Texturing/Modeling Artist Elena Desailly kicks off her portfolio with a bang, presenting an absolutely astonishing 3D recreation of actress Maisie Williams as seen on the cover of the Autumn/Winter 2019/2020 edition of the Metal magazine.
Created in collaboration with Melie Morice and following the workflows outlined in Şefki Ibrahim’s character art course, this project marks Elena’s first-ever attempt at a 3D portrait, with the goal of faithfully reproducing a real photograph. As for the software, the model was sculpted in ZBrush, textured with Mari and TexturingXYZ’s materials, and rendered in Arnold, with Houdini and Maya employed for grooming and groom shading, respectively.
For comparison, here’s the original magazine cover the artwork was inspired by:
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