This was an incredible 5-week journey under the guidance of my mentors Romans Busels and Alexandra Zimnukhova, as part of ZugZug Studio’s Weapon course.
Huge thanks to Romans and Alexandra for their insightful feedback and constant support throughout the process. Their clear breakdowns of hand-painting techniques really helped me push my skills further and grow as an artist.
I created this stylized shield entirely from scratch, using 3DCoat for hand-painted texturing and Marmoset Toolbag for rendering and presentation.
I highly recommend ZugZug’s mentorship programs to anyone looking to improve their stylized 3D art skills!
Mentor
https://www.artstation.com/zimnukhova
https://www.artstation.com/zugzug
Course
https://www.zugzugstudio.com/courses-zugzug
Discord
https://discord.gg/u4AQwZcAEp
Special thanks to Prof. Jan Berger (HTW / DE:HIVE) for the continuous feedback twice a week, your guidance was invaluable