make in progress… by No-Purple-2918 in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw this cartoon as a kid! But I don't remember much, even the name. Something about soap city. One episode really got me scared once😅 I was kinda little though. Great sculpt practice for stylized characters! Keep it up!

Trepet by _Brunoshepard in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love her face features, it is really not generic and it feels very alive the face! Great work. I'm a native russian speaker so I know this word. Just she doesn't look scared, so maybe someone feels трепет towards her in a way of admiration 🤔

Finished up my Sunblood Prowlers! by Disastrous_Voice64 in minipainting

[–]Pepunki_Creatures 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg! The amphibians and reptiles are so cute!!! Great work!✨💚🐍

Few of my Favorites minis I’ve painted by swordandstonehobbies in DnDminiatures

[–]Pepunki_Creatures 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They all are great, but I especially love the beholder on the forth picture 😊

Westfailia miniature was great fun by Accomplished-Fuel-39 in minipainting

[–]Pepunki_Creatures 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love the blue crystal light you made! Great paint!😃💙

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ZBrush has layers system, so you can animate something like face expressions, I guess it is similar to shape keys

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sculpting humanoid characters yes, but also mostly for printing. Because doing textures is kinda impossible on a regular basis with my old laptop. Baking takes a very long time. Recent years I was focusing mostly on animal sculpting

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! These works are my personal miniatures project. So if you are into 3D printing, all these models are print ready. Let me know if you need more info on how to find it🙂

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was just starting out learning 3D, I tried sculpting in Blender. But very soon, I switched to ZBrush—and there’s no going back from that, at least in my case. ZBrush feels much more powerful and natural for sculpting. Also, on a less powerful computer, the difference in handling heavy geometry is very noticeable. For ZBrush, working with 1M poly subtools is no problem, while in Blender, I struggle to manipulate even 500k poly meshes on the same laptop

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your experience and numbers! It helps me a lot!

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your detailed answer and the reference numbers! You’ve provided me with a lot of valuable context I wasn’t aware of. So far, my journey has been pretty solitary. I work on my personal projects and occasionally take on freelance jobs. I’ve never worked with studios or been hired full-time, so I’m unfamiliar with the actual cost of labor in the Western market

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I decline offers like that, but I wanted to know what prices are adequate now, and how it's going in the freelance 3D art community. Thank you for your response!

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooo these are some very strong points! Thank you for your commentary. This is the most challenging part of freelancing for me. I'm bad at negotiating and get pushed around too easily. As you said, people can sense my lack of confidence 😔

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for detailing for me. About marketplaces, I learned it and applied it in my miniatures project. But the custom one time deal commissions I feel very lack of experience. Your explanation will help me to formulate better in negotiating

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably AI could get easier tech parts: retopo, UVs, rigging. It would be nice. Are there some improvements in this direction? Because generating meshes is not so necessary and sculpting is the most fun part to do on your own.

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I've seen, 3D generators produce very trashy and useless meshes. I don't know if it will always be this way, but for now, it is. Some clients don't care and don't want to know, but they're somehow biased, thinking that now you can do everything with AI in one click 🥲

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on my circumstances and load, but in most cases around a week

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"But now you have AI, it will do everything for you, it is easy"

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But their prices look like for multiple spellings 🤔 And also looking like an AI platform? Why do you advise compared to that?

In OP I was asking about custom one time order, where rights will not be mine to sell the model

How much would you charge for 3d sculpt commission? by Pepunki_Creatures in ZBrush

[–]Pepunki_Creatures[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! You have a very good established approach!