Dark Fantasy Character Design in ZBrush
Brief
A course by Santiago Betancur , Concept Artist
Joined January 2020
About the video: Brief
Overview
“The first thing to do is create a list of characteristics that the character you are going to design will have. This way you can get to the result you are looking for more quickly. Let me show you how I develop my own briefs.”
In this video lesson Santiago Betancur addresses the topic: Brief, which is part of the Domestika online course: Dark Fantasy Character Design in ZBrush. Learn to bring industry-quality fantasy characters to life in 3D, from the first sketch to the final image.
Partial transcription of the video
“Brief Our final project will be to develop a complete character in the Dark Fantasy theme. The goal is to show you the tools and the workflow that I use in my work to develop these projects. Help to implement it and take it to another level. I recommend that you do not copy exactly the design that we will make next. Dare to make your own character applying what you will learn in the course. Thus, there is a great possibility that your final result could be a good piece for your portfolio and you can attract more attention to your work. Now yes, we are going to create a brief describing the ...”
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Course summary for: Dark Fantasy Character Design in ZBrush
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe Photoshop, OctaneRender, ZBrush -
Areas
3D, 3D Character Design, 3D Modeling, Character Design

Santiago Betancur
A course by Santiago Betancur
Santiago Betancur is a concept artist from Colombia, specialized in character design, who's worked in the entertainment industry developing projects such as video games, short films, ad campaigns, and collectables. He is passionate about digital art and likes to express his ideas and tell stories through images.
Throughout his more-than-seven-year career, he's collaborated with Aaron Sims Creative, Striking Distance, and Project Triforce, and several of his projects have been published in magazines like 3D Artist Magazine[i] and [i]Renderout.
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