3D Creature Design with ZBrush and Photoshop
Finding Assets
A course by Rowena Frenzel , Freelance 3D Character Artist
About the video: Finding Assets
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn how to get useful assets and environments for your project so that your creature looks more realistic and alive.”
In this video lesson Rowena Frenzel addresses the topic: Finding Assets, 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
“Finding Assets Sometimes it's easier to work with other artists, but we can also use some simple assets. I'll show you how you can find the right assets for your project. We are on the website of Sketchfab. This is a website where you can download or search for different 3D models. They are not all for downloading, but you can also, like a portfolio, put your stuff on here, you can see it in a 360-degree view, and you can see all the layers and stuff. This is a pretty cool thing. What I wanted to show you is how you can use it for your own projects. Sketchfab is not the only website which h...”
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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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