The Character Portrait: Sculpting the Alien Mystic - ZBrush Creature Design: Creating Dynamic Concept Imagery for Film and Games - page 75

Another Approach to Thumbnail Ideation with Guest Artist Bryan
Wynia
In this section, Los Angeles-based character artist Bryan Wynia will demonstrate his approach to thumbnail
ideation in ZBrush and Photoshop. Currently working as a senior character artist at Sony Santa Monica,
Bryan started his career with me at Bill Johnson's Lone Wolf Effects in Atlanta, Georgia.
I will share my techniques for generating ideation drawings, or thumbnails, using ZBrush and Photoshop.
Figure 2-16 shows a selection of character designs based on an amphibious monster theme. When designing
a character or creature, I find it very useful to use thumbnails to explore my designs. I can quickly generate
new ideas and steer my design down a successful path. It's rare that the first idea you have is the best idea.
Take the time to explore and evolve the character.
Figure 2-16: A selection of design variations generated quickly in ZBrush and Photoshop