3D Sculpting for the first time

I'm Antonella Amodio from Italy. I'm studying computer engineering right now but I've always enjoyed art. I started drawing traditionally, and later moved to digital. I sculpt too but with polymer clay because I like video games and anime.

When 3D Art began to be popular, it was a game changer. I find it to be the best way to express all the things that I enjoy.

This course was the first time I've worked in 3D, I didn't know anything: how the programs work, which to use for 3D sculpting or the steps to create a character.

I've decided to call her "Pink Anime Girl", although I've tried searching, I don't know 100% which artist made this concept other than Magic Leaders Concept Design.

I was searching for a concept that had the qualities required from the course and she caught my eye. She's an anime girl with guns, I mean...she was perfect for me.

My milestone was being able to complete a character. It's my first time and just having her finished is amazing.

The fact that the course was made in steps was very helpful but the most important thing that helped to improve her look was the feedback via community and the weekly Q&A. I got to ask for a lot for help from the Program Instructors to see what was wrong, especially with her face or the proportions of her body.

Her face, I changed her so many times because I couldn't catch her expression from the concept. I wanted to make her more "realistic" but with the same smirk.

I didn't know how to do the fishnet stockings. I received a lot of advice but in the end I decided to go for nano-mesh and I learned something new.

And last but not least, I'm not very good in hard surface, so blocking out the pistol was a challenge.

When struggling with the pose, I tried so many things and was stuck for days. The problem was her jacket -it's huge and making it move with her was really hard for me. I solved the problem with the rig by finding a method on Youtube, I rigged the whole jacket, and maybe this is unconventional way but it worked!

I'm planning to leave her as she is. I'm doing a new project now because I want to improve and I like to sculpt and see what I can do so I'll not stop here. My dream is working for video games as a 3D Character Artist. Making people or organic sculpture in general is my favourite thing.