{"id":808636,"date":"2023-03-02T09:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/?p=805173"},"modified":"2023-10-12T12:49:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T19:49:31","slug":"kitbash3d-artist-kristian-llana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/kitbash3d-artist-kristian-llana\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a 3D &#8216;Medieval Siege&#8217; with KitBash3D Artist Kristian Llana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The Medieval Era -- whether portrayed in the world of blockbuster fantasy novels-to-TV-shows like Game of Thrones, old-school semi-historical legends like the Knights of Camelot, or even the tales of Robin Hood or classic Disney -- with its castles and knights in shining armor has captivated people for generations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kitbash3d.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KitBash3D<\/a>'s newest 3D asset Kit, <a href=\"https:\/\/kitbash3d.com\/products\/medieval-siege\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medieval Siege<\/a>, gives 3D artists and creators 265 modular medieval models to use in their preferred 3D creation software -- Blender, Maya, Unreal, and more -- to create epic fantasy landscapes.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image_sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/kb3d_MDV_Cover_16x9.jpg\" alt=\"KitBash3d Medieval Siege Cover Art\" title=\"KitBash3d Medieval Siege Cover Art\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/kb3d_MDV_Cover_16x9.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/kb3d_MDV_Cover_16x9-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/kb3d_MDV_Cover_16x9-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-808909\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>One of the artists putting it to use is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kristianllana.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kristian Llana<\/a>, who also created the cover art for the Kit. We spoke to Llana about his inspiration for the cover art, what he likes about the Kit, and why Wacom products are essential to his creative process.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image_sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Profilepic2.jpg\" alt=\"Kristian Llana working on his Wacom\" title=\"Kristian Llana working on his Wacom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Profilepic2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Profilepic2-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Profilepic2-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-808910\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Llana hard at work creating at his Wacom Cintiq<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>How did you get into creating 3D art?<\/h3>\n<p>Growing up I loved movies and video games, and I was blown away that there were people creating this sort of ... magic! That sparked an intensive curiosity that put me on an amazing journey, and it\u2019s essentially what still keeps me passionate about the craft.<\/p>\n<h3>What are some of your favorite projects you\u2019ve worked on?<\/h3>\n<p>For video games, that would be Naughty Dog\u2019s The Last of Us series, which I've spent a huge chunk of my career on. For Film and TV, I\u2019d say the John Wick film series.<\/p>\n<h3>Tell us about the story you told in the Cover Art piece.<\/h3>\n<p>The moment I heard \"Medieval Siege,\" I knew I wanted to do a nighttime scene with fire and smoke -- to capture the idea of a long battle lasting through many days and nights.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_video et_pb_video_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_video_box\"><iframe title=\"&quot;Medieval Siege&quot; Cinematic Created with Unreal Engine 5\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yBrXO7rpONw?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>What is your favorite model in the new Kit?<\/h3>\n<p>That\u2019s a tough question, this Kit has a ton of amazing models and details! I quite liked the tower with the damaged roof.<\/p>\n<h3>What tools do you use to create your pieces?<\/h3>\n<p>There\u2019s a wide range of software applications that I use for different tasks, but my main ones are Adobe Photoshop and Blender. Blender can be helpful to set up a scene, depending on what environment\/shot I'm creating -- but ultimately, Photoshop is where everything comes together for the final piece.<\/p>\n<p>I use a <a href=\"https:\/\/estore.wacom.com\/en-US\/wacom-intuos-pro-l-us-pth860.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wacom Intuos Pro Large tablet<\/a>, and also have an older Wacom Cintiq 21 UX -- I know, it's pretty old! The reason why I love Wacom products is the quality. I've had my Intuos for 10 years ... and it still works!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image_sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Medieval-Siege-3D-Assets-KitBash3D-Castle-Camp.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Medieval-Siege-3D-Assets-KitBash3D-Castle-Camp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Medieval-Siege-3D-Assets-KitBash3D-Castle-Camp.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Medieval-Siege-3D-Assets-KitBash3D-Castle-Camp-980x444.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Medieval-Siege-3D-Assets-KitBash3D-Castle-Camp-480x218.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-808911\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>What do you have planned for the future?<\/h3>\n<p>Creating more awesome art, more personal work, continuing working on projects that I love and enjoying life. I can't say what I'm working on just yet, but it's something very exciting!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image_sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Medieval-Siege-3D-Assets-KitBash3D-Castle-Drawbridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Medieval-Siege-3D-Assets-KitBash3D-Castle-Drawbridge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Medieval-Siege-3D-Assets-KitBash3D-Castle-Drawbridge.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Medieval-Siege-3D-Assets-KitBash3D-Castle-Drawbridge-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Medieval-Siege-3D-Assets-KitBash3D-Castle-Drawbridge-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-808912\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider_position_center et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1 et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4 et_pb_image_sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/Medieval-Siege-3D-Assets-KitBash3D-Overview-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Medieval-Siege-3D-Assets-KitBash3D-Overview\" class=\"wp-image-808913\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5 et_pb_image_sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/download.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"download\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/download.jpg 225w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/download-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/download-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" class=\"wp-image-808914\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Want to learn more, or get the Kit for yourself?<\/h3>\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/kitbash3d.com\/products\/medieval-siege\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medieval Siege Kit<\/a> you can use whatever 3D software you prefer to mix and match modular castles, towers, and walls, both destroyed and reconstructed, to set the perfect backdrop for battles of epic proportions. Drawbridges, siege towers, catapults and battering rams capture the drama and excitement of a true Medieval Siege.<\/p>\n<p>For more from <a href=\"https:\/\/kitbash3d.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KitBash3D<\/a>, check out all of the<a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/us\/the-winners-of-kitbash3ds-mission-to-minerva-3d-art-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> incredible art created during the Mission to Minerva challenge<\/a>, or go take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/kitbash3d.com\/collections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dozens of Kits they've created<\/a> to support independent, freelance, and studio-embedded artists alike create incredible 3D works of art!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2 et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6 et_pb_image_sticky\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/13I8_nKQ_400x400-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kristian Llana headshot\" title=\"Kristian Llana headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/13I8_nKQ_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/13I8_nKQ_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/13I8_nKQ_400x400-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/03\/13I8_nKQ_400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"wp-image-808915\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>About the artist<\/h4>\n<p>Kristian Llana is a concept artist working in the entertainment industry for film and video games. He's worked on titles like The Last of Us Part I &amp; 2, John Wick 4, Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Uncharted, and more. Check his work out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kristianllana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artstation.com\/kristianllana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArtStation<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kristianllana.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his personal website<\/a>!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spoke to Kristian Llana about his inspiration for the cover art of KitBash3D&#8217;s latest Kit, Medieval Siege.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":808708,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2438,2481,2318,2331,2317,2345,2341,2333],"tags":[98,1501,336,376,2365,642,346],"class_list":["post-808636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3d","category-artist-feature","category-creative-inspiration","category-design","category-digital-drawing-painting","category-gaming","category-software","category-partners","tag-3d","tag-3d-art","tag-blender","tag-interview","tag-kitbash3d","tag-unreal","tag-unreal-engine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=808636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/808708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=808636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=808636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=808636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}