Had so much fun working on Salmo - Aldo Ritmo music video, thank you to everyone involved in the project!

This is a stylized likeness I did for the blog "The Reading Nights" (all about Fantasy books)

It was insanely nice to do something different and far from my comfort zone, and I realized one thing, one main misconception most people have about stylized characters, they are much easier to sculpt than realistic portraits. Hell no!

I found this to be a huge learning experience, stepping into "unknown" territories for me opened up a gap I never really looked at. It is not just a bunch of primitives thrown together. One thing is true, yes they are really simple shapes, but this makes the job even harder! 

To be able to convey a particular character, or even a proper likeness, through very few shapes and curves, is not an easy task. I learned the simpler the harder, but it definitely pays off in the end. 

  This one was modeled in Zbrush and Maya, Textured in Substance Painter, and real-time rendered in Marmoset Toolbag 3

Been at London's National Portrait gallery just recently, and took ton of reference photos from every angle.

These are couple of quick sculpts I did to study from real masterpieces, and to further develop my eye and observation skills, without any overaly while sculpting. 

I definetly reccomend a visit to this museum if you are in London!