A selection of some of the best character images throughout the Digital Art Masters series to inspire you!
1.马修采用了色调，这种色调在ZBrush中被定义为MARI纹理，并使用V-Ray在3ds Max中渲染。
1. Mathieu Aerni's take on the satyr, which was conceptualized in ZBrush, textured in MARI, and rendered in 3ds Max using V-Ray.
"It was very important for me to create a character with an interesting personality and to achieve a certain level of realism and believability”
2. Yasin Hasanian的“扭曲的感觉”
2. Twisted Sensation by Yasin Hasanian
Yasin Hasanian掌握了一整套软件来实现这一独特的设计，包括Maya、ZBrush、Photoshop和NUKE，结果在2013年获得了最佳动画奖。
Yasin Hasanian mastered a whole host of software to achieve this distinct design, including Maya, ZBrush, Photoshop, and NUKE, and as a consequence won the Animago AWARD for Best Still in 2013.
“我经常被人像摄影迷住，而这个项目的灵感来自于一位了不起的发型师Linh Nguyen的作品。”
"I'm often mesmerized by portrait photography and the inspiration for this project came from the works of an amazing hairstylist, Linh Nguyen”
3.《亚历山德拉 波特与触须》
这是有才华的Serge Birault的一幅来自克隆的模型，是用Photoshop制作的。
3. Alexandra Potter and Tentacle by Serge Birault
This is the talented Serge Birault's painting of a model from Cologne, created in Photoshop.
“没有乳胶和黑胶的配方，但你必须先定义你的体积，然后你才能创建反射。”
"There's no formula for painting latex and vinyl but you have to define your volumes first and then you can create the reflections”
4.Qev by Etienne Jabbour博士
4. Qev by Etienne Jabbour
Etienne Jabbour的Qev是Slide工作室演习的结果，它创造了一个可信的，但完全是想象的脸。 在3ds Max中创建。
Etienne Jabbour's Qev was the result of a Slide studio exercise in creating a face that was believable, yet entirely imagined; created in 3ds Max.
“想要创造一个现实的、但又有个性的面孔，既是一个持续的个人目标，也是一个在游戏行业看到了更大的需求”
"The wish to create a realistic, yet characterful, face was both an ongoing personal goal and something Slide as a studio had seen a greater demand for in the games industry”
5.《北加州》杰森
5.North California by Jason Seiler
杰森（Jason Seiler）形容自己是一位传统的画家，但他自学了如何用数字绘画来跟上快节奏的出版业。
Jason Seiler describes himself as a traditional painter at heart but taught himself how to draw digitally in order to keep up with the fast-paced world of publishing.
许多艺术家都能画出一张很有名气的脸，但挑战更多的是捕捉的不仅仅是肖像，还有人的性格。对我来说，捕捉这一真理，或本质，是考虑成功与否的最重要因素。
"Many artists can draw a decent likeness of a well-known face, but the challenge is more in capturing not just the likeness but the character of the person as well. For me, capturing this truth, or essence, is the most important factor in considering a portrait successful or not”
6.路易斯巴勒的《晚霞》
6. Evening Glow by Lois van Baarle
路易斯在她14岁的时候就开始用Photoshop，这是一个很好的提醒:我们都要从某个地方开始!她现在是一个非常受欢迎的动画师和插画家。
Lois van Baarle began messing around with the Smudge tool in Photoshop Elements when she was just 14 – a good reminder that we all have to start somewhere! – and is now a highly popular animator and illustrator.
“在整个绘画过程中，构图、姿势和其他方面都需要改变，以适应我的感觉。”
"Composition, pose and other aspects are all subject to change throughout the drawing process, to suit the feeling I have in mind”
7.甲壳虫作者尼古拉斯迈尔斯
7. The Beetle Lord by Nicholas Miles
尼古拉斯迈尔斯(Nicholas Miles)在Photoshop中创建了这个角色，并将其作为昆虫王朝的一部分，密切关注着不同种类的甲虫。
Nicholas Miles created this character in Photoshop as part of his Insect Dynasty, paying close attention to references of different beetle species.
“自强不息、无情的;他有一颗坚硬的心，就像那包裹着它的甲壳
"Unyielding, relentless, pitiless; he had a heart as hard as the carapace under which it was clad”
8。《侏儒》达米恩坎德尔
8. The Gnome by Damien Canderle
当达米安坎德勒(Damien Canderle)正在测试ZBrush 3的时候，这个角色是第一个被塑造出来的。他从一个球体上雕刻而成，最终与侏儒的脸部结合，达米恩决定继续制作，塑造一个完整的身体和完整的角色。
This character was first shaped when Damien Canderle was beta-testing ZBrush 3 – after sculpting from a sphere and ending up with the gnome's face, Damien decided to carry on and make a full body and complete character.
“这个角色是偶然制作的，而不是一个精心策划的项目”
"This character came to life by chance, rather than from a well-planned project”
9.Rocketbox-陈文熙
9. Rocketbox by Wen-Xi Chen
陈文希用画家经典的线条画完成了这幅画，然后将图像导入Photoshop。
Wen-Xi Chen achieved this portrait by doing the line art in Painter Classic and then importing the image into Photoshop.
“我一直对‘甜美又恐怖’的感觉着迷，我相信这张照片做得很好。”
"I've always been fascinated by the ‘sweet, yet scary' feel, and I believe that this image captures it nicely”
10.洛朗高默的《Brachoide》
10.Brachoide by Laurent Gaumer
Laurent Gaumer的Brachoide是一名科学家来到“地球”进行秘密任务的设计——他的大套装可以容纳几周的食物，还包含了生存工具和有用的工具。
Laurent Gaumer's Brachoide is designed as a scientist coming to "earth” for a secret mission – his large suit can accommodate food for weeks and also contains survival kits and useful tools.
“我以一种直观的方式处理这些片，并且尽量不要过分关注这些参考文献，我尽量不把过多的注意力放在参考文献上，因此可以自由地设计主要的形状。”
"I worked with the pictures in mind in an intuitive way and I tried not to focus too much on the references and therefore freely design the main shapes”
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