Alien Character Concept Art - Developing an Alien Tribe using Zbrush, Photoshop and Procreate
This 9-part tutorial will go through the process of designing and developing a humanoid alien race using the strengths of different software to produce art assets that are valuable in the game and film concept art industry.
Stage 1 - Using Procreate to design 36 alien heads sketches
Stage 2 - Using Procreate to design 4 body variations of the chosen head
Stage 3 - Using Zbrush to design the alien form
Stage 4 - Using Photoshop to design 5 color schemes based on the 3D render
Stage 5 - Using Photoshop to create 9 costume designs
Stage 6 - Using Photoshop to create a polished Concept Illustration
Stage 7 - Using Procreate to Design 5 different varieties in the same tribe
Stage 8 - Using Procreate to design more 8 headdress variations
Stage 9 - Using Procreate to design 5 heads with personality
Each stage will be explained through the included PDF file.
Release Date: July 9, 2019
Disclaimer: My views and painting process in this tutorial might be different from my current views.
Contents:
PDF Guide 43 pages
36 Alien Head Studies (PSD, JPG and Timelapse)
4 Body Variations (PSD, JPG and Timelapse)
1 Zbrush alien sculpt (ZPR File, PSD&JPG Render, and Timelapse)
5 Color Schemes (PSD, JPG and Timelapse)
9 Costume Designs (PSD, JPG and Timelapse)
1 Polished Concept Illustration (PSD, JPG and Timelapse)
5 Character Designs (PSD, JPG and Timelapse)
8 Headdress Variations (PSD, JPG and Timelapse)
5 Heads with Personality (PSD, JPG and Timelapse)
Reference compilation
*There is no voice over on the video files but you can see all my techniques used. Videos using Photoshop and Zbrush are 5x original speed. The other videos are from Procreate which are not time based. If the videos are too fast, I recommend using VLC to slow down the playback.
Get my brushes and other free stuff:
https://gumroad.com/deivcalviz#
Thank you very much for the support! It means a lot!
I would love to hear back from you and see your results!
Please feel free to message me at deivcalviz@gmail.com