3D Creature Design with ZBrush and Photoshop
Posing the Creature 2
A course by Rowena Frenzel , Freelance 3D Character Artist
About the video: Posing the Creature 2
Overview
“Let's focus some more on the pose of the creature! It's important to make it as dynamic-looking as possible - even when the creature is just standing. Don't forget little details like your creature's expression or the ways its fingers are bent. This will make it look so much more natural.”
In this video lesson Rowena Frenzel addresses the topic: Posing the Creature 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
“Posing the Creature We are done with the pose. You can see that I tried my best to make the whole pose dynamic, even when it's not a lot in action. For example, jumping, running, or attacking, but you can still do a very dynamic pose, even when the creature is just standing. You can see that I don't have any straight lines here. I try to make everything look a little bit more detailed, but I made some screenshots, so I can paint over it and explain you a little bit more about what is important for a really good posing. I made some screenshots from every angle. The first thing I have to tell...”
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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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