Concept Art SKetchbook @ Menog

[miguel2k]

Thank you!
Here's another one with Keyshot+Zbrush+Photoshop

[miguel2k]

This one has a lot more paint and less obvious 3d render than the others, but it was also done with Keyshot!

[miguel2k]

more photoshop + keyshot tests

[EmperorHamHam]

Nice!  I like the painterly yet realistic look you have achieved here Menog, well done and thank you for sharing.

[Josh3D]

Yeah, love seeing your new work. Such a great style you've got going on.

[Zeltronic]

very nice work

[mousek]

Very nice stuff. Your concepts are from your brain / imagination or you have a script? How is your setup? (HW+SW). You have on your webpage that you are traveler between 3 cities. Are you have a laptop or pc or macbook? ... Thank you. Peter

[miguel2k]

Hello!
Thanks everyone.

@mousek: The concepts are a mix, often starting with an idea from imagination, but then I research and validate it before executing it. Look at reference, read articles on the matter, and such. Brainstorm and only then execute.
I appreciate the visit to my site, and my setup follows like:
- Macbook pro for working on the go, whenever my assignments are more centric in 2D workflows, and I usually stay in my workstation/desktop, whenever the job requires a long term commitment, effort, or has a lot of things a Mac isn't the most efficient at, such as 3D.
Software, Im of course using keyshot, zbrush, photoshop, and starting to teach myself some blender lately.
Hope it helps!

[miguel2k]

Here's another one that I dont think I posted yet

[Zeltronic]

Nice, great work well executed

[miguel2k]

Thank you!
For the folks who've inquired about the process, I'm releasing a course soon and I'd like to invite you for the preorder
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[dopepope]

Outstanding work! Great to see that kind of stuff around here. I'm just getting into the forums here, even tho I've been using Keyshot for a few years now.

[miguel2k]

Thanks! I'll look into more things to post later, in the meantime here's a backplate test

[RRIS]

Wow you almost had me fooled with that last image (mainly because I assumed it would be a render), but that looks dope! The right foot doesn't seem planted though, with a bit of shade under it you could tell me it's a photograph of a clay model and I'd believe it.

[miguel2k]

True! I missed that, I think it went below the invisible ground plane of Keyshot!