Artist Recreated Manga Style in 3D with This Whimsical ZBrush Artwork

Check out this whimsical manga-style scene depicting a girl at a tea shop showcased by 3D Artist Sayuri Watanabe. 

To make the scene, the artist utilizes ZBrush, Maya, and Photoshop. The creator accurately conveyed the manga style, preserving its distinct features and transferring them to 3D. The soft and light color palette, along with an unusual texture, helped craft a serene and dreamy appealing atmosphere.

Take a closer look at the finalized version:

The artist shared many WIP pictures showing various stages of the creative process. Check them out:

3D scene in clay material:

3D scene in flat colors:

Raw 3D scene render:

Wireframe:

Sayuri Watanabe has more than seven years of experience in the 3D graphics industry and specializes in creating 3D models, textures, and LookDev for animations and games in the Character and Environment Art spheres. The artist has contributed to projects such as the movie Noah's Ark, the mobile game eChess, commercials for Samsung, and more.

In the creation of Noah's Ark, Sayuri was responsible for modeling and texturing of these characters:

Some of the works for the mobile game ARK LEGENDS:

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