The Magic of Fusion: 7 Artists Who Perfectly Blend 3D and 2D Art

The Magic of Fusion: 7 Artists Who Perfectly Blend 3D and 2D Art

Genre
Art
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Date
May 9, 2023
Snippet
A curated list of artists who do it well
Notes to self

Introduction

Hello. In this blog post I’m going to analyze some artist who I think blend 3D and 2D art exceptionally well.
This blog post explores artists who blend 3D and 2D art well, including TUOER, Sam Carr, NAKAI, Aliya Chen, Felicia Chen, Inio Asano, and Naoki Urasawa. The post includes examples of their work and techniques they use, such as scanning 3D objects and drawing over 3D renders.
 
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TUOER

Nationality: Chinese
Their art:
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Sam Carr

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NAKAI @nnn_jpg

3D Program: Blender, renders in Cycles
Occupation: Background designer
Art:
Series #1
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Series #2
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Aliya Chen

Occupation: Concept artist (animation)
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thinks i like about this:
  • it looks like a movie
    • the color grading is really cinematic
  • the dragons on the building and the room look really complicated and detailed to paint, but i think that they’re a part of the 3d rendering

Felicia Chen

Occupation: Concept artist (animation)
Nationality: American, Chinese decent
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Inio Asano (author of Oyasumi Punpun)

Pretty sure he uses images and draws over them. Besides what is shown in that video, he's currently also creating 3D models which he then imports into Unreal Engine 4 and renders them as an image. Then he draws over it.
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Naoki Urasawa (author of Monster)

 

Techniques I Know of

  • Polycam to scan 3D objects like rocks and small figurines to add to the scene