Introduction

Hi everyone, I’m Corentin ITAN also known as Icore. I am a freelance 3D artist from Montpellier, France.

I’ve been interested in 3D modeling since 2011, the year I started my degree in Graphic Design. After my studies, I had a chance to work in a startup creating apps in 3D, in which I mostly worked in small VR scenery. After two years I decided to gain my own freelance experience as a 3D artist while working on personal projects like the one this article is about.

Cat House Project

For this project, I wanted to try a new style. Since my last projects were mostly realistic, I was looking for a good stylized concept art. After some research, I stumbled upon this concept from catell_ruz. I immediately fell in love with the idea of a maneki neko house and tried to push it even further by adding a small scenery that could fit the concept.

I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and started to experiment the hand-painted workflow of Substance Painter and Designer and stylized sculpting in ZBrush.