Who is your favorite Pokmon? Squirtle might not be everyones cup of tea, but it is for artist Manuel Sitompul, who recreated the creature on the beach as part of his personal challenge.In 2024 I challenged myself to make more personal art and honor the franchises that influenced and shaped me as a kid. And even though Zelda left the biggest impact on me, without a doubt, theres no IP I have spent more time in than Pokmon. I was a huge consumer of the anime, manga, trading cards, merch, and spin-off games. One of my favorite spin-off games being Pokmon Mystery Dungeon a story-rich Pokmon RPG that starts with a personality quiz that determines which Pokmon you play as. And as you can guess, the first time I played it, the game chose Squirtle for me.When choosing a new character to make, Sitompul thinks about contrast, which creates interest, in his opinion, and Squirtle was a perfect subject, especially its hard red shell contrasting against chubby reptilian skin.He sculpted the Pokmon in ZBrush, retopologized it in Maya, baked it in Marmoset Toolbag, AO-painted in 3DCoat, and then assembled the textures in a custom master material created in Unreal Engine 5.If the beach scene is familiar to you, its because we showed the stylized waves not long ago. Now, the image is complete with all the Squirtles you need.You can see Sitompuls Unreal Engine magic on ArtStation and X/Twitter. Pokmon is not his only passion, you will see a variety of stylized characters there and can learn aboutcreating stylized clothesandtexturing a painterly character in our interviews with the creator.Also, join our80 Level Talent platformand ournew Discord server, follow us onInstagram,Twitter,LinkedIn,Telegram,TikTok, andThreads,where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.Keep readingMore from the artistSculpting & Texturing a Fierce Character in 3DEureka: Sculpting Stylized Cloth & PBR TexturingBeautiful Stylized Waves Made with Unreal EngineKeep readingMore from the artistSculpting & Texturing a Fierce Character in 3DEureka: Sculpting Stylized Cloth & PBR TexturingBeautiful Stylized Waves Made with Unreal EngineSource link The post Check Out This Sweet Squirtle from Pokmon Blowing Bubbles in 3D appeared first on CG SHARES.