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3D Artist Offers a Realistic Take on Akira's Protagonist

Rajitha Naranpanawa showcased a great recreation of Shotaro Kaneda made with ZBrush, Substance 3D, and Unreal Engine.

3D Character Artist Rajitha Naranpanawa, whose realistic 3D digital human portraits were featured several times here on 80 Level, continues the series with one more stunning artwork inspired by the legendary 1988 cyberpunk animated movie Akira.

Using such programs as Maya, ZBrush, Substance 3D Painter, Marvelous Designer, XGen, and Unreal Engine, as well as TexturingXYZ's materials, the artist has reimagined Akira's protagonist Shotaro Kaneda entirely in 3D. As stated by the author, the goal of the project was to get out of the comfort zone and experiment with new character art workflows.

Previously, Rajitha also unveiled a 3D recreation of The Last of Us II's Ellie, made using Mari, Maya, ZBrush, XGen, V-Ray, DaVinci Resolve:

And prior to that, the creator showcased a detailed portrait of a lifelike goth-looking female model wearing a Guns N' Roses t-shirt and several hand-made accessories:

If you want to learn more about the artist's workflow, we highly recommend checking out our interview with Rajitha, in which the artist shared the workflow behind the Autumn project, talked about setting up the skin, and explained how to use XGen to create and groom hair. You can access the interview by clicking this link.

We highly encourage you to visit Rajitha's ArtStation page to see more amazing projects. Also, don't forget to join our 80 Level Talent platform and our Telegram channel, follow us on InstagramTwitter, and LinkedIn, where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.

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