3D Creature Design with ZBrush and Photoshop

Finding References for Your Project 2

A course by Rowena Frenzel , Freelance 3D Character Artist

98% positive reviews (53)

2,033 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Finding References for Your Project 2

Overview

“After having gone through all the basics of finding references, let's jump into the research for our own creature. This is a very important step to take when it comes to preparing everything for your individual creature design.”

In this video lesson Rowena Frenzel addresses the topic: Finding References for Your Project 2, 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 References for Your Projects After we went through all the tips, let's jump into our course creature and find some really cool references for that. You can open your PureRef file. I wanted to show you really quick when I type in "cat sphynx," I go in here, and I say, this kind of thing would be cool, so you go in here, and drag and drop that into the file. You can resize everything, zoom in, zoom out, and also press C, and drag a little box over it, and let go of it, and it will cut. C is for Cut. Do that. If you want to make it smaller because you don't need all the edges, click C ...”

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Course summary for: 3D Creature Design with ZBrush and Photoshop

Level: Beginner
98% positive reviews (53)
2033 students
6 units
28 lessons (6h 36m)
15 downloads

Category
3D & Animation
Software
Adobe Photoshop, Pixologic, ZBrush
Areas
3D Modeling

Rowena Frenzel

A course by Rowena Frenzel

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Freelance 3D Character Artist

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.