LogInCreating a Symbiote Character with Tentacles & Damaged Skin in ZBrush
Teemu Hartikainen talked to us about the Parasite Symbiote project, discussing modeling and texturing a character with tentacles, bumps, and a slimy, imperfect skin using ZBrush, Blender, Substance 3D Painter, and Marmoset Toolbag 5.
Teemu Hartikainen
Sep 05, 2025
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