Pixel Peeps

In this episode of Pixel Peeps , I sit down with senior character artist Anna Smirnova to break down her incredible Samurai character project—a piece she originally created while taking Character Class. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qJoywP We dive deep into her workflow, from blockout and design decisions to Marvelous Designer, ZBrush, hair cards, Unreal Engine lighting, and the artistic choi...

In this episode of Pixel Peeps, I talk with Omid Moradi about the relentless work it takes to stand out as a character artist today. We cover portfolio building, artistic identity, online visibility, taking risks to grow faster, and the mindset required to build a long-term creative career in the game industry. A conversation about discipline, momentum, and the years of effort behind artistic brea...

In this episode of Pixel Peeps, I sit down with character artist and art director Claudiu Tanasie to break down his striking painterly 3D style. We take a deep dive into his piece Broken Faith , exploring how he blends sculptural brushwork, stylized textures, and experimental rendering techniques to create characters that feel like living illustrations. Claudiu shares insights into his workflow—fr...

Rodrigo Paulicchi shares how he created this awesome stylized 3D character with Zbrush and Blender. View the finished work here - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lGWn45 ► My Game Character Class - http://www.characterclass.com ► Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join _________________________________________ 💬 Join the Discord community: https://discord.gg/NqdhC...

Dev Mehta shares how he created this detailed Elf Knight game model. view the full work here - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/OvlJk6 ► My Game Character Class - http://www.characterclass.com ► Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join _________________________________________ 💬 Join the Discord community: https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ 📓 subscribe to my character art...

Check out Byungwhee's awesome work here - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/nJPxzK ► Join Character Class - http://www.characterclass.com ► Free Character Art Starter Pack - https://bit.ly/character-pack ► Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join _________________________________________ 💬 Join the Discord community: https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ 📓 subscribe to my cha...

Hand-Painted 3D Portrait by Ulysse here - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/lGKeeV ► Free Character Art Starter Pack - https://bit.ly/character-pack ► My Game Character Class - http://www.characterclass.com ► Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join _________________________________________ 💬 Join the Discord community: https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ 📓 subscribe to my...

Being able to turn a sketch or a practice into a beautiful artwork itself worthy of a portfolio is a powerful thing. Erik shows us his sculpting techniques in ZBrush and how he created unique textures in Substance Painter and finished renders with Arnold in Maya. Take a closer look at the finished work here https://www.artstation.com/artwork/gRvKy8 ► My Game Character Class - http://www.characterc...

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Talking Stylized Character Modeling and Hand-Painted Texturing with Weston Reid. Check out his Project here: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/5vDKeJ ►My Game Character Class - http://www.characterclass.com ►Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join The Discord - https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ My Skin Brushes - https://www.artstation.com/a/1551330 My Work - https://www.ar...

Juan Hernandez made this amazing cinematic quality fan art of Stitch all in blender! Link to his work: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4NP6o4 ►My Game Character Class - http://www.characterclass.com ►Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join The Discord - https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ My Skin Brushes - https://www.artstation.com/a/1551330 My Work - https://www.artofjhi...

Lucrezia's artwork - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/EzgdyK ►My Game Character Class - http://www.characterclass.com Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join The Discord - https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ My Skin Brushes - https://www.artstation.com/a/1551330 My Work - https://www.artofjhill.com CONNECT: ◆ Website: https://www.jhill.com ◆ Instagram: https://instagram.com...

Stylized 3D Character Art with Fred Arsenault Fred's Art https://www.artstation.com/artwork/X18lGL Fred's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fredericarsenault2112 ►My Game Character Class - http://www.characterclass.com ►Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join The Discord - https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ My Skin Brushes - https://www.artstation.com/a/1551330 My Work - h...

This podcast is sponsored by Epic Games! Check out everything Unreal Engine at https://www.youtube.com/@UnrealEngine Check out Paul's artwork here: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/L4l1wA ►My Game Character Class - [ http://www.characterclass.com](http://www.characterclass.com/) ►Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join The Discord - https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ My Sk...

How Hossein Diba made this incredible 3D model of Joel from The Last of Us Artwork - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4Nqal1 Hoessein's Channel https://www.youtube.com/@UCfqDgGhh_If83nMOQ4EVDDA ►My Game Character Class - http://www.characterclass.com ►Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join The Discord - https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ My Skin Brushes - https://www.arts...

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Check out more of Ian's amazing work at https://ianspriggs.com The Discord - https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ ►Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join ► Join me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/jhill/membership My Skin Brushes - https://www.artstation.com/a/1551330 My Work - https://www.artofjhill.com My Website - https://www. Jhill.com CONNECT: ◆ Website: https://art...

Check out Marco's channel https://www.youtube.com/@KeosMasons   The Discord - https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ ►Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join ► Join me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/jhill/membership My Skin Brushes - https://www.artstation.com/a/1551330 My Work - https://www.artofjhill.com My Website - https://www. Jhill.com CONNECT: ◆ Website: https://ar...

Check out Cornelius's work https://corneliusdammrich.com and watch him do his thing on youtube here https://www.youtube.com/corneliusdammrich   The Discord - https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ ►Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join ► Join me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/jhill/membership My Skin Brushes - https://www.artstation.com/a/1551330 My Work - https://www.a...

Tom's Work - https://www.artstation.com/tom_newbury_cg Tom's Gumroad - https://tomnewbury.gumroad.com The Discord - https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ ►Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join ► Join me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/jhill/membership My Skin Brushes - https://www.artstation.com/a/1551330 My Work - https://www.artofjhill.com My Website - https://www. Jh...

Check out this awesome work up close - https://www.artstation.com/artwork/QnJLoZ Artstation Learning - https://www.artstation.com/learning/courses/g38/references-and-advice/chapters/Q5Xo/introduction The Discord - https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ ►Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join ► Join me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/jhill/membership My Skin Brushes - http...

How Pablander creates his graphic art with Zbrush. Find his work and resources at https://pablander.com The Discord - https://discord.gg/NqdhCBJ ►Join the Character Art Team: https://www.youtube.com/c/artofjhill/join ► Join me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/jhill/membership My Skin Brushes - https://www.artstation.com/a/1551330 My Work - https://www.artofjhill.com My Website - https://www....

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