APD Week3 Play and Tinkering

Theme:

Play and Tinkering.

Method:

Using 2.5D brush build virus in ZBrush.

Context:

Visualizing Viruses_Alex Dragulescu

The only manipulation involved was color-coding, setting the virtual position of the camera, and some lighting effects. 

https://www.wired.com/2008/05/gallery-viruses/

Ebola Virus on Behance

https://www.behance.net/gallery/28558631/Ebola-Virus

Mosaic Virus

http://www.annafineart.com/portfolio/mosaic-virus/

Response:

The creatures in the microcosm are always curious, and their strange bodies seem to come from other planets. Scary viruses were revealed under a microscope, their funny shapes inspired me. I use 2.5D brush in ZBrush to make some patterns with color, I use ZBrush many times but I never try the 2.5D brush function. This experiment is a good chance to dig more things in ZBrush and thinker more possibilities for my artwork.

Reflection:

When I adjust those pictures size in photoshop, I relize the simple shape can be a part of creatures in the microcosm, they look strange but amazing, they are not normal creatures that we see in our life, you can't identify witch part is head or leg of those creatures but they are members of the world just like us. The color gives those tiny creatures a tool to comunicate with eachother.