3d art

Step by step: Painting
up a demon image
Trick or Treat 2010
Discover how to create a painterly image with
vivid colours on the theme of Halloween
Andrzej Kuziola specialises in modelling and character creation
In this tutorial, I will be explaining how
I created this Halloween-themed illustration.
I am going to focus more on texturing, materials,
lighting and postproduction than on modelling. The
illustration was created mixing both 2D and 3D
techniques. I feel more comfortable working this
way as I have greater control over the process.
My goal was to achieve a mixture of cartoon-like,
exaggerated characters with a colourful, painterly
look. I usually work mainly in dark, unsaturated
colours so working with a new palette was a bit
of an experiment and I was curious to see how it
would look in the end. I was working with CINEMA
4D and ZBrush for modelling and rendering, while
using Painter and Photoshop for texturing and
postproduction. I also used UVLayout to unfold
the model and to create UV maps.
Design inspirations
The style for the scene
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I started from a concept created in
01 ZBrush and Painter inspired by disguised
children walking from house to house and asking
for sweets at Halloween. The idea here was to show
a little girl asking for a treat and a big demon behind
her who’s ready to play a trick on those who don’t
provide any goodies.
It was important to me that the girl
02 should look sweet and innocent at first
glance, particularly in comparison to the sinister
looking demon. Look closer, however, and you realise
that she is a she-devil – and that out of the pair, she is
probably the one calling the shots.
I wanted a very stylised look for the demon.
03 I was going to try different approaches to
achieve an interesting painterly effect despite it being
done in 3D. I wanted to achieve this with lighting and
hand-painted textures using RealBristle brushes.
Everything was maintained in warm orange-red hues
associated with hellfire.