Mike Thompson – Illustration by the Way of Sculpture – Episode 3

Mike uses ZBrush and Keyshot to render out an image to bring into Photoshop for painting. Watch him bring color to the ‘Princess (Jun)’ and learn his techniques along the way!

Mike Thompson

Freelance Illustrator at miketartworks.com

Mike T Artworks: Illustration by the Way of Sculpture See Mike T's Upcoming Streams Here: ZBrushLIVE Calendar Segment Summary: "I'll be using my ZBrush sculptures as the perfect reference for freelance illustration." Location: Maryland Hometown: Maryland How Did You Discover ZBrush? "I found a few videos of Ryan Kingslien and Cesar Dacol Jr. on YouTube and knew instantly that I had to learn this application!" Sculpting Experience: 5 years Most Used/Favorite Feature: "Kind of loving the Live Boolean and ZRemesher features right now, but I am a big fan of ZModeler as well." Previous Works, Industry Experience & Highlights: Freelance illustrator for companies such as Warner Bros., Marvel, and Dimension Films. Notably for creation of concept art for the Marvel Civil War film. Featured in a Coca-Cola and Infiniti Motors commercial. A Corel Painter Master; and recently featured in a Wacom promotional spot. Fun Facts: "I am a massive Rick and Morty fan and hate spiders."