The Art of Ksenia Malysheva

Adventurer's office

Originally this project was created for the Environment Modeling class.

Around that time I got interested in real-time rendering and game engines, so I decided to assemble the scene in Unreal Engine 4 to learn a new workflow. It's amazing how real-time tools can change the ways of artwork creation. It was a lot of fun and I am eager to do more in real-time in the near future.

Original concept by Andrea Pucci.

Software: Maya | ZBrush | Substance Painter | Unreal Engine 4

In Unreal Engine, I used a blending materials approach for big objects like walls. For texturing props, I used PBR workflow.

Here are props examples and blending materials setup that I used.

Here are my original clay renders from Arnold.

Blood Witch

In my 3D art journey, I am especially proud of my participation in the AnimSchool 3D modeling contest, where I got to be the winner of the Novice Division. The goal was to create a fantasy character model, posed and quest ready. The project pushed me to utilize all my skills at a fast pace and allowed me to develop myself further as a 3D artist. My main focus was on modeling so I tried to keep my materials very simple and clean.

Original concept by 水母 mumu.

Software: Zbrush | Maya | Substance Painter | Arnold

Redhead Girl

I created this project during my ZBrush class. This lovely redhead girl reminds me of the time when I was a little girl and I used to spend my school holidays in the village where my grandparents live. My friends and I loved running under warm summer rain.

Original concept by Michele Massagli.

Software: Zbrush | Arnold

Since it is a career opportunity entry I think it is a good idea to tell you a little bit more about myself.

I am a motivated and passionate 3D Artist. I love playing video games, especially co-op and couch co-op. Some of my favorite co-op games include "It takes two", "Overcooked 2", "Diablo 3". I am excited about the visuals of modern AAA games such as "Red Dead Redemption 2", "The Last of Us", and many others. More than playing these games I love walking around and exploring environments and materials, imagining how I would build assets that I see on the screen. Of course, I don't have experience working on a video game but I have a passion for it, a dream and I can take responsibility for my choices.

Thanks for watching!