3D Creature Design with ZBrush and Photoshop
Influences
A course by Rowena Frenzel , Freelance 3D Character Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you a few artists that always make me feel inspired and motivated to stay on track and not give up my passion for art.”
In this video lesson Rowena Frenzel addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: 3D Creature Design with ZBrush and Photoshop. Bring highly detailed animal characters to life through digital software using the natural world as your inspiration.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I want to show you my influences of other artists, which always inspire and motivate me. An artist I'm really inspired by is Aaron Blaise. I hope I said the name right. He is so good at creature design. He paints them by hand, but also digitally. This is so amazing, how he can put two creatures together like a lion and a zebra, and it looks so realistic. What I really like about this guy is that he brings a lot of emotions, a lot of story behind all his projects. He also has a sense of humor, and I really like that. He's also worked many years at Disney, so probab...”
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Course summary for: 3D Creature Design with ZBrush and Photoshop
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Pixologic, ZBrush -
Areas
3D Modeling

Rowena Frenzel
A course by Rowena Frenzel
Rowena Frenzel is a freelance 3D character artist based in Germany. Her love for art began at a young age when she would draw anime and cartoons in her spare time, but video games were what really sparked her desire to pursue a career in creativity. She went on to study at media design school where she learned the basics of filmmaking, editing, graphic design, and more, before attending a private school to hone her skills in 3D design. After graduating and searching for a job in the field, she began posting her work online, which kick-started her freelance career as a 3D character artist.
She now shares her designs with 30K followers on Instagram and has worked on projects including the Tom and Jerry Movie and board game titles like Lord of the Rings. She’s created characters for Studio Wildcard, FlippedNormals, and more.
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