'This was a real challenge,' says 3D artist of their pensive portrait of a soldier of the future
3D art of the week: Popularity_Choi
Popularity_Choi is a 3D character artist from Pangyo in South Korea. His piece Spine Jetpacker depicts a futuristic soldier based on concept art by Yintion J - Jiang Geping. He used an extensive selection of software on this project, including 3ds Max, ZBrush, Substance 3D Painter, UVLayout, TopoGun, Marvelous Designer, FiberShop, Marmoset Toolbag and Photoshop.
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Popularity_Choi says: I've always created characters for medieval fantasy concepts, so this character, which combines modern military clothing and technology, was quite a challenge for me.
For the mechanical parts, I first sketched in ZBrush using DynaMesh, referring to Keos Masons' hard-surface techniques. I then separated each part, retopologised them, and refined the details.
The modern military-style clothing needed realistic folds, so it was created using Marvelous Designer. The most enjoyable part of this project was the texturing. I had fun working on it because there were many objects with various decals engraved.
As an additional Easter egg, I also wrote the names of my favourite singers and songs on the wings. I'd like to thank Lim Jaegil for mentoring me during the project.
Check out Popularity_Choi’s ArtStation.
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