{"id":811524,"date":"2023-07-20T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T16:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/?p=811524"},"modified":"2023-11-08T10:56:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T18:56:09","slug":"future-warfare-kitbash3d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/future-warfare-kitbash3d\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare for battle beyond the horizon with KitBash3D and cover artist Daniel Dana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you're just getting started with 3D art -- or even if you're a seasoned pro -- KitBash3D's<\/a> ready-made asset Kits are an incredibly powerful resource. If you're thinking of setting a creation in a war-torn future, their new Kit, Future Warfare<\/a>, is perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Concept artist Daniel Dana<\/a> created the latest Kit's cover art with KitBash3D tools in Blender<\/a>, with a Wacom tablet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spoke with Daniel about his process for creating the piece, and how Wacom products fit into his workflow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How did you get into concept art, and creating 3D art in particular?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve always been creative in some form since I was a kid. I went to a high school that specializes in fine arts like photography and painting, and received a degree in graphic design from college, but I took a hiatus from art for the majority of my twenties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t until about three years ago, during the pandemic, when I had the free time to reinvent myself, so I entered the concept art\/illustration industry via self teaching. I quickly learned that the best of the best were learning and implementing 3D into their workflows, so learning 3D is what introduced me to various studios and companies such as KitBash3D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are some of your favorite projects you\u2019ve worked on, or studios \/ companies you\u2019ve worked with?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m fairly proud of the fact that through hard work and persistence I was able to join the ranks of some of the best concept artists in the world at One Pixel Brush<\/a> in quite a short period of time. Through OPB I've worked on several projects that are still under NDA, but I can say designing some weapons for Call of Duty: Vanguard<\/a> will always be one of my favorite experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us about the story you told in the Cover Art piece.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before I commit to a mood for an image, I feel it is extremely beneficial to just play around with the lighting and experiment. The lighting is half the battle on telling whatever story you\u2019re wanting to tell and in this case, I was really liking the peaceful \u201ccalm before the storm\u201d feeling of the lighting that this particular HDRI sky was giving me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also knew I wanted to see some soldiers in formation and thought about one particular Sergeant in front who\u2019s possibly taking a moment to enjoy the view and thinking of that famous line from Apocalypse Now: \u201cI really love the smell of napalm in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is your favorite model in the new Kit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

That has to be a tie between the awesome plasma cannon and the crashed pod. I knew I wanted to have those pods in the image somewhere, whether they were blasting off or crashing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What tools do you use to create your pieces?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I mainly use Blender for the raw renders, where I try to push the 3D as much as I can. And then I polish the render into a final image with Adobe Photoshop<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve used the same Wacom Intuos Pro 4 for the past three years for almost every single thing I do in the Photoshop stage, and I love it. I\u2019ve also been experimenting with more sculpting in 3D Coat<\/a> lately, and the Wacom tablet just can\u2019t be beat when it comes to finessing those details through pen pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What do you have planned for the future? Anything exciting that you\u2019re currently working on or have coming up?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m currently delving a little bit into Unreal Engine and more Blender for animation, so perhaps an actual short film of my own IP may be in the works soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learn more about Daniel Dana<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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